Arkansas Craft Guild Application for Membership

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Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Arkansas Craft Guild. This packet contains information about the Guild and about the jury process. It is meant to introduce you to the organization and to guide you through the application process.

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TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP

Applicants must be a resident of the State of Arkansas. Resident is defined as any person who is domiciled with the state of Arkansas. Domicile denotes a permanent, established home as distinguished from a temporary place of residence. Applicants may be asked to provide an ID such as current, valid Arkansas voter registration card, proof of state vehicle registration and/or a valid Arkansas driver’s license for the State.
Work may be submitted for two media per applicant and must be designed and executed by the individual. Husband and wife will be considered an individual membership with one vote. Applications are accepted for membership in the Guild in April and October in the Arkansas Craft Gallery and at the annual Christmas Showcase.

Jury periods in 2024

Spring Jury on April 19, 2024. Deadline for application is April 1, 2024. I understand a completed application, requisite checks, and 5 pieces of my work must be submitted by April 1st in order for my work to be juried by members of the Standards Committee. Applicant must bring their work to be juried to the Arkansas Craft Gallery and Guild office at 104 E. Main Street, Mountain View, Arkansas, by the deadline date.

Fall Jury on October 25, 2024. Deadline for application is October 1, 2024. I understand a completed application, requisite checks, and 5 pieces of my work must be submitted by Oct. 1 in order for my work to be juried by members of the Standards Committee. Applicant must bring their work to be juried to the Arkansas Craft Guild Gallery and Guild office at 104 E. Main Street, Mountain View, Arkansas, by the deadline date.

During the Christmas Showcase in Little Rock on December 8, 2024. Deadline for application November 20, 2024. Applicant must be accepted as a participant of Christmas Showcase. I understand a completed application and requisite payment be provided.

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New Applicant *

New Applicant

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If Juried before, date of previous Jurying. No jury fee required if you have juried for membership before.

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Media being juried. (or 2 categories at a time) *

First Name *

Last Name *

Business Name

Address *

City *

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Home phone *

Cell phone

Website (or other internet based pages)

Date of Birth *

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County of Residence *

Application fee $15 (non-refundable) *

Invoice me using Square (you will receive an email request for your credit or debit payment)

Mail a check or money order to Arkansas Craft Guild, PO Box 800, Mountain View, AR 72560

Paypal account: arkansascraftguild@gmail.com

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Membership Fee $50 Annually, Due upon Approval, then Jan. 1 thereafter. This initial payment includes the $10 stock certificate purchase into the Arkansas Craft Guild. *

Invoice me using Square (you will receive an email request for your credit or debit payment)

Mail a check or money order to Arkansas Craft Guild, PO Box 800, Mountain View, AR 72560

Paypal account: arkansascraftguild@gmail.com

NOTE: Artists establish the retail price of all items to be sold in the Arkansas Craft Gallery. If you are accepted into the Guild items that are available for sale will be eligible for sale in the Arkansas Craft Gallery upon receipt of the consignment agreement and dues. The Gallery commission split is currently 55/45 on all sales.

W-9 Tax Form is required and must be completed and returned to the Guild office. The form requires Social Security or Taxpayer Identification number. A consignment agreement is also required for sales in the Gallery. If you can be a volunteer at the register of the Gallery once a month, artists receive 60%.

Please list the 5 items to be juried, their retail prices. *

Do you wish to sell them in the Arkansas Craft Gallery *

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The Standards Committee examines all submitted jury items to determine if the work meets the Guild’s standards of design, originality, and craftsmanship. The Guild encourages and promotes excellence in both traditional and contemporary hand-made crafts. Only craft artists who create and market their own original handcrafted work may participate in the Guild. Entries are judged on craftsmanship, design, quality, appropriateness of materials, and the detailed explanation of the artistic process. The Guild accepts handmade (defined as using hand tools or hand directed machine tools), high quality traditional and contemporary functional and decorative crafts and fine art. The Guild Standards Committee evaluations are based on mastery of craftsmanship, originality and overall design and quality of products. Proper labeling (including safety) and packaging are important and are evaluated. Market readiness and professionalism are considered. Items should be clean and submitted to the committee as they would be given to the Guild shop for display and sale. The growth of media and techniques in the arts and crafts is ever changing with new techniques and products constantly entering the market. The Standards Committee’s goal is to admit and maintain Guild members who exhibit competency in their craft, and professionalism in its packaging and display. To this end, an artist’s body of work should show the artist’s knowledge about the medium, a professional level of technical competency and originality of design. The Guild does not accept commercially manufactured products or items manufactured from molds or kits, toxicity in a finished piece, or non-original designs. (see Standards by category below)

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR WORK--- An understanding of the entire process of your work will have considerable value to the Standards Committee in judging. The next few questions is to 1) give a general description of your work, including techniques and materials used, Your training or education and background. Describe any process, technique, collaboration, or use of materials which make your work unique and which may not be obvious to the viewer upon examination. Describe your artist's statement or philosophy. Be as specific and detailed as possible. Please email any brochures, magazine articles, or promotional materials related to your work or complete resumes to arkansascraftguild@gmail.com

1. How did you learn your craft? *

2. Please list any formal education you have in your media or related arts. *

3. Describe the development of your current body of work and its design origin. *

4. Your biographical or artist’s statement *

The Guild uses 4 Facebook pages: @ChristmasShowcase, @artisansmarketonthesquare, @arkansascraftgallery, and @arkansascraftguildmembership. Our Instagram profile is arkansascraftguild. We maintain a website, www.arkansascraftguild.org and information about all members is included without charge. The goal is to have all members represented on the website. All new members’ Name, Medium and County of residence will be included on the Member Roster. If accepted for membership new members are asked to submit the following information for Guild social media and website: your artist’s statement in a text or Word file, at least 5 photos of your work plus one of you in jpeg format, at least 1000 x 1000 pixels at 150 dpi to our email which is arkansascraftguild@gmail.com. Or if your internet connection is slow, mail a CD or thumb drive to the Arkansas Craft Guild, PO Box 800, Mountain View, AR 72560. You can bring it by the Guild office & Gallery at 104 E. Main St. in Mountain View. CDs and thumb drives are not returnable. It is the responsibility of the member to submit this information. We'll do our best to guide you through technical issues.

RELEASE: By dating and signing below the applicant is stating that all information in this application is truthful and that they release their name, contact information, biographical or artist’s statement, images of themselves and/or their work and other information and images routinely collected by the Guild and its Gallery for inclusion in the Guild’s website, press or promotional packets, newsletters or other publications (electronic or other formats).

For more information or if you wish to ship juried items, our physical address is: Arkansas Craft Guild & Gallery, PO Box 800, 104 E. Main St., Mountain View, AR 72560, 870-269-4120, arkansascraftguild@gmail.com. Hours of operation currently for the Arkansas Craft Gallery are Wednesday through Saturday 10 to 5.

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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