Creative Pinellas Show:
Threads of Nature:
Inspired by the Florida Botanical Gardens
A SURFACE DESIGN GUILD SHOW at
The Gallery at Creative Pinellas
12211 Walsingham Road, Largo FL 33778
Show Dates: July 18 – October 6, 2024
Opening: Thursday, July 18 – 6:00 p.m. Catered with cash bar.
The Guild encourages member’s best 2-D and 3-D work that is no more than 2 years old that is inspired by Florida nature and plants. Maximum of 3 pieces per person.
Creative Pinellas will:
- Hang show – all work will be hung at their discretion.
- Accept 2-D and 3-D work and clothing.
- Insure the show.
- Sell our work in the show for a 75% to artists/25% Creative Pinellas split. A QR code will take people to sales information.
- Creative Pinellas will send out a link to our members to enter the CP portal. We will fill out a contract and Art Intake form on-line. We will provide a photo of the work we are submitting. http://www.creativepinellas.org/surfacedesignguild
- Work does not have to be for sale, but must be priced for insurance.
- Work can’t be taken down until show closes on October 7.
SDG members will:
- Must fill out and sign Creative Pinellas Art Intake form by June 3, 2024. http://www.creativepinellas.org/surfacedesignguild Creative Pinellas is asking for a photo of your work as completed as it is by this deadline. Creative Pinellas will notify you by mid-June if your work has been accepted into the show, and you will need to send a "good" jpg photo of your work at that time.
- Print out the Packing List provided in the Member's Only/Exhibit Submissions area of our website. Fill out all requested information, and attach it to your appropriately packaged artwork.
- Bring your artwork to the July 8th TBSDG meeting for check-in, or take your artwork to Creative Pinellas on Wednesday, July 10 at a pre-arranged appointment time.
- Creative Pinellas will contact those artists whose work isn't juried into the show. Those artists will pick up their work at Creative Pinellas by appointment.
- Provide ready-to-hang work. Work can be hung from the ceiling. Work will be hung from nails and hooks. Creative Pinellas has pedestals. You will provide mannequins for clothing that they will approve.
- Send out e-vites & invitations to your mailing lists.
- Creative Pinellas will need volunteers to iron artwork prior to hanging.
- Come and enjoy the opening.
- Pick up work at Creative Pinellas on Oct 7-8-9, at your appointed time. If you can’t pick up your work, please arrange for someone else to do it.
If you would like your work to be considered by Creative Pinellas for the printed invitation and banners, please submit a 300 dpi high resolution photo of your work by May 1, 2024 to: sarahdesign@yahoo.com.
Exhibition Calendar:
Monday, June 3 - Deadline for Email Art Intake form & jpgs
Monday, July 8 - Deliver to TBSDG member meeting OR
Wednesday, July 10 - Deliver work to Creative Pinellas by appointment
Thursday, July 18, 6-8 p.m. - Opening Reception at Creative Pinellas
Monday, October 7-8-9 - Pick up work from Creative Pinellas by appointment*
*If you are unable to pick up your artwork yourself, please arrange for another Guild member to do this for you.
SDG Show Committee – Donna Isaac, Angie Knowles, Sarah Butz, June Colburn, Mei-Ling St. Leger, Pat Grice, CindieTownley, Dana Maley, and Aida Sheets.
Art Intake Form Online
TBSDG members will be sent an invitation to enter this show. Deadline to enter is June 3. Fill out one form for each piece that you are entering:
Artist Name
Contact Info
Artwork Title
Measurements
Insured Value
Sale Price
Media
Bio of Artist
Photo of Artist
They will create a QR code for your work, so be ready to give them your Website or Media addresses.
Jpg Labels:
Artist Last Name_Title_Full
Artist Last Name_Title_Detial
Several members are needed for ironing on July 11 from 12:00 - 4:00
