ARTtoBUY: Holiday Gift Gallery 2015

Now in its 24th year, the Dayton Visual Art Center's Holiday Gift Gallery is a premier fine art and fine craft professional gallery show and sale in the region. The exhibition runs from November 18 through December 24, opening with a ticketed preview party and including targeted marketing for Black Friday (November 27), Small Business Saturday (November 28), and Cyber Monday (November 30). The show attracts thousands of visitors from throughout Southwest Ohio.

The gallery is presented in DVAC's downtown, loft-like contemporary gallery space with work displayed on custom-designed modular wood and industrial hardware cubbies, shelves, and pedestals with direct and natural lighting. Up to 50 artists will be invited to participate. DVAC seeks to exhibit work of the highest level of craftsmanship, originality, and contemporary style. All work must be structurally sound, safe, non-toxic, and fit for its intended use. Artists must be the maker, designer, creator, and producer of the work. Submission images should exemplify representative works but do not need to include all works to be exhibited.

The entry fee is $10 for non-members; current DVAC members receive a waiver code for free entry. Non-member exhibitors will be asked to become a DVAC member by the opening of the show (membership starts at $25 for students, $45 for individuals, $75 for family/duo). Submissions should include 1-9 images. Last year, 46 artists were selected with 853 works sold and gross sales of $39,070. The sales commission split is 60:40 in the artist's favor, with DVAC managing and processing all sales. Awards include up to five Invitational Artist Awards and one Best of Show Award; recipients are invited to return the following year with no jury process and no application fee. Contact: [email protected] or 937/224.3822.