MEMBERSHIP - 2016
Membership is open and on-going for artists who reside in the South Coast of Niagara.
The South Niagara Artists is a network of artists and artisans living along the South Coast of the Niagara Region: Township of Wainfleet + City of Port Colborne + Town of Fort Erie.
MEMBERSHIP (must be a resident of the above South Niagara regions)
New member $20
Renewal Member (consecutive years) $10
Your membership fee pays for website hosting, domain registration, a personal artist profile page, and lawn signs.
STUDIO TOURS
Our hallmark events are the South Niagara Artists Summer Studio Tour, held annually on the second weekend of August, as well as the South Niagara Artists Fall Studio Tour, held annually on the weekend following the Canadian Thanksgiving.
2016 Dates: SUMMER Saturday-Sunday August 6-7, 10am-5pm
FALL Saturday-Sunday October 15-16, 10am -5pm
2016 Fees:
Before the deadline February 22, 2016
Host Artist: $60 for one tour, $100 for both tours (+ membership fee)
Guest Artists: $60 for one tour, $100 for both tours (+ membership fee)
NOTE: a “guest” is a member and South Niagara resident but exhibiting at a different location for the tour(s)
Visiting Artists: $60 for one tour, $100 for both tours
NOTE: a “visiting artist” is NOT a member and is a resident of “out of the area” of South Niagara but exhibiting at a member’s location for the tour(s)
Your tour fee pays for printed brochure-map, posters etc., paid advertising in newspapers etc., plus additional signs.
After the deadline February 22, 2016
Half price for all participants but participants’ names and information will NOT be available on printed advertising.
Host Artist: $30 for one tour, $50 for both tours (+ membership fee)
Guest Artists: $30 for one tour, $50 for both tours (+ membership fee)
Visiting Artists: $30 for one tour, $50 for both tours
Your tour fee pays for newspaper advertisements, website updates/extension, and additional printing when possible.
POLICIES
Studio Tour Boundary:
MEMBERSHIP (must be a resident of the above South Niagara regions)
New member $20
Renewal Member (consecutive years) $10
Your membership fee pays for website hosting, domain registration, a personal artist profile page, and lawn signs.
STUDIO TOURS
Our hallmark events are the South Niagara Artists Summer Studio Tour, held annually on the second weekend of August, as well as the South Niagara Artists Fall Studio Tour, held annually on the weekend following the Canadian Thanksgiving.
2016 Dates: SUMMER Saturday-Sunday August 6-7, 10am-5pm
FALL Saturday-Sunday October 15-16, 10am -5pm
2016 Fees:
Before the deadline February 22, 2016
Host Artist: $60 for one tour, $100 for both tours (+ membership fee)
Guest Artists: $60 for one tour, $100 for both tours (+ membership fee)
NOTE: a “guest” is a member and South Niagara resident but exhibiting at a different location for the tour(s)
Visiting Artists: $60 for one tour, $100 for both tours
NOTE: a “visiting artist” is NOT a member and is a resident of “out of the area” of South Niagara but exhibiting at a member’s location for the tour(s)
Your tour fee pays for printed brochure-map, posters etc., paid advertising in newspapers etc., plus additional signs.
After the deadline February 22, 2016
Half price for all participants but participants’ names and information will NOT be available on printed advertising.
Host Artist: $30 for one tour, $50 for both tours (+ membership fee)
Guest Artists: $30 for one tour, $50 for both tours (+ membership fee)
Visiting Artists: $30 for one tour, $50 for both tours
Your tour fee pays for newspaper advertisements, website updates/extension, and additional printing when possible.
POLICIES
- Refunds will NOT be granted for tour participation cancellations or changes.
- Late additions (e.g. new members that join the tour(s) after the deadline) will NOT have a place on the printed brochure-map.
- Membership applications are accepted year round and the website will be updated accordingly.
- New members receive one (1) lawn sign for year round promotion.
- Members may request up to four (4) additional lawn signs for promotion. (These additional signs are “owned by the group” and are available on a “as-needed” basis for year-round and tour-specific promotion.)
Studio Tour Boundary:
- The studio tours will include any/all artists who are residents and with studios open to the public in the areas of Wainfleet, Port Colborne and Fort Erie.
- The studio tours will be promoted as one whole group.
- Members who do not have “open-to-the public spaces” are considered “guests”. They can be accommodated by joining a fellow artist’s studio or other public art spaces (arrangements must be made by the artist seeking an exhibition space).
For more information contact the South Niagara Artists Membership Coordinator, Patte McCarthy patte.lovinglife@gmail.com
IF YOU MEET THE PROFESSIONAL AND GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS AND ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER,
PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AVAILABLE HERE.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AVAILABLE HERE.