Call for Artists – Holiday Show and Shop

Rumriver Art Center 2024 Holiday Show and Shop
Dates: November 16th, 2024 – December 21st, 2024
Applications are due October 4th at 11:59 pm

Rumriver Art Center is tucked in the heart of Anoka, and we are transforming our galleries and our Café into a market for our annual Holiday Show and Shop.
We are calling all artists and makers who create fun and unique artwork that would make great holiday gifts to apply.

Show and Shop Opening:
Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2024
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Rumriver Art Center 2665 4th Ave, Suite 103, Anoka, MN 55303
Email: madison@rumriverart.com with any questions. 

Guidelines for Applying:

  • Please fill out this application form for getting your work into the Holiday Show and Shop: https://form.jotform.com/242187964244161
  • You will need to provide 3 images of what you would be selling.
  • Artist commission on sales is 65%, RRAC commission on sales is 35%.
  • You will be notified if your artwork is accepted or not by 11:59 pm on Friday, October 11th, 2024.
  • If your artwork is accepted, you will drop off your items for the show on Monday, November 11th between 9am – 6 pm.

Pricing Guidelines for Accepted Artists:

  • Please price all your items before dropping them off at the Art Center.
    • Note: Artwork priced $60 and under generally sells the best.
  • Please have a price sticker/label for each piece (see required information on the example below). Note: the item # on the label should correspond to the item # on the list of artworks form you will receive on your acceptance email.
  • Important: Each item should have its own number. For example, if you have 30 holiday cards, each card needs to have its own number and price sticker/label. You will list out each card on your artwork list individually.

Price Sticker/Label Example (have one for each art piece):
Item #
Artist Name
Title (if you want)
Price

Artists will pick up their work on December 30th between 10 and 1 pm. They also have the option to pick up on January 2nd or January 3rd between 10 am and 5 pm.  All artwork must be picked up by the end of the day on January 3rd, 2025.