Houston Center For Contemporary Craft Asher Gallery Proposal

Deadline: ONGOING/UNSPECIFIED {EMAIL} or {RECEIVE}


Propose Work for the Asher Gallery
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft
Houston, TX



Asher Gallery, within Houston Center For Contemporary Craft, is a retail showcase for acclaimed local, emerging, and national artists in all craft media. Asher Gallery accepts work based on a number of criteria.

The Asher Gallery works on a 50/50 split consignment basis. Accepted artists are responsible for shipping and insuring any work to HCCC. HCCC assumes responsibility for shipping and insuring work returned to artist.

Criteria
• Design: includes originality, creativity, use of color and suitability of materials
• Craft Skills: finishing details, technical skills and experience with the materials, function and/or decorative merit
• Sales: marketability, pricing and product presentation

The following categories of craft objects may be submitted:
• Objects of clay, fiber, wood, metal, glass and other re-purposed or recycled materials
• Craft using manufactured parts, pieces or fabrics, if these materials are subordinate to the total design and production of the end product

Submission Guidelines
• Seven (7) to twelve (12) high-resolution images in jpg format. Images should be a minimum size of 300 dpi and 4 x 6 inches. Please include the dimensions and materials for each artwork. Please include a range of pieces that best represent your work.
• A list of retail prices for the works submitted
• An artist statement of approximately 200 words describing the processes used in the creation of your work and the ideas or concepts that you are interested in communicating
• Artist resume
• List of galleries (including locations) where you are currently represented


Please send submissions to Asher Gallery Manager, Suzanne Sippel, via USPS or electronically to ssippel@crafthouston.org. Appointments may be scheduled by the Asher Gallery Manager after submissions are reviewed; however, not all submissions will receive a reply. No walk-ins will be considered.

Mail to:
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
ATTN: Suzanne Sippel / Asher Gallery
4848 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

Or Email: ssippel@crafthouston.org


Visit website for complete details for submission of work: www.crafthouston.org/shop/propose-work