The Village Gallery Print Mart

The Village Gallery Print Mart is now open for members to sell their unframed originals, prints and giclees.  It is available to any member who has:

  1. Dues paid.
  2. A signed Consignment Agreement on file.
  3. Purchased a minimum of one Display Block for dollars or with Village Gold  
  4. Member must not have a negative balance of Village Gold

A Display Block permits you to show up to 5 unframed original works on paper, high quality photographic prints, or giclees for six months. You may purchase up to 2 display blocks for 6 months, for a total of 10 artworks on view at a time.

One Display Block costs $30 or 3 oz. of Village Gold for a six month period.

The sales commission is 25%.  The person staffing the gallery will handle the sale of your work. The minimum price for an item in the Print Mart is $50.  When a work is sold, you may bring in another to replace it.

Procedure:

·         Send your request for 1 or 2 Display Blocks and check (or indication of amount of Village Gold) to Jan Thompson, LJAA Treasurer, 1777 Edgefield Lane , Encinitas , CA 92024 .   Jan will email you with the starting date of your Consignment and when to bring your work to the Print Mart. 

·         Fill out a Consignment List with the information about your art (download the Consignment List from Member Forms on the website, www.lajollaart.org.)  When you arrive at the gallery with your artwork, place it in the Consigment Binder marked Print Mart.  When you add or remove an item in the Print Mart, change the information on your Consignment List.

·         Place your artwork (preferably matted) on a non-bendable surface such as foamcore and enclose in protective clear packaging.  Label the back with your name, contact information, price, and starting date (Month, year).  Minimum price is $50. 

·         Accompany your prints with a Certificate of Authenticity (which should include information about you, the ink and paper used to produce the giclee/print, and if it is a limited edition, information about all the editions).

·         When a work is sold, the gallery staffer will phone you and you may bring in a replacement piece.

·         When your half-year is up, you will be notified.  You may renew at the current prevailing rates for a Display Block (if no other member is on the waiting list) or remove your work from the Print Mart.  If any work is left more than 30 days beyond your closing date, it becomes the property of La Jolla Art Association, to dispose of as it sees fit.