ARTIST FORMS

Artist Information:
http://tinyurl.com/Icon35ArtistInfo

Piece Submission:
http://tinyurl.com/Icon35ArtPieceSubmission

Print Shop Submission:
http://tinyurl.com/Icon35ArtPrintShopSubmission

Please read these guidelines carefully, and then return a completed control sheet and artist waiver to indicate your understanding of the rules.

Patrons - The price of your art purchases will be subject to a 7% Iowa sales tax in addition to what is bid.

Artists - If you, as an artist, would like to attend ICON and participate in panels or demos, then please send us email and we’ll make sure you are included in the schedule. Also let us know if you want to appear on our Other Notable Attendees page with a link to your e-mail or website.

Thank you for your interest in the ICON Art Show!

 ***NEW*** MINDBRIDGE ART SHOW COPYRIGHT POLICY(as of April, 2009)

In the interests of protecting intellectual property rights, Mindbridge will make a good faith effort to ensure that copyrighted material will not be sold without the permission of the copyright holders. Mindbridge will request and require all individuals participating in sales through Mindbridge to sign a waiver acknowledging that they are responsible for ensuring that their items comply with copyright and trademark laws. Additionally, such agents will be required to sign a statement accepting full responsibility for ensuring that they have the legal right to sell those items and to waive and hold harmless Mindbridge Foundation, its subsidiaries and projects from any recourse that selling those items may provoke. Icon is a project of the Mindbridge Foundation, and will be enforcing this policy.If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us. This waiver will be available closer to ICON 35.

Galen Silversmith, Head
Lindsay Elliott, Assistant
Michele Maakestad, Consulting
artshowdept@iowa-icon.com

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MAIN ART SHOW RULES

Each piece must have a minimum bid, a quicksale price, and an after auction price (after auction price may be NFS). (If not for sale, the work must be designated as NFS.) A quick sale price is one at which the piece may be purchased immediately if there are no current bids. Quick sold artwork will not go to auction. This year, ICON will be charging a $2.50 per panel or half-table. Each artist will be guaranteed at least 4 panels, for hanging art, or or 4 half-tables, for three dimensional art (or any division thereof), with additional space on a first-come, first-served basis. (Panels are approx 30” x 60”, half tables are approx. 36” x 36”).Artwork for sale will have hanging priority over notforsale artwork. All artwork must be ready to display upon arrival. Bid sheets must be attached to each piece, and a control sheet listing each piece must be included. Please attach the bid sheets so they may be seen when the piece is hanging. Binder clips on pegboard hooks will be used to hang most artwork. There is a limited rack space for stained glass, which is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Awards will be voted on at the convention and announced at the auction, and prizes will go to the artist or the artist’s agent. Prize winning pieces will go to auction unless they have a quick-sale bid or are listed as not-for-sale.

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PRINT SHOP RULES
We are happy to announce that we will have a space available for print shop pieces. 
Each piece must have a price tag which includes: 

• Artist Title Print number/edition Print medium
• Price

The fee for entering art into the print show is a flat $2.50 fee. This amount can be combined with the check for return postage. There is no commission on art sold in the print shop.

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MAIL-IN ART SHIPMENT

Artwork must arrive before Friday, November 5, 2010. Please contact us at artshowdept@iowa-icon.com if you believe your art may arrive after this date. Facilities are available to store art for no charge if you wish to send your art early. Artwork must be sent in sturdy, reusable containers.

Please ship to the following address:
Mindbridge Foundation.
c/o ICON Art Show
308 E. Burlington St., PMB #300
Iowa City, IA 52240

Please specify if you want the empty container returned if all your work is sold.  Please include a check in U.S. funds for return postage, assuming no sales. ICON payment checks will include a refund for the difference between this and actual shipping costs.
Please include a pre-made return shipping label for returned artwork and a SASE for payment.

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PAYMENT AND ARTWORK RETURN

Sales payment may be shipped separately from unsold artwork. Unsold mail-in art will be shipped back via UPS unless otherwise noted. Unsold art, payment for sales, and a detailed receipt will be sent no later than Friday, November 19, 2010.

We hope to be able to pay attending artists Sunday afternoon between noon and 3:00 pm. This will depend partially on the volume of artwork sold and how promptly payments are made to ICON. Attending artists may also pick up unsold artwork at this time. Unsold art may not be picked up prior to noon on Sunday without previous arrangements.

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WALK-IN ARTWORK
If there is space, walk-in artwork will be accepted on Friday from Noon-5pm and from 9am – 10am Saturday Morning.

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AUCTION
Any piece with more than one bid, all prize winning (not quick sold) items, and items with no bids which are selected by the art show staff as having special merit, will go to auction.

Contact Information:If you have any questions
E-mail artshowdept@iowa-icon.com