Opportunity details | Chesterfield Artists Book Fair

Chesterfield Artists Book Fair

Deadline: 18/05/2015

Venue: West Studios | City: Chesterfield | Region: Derbyshire | Country: United Kingdom | Hannah Dwyer

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West Studios are in search of artists, who specialise in book art, to take part in their first Artist Book Fair on June 5th & 6th. Sketch - Printing - Letterpress - Zine - Poetry - Sculpture - Illustration - Suppliers.

West Studios is hosting it's first Artist Book Fair, on Friday 5th - Saturday 6th June! We are looking for artists who specialise in books, zines and prints to take part and make the event a success.

Based on Chesterfield College's campus, West Studios is a new and exciting creative project. We provide studio space for up to 16 new and start up creative businesses and artists as well as formal and flexible meeting rooms and studios, exhibition space and gallery shop.

Our event can hold up to 18 tables that will be available on a first come first served basis. The tables will measure approximately 6' x 2'6" and will be provided with a chair, but please bring your own table covering. As we are a listed building, we are unable to accommodate fixing directly to the walls, however we do have some picture rail availability if specified prior to the event.

If you would like to take part in this year's fair fees include: £25.00 for a full table or £12.00 for half a table. Fees are inclusive of VAT. Full payment is required prior to the event.

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Who is eligible for this opportunity?

Artists who specialise in book art, book sculpture, zines, printing, sketching, poetry ect.
Artists who hold demonstrations of print and book making.
Suppliers of materials to make books.

When is the deadline?

Applications are due in by 18th May 2015.

How many works can I submit?

We ask for 5 images of your work to be submitted during application.

How much does it cost?

Full table - £25.00 incl. VAT
Half table - £12.00 incl. VAT

Are there payments to artists?

All stall transactions are made directly between the purchaser and stall holder. West Studios do have a card machine available, which can be used with just as 10% admin charge. Payment recording system is already in place to ensure all payments are made subsequently.

What are the fairs opening hours?

Friday 5th June - 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 6th June - 10am - 4pm

Stall holders are welcomed at the venue from 9am each day.

Does the location have disabled access?

Yes.

Is there parking available at the venue?

We have short term parking available for stall holders to drop off work before parking in one of the many local car parks and on street parking around the venue. More details can be provided upon request.
We also provide disabled parking upon request.

Where will the event be advertised?

The event will be listed in local and online publications; as well as directly advertised to the studios mailing list, through social media. We also have the advertising support of Chesterfield College and Chesterfield Museum.

How do you decide on proposals?

The West Studios event team will review the applications once the applications have closed, working from the first onwards.

What happens if my proposal is chosen?

You will be contacted by 22nd May 2015 confirming the status of your application.

If accepted, payment will be due by close of business on 26th May 2015.

What is the selection criteria?

We are looking for artists who specialise in book art and sculpture, including those artists who can provide information and demonstrations of their work and printing.

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