245 Main St, Kingfield, ME 04947
207-340-1045
High Peaks Artisan Guild
About Membership
We are a co-op working gallery.
New membership requires a minimum 3-month commitment. We are only taking working members at this time.
All member's work is juried:
If you are interested in joining, please send a short artist bio, 5 images with a description of your art, your contact information. Please let us know if you can work 2 days a month, only 1 day. You may email us or use the contact page. Let us know what your skills.
Please allow 30 days or in some cases longer for us to review your application. We will contact you if we need more information. To find out more about the juried process or for questions contact Patty T. at 207-235-2054. You will be invited to meet us at the beginning of one of our members meetings usually held once a month.
Membership (Subject to change)
Membership Cost is $40 a month. (please pay before the 1st of the month) - This is passed on to cover our rent.
% of sales is taken each month depending on the number of hours you work each month.
Must cover these days first (Fri. Sat. or Sun.)
The full membership information will be emailed to you.
Vote at meetings.
Must attend at least 7 membership meetings a year.
What tasks can you Volunteer to do to help out?
The full membership information will be emailed to you or or printed out for you to sign.
We also have an independent vendor option if you live away or just cannot work at the gallery. With no voting rights. (not accepting any non working members at this time 9/2024
Keep the Gallery Operational
As members we all work together to keep the guild operating. Providing support, volunteering our time for tasks, tending the shop, and artwalk.
We have membership meetings every month TBD.
Behind the scenes there are a lot of duties to keep the gallery open: cleaning & painting, repairs, marketing, website design, accounting, secretary duties, putting up flyers, posting online, advertising, responding to request, Facebook, ordering supplies, etc. Your assistance is needed and required. So, volunteering to take on some extra work behind the scenes is a necessity please reach out with your skills!
First Friday Night ARTWALK - Want to show your work but you are not a member?
Show your work during Artwalk, Art will be on display for one week. All items sold will be spilt 50% / 50% Artist/Gallery. You would hang your show, be on hand during Artwalk, provide some finger foods and a bottle of wine for the event and be there invite your friends etc to this event as it is a meet the artist. The guild will supply paper products, table coverings, and dishes as needed.
Members and Non member please Sign up for First Friday Night ArtWalk (Kingfield, Maine) as the featured artist See Patty T.
I've joined now what?
Before your work can be displayed in the gallery you will need to meet with someone in person (Patty T.), sign the contract, assign your space. You will need to provide needed appropriate display racks, artist signing/price tags (please get wall tag approval). Price all of your work with your initials, and pay your rent before any artwork is displayed. It takes time to coordinate with other members to remove items and make space. Please allow 2-4 weeks for this process. then sign up for a few shifts with someone who is able to train you.
Website Listings:
Please send Alana Ranney your contact info description of the art, how you want your listing to read. ie. Alana's Fine Art Photography. Email her web images of your work for use on our website, 5 is good amount and a brief your bio, how your products are made and materials etc.
If you have an artist website send Alana a link as well. She will link our page to yours, you must back to us at highpeaksartisanguild.com
You will receive a listing on HPAG website and Facebook pages with new artist welcome post.
Calendar - We use Google Calendar to Sign up for working days:
Please contact Alana 207 320 8147 (call or text me your email address) she will get you added just as soon as possible give her a few weeks.
Volunteers are Needed!
Someone to run the Facebook post and respond to messages. This is a group effort as well! Like share your fellow artists post and post images from a variety of artist that the gallery is open etc. or check out the new work just arriving.
Someone to respond to message and check our Email
Cleaning/Painting Walls
Training new members
Marketing
Back up Secretary
