ArtPrize Blog

The Final Hours of Artist/Venue Matching

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.