BACK ROADS STUDIO TOUR GUIDELINES

(Guidelines also apply to GUEST ARTISTS)

1. Applicants should have worked professionally in their medium for at least two years and be selling their work to the public, either on their own in shops or galleries, or through exhibitions or art fairs.

2. All work must be the original design of the member artist. The essential work required to make each finished piece must actually be done by the artist. Any commercially produced parts used in a work must play a subordinate role and may not be sold separately.

3. Applicants must create their work, maintain their studio and reside at the same location in the rural or residential areas of Brown County.

4. An Artist may be one or more persons residing at the same location. If residing artists are to show their work at the studio, their work must also be juried.

5. Displaying art work of other BCST participants for cross-promotional purposes is acceptable.

6. Artist’s studio must be finished and operational at the time of application.

7. An artist’s studio may have one guest artist for a maximum of two (2) artists.

8. GUEST ARTISTS

1. Guest artists must apply to participate at a BCST studio.

2. Guest artists must create their own work and live in Brown County or, if the artist is not a resident of Brown County, the artist must offer the artist’s work for viewing and sale to the public in one of the following ways:

1. The artist must maintain a studio or gallery in Brown County that has regular open hours to the public or allows viewing and sale of the artist’s art to the public by arranged appointments.

2. The art/craft of the artist must be available for viewing and sale to the public by virtue of the artist’s membership and participation in a Brown County co-op or gallery that maintains a permanent location for the viewing and retail sales of member’s work.

3. Each guest artist will pay the same fee as the home artist with an equal level of publicity and brochure presence.

4. The guest artist may set up their work either in an art-quality tent or the home
studio.

5. Guest artists might have a store in town, but for the purposes of the tour they will
show their work as a guest artist at another’s studio.

6. All guest artist applicants will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the BCST
Board/jury.

9. New studios will be inspected by the site committee prior to acceptance of the application. The location will be reviewed for adequate parking, accessibility, potential problems and safety issues. Failure to address these problems in a timely fashion may result in disqualification.

10. All applicants must submit a completed application online at bcstudiotour.com. If working in multiple mediums images of each must be submitted.

11. Artists will limited to the number of different mediums they may show during the tour.

12. Five (5) digital images:Three (3) images of recent work, One (1) image of themselves at work, one (1) image of their studio. Digital images must be submitted annually or every time an application is made and must be representative of the items that will be on display or sale during the tour.

13. A signed consent form for the use of these images is required at the time of online application.

14. Studio owners are required to have liability insurance coverage during the tour.

15. Participating studios are required for the duration of the tour, to display appropriate directional signage provided by the BCST leading guests to your studio location.

16. Artists contribute to paying an annual application fee to cover costs of: marketing, promotional materials, office supplies, and any materials directly related to BCST functions.

17. If a participant withdraws from the tour after design phase of the brochure and map has begun, there will be no refund.

18. Participating artists are required to be open during the agreed upon hours of the tour and must have their work for sale during the duration of the tour. With the exception of those who opt out on Sundays, or in cases of an emergency. Artists must consider a back up plan in case of emergency that takes them away from their studio during the tour.

19. BCST holds 2 meetings and 2 social gatherings each year for all artists. Attendance at these meetings helps us support one another and creates continuity for the tour.

20. Participating artists must agree to abide by the rules, policies and guidelines developed by the BCST Board.

21. Artists are expected to participate in promotional and marketing activities to help promote the tour. Each artist will:

1. provide two pieces of work for display during the month of October. (HobNob and CVB) and to deliver and pick up after the tour.

2. Distribution and display of map brochures promoting the tour, posting and reposting social media advertisements is strongly suggested.

22. A participating artist may take a year off from the tour without having to be juried in again. If they are off the tour for longer than a year, they must re-apply and be juried in again.

23. The tour reserves the right to make the final interpretation of all rules.