Exhibition Guidelines
All work submitted to exhibitions must be for sale. Artwork should be fairly and reasonably priced according to the fair market value.
Columbia Art League receives a 35% commission on all work sold in the exhibitions.
Artists will be paid at the beginning of the month for the previous month’s sales. If an artist’s monthly sales are less than $20, that amount will roll over onto the next month until the artist reaches at least $20 in sales. All remaining amounts will be paid out in December of the same year.
Artwork must be ready for display upon arrival. All work that is expected to hang on the wall must be wired; no sawtooth hangers will be accepted. All work should be legibly signed by the artist on the back
For ceramic and sculpture artists, all work must be created without use of a commercial mold. It must be created with a lead free glaze. Work must be able to stand sturdily on its own or the artist must provide a base for it to be displayed on.
For jewelers, no kits or commercial cut-outs may be used. Jewelry should be prepared for presentation, i.e. earrings should be on a card.
Fiber hangings must be mounted on a rod.
Artwork that has been juried out of an exhibition previously is ineligible for consideration in a future exhibitions unless approved by the Executive Director, Operations Manager, or Education Director.
The Columbia Art League reserves the right to reject any work. Work may be rejected for any reason including, but not limited to: the work is too fragile; the work is improperly prepared for exhibit; the work is damaged; the work is overvalued; the work is not delivered on time; the artist does not remit the appropriate fees (membership or otherwise) in a timely manner.
Art submitted to shows must be the artist’s original work or reproductions of their own work to which they hold the rights.
Artists should not submit work to the gallery which is based on a photograph/artwork made by someone else, unless they have been cleared of any copyright issues. Many photographs online are copyrighted to the original photographer and should not be used the basis for an artwork, especially if the artist is planning on producing prints of that work.
Artists are responsible for transporting the work to and from the gallery. Any art not picked up at the Columbia Art League after 120 days from the end of the show will become property of CAL. Artists are responsible for contacting the Columbia Art League if other arrangements need to be made.
If an artwork sells within 6 months after being shown at the CAL gallery and as a direct result of being shown there, ie the purchaser contacts the artist as a result of seeing the work in the CAL gallery, the artist agrees to direct the sale of the work through the gallery.
