3rd Annual Event

DATES:

APRIL 12TH & 13TH

(ARTISTS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE DATE THEY ARE REGISTERED ON)

LOCATION:

THE UNDERGROUND COCKTAIL CLUB
56 W ILLINOIS STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60654

(RIVER NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD) 

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

ARRIVAL/SETUP TIME:

6PM

SHOW TIME: 

8-10 PM

ARTWORK MUST BE REMOVED BETWEEN 10:30 PM AND 12 AM

(OPEN UNTIL 4AM FRIDAY AND 5AM SATURDAY)

DRESS CODE:

COCKTAIL ATTIRE 

COST:

ARTISTS: $0

GUESTS: $10 DONATION AT DOOR

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

ART AFTER DARK IS THE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY FOR EXPO CHICAGO WHICH TAKES PLACE APRIL 11TH-14TH.  THIS IS AN ART SHOW, WITH ORIGINAL ART ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE FROM CHICAGO BASED ARTISTS.  ART OF GIVING FOUNDATION AND UNDERGROUND COCKTAIL CLUB PARTNER ON THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR TO BRING AN ELEMENT OF PHILANTHROPY AND PROVIDE A BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE AND SELL THEIR WORK.   

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 ESSENTIALLY A SPEAKEASY AND IS INHERENTLY DARK.  THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE VENUE CAN GIVE OFF A PURPLE HEUGH SO WHITE LIGHT ON YOUR WORK IS ESSENTIAL FOR COLOR CORRECTNESS. 

ARTISTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT THE VENUE FROM 6PM-10:30 PM BUT ARE WELCOME TO STAY AS LONG AS THEY LIKE.  HOWEVER, ART MUST BE REMOVED NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT. 

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. 

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 7:45PM.  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 CS MAGAZINE, 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.