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The Storm Was Predicted, Ink, gouache, graphite on muslin, 36 x 48”Rebecca Vaughan, Artnauts Board Member


Terms of Membership: Artnauts 2024


The Artnauts have 3 international exhibitions each year. An Artnauts curator procures the venue, establishes contacts, travels to the show and is responsible for setting up and taking down the exhibit. Other Artnauts are encouraged to go with the curator to these destinations to contribute to the dialogue between our artists and the citizens of the host country. To enable this important work and to cover travel and other expenses, we require each member to pay for all 3 shows annually. This allows us to budget what we need to make our mission a reality. Artnauts’ Fees pays for the Lead Curator.


Please read the document carefully, and then sign at the signature line at the end of the document if you agree to these commitments.


2024: 3 International Exhibitions 

  1. Sarajevo Feb 8 at the Winter Arts Festival, then will travel to Burch University, Sarajevo and possibly to Georgia. Curator: George Rivear , Emir Klepo

  2. Rwanda DATES TBD Sometime June of July. Curator: Trine Bumiller

  3. Northern Ireland DATES TBD, most likely Fall. Curator: Rian Kerrane


All specifications will be sent as soon as the details for each exhibition are finalized.

Exhibition Requirements

  • You must commit to ALL 3 International exhibitions for 2023.

  • YOU MUST PAY FEES TO ALL SHOWS, even if you do not submit work for an exhibition.

  • If you are unable to submit work for an exhibition, you MUST contact the lead curator, exhibition assistants, and collective coordinator.

  • You must follow all specifications and deadlines for the exhibition: make work according to the theme, size and preparation requirements and hit all deadlines for digital submission support materials, delivery of artwork and fees.

    Membership Fees 

  • The fees for the year are $306/show for 3 shows = $927  Pay for one show at a time because sometimes the show fee might be less.

  • If you collaborate with another Artnaut, EACH of you must pay your own fee. 

  • Both of you participate in the shows, therefore, both of you must pay the fee.

  • Fees paid with a credit card through our donation buttons are tax-deductible.

  • You must submit the fee by a designated deadline.

  • You will be given 1 e-mail reminder about the fee deadline. 

  • If you miss the deadline, you must pay a $50 late fee fine.

  • Anyone who commits to 2024 and does not uphold the conditions for membership (sections I + II) will not be eligible for any Artnauts’ activities in the future. 


    Catalogs/Press/Social Media/ Mailchimp 

  • Catalogs: 

A catalog is published for each exhibition, either through BLURB or via the host institution’s country.  

  • Press: 

With each exhibition, there is a copious amount of press. On average we have about 10 publications/year. 

  • We have a continuous presence on our Website https://www.artnauts.org/, Instagram and Facebook and 4 newsletters via Mailchimp


Artwork : Timeline + Safety + DeadLines

  • After the initial exhibition, sometimes our exhibitions may tour to other locations and not return to the USA for an undetermined amount of time. 

  • The safety of everyone's work is paramount to the collective. However, unforeseen circumstances sometimes put the artwork at risk. Know that the Artnauts’ are not responsible for work that is damaged or stolen.

  • Digital support materials and the actual works must be submitted by ALL deadlines!  This is critical in making the collective run smoothly.

  • After an exhibition returns to the USA, the artworks will be mailed to you at no charge.

  • This service is part of your fees.

MORE NEWS…

  • If anyone would like to curate an exhibition in 2024 and beyond, please let the Board know asap..

  • Once you become a member, we will send you the names/ contact info of Board Members.

  • Please share with us any ideas about ways to make the collective run better.


THANKS FOR CONSIDERING BECOMING A 2024 ARTNAUT artnauts.org

Volunteering for the Collective

ALL members must volunteer to help run the collective for at least 10 hours/year. 

  • International Curation International exhibition in place of contention

  • National Curation Anniversary + Globalocation Archive Exhibitions

  • Development Grant Writing, fundraising general expenses/documentary film project

  • Exhibitions’ Assistances Exhibition preparation, making labels, communication,work return

  • Catalog Creating catalogs via Blurb or TBD with host country 

  • PR Writing press releases, updates to Website, Facebook/social media/Mailchimp

  • Membership Helping recruit +train new members, overseeing volunteering

  • Mentor Members Give feedback to members about work and help with protocol

  • OTHER


Please fill out the below information if you would like to be considered for membership to ARTNAUTS. Please note, we budget our yearly exhibitions based on members' participation in the shows. This means that if you join, you must pay the fees for ALL 3 SHOWS: $309/show for a total of $927 for 2024. You can pay as you go for each exhibition but are committed to the cost of all three shows. These fees cover travel and installation of the work. We purposely choose venues where we feel a community connection and discourse is most needed.  If you can agree to all the terms and would like to submit an application to join the collective for 2024, please fill out the following information. Once submitted, applications are reviewed by the Arnauts’ Advisory Group and our membership coordination team. You will be notified about your application within 2-3 weeks of submission. 

For questions please contact the New Membership Coordinator: Julie Puma -jgpuma1966@gmail.com

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ARTNAUTS: Frequently Asked Questions

 

How many members are in the collective and who are they?

We will have between 55-60.  Many members teach at the college level and we have a few members who teach in high school.  There are about 10 members who are solely working artists. Almost all the members have advanced degrees in art or some art-related field, education, design and law. We have between 7-10 international members. You will be in very good company and sometimes we invite guests to join us- for example, Richard Serra joined us for a show in Palestine.

 About the work you make for the exhibitions.

You will make work that responds to a particular theme for each show. The lead curator, most times George Rivera, will set the theme and we will send you comprehensive instructions for the show.  You must adhere to strict guidelines for the theme and hit all deadlines for getting your work and support materials in.

 What is the typical size for a piece for an exhibition and why? And medium?

All works are small scale: 8.5” x 11”.  All work must be flat 2-d works.  The work must be matted with a white or off-white matte.  The work never needs to be framed or under glass.  It is too hard to get it there.  Sometimes, host institution will put the work under glass on site. 

 The scale is small because since 9/11 it is hard to get big boxes through customs that are bigger in size and also there is a whole protocol if it is art. So the bigger works in the past sometimes would get hung up in costumes. Therefore, we have gone to a smaller format so that George can put the art in a carryon bag to avoid any issues.

 The work can be any medium, unless specified differently by the curator, as long as it is flat, not fragile, and original.  No reproductions.

 We will assist you in how to properly prepare your work.

 What happens to the work after the show?

If you want your art back, you send a self- addressed envelope when you send your work to George for the shows.  The small scale means that shipping one way via UPS, FedEx or USSP is about $15-20 at your expense. 

 Also, if you do not want your work back, you can sign a waiver (that will be sent to you upon request) to have it included in George Rivera’s Archives at University of Texas, Austin.  On your resume you would be able to put that you are in the UT, Austin’s Collection.

 And sometimes there is an option to donate our work to the host institution.

 When does the work come back from any given show?

This is a hard question to answer. 

Some times when we have shows, the host country would like to have the show travel.  George only allows it to travel if the host country will pay for all the arrangements.  So, 1 show may travel for year at time before we get the work back.  So if you are submitting something and you need it back at a certain time, please let George know and he will give you a time line for the return.

 Can you travel to the show with the curator?

YES…you are welcome to go to any shows it was an AMAZING experience.  You would help George set up the show and be involved with all of the activities around the show- opening, talks, meeting with the press, etc. THIS I NOT A VACATION.. you would  be working with every aspect of the show and more.

 The Artnauts pays all expenses to the head curator (usually George).  Accompanying members pay for all their own expenses. 

 What does the $300 fee per show cover?

Your fees cover the following:

  1. Pays for flights, accommodations, food, other travel expenses in the country, etc. for the curator of the show

  2. Catalog production

  3. PR for the shows

  4. Materials to stage the show- labels, signage, lighting, etc.

  5. Sometimes we need to pay for security at the show, drivers, translators and more

  6. Extra funds left over from an exhibition will go towards travel in the future to pick up exhibitions from prio years

  7. Extra funds also go towards buying catalogs via Blurb.

 We also have nonprofit in association with REDLINE in Denver https://www.redlineart.org/

Which allows us to secure grants… however we rarely have time to write grants for shows bc they happen too quickly. But if you can find a grant to support your fees GREAT.  And because you submit your fees to RedLine, your fee will be a tax donation.

 Fee Payments

You have a few options to pay the fees:

  1. Pay per show at the time of the deadline

We spread out the 3 shows throughout the year so plan on a show every 3-4 months.

  1. Set up a monthly payment plan

 How do you apply?

1. bio and please include your contact info: best email, cell, snail mail address, website 2. 5 images of your work that illustrate your ability to make work with social or political content

3. Statement of Intent for joining: Why do you want to be in the collective? (1/2 page at most)  

4. We ask all members to volunteer each year to help run the collective. Please indicate in your statement of intent which of the following areas would you want to help with: 

 ALL members must volunteer to help run the collective for at least 10 hours /year.

See below a list of jobs to give you ideas about how you can volunteer. 

1.  Curating an international show- this counts as 5 years of volunteering

2.  Curating a show in the USA - this counts for3-5 years of volunteering

3.  Grants- finding and writing grants

4.  Show Preparation- gathering mages, printing labels, assisting George or any of the curators for preparing the shows to travel.

5.  Archive Past Work- prepping work to go to the UT Austin Archive, keeping track of   release forms, packing work, returning work to artists, etc..

6.  Checklist for Exhibitions-creating checklist for each show

7.  Catalog production- working with the lead curator via Blurb or TBD with host country 8.   PR- includes writing press releases, updates to Website, FB and social media

9.   Mentor Members- give feedback to members about work and help with protocol

10. No Work- If you would like to opt out of volunteering, please pay an additional $100.

 The selections process

Your application is reviewed by the Artnauts Advisory Board which is made up of Dr. George Rivera, our lead curator and 6 other Artnauts members.  You will be notified in 1-2 weeks about your application. 

 What are the typical citations for a year of Artnauts’ activities?

At the end of the year we will send you a compilation of all that can be cited on your resume.

 See below what transpired in 2014:

Exhibitions:

2014 Art & Poetics, Mahmoud Darwish Museum, Word Gallery, Ramallah, Palestine

2014 Identity, University Of The Andes, Bogota, Colombia

2014 Moving Beyond Capitalism, Making Another World Happen, Center For Global Justice, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

2014 Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (Odakle Dolazimo? Ko Smo? Kuda Idemo?), Galerija Atelje Kunik, Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina
For Members from 2012 who participated in “Memory Remains” only:

2014 Memory Remains, Galeria Aguafuerte, Mexico City, Mexico
Publications
“Art Exhibition,” Center for Peacebuilding (Centra za izgradnju Mira) Newsletter, Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11/28/2014
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=51ebfab17f7c5d6582e4d48da&id=c05ef25346

“Bethlehem University Faculty open the floor for Art Exhibition,” Site Bainet Newspaper Panorama, 08/31/2014
http://www.panet.co.il/online/articles/110/111/S-843358,110,111.html

The Word House opens art exhibition titled, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” Ma’an News Agency, 08/31/2014

http://www.maannews.net/ARB/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=724301

M.Kh, “Faculty of Dar University opens the floor for Art Exhibition,“The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, 08/30/2014

http://www.wafa.ps/arabic/index.php?action=detail&id=182826

 “Faculty of Dar University opens the floor for Art Exhibition, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” Political Bayader, 08/30/2014

http://www.al-bayader.org/showdetails.php?Article=81685

Dar al-Kalima College opens the floor for Art Exhibition, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” Radio Bethlehem 2000, 08/30/2014

http://www.rb2000.ps/ar/news/119051.html
“University Faculty open the floor for Art Exhibition” Life Press, 08/30/2014
http://www.alhayatp.net/?p=38506

Dar al-Kalima College opens the floor for Art Exhibition, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” Donia Al-Watoan, 08/30/2014
http://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2014/08/30/584673.html

Ramallah, The World House Dar al-Kalima College opens art exhibition titled, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,”, Bright News, 08/30/2014

http://mashreqnews.com/ar/index.php?act=post&id=33391

Dar al-Kalima College opens the floor for Art Exhibition, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” Palestine News Network, 08/30/2014
“Faculty of Dar University opens the floor for Art Exhibition, “The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish,” Fate Media, 08/30/2014
http://www.fatehmedia.ps/page-16434-.html
Rivera, George, "Home, Land, and Homeland As Social Values," Chapter 14 in Mitri Raheb, editor, Palestinian Identity in relation to Time and Space  (Beit Jala, Palestine: Diyar Publisher, 2014), pp. 223-232.

And all shows have catalogs.