Schedule

Load-in & Set-up: Thursday, September 11 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Artist Munch & Mingle: Thursday, September 11 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Private Showing: Thursday, September 12 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm

Public Hours: Friday, September 12 from Noon to 9:00 pm

Public Hours: Saturday, September 13 from Noon to 7:00 pm

Take-Down: Saturday, September 13, 7:00 pm

Set-Up

Check in at the front desk as soon as you arrive to get your name badge, booth map and sales slips. Feel free to park as close to the Garden Place as you can to unload. Once you have finished unloading, please move your vehicle away from the building so others will also have easy access for unloading. We will have two hand trucks available for your use.

Although, booths both inside and under the tents have good lighting, we recommend you bring supplemental lighting. Electricity will be accessible to each booth. Please use LED lights so the power usage will be minimized.

You will need to provide your own booth signage and hangers for your artwork.

Please complete your booth set up by 4:00 pm.

Sales Transactions

We will have a central checkout that will process all sales transactions. Please do not handle your own sales with cash payments, Venmo or your own credit card reader. Customers will not be allowed to leave with art who don’t have our receipt marked “Paid.”

You will be provided with an initial supply of triplicate sales receipts (and more are readily available as needed). You may retain the pink (3rd) copy for your records. Send the white (1st) and yellow (2nd) copies with the customer to the checkout. You are welcome to bring your art to the checkout with your customer. However, if you are busy with visitors in your booth, have your customers bring the top two receipts to the checkout for payment. If a customer is purchasing multiple items, you can list up to three on one slip. We will then stamp their copy of the receipt with “Paid” and they can return to your booth to pick up their purchase upon presentation of their receipt.

We will be collecting sales tax which will be automatically added to the transaction.

Commission and Payment

Art at The Park will retain a 25% commission on all sales (22% after transaction fees). Our goal is to have a check for your 80% share in the mail to you within three weeks. You can expect a 1099 form from us early next year.

Working Studios

One of the things that makes Art at The Park unique and is much appreciated and enjoyed by visitors is being able to watch artists as they work. Being able to meet and interact with your fans and collectors is also a big benefit to our participating artists. Feel free to invite guests to add their names and contact info to your mailing list. We would like all artists to be accessible in their booths as much as possible. If you need a bathroom break and want to grab a bite, you might have your neighbor keep an eye on your booth. While we encourage artists to be in their booths, we also understand some complications may arise. You will certainly sell more if you are there, but our triplicate sales receipts will make it possible for us to process transactions in the event of a brief absence. Your customers will need to bring the piece they want to buy to the checkout and we will fill out the sales slip. Just make sure all your work is labeled with your name and the price. We’ll then get your copy of the receipt to you.

We can provide a chair for you to sit on if you need one. Please protect it from getting paint on it while you are working.

Fine Art Only

Art at The Park is a show that features only fine art and only fine artists have been juried into the show. Please don’t bring craft or manufactured items to sell in your booth. We do allow reproductions of your work to be sold, but we ask that no less than 75% of the art displayed in your booth are originals. We would encourage you to bring a variety of large, medium, and small sized works to meet the varied interests and budgets of our guests. Last year, we sold several works from $4,000 to $8,000, so there is clearly a market for more expensive works.

Artist Munch & Mingle and Private Showing

Please take advantage of the time to mingle with other artists during the Munch & Mingle when the guests aren’t there (although some do show up early). It will be one hour prior to the Private Showing on Thursday evening. We will have catered food available for you to munch on while you mingle with the other participating artists from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

We will again be offering a limited number of free tickets online and will collect them at the door. We encourage you to invite your collectors early. While the Private Showing was less crowded than the peak public hours, we sold more art per hour that evening than during the rest of the show.

Parking/Food Trucks

There is plenty of free, on-site park in the lot by the Garden Place. Please park in the upper, north section of the lot during show hours to make sure our guests have plenty of space for their cars. Like last year, we will have a variety of food trucks in the spaces next to the building on Friday and Saturday. In addition, we will have a covered seating area with tables and chairs for artists and guests. You are also welcome to bring your own food and drinks, which can be stored in the refrigerators in the kitchen. Caffeinated beverages (hot & cold) will be stocked and available in the kitchen. Throughout the day, we will also bring around water, fruit, and snacks.

Booth/Artist Locator and Directional Signs

We will have one single point of entry and exit. Upon entering, guests will be given a map of the booth layout and an alphabetical list of artists along with their booth number. We will also have signage on the inside directing guests to the booths on the outside. To leave the event, guests will need to exit through the same doors through which they arrived. Guests will not be able to leave the premises from outside. Those sidewalks will be blocked during the show.

Security

The Park has 24/7 video monitoring with a facility manager actually living on site. The building will be locked during the night and the outside tents will have sides that will be lowered at night (or in the event of severe weather) and raised in the morning.

Marketing the Show

With our paid media plan, along with the advertising and PR efforts of This Is The Place Heritage Park, we will be driving much traffic to your booths. Look for our ads on billboards, TV appearances, and local newspapers/magazines. We will also be aggressive on social media and encourage you to do the same. Those artists who promoted Art at The Park last year on their social media accounts had a definite advantage in being juried into the show this year.