Common Deer X Local Artists
2021 This is Vermont Print Series
** WE HAVE MOVED THIS TO BE A PART OF THE VERMONT OPEN CALL FOR THIS YEAR DUE TO A FEW FACTORS**
HEAD TO COMMONDEER.COM/PAGES/OPENCALL TO APPLY OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO SUBMIT ARTWORK THE USUAL WAY!
Win a purchase contract and have your art featured at Common Deer!
(Purchase contracts worth $250 to $1000)
While Common Deer carries the work of 100s of 2D artists, we have an annual competition that is open to new & established artists alike. It is only open to Vermont artists, but all ages and 2D mediums are encouraged to apply. It is an opportunity to show off your artwork that celebrates VERMONT and get paid for your work!
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Our goal is to help artists spend their time creating art rather than selling.
To that end, we’re hosting the fifth annual “This is Vermont” Print Series. Selected artists will receive purchase contracts for between 25 - 50 prints that are ready-to-retail. These purchase contracts are valued between $250 and $1000 to start and can lead to a continued relationship with Common Deer. Artists and designers from around the state are encouraged to submit original art celebrating what you love about Vermont or Burlington. Potential prompts: Your favorite place in Vermont • The color palette of our state • Vermont food • Being a Vermonter • The seasons of Vermont • Lake Champlain • Vermont Animals Use one of these prompts, or let your imagination run wild!
WHO CAN APPLY? / WHAT KIND OF ART?
All 2D visual artists currently based in Vermont! Professional artists, students, amateurs, hobbyists and creatives of all kinds are welcome to take part in this program. Graphic designers, illustrators, collage artists, painters, printmakers, photographers, cartographers, etc. - as long as your work can be reproduced as a print, we encourage you to apply. We’re excited to see a wide variety of styles!
WHAT IS COMMON DEER LOOKING FOR?
Creativity! Winning artwork will also be assessed based on design, retail-ability, exclusivity, medium, packaging, and cost.
New artworks created specifically for this program will also be given preference, to encourage exciting limited edition work. However, existing work is welcome! Please note that typically the most successful prints are affordable prints, but we do not want you to underprice your work.
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Must be artwork that celebrates Vermont
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Must be artist’s original work
- Final print dimensions should not exceed 24” x 36” - standard sizes encouraged (8x10, 11x14, 12x16, etc)
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Production, packaging and all preparation will be the responsibility of the artist and should be included in the wholesale cost of the print. We are not buying the digital file.
WHAT CAN I WIN?
All selected artists will receive paid purchase contracts with Common Deer. This is not a commission or licensing competition, but we pay to retail your prints. Contracts will be for an opening order of 25 ready to sell prints (valued between $200 and $5000, depending on the wholesale cost of your prints). Common Deer will purchase the finished & individually packaged prints, then handle retail sales and promotion of the artwork. Yes - this means cash-money in hand for you before the prints are sold. Selected artists will also have additional opportunities, other program commissions and... RE-ORDERS! Most artworks originally selected through the This is Vermont program are re-ordered multiple times throughout the year.
HOW TO ENTER:
Full instructions are detailed below. All submissions must be sent in digitally by email - not delivered in person. Artists may submit up to 5 unique artworks, but please create a separate email for each submission. If the artwork is not entirely unique from the other submissions, but just variations on color, size, orientation, etc. you can include the possible variations within the same email. Note that artists do not need to have physical prints available at the time of art submission.
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**** DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS SEPTEMBER 1, 2021****
Submissions will be reviewed + winners contacted in September 2021. Winning selections announced Fall 2021!
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Please send the following info in the body of your email to BRITT@COMMONDEER.COM with the following in the subject line: This Is Vermont Submission: [your last name + artwork name]
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Your name + where you are from in Vermont
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Title of work and medium details (photography, illustration, oil, etc)
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Dimensions of print, print/paper production and packaging plans (sleeve with backing board, rolled, etc)
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Have you sold this artwork before?
- Estimated wholesale purchase price for 25 prints (inclusive of packaging and printing, etc)
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Suggested retail price for print
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ATTACHED file or photo of the signed work (.jpeg, .pdf, or .png) in final colors or if you have variations available. Please avoid sending a dropbox link.
- Please try to include ALL of the requested info as it speeds up the review process. Some incomplete submissions may not be reviewed. If you are unsure about something, please give as much information as you can.
>> Final delivery details and procedures will be available to finalists. At the close of submissions we will pick our favorites and place orders of 25 - 50 of selected prints. Selected artists will be given ample time to produce and prepare prints for retail sale.