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Dues
Meetings
Newsletters
Gallery
Hours
Classes
Sales
Ongoing
Member Exhibits
Special
Exhibits
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Founded
in 1958, the A.A.C.P C. is comprised of over 500 members from Porter and
surrounding counties, as well as surrounding states. Our non-profit
corporation is governed by a Board of Directors elected yearly by the
membership. The A.A.C.P.C. operates the Chesterton Art Gallery and sponsors the
annual Chesterton Art Fair. (Top 80th in the Country, as ranked by Sunshine Artists publication).
Dues:
Membership
dues are renewed in the anniversary month of joining. You will also be listed in
the current Art Center membership registry. The registry is not available for
sharing information. Look for the
renew date in the top line of your address label.
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Meetings:
Membership meetings are usually combined with
a program-demonstration and are announced in the newsletter. The annual
meeting with elections is held in September. Business meetings are the 1st
Thursday of each month at the Art Center, from 7 p.m. and open to all.
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Newsletter:
Published
monthly and mailed to each active member. All gallery activities are listed,
such as class offerings, trips, and gallery exhibitions. Artists should call in
or send information about their upcoming exhibitions, awards, etc., by the 10th
of each month for inclusion in the newsletter.
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Gallery
Hours: Daily
11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Weekends 1 - 4 p.m. Members are asked to
contribute time for hosting the gallery on Sunday (or Monday or Tuesday during
the summer). The office manager hosts from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. M,T,W; the gallery
secretary on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the gallery director on Thursdays and
Fridays. If a member exhibits in the main gallery during our Winter Art Fair,
they are required to host for 3 hours during the fair, allowing the gallery to
offer extended hours during the holiday shopping season.
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Classes:
Over 200 classes,
demonstrations,
and workshops are offered yearly for adults and
children. Classes, such as
painting, drawing, ceramics, pastels, weaving, paper-making, darkroom
techniques, watercolors, oils and acrylics, as well as workshops in many crafts,
are held in our new two-story art education facility adjacent to the
gallery. We also offer a complete summer schedule weekly for children.
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Sales:
The
gallery receives a 20% commission on all member sales. Insurance coverage of all items is included. Checks for art
sold during the month are mailed after the 1st of the following
month. Artists selling more than $600 in a year will be sent a 1099, so keep all
your expense receipts. The gallery charges 5% sales tax to the customer and pays
the tax to the state. Membership entitles you to a 10% discount on all artwork
purchased at the Gallery.
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Ongoing
Member Exhibits: Each
member is encouraged to exhibit year-round as follows:
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Front
gallery or office: 1 large, 2 medium, or 3 small paintings
as space permits. No more than two items of sculpture. Display
pedestals
and two locked jewelry cases are available.
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Loft: 2
large, 3 medium, or 4 small paintings as space permits. Display
area for pottery and sculpture, stationery, jewelry,
wearable art, and other small artworks are welcomed. There are
browse boxes for wrapped, unframed work.
Each
work must be original in design, concept, and craftsmanship.
Paintings done in a class or copied from a picture or existing painting
are important for learning, but should not be exhibited as your
own. Matting and framing must be of professional quality. Please
clearly mark your work, along with your price, on your piece,
and leave us an inventory of your displayed works. All exhibits
should arrive and depart on designated dates as per newsletter.
Exhibits are
hung by the exhibit committee. New work may be brought in to
replace
that which has sold.
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