Artist Information:
Lancaster Art Fair 2024 – Information and Application
Lancaster Art Fair 2024 will run at the Storey Gallery from the 20th-24th of August. We will host 15/16 artists and each will have their own wall space and areas for prints.
Lancaster Art Fair is intended to be a fun, interactive event for the people of Lancaster. A space where community can come together, connect with each other, see and buy work from our cities amazing artists and create! We want to make a vibrant, inclusive and exciting cultural event that can grow year on year, supporting local artists and creators right here in Lancaster.
2023’s Lancaster Art Fair ran at the Storey in July and was a resounding success. A total of 15 artists took part and we had many visitors of all ages from across the area. The interactive aspects of the fair were very well received and our community art wall became a great celebration of colour and creativity, it was lovely to see so many people taking time to create and look around the artworks and just enjoy themselves! The fair felt really inclusive and carried through on one of it’s founding aims – that Art should be for everyone, the atmosphere was very relaxed and there was much positive feedback from the artists taking part and visitors alike.
2023’s fair was advertised across: Lancaster Guardian, Beyond Radio, BID and Visit Lancaster Summer Event Listings, Social media Via @lancasterartfair and @thestorey. Flyer and poster drop off’s in surrounding areas such Garstang, Kirby Lonsdale, Arnside and Silverdale, Carthforth etc and around Lancaster City Centre and University sites. We intend on securing funding this year to increase our advertising scope.
For images of last years fair please visit instagram.com/lancasterartfair
Application process – Deadline for Entries May 31st
Step One:
Please provide the following information in an email to hannah.corbett@hotmail.co.uk:
-Artist bio – A short piece of information about yourself/your work.
-Sample pictures of your art x5 and/or a link to your art social media.
-Would you be interested in providing a charged workshop to the public during the exhibitions duration? If so please provide details.
Step Two: Artist selection and confirmation. Dates to be announced.
-Once selected please confirm and pay fee to reserve space.
Logistics:
-Dates 19th– 24th August.
Open daily 10-4pm Tuesday – Saturday. Private view Tuesday 20th.
-Fee £80 for 3 meter wall space and table/browser space for prints, cards, sculpture etc.
-20% commission on works sold
-Hanging Mon 19th 9-3pm, takedown and collection Sat 24th 5-8pm.
Must be able to drop off and pick up works – and hang/help hang your works. All artworks must be ready to hang – All relevant info i.e. title, description, price must be emailed along with the list of works you will hang a week prior to opening. Any prints must be properly packaged and priced for sale including artists name.
-Please be aware this is an all ages event and content must be suitable to be viewed by young children.
-This fair will be staffed so you will not be required to be present during the show run. Anyone wanting to be more involved in the staffing of the exhibition please let me know.
Terms
All work must be original and by the maker/group members.
Lancaster Art Fair Fair nor the Storey cannot be held responsible for any loss/or damage to any property or stock of those exhibiting at the fair. Artists must provide evidence of their own public liability insurance – a copy of should be available on request.
You can get insurance as part of a membership to a-n The Artists Information Company (see https://www.a-n.co.uk/about/insurance/). Artists are liable for all claims arising from their goods and services.
Artists must also agree to follow and meet all health and safety requirements.
Pitch fees are non-refundable (this is due to short time frame in which we have to work). Any artists who cancel cannot pass their space onto a third party.
Lancaster Art Fair Fair reserves the right to request the removal or any content or stall, stall furniture that can deemed offensive, inappropriate or dangerous.