Artwork Submission Process for Non-Professional Members:

1. Review and agree to the terms of agreement listed below. 
2. Pay the artwork submission fee via this form based on number of pieces you are entering. If you are unable to use this form, please email artwork@middletownartcenter.org for further information or to make other arrangements.  
3. Please fill this form when complete. Upload images and bio and enter artwork specifications (including Title, Date, Materials, Total retail $, -- jpeg images should be  1200 pixels on the longest side so that your work can be included on our website or print PR.)
4. All work will be juried by the MAC Curatorial Team. In addition to the MAC Gallery work will be showcased on our website in a virtual gallery, as well as on ArtworkArchive.com.
   
5. All work must be gallery ready at drop off. If 2D, in frame or with painted edge and hanging wire when delivered to MAC.
   

Terms of Exhibition Agreement and Requirements:

This Agreement Applies To Work Accepted For Exhibition @MAC.

MAC shall sell the consigned works at the retail price mutually agreed upon by both parties and specified in writing in this document.

MAC shall have discretion to vary the agreed retail price by 10% in the case of negotiated or discounted sales events.

MAC will receive a 40% commission on all sales - 60% to artist unless otherwise agreed upon.
Artist shall not exhibit or sell any works consigned to MAC independently from MAC during exhibit period.

If Artist enters into an agreement with another gallery, artists shall notify MAC of restrictions on sales and parameters of agreement, especially with regards to works represented on MAC’s website, or work recently exhibited at MAC.

Artist shall not exhibit work of similar character and quality in the South Lake County region concurrent to exhibition/representation by MAC at a different price. If similar work is exhibited, elsewhere in South Lake, MAC requests that the artist inform MAC.

Honor system: If work was purchased as a result of exhibition at MAC during a period of 6 months following exhibit or representation on MAC’s website or artists files viewed at MAC. 

Artist will provide MAC 40% of sale (or other commission % based on volunteer time) as determined in initial exhibition if MAC facilitates the sale. If artist facilitates sale, Artist shall
provide 20% to MAC. If artist has a previous relationship with another gallery, this agreement shall not interfere with sales at or from that gallery.

Work sold will remain in the MAC gallery for the duration of the exhibition. This need not apply to functional work, multiples of prints where work may be taken by buyers when sold, or if buyer lives abroad or otherwise requires work immediately.
 
The Middletown Art Center will accept payments for sales during the opening and for duration of the exhibition. All sale prices do not include sales tax. Sales tax shall be added to the cost of the work. MAC will remit the taxes to the state, and will pay out the earnings minus sales tax to artists by the 15th of the month following the exhibit’s end.

MAC carries liability and theft/damage insurance for artists work. The Artist indemnifies and holds harmless the Middletown Art Center, its members, employees and trustees from and
against, liability, and lawsuits arising out of the use of the Gallery or Middletown Art Center by the Artist and his/her guests or visitors.

We strive for professional quality shows where work is presented in the best possible manner. Unfinished or artwork that has not completely dried or is not presented appropriately with frame or finished edges WILL NOT be permitted. Two-dimensional work must have aesthetic framing and be wired to be hung. No saw-tooth or other hanging system allowed except with prior approval.

The MAC Curatorial Team or a representative thereof, reserves the right to hang, place or omit work as it deems appropriate for the best presentation of the exhibit and gallery space as a whole.

Marketing Materials: Artists shall provide information for marketing purposes according to the dates established in this document. The following information is required and must be presented in a timely manner. MAC reserves the right to exclude the artist from the exhibit if
materials are not submitted in a timely manner:

• High-resolution image for use in post card/advertising design (1200 pixels on longest side) MAC reserves the right to use and edit images submitted for exhibition with MAC for PR needs.
  
• Artist Statement and Bio accepted artists shall provide a statement and bio of no more than a one-page and a jpg portrait photo to be placed in an exhibition notebook in the gallery, formatted by MAC. Artists’pages will be presented in alphabetical order.

Removal of Exhibition: Artists must remove their artwork from the Gallery on the dates and times posted or by appointment. MAC will not be held responsible for any work not picked up in a timely manner.

Artists Submission Fee

Submission fee for MAC Gallery Exhibits: $45 for 1-3 pieces, $40 for Lake County residents. $10 for each additional image. MAC pro-members may submit up to 8 works for consideration for free. Find out more about joining as a member on our website visit middletownartcenter.org/professional-member