Name *

First Name

Last Name

ARE YOU LOCAL? *

The gallery exhibits local art by local NWA artists. "Local" is defined as the artists who permanently reside in Washington County or Benton County Arkansas. Do you meet this requirement?

Yes

No

TYPE OF ART YOU DO: *

What type of art are you applying to exhibit in the gallery? You may select more than one type of art, but should attach photos of that type of work if you want to be approved for exhibiting that type of art. Please note: Being approved for one type of art does not permit you to exhibit other types. Example: If I am approved as a Painter Artist, and I take up Pottery, I must be separately approved as a Ceramics Artist before placing my pottery in the gallery with my paintings.

Painter / Photographer

Ceramics / Clay Artist

Jewelry Artist

Glass Artist

Sculptor / 3D Artist (various media)

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS *

The Art Gallery at NWA Mall takes zero commission on art sales. The artist keeps 100% of their sales. However, the gallery does require monthly artist membership dues plus either volunteering for two 4 hour staffing shifts per month or one 4 hour staffing shift plus choosing a flexible hour task from that month's task list. Flexible tasks include things such as cleaning, changing light bulbs, making phone calls, editing artist videos, and other tasks needed to operate the gallery. Only the gallery artist may volunteer the time, not their family members or friends. Would you be able to meet these requirements?

Yes

No

TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS *

Full scale Memberships are $60 a month. The Artist gets rights to display art in at least two 3 foot wide wall spaces, can place paper art prints in the art print bins, can place 3D sculptural art on the fine art shelves & plinths, can place approved jewelry in the jewelry display cases, can place items on the gift shop shelves & display cases, and/or can place greeting card art in the greeting card rack. The artist can also display extra art during their monthly 4 hour volunteer shifts. They can additionally have an Artist Bio Video of up to 5 minutes played in a loop with other videos when the Gallery is open. They may also place business cards in the card holder at the front desk. Reduced scale Memberships are $30 a month. The Artist gets rights to display in one 3 foot wide wall space, can place paper art prints in the art print bins, can display on the gift shop area shelves & display cases, and/or can place greeting card art in the greeting card rack. The Artist may also place business cards in the card holder at the front desk. The artist can also display extra art during their monthly 4 hour volunteer shifts. They can additionally have an Artist Bio Video of up to 5 minutes played in a loop with other videos when the Gallery is open. Which type of Membership are you applying for? NOTE: You can change your type of membership at any time by notifying the Treasurer.

FULL MEMBERSHIP $60 PER MONTH

REDUCED MEMBERSHIP $30 PER MONTH

SOLO OR SHARED MEMBERSHIP? *

An artist may share one Membership with other artists, but only if each artist has been individually approved by the Gallery to be in the Gallery. We do have Memberships in the Gallery which are shared by 2 or 3 Artists. Please note that each Membership gets the same amount of display space, regardless of how many Artists share that Membership. If others are applying to share your membership, be sure and have them fill out a separate application in which they attach their own photos of their own art. QUESTION: Are you applying just for yourself or are you applying to share a Membership with other people? Please say which below. And please name the other person or people you are applying with if that is the case.

Just myself.

I plan on sharing this membership with the person(s) named below:

REFRESHING THE ARTWORK *

Since we do not put up and take down art shows, the gallery requires each artist to refresh their artwork. Artists are expected to refresh approximately 15% of their unsold art every 6 weeks with fresh artwork. This requires the artist to have a sufficient art inventory of their artwork to be able to rotate their artwork in this manner. Would you be able to meet this requirement?

Yes

No

ART DISPLAY RULES *

The Art Gallery at NWA Mall does not not allow artists to cram as much art in their wall space or shelf space as possible. We have traditional art gallery spacing guidelines and rules that all must follow. This includes all of the wall art being centered the same in the gallery: No higher than 7 feet from the floor and no lower than 3 feet from the floor. We also have rules for hanging the art which are stated in the private artist section of our website. Once approved, Artists are expected to review those rules for art displays and art labels. The location of assigned wall spaces is reassigned by the Curators on an ongoing basis, according to Curators' determination of gallery aesthetics. This means the Curators move the artists' work around the gallery at the Curators' discretion. Will you be able to accept these display space policies?

Yes

No

FAMILY FRIENDLY REQUIREMENT *

The Mall requires the Gallery to exhibit art that is "Family Friendly", i.e. appropriate for the young children who oftentimes accompany their parents in to the Gallery. The Curators have final say as to what constitutes "Family Friendly". Would you be able to agree to abide by this requirement?

Yes

No

NO POLITICAL ART *

The Art Gallery at NWA Mall is an official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. All 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited by federal law from political activity or promoting political positions. This means we cannot exhibit art that makes political statements. Would you be able to comply with that requirement?

Yes

No

YOUR ART MUST BE YOUR OWN *

The gallery only permits artists who create their own original artwork. Artists who sell copies (or altered versions) of other people's creations are not permitted. This includes a prohibition against the selling of images made by others which are taken off the internet, regardless of whether the images are royalty free. Altering images made by others does not make them permissible. Google lens checks of gallery artists' artwork are occasionally made to ensure the integrity of our gallery's reputation, because its reputation affects ALL of our artists. Is your artwork made exclusively from your own designs, photos, compositions, creations, etc.?

Yes

No

NO CRAFTS *

This section is long for a reason. Please read to make sure your creations do not meet our definition of "crafts", as we do not permit crafts. If an Artist sets out crafts for sale in the gallery, the craft items will be removed. Our gallery has two areas, the main fine art rooms and the gift shop area. Generally speaking, all art items in both areas must be designed by the Artist, hand made by the Artist, and be of a high skill level that not just anybody can do. Nothing made from a kit is permitted. Nothing that most people can make by simply following instructions is permitted. Nothing traditionally seen at crafts fairs is permitted. (Crocheted items, dolls, bird houses, etc.) If an item has manufactured / store bought components affixed to it, it is very likely to be considered a craft and removed from the gallery. This includes affixing store bought items to a canvas or making jewelry out of store bought jewelry components. The Main Gallery area ONLY contains the types of art traditionally found in art galleries. Paintings, hand made pottery, hand made glass objects, hand made fine art jewelry, etc. The Gift Shop contains handmade, fine art objects designed by and created by the Artists but includes paper art prints, greeting cards with the artists' original art images, small fine art objects, etc. Artists are permitted to also sell items their highly skilled, fine art has been professionally printed upon (calendars, tote bags, etc.) The only manufactured items permitted are gift shop items that hand made fine art images have been professionally printed upon. Example: A mug you dipped in paint or glued fabric upon would not be permitted. Such decoration does not require fine art skill, it’s a craft object pretty much anybody can make. We want to impress the customers with art skills they won’t see in regular stores and are art images they cannot create for themselves. You won't see typical craft fair items in the gift shop or gallery. Example: You create a fine art image that required skill to create. You later have it professionally printed upon a mug. That is permitted in the gift shop because it required fine art skills to create that image. (But you would keep it confined to the gift shop area and never, ever mix it with the fine art ceramics out in the gallery.) Will you be able to provide the gallery with hand made artwork that meets the above criteria?

Yes

No

SEND US UP TO 10 PICTURES OF YOUR ART *

Your form will not be considered complete until you have a) Submitted this form; AND b) E-mailed us up to 10 pictures of your art. Send the pictures to: TheArtGalleryNWA@gmail.com . (You may wish to take a moment to write down this email address.) Use jpeg or PDF files please, so we can open them. Do you understand that we cannot consider your application until you have done both of these two things?

Yes

No