DATE:

JUNE 12TH

LOCATION:

GODFREY HOTEL
127 WEST HURON STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60654

STREET PARKING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. RESERVE ENOUGH TIME TO DROP OFF YOUR WORK, PARK, AND RETURN TO THE VENUE TO SET UP.

ARRIVAL/SETUP TIME:

5:00 PM

ONCE YOU ARRIVE YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE UNTIL THE EVENT IS OVER, UNLESS IT’S AN EMERGENCY. PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN PRIOR TO THE EVENT SO IT’S IMPORTANT YOU DO NOT LEAVE THE PREMISES.

SHOW TIME: 

6-9 PM

ARTWORK MUST BE REMOVED AFTER THE EVENT.

DRESS CODE:

COCKTAIL ATTIRE OR BUSINESS CASUAL

COST:

ARTISTS: $25 APPLICATION FEE

GUESTS: $40 GENERAL ADMISSION FEE

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

JOIN THE ART OF GIVING FOUNDATION FOR AN EVENING OF NETWORKING, LIVE MUSIC, WINE AND SMALL BITES AT THE GODFREY! PLEASE WEAR BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE AND BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS. WE ARE FUNDRAISING FOR OUR 2024 CPS SUPPLY DRIVE AND HAVE A GOAL OF $5,000. THE TOTAL COST OF THE CPS SUPPLY DRIVE IS $25,000 SO THIS WILL BE A HUGE STEP TOWARDS REACHING OUR GOAL!

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK, MINGLE AND SUPPORT A CHICAGO 501C3 CHARITY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY GROWING OUR PARTNER BASE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MORE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS.   

ARTIST RESPONSIBILITIES:

ARTISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRIVING ON TIME AND PROVIDING THE PROPER LIGHTING AND EASELS TO DISPLAY THEIR WORK.  LIGHTING FOR THIS SHOW IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE VENUE IS INHERENTLY DARK.  THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE VENUE CAN GIVE OFF A YELLOW HEUGH SO WHITE LIGHT ON YOUR WORK IS ESSENTIAL FOR COLOR CORRECTNESS.

ARTISTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT THE VENUE FROM 5:00PM-9 PM BUT ARE WELCOME TO STAY UNTIL 10PM TO HELP CLEAN UP.  HOWEVER, ART MUST BE REMOVED NO LATER THAN 9PM.

ARTISTS ARE REQUIRED TO SHOWCASE 3 WORKS OF ART. EACH PIECE SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A TITLE CARD THAT STATES THE NAME OF THE ARTIST, TITLE OF THE PIECE, MEDIUM, DIMENSIONS AND PRICE.

ARTISTS ARE ALLOWED TO BRING BUSINESS CARDS AND HAVE A SMALL QR CODE POSTED NEAR THEIR WORK. NO FLYERS, POSTERS OR OTHER MARKETING MATERIAL IS ALLOWED.

ARTISTS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR THEIR WORK SO THAT INTERESTED BUYERS CAN INQUIRE.  IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ART OF GIVING FOUNDATION TO SELL YOUR WORK, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ARTIST.  SHOULD A BUYER WANT TO FINALIZE A SALE, ART OF GIVING FOUNDATION WILL BE THE ONLY PARTY ALLOWED TO TAKE PAYMENT, NOT THE ARTIST AND NOT THE ARTIST’S MANAGER.

ONCE ART IS SOLD, THE ARTIST IS TO DIRECT THE BUYER TO THE WRAPPING STATION TO HAVE THEIR WORK PROPERLY WRAPPED AND SECURED FOR PICKUP.  ALL ART PURCHASES MUST BE PICKED UP ON JUNE 12TH, 2024 BEFORE 9PM.

ARTISTS SHOULD PROMOTE THE EVENT ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS AND INVITE GUESTS TO ATTEND THE EVENT.

ART OF GIVING FOUNDATION (AOG) RESPONSIBILITIES: 

AOG WILL ENSURE THE VENUE IS READY FOR GUESTS NO LATER THAN 5:45PM.  AOG WILL PROVIDE STAFF FOR CHECKIN AND TO HELP ASSIST THE ARTISTS WITH SETUP. IT IS AOG’S FINAL SAY AS TO WHERE ART IS DISPLAYED IN THE VENUE.

AOG WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING PAYMENT FOR ALL ART SOLD AND PAYING THE ARTIST WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE SALE.  ARTISTS RECEIVE 65% OF THE PROFIT FROM THE SALE OF THEIR WORK, AND AOG RECEIVES 35% COMMISSION FOR THE SALE. THIS COMMISSION GOES DIRECTLY TO AOG’S MURAL INSTALLATION FUND FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AOG WILL MARKET THE EVENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE AOG WEBSITE AS WELL AS IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS MAGAZINES AND ON TELEVISION, ETC. AOG WILL PROVIDE EACH ARTIST WITH THEIR OWN FLYER TO PROMOTE THE EVENT.

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT ENTIRELY AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT UPHELD, AOG WILL TERMINATE MY INVOLVEMENT WITH ART AFTER DARK AND POTENTIALLY FUTURE EVENTS.