The Durango Arts Center continues its commitment to providing a quality arts and crafts shop. In pursuit of this goal, the shop offers a wide variety of work on consignment. The following regional and local artists are represented in our Gallery Shop: Trevor Dunn, ceramics; Peter Karner, ceramics; Robin Fiscus, Jewelry; Marsha Franklin, Ceramics; Maureen Maker, jewelry; Cindy Schroeder, painted glass; Fritz Wood, wood utensils; Mike Paulson, turned wood bowls and vases; Scott Roberts, ceramics; Eric Candee, metal yard sculptures; Kelly Baldwin, jewelry; Luanne Kline, ceramics; Katherine Goulandris & Michael Burris, Jewelry; Rachael Hana, Jewelry; Janette Lamont, wall vases; Fiona Clarke, Ceramics; Jerry Baumann, Photographs; Rachelle Davis, Jewelry; Dave Sipe, wood carvings

GALLERY SHOP CONSIGNMENT PROCESS AND INFORMATION

The Durango Arts Center is a nonprofit, community-based arts organization dedicated to advancing the visual and cultural arts for the enrichment of the individual and the community. The Gallery Shop is committed to providing a quality fine arts and crafts venue for the Durango area. In pursuit of this goal the shop is always working towards a wider variety of work offered on consignment. A committee comprised of local professional artists and craftspeople, business professionals and/or DAC members is responsible for jurying the consignment merchandise from local and regional artists. The jurying committee will meet three times a year to review consigned work and jury new artwork.

Consignment is a 60/40 split of the sales price between the artist and the Gallery Shop – 60% of the sales price to the artist while the Arts Center will retain 40%. Checks are issued by the 15th of the following month of sales. The Gallery Shop consignment agreement states that work will remain in the gallery for a minimum of 60 days. After that period, a 30-day notice is required by the artist or the DAC to terminate the contract. Our contract states that the artist agrees to “media exclusivity” with the DAC and cannot engage in contract with another gallery or permanent retail establishment in Durango with the same medium. The Gallery Shop committee retains your slides for the duration of the contract.

Artwork to be considered includes ceramics, drawings/pastels, wearable fiber, non-wearable fiber, glass, graphics/prints, jewelry, 2D and 3D mixed media, metal, paintings, photography, sculpture and wood. There is limited space for 2D artwork. No large sculptures or large furniture can be accepted. The Gallery Shop sells work best in a price range up to $500.00.

If you are interested in consigning your work to the shop, please submit: 1. four slides of current work by deadline, attn: Susan Andersen 2. a slide list with corresponding sizes and retail prices 3. a short description of the processes in creating your work 4. SASE with adequate postage for return of slides and notification letter

The next jurying will take place October 15, 2005. Once slides have been juried, artists will be notified within one week of acceptance/non-acceptance.

Please call Susan Andersen at 259-2606 with any questions regarding the shop.

The shop will continue to carry its inventory of museum quality cards, notecards and calendars.