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Terms & Conditions

Acceptance Criteria:

• Artists are responsible for their own cash drawer, credit card processing, and sales tax. The DMC and its staff will not process payment for vendors nor will it supply packaging or bags for sales.  Michigan Sales tax license information can be found by visiting the Department of Treasury at www.michigan.gov. 
• Applicants must be designer and producer of work. All artwork must be handmade, original work, not the work of mass production studios. No work that has been made with commercial kits allowed.
• Your items are artfully and professionally represented in your application photos/and or website.
• Jewelers must be the designers and hands-on makers of their work (purchased, facet-cut gems may be used/assembled, but pre-fabricated jewelry is not allowed).
• The Spring Art Market reserves the right to refuse exhibition of work not consistent with submitted images and/or these guidelines.
• Commercial photographs, giclees and prints are permitted, but must be signed and numbered.
• Your product, booth design, and application information will be juried for quality, authenticity, creativity, and overall presentation.
• Artists must be present for the duration of the market.
• Submissions will be juried by the Spring Art Market Committee to ensure quality, variety and originality. All work must be original in concept, design, execution, and of the artists’ own creation.  Artist selections are based first and primarily on jury score and secondly on market variety and media balance to maintain the highest standards for both artists and visitors.  

Application Requirements;

• All applications must be submitted online through Art Call @ https://springartmarket2023dmc.artcall.org/users/login. To be considered, you will be asked to:

• Create an online artist’s profile if you haven’t done so for past applications.
• Prepare and upload five digital images of your work including one image of a booth presentation (images must be a minimum of 1920 pixels on the longest side, in .JPG format).

• Submit a $10 non-refundable application fee.
• Complete the online application and submit it before 5pm on February 6th, 2023.
• A wait-list will be maintained. Cancellations are filled based off of jury score and overall balance of media in the market. If you receive an invitation to participate, you will have two days to ‘accept’ or ‘decline’ your invitation and pay booth fees.
• Artists will be asked to submit a short bio and photo for marketing purposes.
• This will be the 2nd Spring Art Market we have hosted and juried.  We anticipate receiving around forty application for the twenty booth spaces available.  The first year's market saw over 600 visitors. 
• Jury feedback will not be provided. 

Legal Agreement

1. All work must be original, handcrafted work. Artist guarantees the accuracy of the description of the works presented and the authenticity of the work as the creation of their own hands.
2. All sales will be conducted between the artist and purchaser. Artists are responsible for obtaining a State of Michigan seller’s permit and for collecting and paying Michigan sales tax on all sales made during the Spring Art Market.
3. Each exhibitor’s work will be screened during Spring Art Market. Artist’s work that not comply with the rules, or differs from the photos submitted, will be asked to be removed. The judgment of DMC will be final and no refunds will be given.
4. Artists must be present to exhibit and manage their displays during the Spring Art Market.
5. Artists are limited to the booth space they were assigned. Booth spaces are non-transferable. Any artist who has not been juried into the Spring Art Market, or has not paid the jury and booth fees, will not be allowed to exhibit.
6. Booths located in front of museum exhibit artwork must remain at least one foot away from and not touching artwork.
7. Exhibitors must set up booths on Friday, May 12th between the hours of 2 PM and 7 PM. Arrival times will be signed up for prior to the event.
8. If accepted, you agree to the use of your images for promotional purposes unless you notify us in writing otherwise.
9. If DMC staff members or volunteers find that an exhibiting artist has caused damage to the Dennos Museum Center property, that artist will be held responsible and will be invoiced following the event.
10. Exhibitor participation is at their own risk. Applying to the market means you release the Dennos Museum Center, their employees, volunteers, and representatives free from any and all liability, as well as giving the Dennos the right to use your name, images, and/or media for promotions.
11. Exhibitors agree to act in a PROFESSIONAL AND RESPECTFUL manner with fellow exhibitors, staff, volunteers and patrons. Failure to abide by any of the Spring Art Market rules or regulations, whether in the application or created thereafter by the committee, or to act in a professional manner may result in expulsion from the market without the right to refund of fees.
12. Alcohol and smoking are not allowed on the NMC campus
13. Once booth fees are paid, there are no refunds regardless of reason.

Questions can be directed to Nicole at nzeiler@nmc.edu or by phone during the week 231-995-1587

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