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Village Arts is dedicated to the promotion of local, regional and Canadian art and craft created by a variety of artists and artisans. The art and craft cover a wide range of media including original paintings, prints and cards from original artwork, textiles and fabric, glass and metalwork, pottery, and woodcraft.
Village Arts originated in 1983 and incorporated as a non-profit society in 2006 and operates as a collective of artists.
Village Arts is financially supported by membership fees, stall rental fees, and commissions on sales. It is managed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership at an Annual General Meeting. A paid manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the store and schedules working volunteers and staff to assist with operational duties.
In July 2006, the Village Arts Society incorporated as a non-profit society around the following objectives:
You must be a member of the society to sell or display work in the Village Arts store.
Members are also entitled to:
Village Arts is dedicated to progressive marketing and active promotion of fine craft, and to the education of members and the public.
In order to maintain Membership, you must:
Village Arts is looking for artisans whose work has a personal direction, is unique and of consistently superior craftsmanship.
The Directors elect a Selections Committee which juries new work.
Please download and submit the application form.
Applications can be emailed to us at contactus@villagearts.ca, along with photos of your work. If the selections committee requires physical samples of your work, they will let you know.
If the jury finds your work acceptable You must reveiw and submit a signed copy of the INFO and Directives for Village Arts Members.
The Selection Committee assesses potential work based on the following:
Once the work has passed through the Selection process and the artist has been approved by the Village Arts Board members, the craftsperson is informed in writing as to whether or not the work has been accepted for sale in the store.
We ask that craftspeople contact the store to arrange delivery and pick up of their work in recognition of our very limited storage space.
Please note that no critique is given of work submitted for jury.
Only work of the same type and quality as that passed by the Selections Committee can be sold in the shop.
Once an artisan’s work has passed selection and membership dues are paid the work should be brought into the store as soon as possible. All members’ work is subject to an annual review process by the Selection Committee in order to determine if the art is working well within the store and ensure that the display space allotted an item is justified by sales volume.
Village Arts’ commission is:
In addition, Village Arts charges a monthly rental fee based on the size of your space in the store.
Direct deposits are processed, and sales records are emailed to members by the 10th of the following month. More detailed information is given to new members at the time of joining Village Arts.
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