GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Art Mart Dates: November 17-19, 2023
Applications Deadline: Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Applications close at midnight Central Time.
Read these guidelines carefully before submitting your application.
Download a PDF version of these guidelines.
ABOUT THE ART MART
Since 2003, the Art Mart has showcased the work of local and regional artists working in a variety of styles, including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textile art, jewelry, mosaics, glass, and other art media.
Proceeds of the Art Mart benefit the participating artists and the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center, a not for profit organization that supports year-round visual and performing arts programs at the center.
The Bath House Cultural Center is a facility of the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture that is dedicated to fostering the growth, development and quality of multi-cultural arts.
Learn more about these organizations by visiting their websites at www.friendsofthebathhouse.org and www.bathhousecultural.com.
SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS
Submitting applications and participating in the Art Mart implies agreement to terms and conditions stated in these guidelines.
All Art Mart applications are entered into a competitive juried selection process. Artists who would like to be considered for the Art Mart must fill out an application online at:
https://form.jotform.com/212796162708058
The application portal will not accept late applications. The organizers of the Art Mart will only review applications received online.
IMAGES FOR YOUR APPLICATION
The very first items on your application that the jurors will evaluate are your pictures. Make sure that your images are sharp and that the quality and size of your files is adequate
Please submit pictures that show the uniqueness of your work as well as how versatile and diverse it can be. Although not required, you can also include a picture of how you set up your booth.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
JURYING OF APPLICATIONS
All the applications are reviewed by a Selection Committee, which selects 50 artists for the event.
The committee members will base their selection on various factors, which include, among other criteria, the quality, uniqueness, and the price of the artwork to be sold. The committee attempts to maintain a well-balanced representation of artists and media in order to provide a diverse marketplace for the art patrons.
Based on previous years’ statistics, artists who sell items in the low to moderate price ranges tend to be more attractive to Art Mart patrons.
The committee’s decision for the selection of artists and booth designations are final and undisputable.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
Applicants are solely responsible for reviewing the results of the selection process. We will not send notifications to the artists by email.
Please visit the Bath House Cultural Center’s Notification Page at https://bathhouse.dallasculture.org/notifications after 7 PM on Saturday, October 21, 2023, to see if your application was approved.
BOOTH FEES
Art Mart booth fee payments will be made to the Friends Of The Bath House Cultural Center, after the artists have been selected. Please refer to the Art Mart Schedule to see the deadline for booth fees.
Artists will only be allowed to setup their booth if their fee has been received by the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center. In the event of a returned check, the applicant will not be allowed to participate in the Art Mart and his/her space will be assigned to another artist.
Selected artists will be able to pay their fees with a check or credit card.
TABLES, DISPLAYS AND EQUIPMENT
Artists must provide their own equipment for the display of their artwork (panels, tables, chairs, electrical chords, extra lighting, tablecloths, etc.). Adequate lighting will be provided in all booth spaces, but artists can also bring additional lighting devices of their own.
HANGING ART ON THE WALLS
Artists are not allowed to hang art on the walls of the LOBBY, THEATER, or LAKE LEVEL, as these rooms have walls that are made of concrete. Some of the Lake level walls have mural paintings that should not be covered or obstructed with Art Mart items. Artists choosing these spaces must display their works on movable panels, tables, racks, pedestals, or other types of portable display systems.
Artists can hang their artwork directly on the walls of the Hallway Gallery, Main Gallery, and Classroom. Those artists are responsible for removing any hardware (nails, screws, hooks, staples, tape, wire, etc.) from the walls at the end of the event.
SHARING OF BOOTHS
Subleasing or sharing of booth space is not allowed. Multiple artists who represent one single art organization, however, are eligible to share a booth.
DONATED ARTWORK
This year, the Art Mart will not host a silent auction. Instead of using the wall space in the Hallway Gallery and a portion of the Theater for the display of auction items, we will feature works of art on those spaces from artists who choose to donate a work of art ($60 value). The items will be available for immediate purchases, which will be handled by the Friends of the Bath House volunteers. Fifty percent of the sale value will go to the artist and the other half will go to the Friends of the Bath House. If your work does not sell, you will get your piece back.
The goals of the display of donated items are to highlight the work of the participating artists and to direct patrons to the booth locations where they can find and purchase more items created by those artists.
SALES / WI-FI
Artists are responsible for conducting their own transactions and for taking care of their own sales taxes. The Art Mart does not take any fees from artist sales. The artists retain 100% of their sales earnings.
The Bath House Cultural Center offers a limited bandwidth Wi-Fi connection that enables artists to conduct online transactions.
BOOTH SPACE LOCATIONS
Booth spaces are available in the following areas:
- Theater (11 booths)
- Lobby (6 booths)
- Hallway/Museum (5 booths)
- Main Gallery (8 booths)
- Classroom (5 booths)
- Lake Level (13 booths)
- Front Porch (2 booths)
REQUESTING BOOTHS
Please refer to the booth maps shown on THIS DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENT to see the available size, location, configuration, and price of each booth space. Have these maps in front of you when you submit your application.
The applicants can specify the location of two booth locations of their preference on their application. The committee will consider the locations selected by the artists and will attempt to give each vendor the space of his/her choice. However, very often the locations desired by the artists are not available due to certain factors, such as heavy demand of some spaces, heavy concentration of artists offering similar products in the same room, and other considerations. In such cases, the committee will offer an alternative location to artists. If an artist does not accept the location assigned to him/her, that artist will have the option of opting out of the Art Mart so that another vendor can have a chance to participate in the event.
ART MART SCHEDULE
Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Notification of Acceptance: Saturday, October 21, 2023 (7 PM)
Posted at https://bathhouse.dallasculture.org/notifications
Booth Fees Deadline: Friday, November 3, 2023
(Payment instructions will be provided after the artists have been selected)
Setup, Preview Reception, Sale: Friday, November 17, 2023
Artists can load in and set up their booths between 1 and 6 PM. The Bath House will be closed to the public and to the artists on this day before 1 PM.
The BHCC hosts a preview reception for the general public on Friday from 7 to 9 PM. Artists can start selling their items during the preview reception.
Saturday Sale: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Doors will open to Vendors at 11 AM. Doors will open to the public at 12 PM. Saturday’s sale will end promptly at 6 PM.
Sunday Sale and Art Load Out: Sunday, November 19, 2023
Doors will open to Vendors at 11 AM. Doors will open to the public at 12 PM. The Art Mart will end at 6:00 PM. All spaces must be completely cleared by 7:30 PM.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Unless the Bath House Cultural Center is notified in writing to the contrary, it is understood that the artwork sold by vendors at the Art Mart may be photographed, and that images of it may be made and distributed for educational and promotional use in printed and/or electronic media connected with this event or future art programs at the Bath House Cultural Center.
LIABILITY
The Bath House Cultural Center does not provide a security officer during the Art Mart. At night, the doors of the upper level of the building will be locked up and secured with a burglar alarm. There is not a burglar alarm for the spaces located at the Lake Level. However, the wrought iron gates of the Lake Level will be locked overnight.
For their own protection, all the artists located outdoors must remove their items from our venue each night.
Artists who choose to leave their merchandise overnight at the Bath House Cultural Center or in the vicinity of the center will do so at their own risk.
By submitting the application, the vendor releases and holds harmless the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center, the Bath House Cultural Center, the City of Dallas, its agents, volunteers or employees from any claim related to or in connection with any damage, theft, loss of merchandise or display material, whether such claim arises from the alleged negligent act or omission of Bath House Cultural Center, the City of Dallas, its agents, volunteers or employees.
If you have any questions, contact the Bath House Cultural Center at (214) 670-8723 or enrique.fernandez@dallascityhall.com.
