Los Mangos Library Calls for Art Auction Entries Biblioteca Los Mangos | |
December 19, 2014 |
All artist and art collectors, with a strong commitment to Puerto Vallarta, are invited to participate in the XV ART AUCTION to be held on January 29, 2015.
Domestic and foreign artists can participate with works in any discipline, to a maximum of three pieces per artist, ensuring greater participation. Additionally, participants may donate works of other artists which they own.
The format and medium will be unrestricted, as long as its size, features and weight allow easy handling for temporary exhibition.
The works which are unable to be displayed because of their discipline, format or characteristics may be shown virtually in a loop projection during the exhibit, if selected.
The proposed work should not have been shown previously at the Los Mangos Auction.
Perishable works or those endangering the integrity of other works or the viewer will not be accepted.
To participate, applicants must fill out a registration form online for each work submitted, available from the publication of this notice, until January 7, 2015.
In doing so, the applicant authorizes Los Mangos Library to use the information about the work for promotional purposes and for publishing an online catalog. Click on REGISTER to fill out the form.
Works will go through a selection process by a curatorial board, formed by participating gallery owners which has the dual intention of filtering quality and building bridges between artists and the art market.
The list of selected works will be published on the auction’s website no later than January 10, 2015, by which time the artist will be notified personally, by email.
Upon notification of acceptance by the organizing committee, works must be delivered until the deadline of 5:00 pm Thursday, January, 15th to Los Mangos Library. These works must come perfectly packaged ready for display, meaning that all assembly parts are included for the exhibition. The packaging and shipping costs are borne by the artist or owner of the work.
A collective exhibition will be mounted with selected works at Los Mangos Library and an online catalog will be published, therefore images must be of the highest possible quality.
Due to the high number of artworks received, only some of them can be shown on the catwalk for “live auction,” which will be decided by the curatorial council. Most of the works will be offered in the “fixed price” exhibition. For this reason, the artist must specify in the application form, both the starting price of the work (minimum acceptable price for the transaction) as well as the appraised value (real value of the work). In order to boost auction sales it is advised to enter works with an appraised value of $750 USD or less. This recommendation results from sales at past auctions.
Unsold work, or pieces not being donated to the library, must be picked up by the artist, by the date indicated on the delivery receipt.
As a fundraising event, selling the artwork involves donating a minimum 50% of the sale price for the operation of Los Mangos Library. However, the artist or owner of the work may specify a higher percentage grant, if he or she prefers.
Any questions can be answered until December 26th, 2014. Questions may be sent to subasta@bibliotecalosmangos.com. Following this period, most comments will be published in a section titled, frequently asked questions on the auction page.
The Los Mangos Art Auction is one of the main events of the year in terms of fundraising for our Puerto Vallarta Public Library, thus allowing us to remain as the regional leader in cultural services to the community.
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