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INVITATIONS AND REGISTRATION -------------------------
Year around - Invitations and registration begin
after the April show and are ongoing until the Registration deadline March 1. For invitation submit your website for jury.
February/March - Installations begin by appointment. Schedule times 10a to 2pm February to March. Make an appointment. Sculpture data due with installation; name, title, material, price. [Year around installations are accepted by appointment except November/December/January.]
Note. Last years sculptors must pick up their sculptures from last years exhibit and if registered for this years exhibit then substitute it with your new work. Colossal works may stay 2 years.
Note. All works on the grounds in March and April may not be removed until the day after the April show ends. No works may be moved during the show dates. No prices may be changed during the show.
March 1 - Registration ends. Invitations close. A late
registration requests will be considered with the satisfaction of the $250
donation option. This is the printer deadline, fees apply for late printing of your name and materials and you may not get into all published materials.
March 1 - Installation Deadline for April show. Early installations are
encouraged. Call a week in advance to set appointment for
installation and/or requests for help or equipment. Late installations - a service fee of $20 per
hour is charged if a sculptor requires help or if the tractor equipment on
ground is required - payable in advance on site. There are no charges for self
installation.
[ Note no heavy works requiring driving a truck, trailer or tractor on the grass may be installed before the show or picked up after the show - during or after a heavy rain due to damage to the grass and terrain. ]
THE SHOW DATES----------------------------------------------------------
April 4 - Reception Opening. Times will be from 11a until 2pm with food,
wine and music and outdoor demonstrations. Opening show ends at 5p. Donation Entry is $20 at the gate. Sculptor and one are complimentary admission.
[Note due to the spoils of food and beverages and arrangements of demonstrations and floor shows, etc. the date and times of gala opening will not change due to weather or other conditions.We will open. Please bring an umbrella or jacket if needed. The show is a total of 8 days over one month, thus one day hindered by rain will not be rescheduled.]
April 4 through April 26 - REGULAR PUBLIC SHOW DATES - Open
to the public on Saturdays and Sundays only from 11am to 5pm.
This is a 4 weekends period or 8 show days for the general public viewing. Show ends on April 26 on Sunday, 5pm. Private appointments for the public may be made during the week. Call 210-696-9813, $20 donation applies.
OPEN BY APPOINTMENT YEAR-AROUND. Year Around. Viewing 'By appointment' is available to the public who are interested in a self tour, or a purchase. $20 donation. 210 696-9813. Guided tours with lecture are $40.
PICK UP - DATES---------------------------------------------------
May 1 through May 14 - PICK UP. Works for April show only pick up at this time. The times to pick up are 10am to 2pm, call 1 week ahead, 210 696-9813. If you are picking up a heavy work you must schedule your appointment a week in advance if you need a tractor to load, first scheduled first served. Works not picked up automatically enter year-around Outdoor Gallery and are exhibited and promoted through February/March of the next year. At that time you must exchange your work out for a new one.
There will be no scheduling of summer pick ups June, July, August or September. FALL PICK UP schedule for October. No November/December or January installation/ pick ups.
February/March of each Year - Make a note now, all sculptures from the prior April show must be picked up before the new April show of the next year unless other arrangements have been made. Monumental and colossal sculptures may stay 2 years. One transportation trip each Feb/Mar reduces your expenses.
Sculptors Dominion promotes and sells your sculptures year around on the grounds and on the web and at other local venues as opportunities arise.
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HOW TO GET INTO THE EXHIBIT-------------------------------------------------------
Entry is by invitation or recommendation or by self submission of website work. Which ever method you are invited you must Register.
SELF SUBMISSION. Register then submit photos by your website or emailed photos. You will be notified by email of your registration acceptance or of your declined registration. No slides accepted. No packets accepted. Any materials mailed or delivered will not be returned or stored. All
3 processes - invitation, recommendation and/or self submission are juried. Missing the March 15 installation deadline subjects you to be refused admission and deleted from all materials.
INVITATION - You may be invited to exhibit by the director in person or by email or by phone. Registration completes the invitation.
RECOMMENDATION - You can be accepted to register upon the recommendation of a professional career sculptor or board member. That sculptor must email or phone that he recommends you as having professional quality sculpture. You must then register and then submit for jury your website with at least 3 works of large outdoor sculpture, a photo of yourself on the website, an artist statement and a resume or biography.
SELF - SUBMISSION OF WORK - You take the initiative to be invited. Register then email your intent to show and introduce yourself and your range of experiences. Send your website or email digital photos with your current or most recent sculptures, or the sculpture in progress you intend to show. Your emailed photos and your work from your website will be juried. Do not send slides or paper photos. In your email provide a link to your website or provide a minimum of three digital photos.
JURY - Submitted works will be anonymously juried by selected professional sculptors. The jury process uses only photos submitted by website or email. Do not send or bring actual work. Do not send slides or paper photos for entry by mail, no materials will be returned.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST-----------------------------------------------------------
FEE OPTIONAL - For most sculptors there is no fee required. To help all out of state/ or country sculptors traveling and hauling or shipping
large works from great distances,
the ordinary $250 fee is waived and is now optional. In state sculptors who are financially able are encouraged to donate up to $250. Texas sculptors are encouraged to
contribute a minimum of $100, and
San Antonio and cities within 100 miles are encouraged to donate $200 to $250
as your travel expenses are less. San Antonio sculptors should help the show with a $250 donation. This donation is optional
and not required to participate for any sculptor. WE STILL HAVE BILLS TO PAY. PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO HELP PAY COSTS OF THE SHOW.
Some things the $250 pays for are: website/computer bills and management, Call For Entry process, email/phone correspondance with hundreds of sculptors to qualify them and answer questions, grounds maintainance - watering - cutting - plants, installation process - tractor to install your work, graphics developments - for your photo, artist statement, etc., records management for your website, registration data, price card info, etc.; ads development, placement, street banners, Press Release processes, and purchasing of said ads for the show; publicity efforts for tv, radio and newspaper; photography of your sculpture for print and website; placement and continuous operation of your website on the show website; photo gallery of your work viewable 24/7; year around exhibit of your work in outdoor gallery if you choose to leave it; sales management and installation of your work if sold; cashing and rewriting, and mailing management of the check for your sold sculpture; generally setting up, operating and closing the show, oh and the opening gala,.. It goes on and on....
DONATION OF SCULPTURE, AS OPTION 2. As a substitute for money for cash poor sculptors, and at the option of the sculptor, a small sculpture may be donated to the show to be sold to help the show pay bills. The sculpture must have a minimum retail value of $250. The donation becomes the property of the show even if it does not sell during the show. It is recommended where possible that the donated sculpture be a maquette of the large sculpture(s) you are exhibiting.
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INSURANCE - Insurance is the responsibility of the sculptor. The show is researching insurance for April 2009.
QUANTITY - Number of works is limited to 2 large outdoor sculptures. No bases provided.
SCULPTURE DESCRIPTION - The show seeks large outdoor sculpture of professional
quality from career sculptors.
Description of Large.-------------------------------------------------------------
Human Scale or 300lbs. Large is defined by either or both height and weight. The show will accept height sizes of: life-size,
over life-size, monumental, heroic and colossal sizes. 'Large'
also means one person could not casually walk off with it in a crowd or
overnight. If one healthy person can not pick up your sculpture then its large, generally that is 300lbs without base. Security plays a role in our description. So in theory a small in size sculpture can be accepted if it is over 300lbs. In terms of size, for our ideal
purposes, large sculpture means a size at least 3/4 lifesize or about 3 to 4 feet high. Large sized - lightweight - sculptures must be
secured to a heavy base or pedestal.
Description of Outdoor----------------------------------------------------------
No Wood bases or pedastals. Your sculpture will be exhibited outdoors at all times here at Sculptors Dominion. Even so we accept wood sculptures with your understanding it will be outdoors. Bases must
be of a permanent outdoor material. If weather causes your sculpture, base or finish to be unpresentable to the public it will be removed from exhibit. If you work stays for the year, wood will ruin. We are not responsible for the condition of wood sculptures or bases during of after the show.
Weather, the Elements and Gods Animals ----------------------------------
Sculptors Dominion or its agents will not be responsible for weather or water or sun related damages or losses of any kind at any time for bases/pedastal or sculpture. Storms can bring hail and wind gusts that can fell sculptures, trees and branches. Patinas are subject to birds and animals that use sculptures as the place to leave droppings or relieve themselves. An outdoor sculpture material will not be damaged. Water is the only cleaning agent we use.
Vandals, Criminals, Trespassers, Normal Handling-----------------------------
Sculptors Dominion or its agents is/are not responsible for acts of vandalism, criminal acts or trespasser damages related to your sculpture. Sculptors Dominion will provide normal security and responsibility to secure the works reasonable to the event. Sculptors Dominion or its agents will not be responsible for normal handling that results in damages. Such as picking up your work by hand and it breaks of its own weight while in hand, or picking it up by straps or pallet and it breaks by its own weight.
BASE OR PEDESTAL ENCOURAGED - A base dresses up the presentation of your sculpture. If your work needs a base/pedestal you must provide it. Smaller works less than lifesize must be exhibited on a base with the active area of visual interest at eye level. These bases must be of professional quality construction, outdoor proof and appropriate to the quality of the sculpture. A heavy base or pedestal may be bolted to a undersized sculpture for added security. All prices will assume inclusion of base or pedestal unless otherwise clearly stated. Two dimensional, 2D, reliefs must be presented on an outdoor material artist easil that is professionally constructed as just stated.
NOTE on Bases/pedestals: A base/pedestal carries its own image of value. Do not bring a base/pedestal inferior to your sculptures quality. Do not bring a wood base/pedestal. Even well sealed wood will split, crack or veneer which is not suitable for the customer who we are trying to convince to pay thousands of dollars. San Antonio climate in the spring is marked by moisture or rain in the morning to temperatures from high 50's to low 90's.
EXHIBIT SPACE - Each work will occupy a selected space that is approximately 1000 square feet [or an approximate distance of 15 paces or 40 feet from any other sculpture.] A spacious landscaped presentation is part of the dignity that enhances your sculpture and one of the key features of this shows design. Selection of the space is left up to the sculptor with approval by the director. The sculptor can designate the director select the space if works are shipped commercially and sculptor not present. Late arriving sculptures will be designated by the director.
INSTALLATIONS, REMOVALS Installations and removals are the responsibility of the sculptor and are by appointment at least two weeks in advance of arrival. A tractor is available to install or remove works up to 4000lbs by straps and ties at $20 per hour. Very large or heavy works requiring a larger tractor than on premise or a crane are at the responsibility of the sculptor. Tractors may not be used on the grass during or for one day after a rain. Sculptors who leave the responsibility of installing, moving or removing their work to the show will be charged a service rate of $20 per hour with a two hour minimum.
STAY OF WORK - Due to early promotion, printing, and public expectations sculptures must stay March and April and through the end of the show. After registration, names of sculptures and sculptors will be processed for presentation and promotion to the public and sent for printing and listed and published to the public as exhibits for sale. Thus sculptors may not remove works or change prices during the show dates. Sculptors insisting on pulling their works before the shows regular end date will be assessed $250 for rendered information management and promotional efforts and potential sales losses during the remaining show dates. Sculptures may not be added or exchanged during the show or after lists and announcements have been published.
SALES - Sales commission will be 25%. Set your price minimums at or about $4000 [give or take a thousand]. If you bring two works, we suggest this low price for one work and one at around twice or more of that price. Sculptors Dominion will handle sales after installation. Sculptor attendance is not required. Commission applies to year-around sculptures sold at this or another venue secured by Sculptors Dominion. Upon the bank approval of the purchasers transaction, the sculptors check will be mailed within 10 days after the shows end. Be sure the address in the Registration form is the one you want it sent to.
Strategy suggestion. The limit is 2 sculptures. Set one price close to the minimum suggested above, set the other at twice that or more.
NOTE ON COMMISSION: The purpose of the show is to bring you and a buyer together for a sale to occur. When that sale is done a commission is earned; regardless of time expired or place of transaction.
That is regardless if the sale happens over a year later or off the property or over the phone or if the buyer decides to go direct to you. If this show brings you together with the buyer and a sales occurs then a commission is due that day. You and the buyer cannot legally agree to terminate that earned commission. If you do you both commit theft of services rendered. Legal action will result.
Time and money are spent to make this sale happen. Whether the sale occurs on premise or off, whether during the show or thereafter. If the buyer is introduced to you or learns of you or your work by this shows effort and a sale occurs then a commission is earned and is due at once. Buyers should be directed by you to pursue the sale through the show. A commission is due whether the sale occurs at the show location or your location or a location chosen by the buyer. A commission is due whether the buyer communicates to the show or direct to you or your agent, whether by email or phone or personally. A commission is due even if the buyer waits until after the show dates end. Also neither the buyer nor the sculptor can agree to cancel the commission. Breaches of these industry trusts and policies of professional practice will be attached to your career reputation in the records of this show. The sculpture arena is not very big, word gets around. Make your buyer understand the show spent money, time and labor to present your work to him or her and that action causes an earned commission.
TAXES - The buyer is responsible to pay state taxes with the purchase price unless they present at time of sale a tax number or unless the final destination of the sculpture is out of the state of Texas. The show collects the San Antonio tax rate.
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VENUE ADDRESS - The Sculptors Dominion Invitational will be held at The Villa Del Carmen, a residential 6 acre garden estate at 11354 Vance Jackson, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. The grounds are landscaped with open fields and thousands of oak trees on softly rolling carpet grassed hills. About 200 largescale works can be spaciously displayed. Click HERE for a MapQuest Map, as well as locations of close-by hotels or see Contact link at website.
[OTHER FUN NOTE: April 15 through 25 the city holds a party. Fiesta or Night In Old San Antonio; or NIOSA. You can vist the sculpture show in the day and choose many things going on for your evening entertainment. Fiesta San Antonio is April 15 through April 25, San Antonio holds this city wide Fiesta called Night In Old San Antonio [NIOSA]. Evenings several hundred thousand visitors attend the downtown party from many cities, states and countries. Sculptors attending during this time will find plenty of activity downtown and on the river before and after the sculpture show times.]
1. All sculpture installations requiring help to install are charged at $20 per hour, minimum one hour and such services apply automatically in your absence such as where your work is commercially sent. A tractor with boom and front end forklift is available on site up to 3000lb. Payable upon arrival before work is started.
2. During the show a $5 per service fee will be charged each time of handling for sculptures requiring special maintenance. Such maintenance includes but is not limited to covering the work betweeen shows, upkeeping water levels or cleaning or turning on electric switches for water fountains; switching on sculptures that require lights; cleaning sculptures or adjusting sculptures easily mispositioned by wind.
3. Loading, crating and shipping or hauling unsold sculptures for the sculptor; or installing sold sculptures for the sculptor will be charged a services fee payable in advance.
5. All sculptures recieve promotional graphics for outdoor presentation of sculptors photo and information particular to the sculpture and sculptor. All sculptors recieve year around website sale space for photos and personal websites. All sculptors recieve printing and publishing services on invitations and flyers. All sculptors recieve show advertising in print media. All sculptors recieve sales and promotional efforts.
Name. Phone. Address. Computer Addresses.
Click here for REGISTRATION. There is an email registration form on the
website, fill it in and press SEND. This is the preferred format. It is on this
website at
www.sculptorsdominion.com.
If you encounter computer difficulties, supply the forms information of name, address, phone and computer addresses in hand printed format and mail it in as a
second option. You must sign the form at the top and write that you read the policies. The mail the address is 11354
Vance Jackson, San Antonio, Texas 78230.
NOTICE SUBMITTING AN EMAILED REGISTRATION FORM IS YOUR SIGNATURE and it is your ACCEPTANCE AND CONSENT TO THE POLICIES OF THE SHOW. DO NOT REGISTER IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR AGREE WITH THE POLICIES. Your registration is also your consent to have your name, photo, work and website published and promoted for sale and exhibit according to the terms of the said policies. This year your sculptures will also be for sale on the Sculptors Dominion website with prices. YOUR SIGNATURE WILL BE REQUIRED ON A COPY OF THESE POLICIES AS YOU ARRIVE AND BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR SCULPTURE.
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