DAYTON ART FAIR
FEBRUARY 15 & 16, 2025
The Contemporary Dayton is reimagining its legendary 30-year-old Annual Art Auction into a vibrant, community-centric event: the Dayton Art Fair, set to take place on Valentine’s Weekend, February 15 & 16, 2025, at the historic Arcade Rotunda.
Dayton’s artists have generously donated hundreds of masterpieces for the past three decades to support The Co’s operations, bringing art into countless homes. Now, The Co is turning the tables, inviting artists to feature their work and allowing them to keep up to 100% of their profits.
OPPORTUNITIES
ARTIST BOOTHS
Load-in & set-up Friday, February 14, 10 am-4 pm
- Artists manage and keep 100% of sales
- Artists must use The Co’s Booths. Booth: 10 x 10’, three-sided (display permitted on inside walls and floor only); hanging hooks, one 4’ table, one chair, Wi-Fi
- Artists may submit up to 3 images of work and/or prior booth set-up for consideration
- Booth fee: $100. Art Fair Booth Management Display & Training available, date pending; booth fee waived for participants who complete training
UPDATE: NEW DROP-OFF DATES + NO APPLICATION NEEDED, BUT WE ASK YOU TO EMAIL [email protected] WITH YOUR “INTENT TO SUBMIT” BY DECEMBER 1, 2024.
LIVE AUCTION & SILENT AUCTION
UPDATED: Drop-off Thursday, January 23, 4-7 pm & Saturday, January 25, 11-5 pm
- Artists may elect to donate 75-100% of their sale.
- Artists who donate 100% receive two tickets for Fri, Feb 14, Prelude Preview Party; Artists who donate 75% receive 1 ticket.
FAIR SECTIONS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 1, 2024
$50 and Under Mini-Fair / A fair within the Fair dedicated to affordable art for home, office, or gifting—items must retail at $50 and under
- Artists may submit 3 representative images of collections of 10 items or less for consideration (example: 1 image representing a set of 10 boxed handmade notecards or a set of 4 ceramic mugs)
- The Co manages and artists receive 60% of sales
“FlatStock” / Photographs, prints, and hand-screen printed items
- Artists may submit 3 representative images of multiple artworks for consideration
- The Co manages and artists receive 60% of sales
The Love Shack / Heart-themed giftables
- Artists may submit 3 representative images of multiple artworks for consideration
- The Co manages and artists keep 60% of sales
Conditions
- Original, hand-generated work in all creative media is eligible.
- Artists may apply to participate in any or all sections.
- One application per artist.
- All work is juried. The Co reserves the right to decline any work.
- Two-dimensional work must be fully framed and wired, and ready to hang. No saw-tooth hangers or poster frames allowed.
- All prints must be submitted in clear sleeves; mats are encouraged, but optional; work should be signed in pencil on front or back.
- Three-dimensional work must be freestanding and structurally sound. No stickers or taped attachments.
- The Co also reserves the right to photograph work for publicity purposes.
Submission Requirements
Application Fee
Members: Free
Non-Members: $10 – Not a Member? Become a member today!
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Email the following to Cydnie King, Curatorial Assistant, [email protected]
- Contact Information: Name, mailing address, phone, website / social handles
- List of Proposed Items, Pricing, and Sections for Which You are Applying
- Up to 10 jpegs of proposed artwork, previous booth displays, and/or representative images of proposed multiple items
- All artists will be notified via email. Artists with accepted artwork will be asked to complete donation and/or consignment forms.