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Membership Guidelines

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Eligibility

Membership is juried and open to fine artists that reside in New Mexico, must be at least 18 years of age and in good standing with AAT. Any outstanding balances must be paid prior to registration.  All work for display in the tour must be original work/art by the exhibiting artist.

 

The following media ARE NOT allowed:

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  • Commercial, manufactured or kit work, including use of commercial molds, patterns, blanks or dies.

  • Commercially manufactured art tiles or note cards that are not created from the artist’s original work.

  • Machine screened patterns, mass production or factory produced wearable goods.

  • Glass forms of mass production.

  • Commercial casts, molds, or production work for precious jewelry (silver, gold, platinum, etc. and precious or semi‐precious stones).

 

Collaborative Work

Artists often work with other artists in both the creative development and implementation of a single piece of art or body of work. The following membership options are available to these artists:​

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  • If the artists are collaborating on a specific work in the same medium, only a single membership is required, with all names listed on the application. 

  • If each artist works in different disciplines (e.g., fiber versus glass, sculpture versus painting, etc.), each artist must apply for membership.

  • If each artist works in the same discipline, but styles, techniques, etc. are distinctly different, each artist must apply for membership.

 

Application for AAT Membership

Applications and fees can be submitted online at the AAT website. It is only necessary for one application to be completed regardless of the number of mediums being submitted.

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There is an initial jury fee of $25.00 per artist with application. Upon acceptance, participants are required to pay a tour fee of $250.00, which covers the fiscal year from January to December. Please note that both the jury and tour fees are non-refundable. This investment grants artists the opportunity to showcase their profile on the AAT website and participate in the 3-day August art tour.

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All artwork must be original; created and signed by the participating artist.

  • Artist must have a sufficient current inventory available for sale.

  • Prints, giclée and reproductions of the artists' original work is acceptable, however still must be less than 30% of current inventory.

  • To facilitate maximum sales, artists are strongly encouraged to offer work in a variety of price ranges.
     

Member Sites must be approved by the Board

  • Site hosts are encouraged to make available space for one or more artists to show their work.   Site hosts reserve the option of refusing artists to display their work at their home site.

  • Artists must have a host site acquired before final application process.
     

Additional Artist Guidelines

  • Must have a valid NM CRS sales tax number and provide it to the AAT.

  • Required to have general liability insurance for his/her studio/site and provide the Certificate of Insurance (COI) to the AAT.  AAT does not provide insurance and is not responsible for any accidents or injuries during the Tour.

  • Must be able to COMPLETE set-up prior to the opening (10am on Friday morning) and have work displayed the entire length of the show (until 4pm on Sunday)

  • Are required to ask Tour guests to complete the survey during each day of the Tour. These surveys assist us with the Lodger’s Tax requirements for our annual funding requests for advertising support.

  • Must obtain at least two Sponsors. Sponsor levels are:

    •  $50.00(BRONZE)

    • $100.00(SILVER)

    • $200.00(GOLD)

    • All Sponsors are included in our brochure.

    • Artists have the option of being their own Sponsor for $100.00 or obtain one Sponsor at any level and Self-Sponsor for $50.00 instead of obtaining outside Sponsors.

  • All food served during tour must be PREPACKAGED (no homemade or served open), pursuant Lincoln County Health Laws.

  • Artists are NOT ALLOWED to serve any alcohol during the Tour in accordance with New Mexico State laws.

    • Serving alcohol to the public at a non-licensed site can result in a FOURTH-DEGREE FELONY.
       

Images of current work

A minimum of five (5) jpeg digital images, all under 1 MB in size. Four images of your current work and one of the artists in studio. All images shall be sharp and clearly show the artwork. Each image must be labeled using the following format: Last Name, First Name, Artwork Title. Images not meeting these standards will not be accepted. 

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The Jury Process 

The review criteria are:

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  • Originality (creativity)

  • Craftsmanship (skilled and innovative in the construction and/or use of materials resulting in fine art or high-quality craftwork)

  • Composition (effective use of forms or abstract techniques)

  • Elements of art (line, color, space, form, media, texture)

  • Unity and variety (balance of elements, repetition, visual rhythm)

  • Aesthetic vision and results (art or craft work which enhances or adds to its surroundings)

  • Degree of difficulty

  • Control and execution of medium
     

Applicants should understand that their work is being fairly reviewed based solely on the merits of materials presented. The artist will be informed as whether he/she has been accepted to participate in AAT. 

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