Baird & Warner and the Berwyn Public Art Initiative Present:
A Community Art Collection
Activating a new intersection to connect artist & art collectors
The Berwyn Art Initiative is thrilled to partner with Baird & Warner on a long term art collection curated by BPAI which will feature local artists in an effort to continue bringing visibility to artists and their practice. We are excited to highlight each artist through public programming and stimulate the collector base in the neighborhood by activating spaces like Baird & Warner who value the arts and the community at large.
Call for Artists
We are looking for artists who are open to loaning their artwork for one year for the first Community Art Collection which will be housed at the new Baird & Warner location in Berwyn. A selection of works will be installed, insured, and highlighted through public programming.
Duration:
Max 1 year loan
Art Submission Deadline:
August 5, 2022
Public programming will be flexible to each artist's comfort level and can take the form of an artist talk or reception. If artists would like to propose other ways to connect & share with the community, we are happy to discuss further. BPAI and Baird & Warner will also circulate a listing of the collection to our respective audiences via e-blasts and social media. An artist contract will follow upon final artist selections.
Please Note: in the event artwork is sold during the exhibition timeframe (to a client of B&W or from the artist's end) the artist will retail 100% of the sale.
Art Work Requirements:
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15” x 15”
24” x 24”
24” x 30” (w x h)
30” x 30”
36” x 36”
40” x 40”
48” x 48”
60” x 40” (w x h)
Art does not have to have exact measurements as above but should be within the range. -
Paintings, Photography, Mixed Media, and Illustration
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Abstract, Atmospheric, Colorful, Floral, Elegant, Landscape, Layered, Movement, Organic, Pop, Representational, Textured, Topographical, Urban, Vibrant, and Whimsical
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Works on paper must be framed with a wire or d-rings for hanging.
Canvases must be stretched with wire or d-rings for hanging (framing is not required).
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Series of works welcomed
B&W Office Location:
6347 Cermak Rd, Berwyn, IL 60402
Business Hours: M–F, 9am–5pm
Submission Instructions
Artists may submit up to 5 pieces for consideration. Please include the following information in the body of the email for every piece you submit:
First, Last Name
Artist Nickname
Artist Bio
Phone
Email
Website, Instagram, Facebook
Image of artwork
Title
Medium
Size
In the file name of your images, please include last name, title, medium, and size, ex: DALI-The-Persistence-of-Memory-Oil-on-Canvas-9_5x13.jpg
Submission Form:
https://forms.gle/r3UEjT6KKvsMs88P8
This form will require you to sign into your Google to upload files.
Frequently Asked Questions:
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• Opportunity to showcase your art in a bright, large, and accessible space.
• Freeing up space in your studio for new work.
• Broadening your audience.
• Promotion by BPAI and B&W.
• Keeping 100% of all sales if you provided purchase code.
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Selected artists will be contacted on August 31, 2022 by BPAI.
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We encourage artists who are based in Berwyn, neighboring towns and local to Chicagoland to apply. Artists will be responsible to hand deliver their work to a Berwyn location to sign a condition report and an artist contract.
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The Community Art Collection will be displayed at the Baird & Warner office.
6347 Cermak Rd, Berwyn, IL 60402 -
Business Hours: M–F, 9am–5pm
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BPAI plans to rotate the artwork after 6 months within the space. All artwork in the collection will remain in the office space, but in a new wall location.
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Yes, artists can also bring potential buyers to the B&W office to view the work in person.
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Item descriptionInterested purchasers/clients will contact BPAI or artist directly via QR code which will outline information to initiate the art sale. Or an email can be sent to info@berwynpublicartinitative.org to initiate sale.
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After a sale, the empty wall space will be filled by another piece of art, BPAI may contact artists to place another piece in this space.
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If payment has been received and confirmed by BPAI & the artist, the client can take the piece the same day as long as it's during Baird & Warner business hours. If the artist nor BPAI are unable to confirm payment, a scheduled pick-up date will be made once the payment has been received from the client. A pick-up can also be conducted post business hours with advance notice and coordination with Baird & Warner.
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Yes, as long as it's within business hours.
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No, you are welcome to visit without an appointment. However, for the artwork located in conference rooms - if those rooms are in use at the time of the visit, you may need to wait until meetings end and clients leave the space in order to view the works.
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High level details in contract will include:
Artwork will be insured by Baird & Warner.
Commitment of 1 year loan at no cost to Baird & Warner or BPAI.
Baird & Warner & BPAI will circulate artist materials via social media and newsletters to introduce each artist and their practice to their collective audiences.Public community events around the artwork will be held at the Baird & Warner office to bring visibility to participating artists and their artwork.
Both Baird & Warner and BPAI will promote these events to engage with current clients and community members.
Artists must provide a QR code or digital payment method & information in order to receive a payment directly from the client.
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if you would like BPAI to accept payment via Square - a credit card processing fee of 2.6-3.5% will be deducted from sale cost and BPAI will pay artist via check.If art is sold during the time of the loan, clients can take artwork at the time of the sale transaction, artists will retain 100% of the sale. Baird & Warner nor BPAI will not collect a cut from the selling price. (However, if BPAI is collecting payment on behalf of the artist, BPAI will retain the processing fee).
For any questions, please contact us at info@berwynpublicartinitative.org