Artist Tarun Godara creates a mandala at The Market on Elgin Street as part of the Downtown Sudbury Art Crawl in Sudbury, Ont. on Saturday August 18, 2018. This year’s event will be held virtually.
Sudbury’s arts crawl is now accepting submissions from artists.
This year’s Downtown Sudbury Arts Crawl is a fluid event that will run all month.
Due to COVID-19, this year’s event will look a bit different – downtown businesses will set up window displays featuring an artist’s work and the community will be encouraged to go and look at the pieces at their own pace.
Artists’ work will also be posted online beginning on July 6.
The art will be featured on Downtown Sudbury Arts Crawl’s Facebook and Instagram pages, and the online auctions this year will be run on the organization’s new website, www.sudburyartcrawl.com.
Good Luck General Store, All About Massage Day Spa, Monique Legault Studio, The Refinery and Kuppajo Espresso Bar are among the businesses participating. Auction dates are July 6 to 12; July 13 to 19; July 20 to 26 and July 27 to Aug. 2.
Artists who want to submit a piece are encouraged to contact event organizer Monique Legault.
To participate, artists should adhere to the following guidelines:
– Auction prices will start 20 per cent lower than the reserve price. Reservation does not guarantee sale. Price accordingly. Artists should set a reserve price for their piece that includes a 15 per cent commission to the business hosting their work.
– Deliver the art to the venue for the month and contact the buyer once sold (this information will be communicated with the artist). Legault will be handling all sales from the auction and then distributing the funds afterwards though e-transfer. Artist and client must arrange pick up or delivery of the piece (Legault will make her studio available as a transfer point).
– The artist is responsible for insuring the piece for one month, off site showing (Average cost is $10).
– Every artist is encouraged to share content about the Crawl or their specific piece to their audience and followers.
Pieces will be rotated between shops, and new auctions will run each week, so the Crawl will be accepting one piece per artist only.
However, if artists are not ready to submit a piece during the first week, they can jump in for the second week’s auction and so on.
Artists interested in participating can contact Legault at 705-507-1352 or petalpushers@mac.com.
