On August 6th and 7th the SoNo Celebration kicks off its 35th year of exsistence and we at The mARTket have a great oppurtunity to showcase some of Fairfield County’s premier artists. We are a pop up gallery located at 136 Washington St. in the heart of the SoNo celebration.

We are asking artists to submit 3 examples of works that will be the bases for our juring. A total of 20 artists will be selected to hang and display their works in this premiere location. All works should be for sale  and of up most quality. Deadline is Monday August 1st at 5pm

“The mARTket” info

Thanks to the donation of an empty storefront at 136 Washington St. by TR SoNo Partners, Norwalk 2.0 created a pop-up environment where exhibits, performers and events can take place throughout the summer. In June the City of Norwalk Arts Commission hosted a live model draw-a-thon to kick off the summer. In late June, mARTket opened its doors to a two week “Fresh Produce” exhibit. On July 19th, A Taste of India, an Indian culinary cultural experience will be held. On July 21st, the “Eye Candy” exhibit will open, followed by another mARTket exhibit opening on the 28th of July.

Juried Competition; Open To All Media

How To Apply

To enter, email your entry form and 3 examples of the work you want to display. Images should be in JPEG format, no larger than 6” in height or in width, with a resolution of 300 DPI. A full view of artwork is required. A detail or 2nd view of artwork is optional. For full view include FV in your file name. And for detail view include DV in your file name. File should be named as firstinitial.lastname.letterOfEntry.fv (full view) or firstinitial.lastname.entryletter.dv (Detail view) (e.g., J.Doe.A.fv.jpg). The Martket will make final selections based on JPEG’s. Exhibitors will be notified by email on Monday August 1st by 9pm.

Hanging Details

Once accepted Artists will recieve a 8’ wide by 11’ high section of wall space that the artist will be responsible for hanging, labeling and  of sales of there own work. Installation will take place on Friday August 5th from 11am – 4pm. Nothing is supplied but the raw space, lights and  electrical. Artists should be in or have a reperesentative in the 136 Washington St. space during the SoNo Celebration for any potential questions and/or sales.

Fees 

All artwork should be for sale. There is no entry fee, but artists selected for the show will be asked to pay a hanging fee of $25, payable when artwork is delivered and installed. Hanging fee will help to offset any fees that Norwalk 2.0 will incur during the “The mARTket” and during and opening. All checks will be paid to Norwalk 2.0, credit cards will also be accepted.

Sales

All sales are the responsiblity of the artist and should be handled by the artist.  A 20% commission will be payed to Norwalk 2.0 on any sales made within the mARTket space

Important Dates 

Entry deadline: Monday August 1st, 5pm 

Notification to accepted Exhibitors: Monday August 1st, 9pm Email posting

Artwork installation: Friday August 5th, 11am – 4pm

SoNo Celebration Hours: Saturday August 6th, 10am – 11pm & Sunday August 7th, 11am – 5pm

Opening Reception: Saturday August 6th, 7pm – 10pm.

Exhibition closes:  Sunday August 7th, 5pm

Artwork pickup from Gallery:  Sunday August 7th, 5pm – 7pm

Your submission signifies your grant of permission to The mARTket to reproduce work selected for the exhibition in promotional material, and your acceptance of all conditions stated in this prospectus.