Art in the Mansion - Exhibition Submission Form for Artists and Groups

Please fill in the form below to express an interest in hiring the Art in the Mansion exhibition space in The Reader's Calderstones Mansion House. Both individual artists and groups may put forward exhibition submissions.

Background:

The Reader is working with dot-art to curate a rolling programme of exhibitions of local artists work within the refurbished Mansion at Calderstones Park. The display areas are located within the reception area, hall, main corridor and shop. Art work on display will be available to buy through the shop. This will complement the existing, highly successful exhibition programme in the Reader Gallery in the stable block; attracting a different audience, as artists will not need to staff the exhibition.

Application process:

• Artists / groups are invited to complete the form below.
• Exhibitions will last a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 6 weeks.
• This will be a rolling process, with applications reviewed every quarter.

Installation / deinstallation:

• Exhibitions will run from Monday to Sunday, in multiples of weeks (no part weeks).
• Artists will be responsible for transporting their work to the Mansion at the arranged time.
• For installation, artists / groups will meet a dot-art representative at The Mansion at 9am on the first Monday of their exhibition, with their work, where they will be given instructions as to how to use the hanging system, introduced to Reader staff and given a tour of the exhibition space. After receiving guidance from dot-art on placement and arrangement, artists will then hang their work.
• All work must be strung across the back ready for hanging. We have installed a professional hanging system, with locking hooks which clip around the hanging cord, to ensure security.
• dot-art will produce self-adhesive labels for each work, containing title, artist, media and price, as well exhibition information sheets for each exhibition, to be available to the public in reception and in the shop.
• Artists / groups must deinstall their work on the final Sunday of their exhibition between 4-6pm.

Sales process:

• All art work should be for sale.
• dot-art will produce labels for each work with full details, including price (see above).
• Visitors will be able to purchase work through staff in the Mansion shop AND by calling or emailing the dot-art Gallery.
• Shop staff will be able to remove work from display if customers wish to take work straight away.

Finance:

• The hire fee for the Art in the Mansion exhibition space is £200 per week.
• Commission of 25% will be taken on sales.
• dot-art will collect payment from artist / group in advance for the hire fee.
• At the end of each exhibition, dot-art will provide a sales report to the artist / group and pay 75% of all sales via BACS transfer.

Other:

• Artists / groups are encouraged to obtain their own insurance for the works while they are on public display (dot-art can advise on this). While dot-art and The Reader will take every possible precaution against damage or loss, they cannot be held responsible for such.