Owner: Logan Kerr
Address of the Café: 
303 Montreal St, Kingston ON K7K 3G9
Corner of Charles and Montreal, Kingston Ontario

Phone: 613-767-8999    Web: www.theelmcafe.com

Art Curator/Organizer: Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF)

Thank you for your interest in exhibiting your art at The Elm Café. Artists are selected primarily on the following parameters:

1. The quality of your work and how it fits into a diverse exhibit program;
2. Your art is non-oppressive;
3. You have enough material to fill the space in the café or are willing to share space with another artist;
4. You are able to fulfill the requirements for installation (below) and the jury agrees with installing your art.

Please provide the following information:

Before submitting your application, please review the requirements outlined below. Each applicant will be considered, and if chosen, will meet with the exhibits organizer to review the applicant's portfolio. Understand that the final decision on all art at the café is of the owners.

Requirements for Installation:

 

You have enough art to fill the main areas of the café with reasonable and aesthetic spaces between pieces: Wall space is:

Wall 1 – inside front door: 31”

Wall 2 – Long North Wall above bench: 183”

Wall 3 – North wall between bench and couch: 61”

Wall 4 – North Wall above Couch: 84”

Wall 5 --  East Wall above couch area : 38”

Wall 6 – North wall far back: 79”

Wall 7 – East wall far back: 35”

Wall 8 – South wall left of bathrooms: 77’

Wall 9 – South wall right of bathroom: 69”

 

Optional Wall Space:

Wall 10 – South wall between bathroom in the alcove: 40”

Wall 11 – North wall inside front door: 31”

Wall 12 – Left of coffee station at the front of the house: 17”

 

You are willing to have your art up for 3 months and will be assigned one of these blocks:There are four blocks of time for shows:

 

FALL (September  - December )   

WINTER (December  - March )

SPRING (March  - June )  

SUMMER (June  - September )

 

You understand that all art stays on the wall until the end of the show. All sales will take place at the end of the show.

You understand that there is no commission paid to the Elm owners and that this is a café and not a gallery. In this way, you manage all your own sales and the café owners direct all interested and curious buyers to your guest book and your business cards. All communication about sales, money transactions, interest will be directed to you through email, phone, text or your guest book. All financial transactions happen outside the café or at least, without asking the owners to manage the transactions;

You are responsible for all fasteners/hooks/anchors/wire/non-staining adhesives and all repairs on walls including paint (supplied by the café); your hangers are appropriate and match the needs of the weight of your work – meaning heavy art needs proper drywall hangers.

You understand that having your at the Elm Café is at your own risk;
 
You agree to provide:

a 250 word artists statement which includes your contact information, laminated or framed under 11” X 17” ;

a 50 word description of your art show and title of the show for website advertising;

a business cards in a stand up holder;

a small guest book with a pen;

a red adhesive dots to indicate sold pieces

a small description plate (minimum 2.5 inches X 5 inches) describing each of your art pieces--  printed professionally;
 
Title of piece (in BOLD)
Artist name
material/medium
size
price
(space to indicate sold or to put red dot stickers)
 
photos/images to be included on the ELM/SPAF websites with your artists statement/bio.

Your art installation/de-installation will take place as agreed upon in writing by the Café/SPAF.
 
If you are interested in a reception, all arrangements for this – time, date, food, music, etc. will be organized through the owner, Logan.

Thank you for interest in exhibiting with The Elm Café and SPAF. Only parties that we are considering will be contacted.