ArtPrize Blog
June 30th, 2010
In just over 24 hours, the artist/venue matching period for ArtPrize 2010 will be complete. There are already more artists with venues than last year, and the number keeps growing! Like last year, these final hours are a bit of a scramble. Here are a few things you need to know.
Finalize connections!
Artists and venues, you must finalize your connections on artprize.org before 5:00 PM EDT tomorrow, July 1. After that, it’s too late, and connections cannot be made. Do not wait until the last minute!
Once the hosting agreement is complete, artist and venue return to artprize.org to make it official. Both artist and venue must click the SECURE button before the artist is secured. Note: the SECURE button is not on the artist or venue profiles, it’s on your Manage Connections page. To find your Manage Connections page, log in and click the “Connections” link (it’s over to the right).
What about artists without venues?
While we won’t know for sure until tomorrow, there’s a good chance that not all artists will secure a venue. Artists who do not secure a venue will not compete in ArtPrize 2010. Also, venues that do not secure at least one artist will not be a venue during the event.
When will we know the final number of artists and venues?
After matching ends at 5:00 PM EDT tomorrow, we’ll perform an audit. We’ll know the final numbers early next week. You’ll be able to see a complete list of artists here, and a complete list of venues here. Each venue profile contains a list of the artists showing there.
June 21st, 2010
Young Kim's "salt & earth" being installed for ArtPrize Sept 21, 2009. Photo by JohnE777 on flickr.
Artists and venues have until July 1 to make a connection, sign a Hosting Agreement and secure each other on the website. If an artist does not secure a venue, the artist is not in the event. If a venue does not secure any artists, the venue is not in the event.
The actual number of venues and artists participating in ArtPrize® 2010 will not be known until Connections close July 1 and ArtPrize conducts a final audit.
That said, with registration closing June 17, people are curious about how many artists registered–meaning how many artists have applied to be in the competition and are seeking a venue.
For ArtPrize 2010
226 venues registered
2,249 artists registered (audit still pending)
Again, the numbers above do not reflect how many artists/venues will participate at the 2010 event from September 22 – October 10. Only the number of artists/venues who applied. An artist must secure space within a venue and a venue must secure an artist to participate in the event.
June 17th, 2010
***TODAY AT 5:00PM EDT ARTIST REGISTRATION CLOSES FOR ARTPRIZE 2010***
Important information on collaborators is below.
Painting of squid by Meg Perec from ArtPrize 2009. Photo by JohnE777 on flickr.com
To be registered you must:
- Complete a personal profile
- Complete an entry proposal
- Pay the $50 registration fee (nonrefundable)
Register now for ArtPrize 2010.
A receipt will be emailed to you after you pay the $50 fee. Please, keep this receipt for your records.
After registration closes, artists have until July 1 to secure a venue.
Artists must secure a venue to participate in the ArtPrize event. Learn more about securing a venue.
Will I appear on the list of artists when I register?
When you register, you will appear on a list of artists that only venues can see. Once you secure a venue, you are officially in the 2010 event and will appear on this list.
Collaborators
All collaborators must be registered by June 17. Each collaborator must be added under the entry, and a $25 fee must be paid for each one added.
In the case of a winning entry, ArtPrize only recognizes the artist who submitted the entry and registered collaborators under that entry as stakeholders in prizes and copyright.
June 15th, 2010
5:00PM EDT THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 17, ARTIST REGISTRATION CLOSES
What do I have to do to register?
- Complete a personal profile
- Complete an entry proposal
- Pay the $50 registration fee (nonrefundable)
Register now for ArtPrize 2010.
Does registering guarantee me a spot in ArtPrize 2010?
No. Becoming a participant in ArtPrize is a two-step process.
- Register, so venues can view your profile
- Secure a venue through artprize.org
The deadline to secure a venue is July 1.
Will I appear on the list of artists when I register?
When you register, you will appear on a list of artists that only venues can see. Once you secure a venue, you are officially in the 2010 event and will appear on this list.
June 11th, 2010
This Thursday, June 17, at 5:00PM EDT, artist registration for ArtPrize 2010 will close.
To be registered as an artist, you must
- Complete a personal profile
- Complete an entry proposal
- Pay the $50 registration fee
Register now for ArtPrize 2010.
Registering for ArtPrize does not guarantee an artist a venue at the event. Each artist must secure a venue, and artists are securing venues from now until July 1.
Learn more about securing a venues or view artists that have currently secured venues for 2010.
What about collaborators?
No collaborators can be registered after June 17. Each collaborator must be added under the entry, and a $25 fee must be paid for each one added.
In the case of a winning entry, ArtPrize will only recognize the artist who submitted the entry and registered collaborators under that entry as stakeholders in prizes and copyright.
June 1st, 2010
***Connections are open, artists must secure a venue on artprize.org by July 1 to compete in ArtPrize 2010***
Artists and venues have now entered the time we refer to as “matching” or “connections,” when they formally commit to each other for the 2010 event. It’s when artprize.org, essentially, becomes a dating website.
So, how does it work?
WE LIKE SURPRISES
The process of connections is what makes ArtPrize fundamentally different from any other event. We like surprises, and that’s what we get when the event is handed over to artists and venues to organize themselves. ArtPrize, the organization, has no curator or jury to pick artists for the event.
Each venue independently chooses which artists to show from the website. Some venues will be run by highly qualified curators in the art world, others by amateur enthusiasts. The huge variety in venues–and decisions made by venues–is what makes ArtPrize so radically open and unpredictable.
Venues have been browsing artists on artrpize.org since April 19 (when artist registration opened). Many artists have contacted venues to informally discuss their options. From today until July 1, they can make their agreement official on artprize.org. As they do, you will see the list of artists slowly grow as the program for ArtPrize 2010 is built real-time. Read More »
