participate - Volunteers

We need volunteers for: Placing yard signs and delivering programs to businesses. Please contact Colleen at colleen@cutzmeridian.com

 

participate - Artists

Please visit the Artists page for all pertinent information.

 

participate - Businesses

Thank you to all the local businesses that participated in the Art Walk in 2009! We are one of the largest Art Walks in Seattle. Now a year-round event, we look forward to adding more businesses to our event!

 

Download the 2010 application here.

 

We are proud to have created an Art Walk that focuses on high quality art, brings new artists and art enthusiasts to Wallingford, and makes for a meaningful community event. Many businesses reported an increase in foot traffic and sales from the art walk last year. We are looking forward to bringing in more people for our third year in 2010.

 

How do I join?  | What are the benefits of joining?

What do I do once I join? | When does it begin & end?

 

 

How do I join?

In order to participate in the Wallingford Art Walk you must submit the registration form with payment of $100.00 by Thursday, April 1st. Many expenses for the Art Walk are being subsidized by the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce and other sponsors.

 

Benefits of Joining

Your contribution includes you in the Art Walk for one year and also provides you with the following:

 

1. Wallingford Art Walk posters and a permanent indicator to display in your window/outside your premises.

2. Placement on the downloadable map and business listingto clearly show your location and business contact info including Web site.

3. Listing on this Web site www.wallingfordartwalk.org with a link to your business.

4. Features on Facebook, links posted, images from your events, featured artists and publicity for your business.

5. Inclusion in any advertising, press releases and articles written about the Art Walk where a list of all participants is included.

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What do I do once I join?

Download our logo and display it on your website.

How to download logo:

1. Place your mouse over logo.

2. Right hand click to quick menu.

3. Select "Save Image As" and save to whatever folder on your computer you want.

 

Display the Art Walk Poster.

Available from Colleen at Cutz/Meridian.

 

Assign Space:

Determine how much space you have and what type of artwork would be most suitable for your business environment. Keep

in mind that for some locations art such as sculptures and glass may be a great addition and in other locations that may compromise the safety for your customers.

We strongly suggest changing your art each month or at least every other month.

 

Arrange a time for the artist(s) to meet you at your business. This will help you both agree on the amount of work, how it will be hung, and can also reaffirm that they are a good match for your business. Visit artists and their find a perfect match.

 

Or find an artist yourself by posting a ‘call for artists’ on www.craigslist.org under ‘Artists’ section and book artists in advance for the remainder of the year.

 

Draft a written agreement to be signed by you and each artist who displays work. This can be tailored to your own specific

criteria, however we recommend that it include:

 

1. Artist’s contact information

2. Date and time of delivery and pick up

3. Prices of items & commission rate (if any) – standard is between 10-20%

4. Responsibility for lost or stolen of items (it is standard to not accept responsibility)

5. How and when payment will be distributed to the artist

6. Ask each artist for a written Artist’s Statement that you can use when publicizing their work and for business cards to display

7. Submit the 1-2 sentences about the featured artist(s) by the 15th of the month for inclusion in the next art walk program.

 

When does it begin?

The first Art Walk is the first Wednesday of every month.

We ask participating businesses to stay open from 6-9pm (Wallingford Center businesses close at 8pm).

 

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