Art Store Entries at the Windows of the West Show
>>Criteria for Entry into Gift Shop at Windows to the West Show June 2 - 4, 2017
BREAKING NEWS
There is an opportunity for local artist to be allowed as last minute entries in the Art Store section of the WTW show.
Time is of the essence. As in folks need to enter no later than Thursday June 1st. There is strict criteria for showing/selling in the store. Read Details below and fill out on-line form.
https://goo.gl/forms/EtZ8vxM8MzehtuGC3
BREAKING NEWS
There is an opportunity for local artist to be allowed as last minute entries in the Art Store section of the WTW show.
Time is of the essence. As in folks need to enter no later than Thursday June 1st. There is strict criteria for showing/selling in the store. Read Details below and fill out on-line form.
https://goo.gl/forms/EtZ8vxM8MzehtuGC3
4-27-17
2017 Windows to the West Gift Shop Procedures
https://goo.gl/forms/EtZ8vxM8MzehtuGC3
Gift Shop Merchandise Criteria
● To make a clear differentiation between the Art Show and the Gift Shop, all merchandise in the Gift Shop has these requirements:
o Priced below $300
o Not hung
● Merchandise must be reproductions or products made with reproductions of the artist’s own work.
Gift Shop Management
● The Gift Shop Manager is Sandee Life. She and her team will run all aspects of the gift shop and artist involvement is not required.
● Artist will bring their own display boxes or holders, easels, portfolio bins. This is not a traditional booth sale but rather a gift shop.
● The show will provide all tables needed.
● Approximately 4 feet of a table will be available for tabletop displays. Floor display space is not limited, within reason.
● The Gift Shop manager or Peter Gaustad, the show curator, should be contacted for questions or issues regarding the Gift Shop or the logistics for merchandise.
Finances
● Artist will receive 60% of the pretax sales price and Foundation will retain 40%.
● Artist payment checks will be sent to the artist within 14 days.
Deadlines and Timing
● MAY 22 – By this date, artists must have submitted their inventory using the online 2017 entry form for all merchandise to be sold in the Gift Shop.
o For each item, the inventory form requires item name, description, retail price, and quantity.
o If you have a set of items that are very similar and have the same price, you may submit them as a single inventory item, describe the variations in the description, and give the total count as the inventory quantity.
▪ For example, if you have boxed sets of 12 gift cards that only differ in the image on them (all the same price), then the item may be submitted similar to the following-- Name: Gift Cards – Box of Twelve; Quantity: 40;
Description: 10 boxes each; four different images (name or describe separate images if you wish); Price: $20.
No items will be accepted for sale in the Gift Shop that have not been entered in the online inventory entry form by May 22. The inventory is entered into a point-of-sale system the week before the show. Additions to the inventory are not practical to make onsite.
o Merchandise and any display stands may be delivered Wednesday, 10 am – 4 pm and 4-27-17
Thursday, 10 – 12 pm. (Same times as artwork for the show.)
o The merchandise must be labeled with the artist's name and have the artist's inventory list attached. The Gift Shop manager will reconcile the artist's inventory sheet and the inventory entered online with the delivered merchandise as she sets up the
inventory in the store.
o Artists must meet with the Gift Shop manager on Friday afternoon before 3:30 pm to reconcile any inventory discrepancies. (NB: Items on the artist's inventory list that are not in the online inventory will be returned to the artist and will not be stored onsite. As explained above, only items entered in the online inventory will be presented in the Gift Shop. Adjustments in the inventory quantity may be made
onsite.)
● Merchandise remaining at the end of the show is to be picked up at or shortly after 4:30 pm Sunday afternoon. The Gift Shop manager will reconcile the initial inventory with sales receipts and have unsold items ready for artist pick-up. The Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation is not liable for any discrepancies in sales and unsold inventory if the artist chooses to pick up their work before that time. Merchandise will not be shipped and any items not picked up will be disposed of.
2017 Windows to the West Gift Shop Procedures
https://goo.gl/forms/EtZ8vxM8MzehtuGC3
Gift Shop Merchandise Criteria
● To make a clear differentiation between the Art Show and the Gift Shop, all merchandise in the Gift Shop has these requirements:
o Priced below $300
o Not hung
● Merchandise must be reproductions or products made with reproductions of the artist’s own work.
Gift Shop Management
● The Gift Shop Manager is Sandee Life. She and her team will run all aspects of the gift shop and artist involvement is not required.
● Artist will bring their own display boxes or holders, easels, portfolio bins. This is not a traditional booth sale but rather a gift shop.
● The show will provide all tables needed.
● Approximately 4 feet of a table will be available for tabletop displays. Floor display space is not limited, within reason.
● The Gift Shop manager or Peter Gaustad, the show curator, should be contacted for questions or issues regarding the Gift Shop or the logistics for merchandise.
Finances
● Artist will receive 60% of the pretax sales price and Foundation will retain 40%.
● Artist payment checks will be sent to the artist within 14 days.
Deadlines and Timing
● MAY 22 – By this date, artists must have submitted their inventory using the online 2017 entry form for all merchandise to be sold in the Gift Shop.
o For each item, the inventory form requires item name, description, retail price, and quantity.
o If you have a set of items that are very similar and have the same price, you may submit them as a single inventory item, describe the variations in the description, and give the total count as the inventory quantity.
▪ For example, if you have boxed sets of 12 gift cards that only differ in the image on them (all the same price), then the item may be submitted similar to the following-- Name: Gift Cards – Box of Twelve; Quantity: 40;
Description: 10 boxes each; four different images (name or describe separate images if you wish); Price: $20.
No items will be accepted for sale in the Gift Shop that have not been entered in the online inventory entry form by May 22. The inventory is entered into a point-of-sale system the week before the show. Additions to the inventory are not practical to make onsite.
o Merchandise and any display stands may be delivered Wednesday, 10 am – 4 pm and 4-27-17
Thursday, 10 – 12 pm. (Same times as artwork for the show.)
o The merchandise must be labeled with the artist's name and have the artist's inventory list attached. The Gift Shop manager will reconcile the artist's inventory sheet and the inventory entered online with the delivered merchandise as she sets up the
inventory in the store.
o Artists must meet with the Gift Shop manager on Friday afternoon before 3:30 pm to reconcile any inventory discrepancies. (NB: Items on the artist's inventory list that are not in the online inventory will be returned to the artist and will not be stored onsite. As explained above, only items entered in the online inventory will be presented in the Gift Shop. Adjustments in the inventory quantity may be made
onsite.)
● Merchandise remaining at the end of the show is to be picked up at or shortly after 4:30 pm Sunday afternoon. The Gift Shop manager will reconcile the initial inventory with sales receipts and have unsold items ready for artist pick-up. The Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation is not liable for any discrepancies in sales and unsold inventory if the artist chooses to pick up their work before that time. Merchandise will not be shipped and any items not picked up will be disposed of.