TULSA 6X6 Art Show!
Our FIRST annual TULSA 6X6 "Affordable Art" Show!
Saturday May 2nd
Opening Day
Reception & Art Contest. 6PM - 9PM
Show will continue all month.
Saturday May 30th
Grand Finale "After Party"
6PM - 9PM
After the Tulsa Route 66, Guinness Book of World Records, Classic Car Parade!
This event will feature "Affordable Art" pieces available for only $66!
Or less!
The show will be held in the "William's Tulsey Town Gallery" section of the new DECOPOLIS on Tulsa's Route 66!
Located at 5717 E. 11th St. Tulsa Ok. 74112
ARTIST PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
Each artist can bring up to 2 original pieces.
NOTE: Last day/time to bring in your artwork is Saturday April 25 by 6 PM!
You can use your own canvas or we will have 6X6 gallery wrapped, regular stretched canvas, and 6X6 flat panel canvases available for purchase at our TulsaRama location. (Note: Even for framed pieces, the canvas must be 6” X 6”. Please attach 1 hanger to the back of the canvas or framed piece.
For non-hanging, sculptural or 3 Dimensional pieces, the artwork must fit size wise, within a 6”X6”X6” cube.
If you bring only 1 piece, we would ask that it be "Buy it now for $66" or less if you choose. (This is to encourage people to start collecting art by offering pieces at affordable prices)
“Buy it now” works, sold during and after the opening, can be obtained off the wall.
For the second piece, we would like it to be a Silent Auction Piece. The silent auction pieces will start at $35 and have minimum bid increments of $5.
However, we know many artists can put a lot more work, time and love into even a small piece, than most imagine!
So we will have a note on all the artist sheets, that says “A piece like this by me, might sell for around $________”.
Say you put in a full day or two’s work on a piece, or it’s encrusted in gemstones or very detailed etc. If we note that a piece like this usually goes for say $500. This will really encourage people to bid on the item thinking they may be able to get a nice piece of art for a good deal, which will get them invested in the thought of owning the piece, and that will begin to push up the bids. It will also give them a comparison for the “Buy it now for $66” Affordable Art piece to see that it may be a really good deal as well.
Also, we can put a "Reserve Price" on the auction piece if you really need to have a minimum sale price on a work.
Of course you do not have to make the buy it now piece, as intensive material wise or time consuming as your auction piece. You do not have to make any of your pieces your best or greatest works. You can if you like! But definitely have fun and do what you are in the mood to create!
A goal for this event is to try and find a tricky balance between making the art affordable, but making it worth your time. Tying to find a balance between encouraging the public to attend, getting new people to begin collecting real art by offering pieces at an affordable price, and at the same time try and get the artist sales and exposure.
If you have a website with more art, we will have a place for you to put that on your artist sheet for people to check out as well.
NOTES
TulsaRama reserves the right to refuse any artwork that it deems inappropriate. We are not opposed to “tasteful nudity” (aka the kind you might see in a painting or sculpture in a public Art Deco or Classical building for example). Just have in mind we want to keep the show family friendly. If you have a question about a work, feel free to contact us at any time to inquire.
Gallery take is 30% with 10% of that going to prize money, and the rest going to production/promotion of the event. (The bigger the sales, the more the prize money pot grows).
50% of the total prize money goes to first prize, 30% to second, 20% to third.
CONTEST VOTING
Each art piece will be numbered, there will be a corresponding number on a container in which patrons can “Vote for their favorite pieces” by placing one of their two tokens in a bowl representing their favorite pieces.
Tallies will be done once bidding time is over, at 7:45 during the Opening Day Reception, Saturday May 2nd.
Tokens can be purchased for $2 each.
BIDDING
Bidding will be conducted through a silent auction. Bids start at $35 with $5 minimum increases. Bidding closes at 7:45 PM the final night of the show.
Winners may take their winning bid purchases, that evening.
ARTIST SHEETS
Artists must provide TWO sheets, having a photo of each work submitted. It will also include your name, title of piece, the medium, and an Artist Statement (which can be a simple "Hope you enjoy my work!" or a description/explanation of the piece).
One reason to have the photo on the sheet is so that guests can continue to see the artworks even as the originals are sold.
Below is an example of the artist sheet that we would like you to use. If you are not “computer savvy” and can only print up the lettering part of the sheet and not the color photo, you can attach a separate image to that spot on the sheet.
Remember:
Please print up TWO of these sheets for each piece submitted!
One sheet is to hang up by your piece on display. The other is for our record keeping.
On the back of the second sheet for each piece submitted, we would like you to put your phone #, email, and to whom to write the payment check (personal name, or business name) and an address to mail the check, or a note that you would prefer to drop by and pick up the check.
All artwork MUST be in-hand at the TulsaRama by Saturday April 25 by 6 PM to guarantee your position in the show.
Please note that payment from all sales, and prize money, will be remitted asap, after June 6th.
Unsold pieces musts be picked up by 6PM June 6.
Create Your Masterpiece! Let your creativity flow! Any medium is welcome!
Please print, and fill out, TWO of the below sheets for each art piece submitted. Include in the 6X6 square an image "In color if possible" of your work.
