ENTRIES
All entries must be original works. Each artist may submit up to three (3) entries. All entered work must be for sale. Work exhibited in past shows are not eligible for entry. It is possible that
some entries will not be accommodated.

2008 CALENDAR
                      
    Thursday, September 18, 2008                                        Entry deadline

    Friday, November, 7, 2008                                               Receiving of Artwork,                                              time TBA                                                                     Cathedral Of All Saints
                                                                                                62 South Swan Street

    Saturday, November 8, 2008                                           Opening Reception &Silent Auction,
       7-10:30pm                                                                        Cathedral Of All Saints     
                                                                                                 62 South Swan Street
                


MEDIA
Art in any medium will be considered for entry. However, due to the limitations of the venue and the nature of the event, video and performance art cannot be accommodated. Please consider that while there is no minimum or maximum size for submitted art, extremely large works may be difficult to accommodate and run a greater risk of not being accepted.


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
All entries must be received by Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5 PM and must include the following components:
                      
1. Fee: A non-refundable fee of $25, payable to "Historic Albany
Foundation" (show producer) must accompany entry form. The entry
fee is $25 regardless of whether one or three works is submitted for
consideration.

2. Signed entry form (see Entry Form Instructions section below)

3. A 4x6 photograph of each entered work (labeled on back with entry
number and title (see Photos section below). You may also submit your
photos by email or on a CD/DVD. Make sure all submissions are
properly identified.

Entries must be submitted by U.S. Mail, In-Person Delivery or by Email to :
                        BUILT: Art Entries
                        Historic Albany Foundation
                        472 Madison Avenue
                        Albany, NY 12208
                                  -or-
                        built [at] historic-albany [dot] org
                        use [BUILT2008] as subject heading

ENTRY FORM INSTRUCTIONS
    • Please complete Media, Title, Dimensions (for sculpture as displayed
            including depth and weight)
    • Indicate two prices for each work; Opening Bid Price – the price at which you would like the             bidding to begin on your piece at the silent auction - and the Retail Sale Price.
    • Sign the form, indicating your agreement with the rules and regulations.
    • Print your name and address
    • Mail or hand-deliver the form with the other hard-copy elements of your entry, as                             described above.
    • Include or email your biography and, if desired, brief artist’s statement and/or digital photos             of your work (see above).  
           
  
PHOTOS
To enable us to plan for the display of artwork, please send a 4x6 color photo of each work along with your entry materials by Thursday, September 18, 2008. Label each photo with artist's name, title, medium, dimensions and your corresponding entry number. Avoid distracting background objects and frames in the photo. Photos will not be returned. If you desire, you may also provide us with digital photos of your entries. These may be submitted by on a CD or DVD with your paper entry materials, or by email to the address above. Digital photos should be in jpg format. Digital materials may be displayed on the Historic Albany Foundation web site prior to the auction. This will give potential buyers additional time to preview works prior to bidding and will give artists additional exposure.

ART SALES
Buyers will purchase through the Historic Albany Foundation sales staff. Artists will receive 50% of the proceeds of any sales of their works. The artist gives Historic Albany Foundation exclusive right to sell exhibited work for the duration of the show.


DELIVERY
Work must be delivered to the reception site, location TBA, at artist's expense. Historic Albany Foundation reserves the right not to hang work not dropped off during set delivery hours. Drop art times will be announced closer to event. The artist is responsible for insuring work against shipping damage. Historic Albany Foundation is not responsible for any damage during packing, shipping, and/or delivering, under any circumstances. Artists must pick up un-sold work the day following the auction.


DISPLAY
All accepted work must arrive appropriately framed, matted, and/or mounted. Scuplture and other unframed art must be accompanied with the necessary materials; please contact Historic Albany Staff for further information. For the protection of the work of other artists, no sawtooths, clamps or protruding screw eyes can be used. Please tape wire ends. Historic Albany Foundation assumes total design control of the exhibition. Historic Albany Foundation reserves the right not to hang submitted works which are not appropriatly framed, matted and/or mounted.


PRICING
Artists set all prices. Please list an Opening Bid Price AND Retail Sale Price for each piece.
    1. The Opening Bid Price should correspond to the lowest price you would accept for the             work. The art entered in past Vacancy shows has been offered at a wide range of prices.         There is no lower or upper price limit, however artists should be aware that the average             price of art sold has been approximately $400. Works priced higher than $900 have   
        generally not sold as well. Additionally, opening bid prices of under $200 have generally
        been most successful.
    2. The Retail Sale Price should be higher than the Opening Bid Price and should be the price         at which you would be willing to sell the work following the auction.



QUESTIONS?
Call Historic Albany Foundation at 518-465-0876 X10 or email built [at] historic-albany [dot] org.