Rules of Participation

All building material, paint, ladders, wood, metal, sculpture and everything that takes two people to carry MUST come through the loading dock and the freight elevator. Enter the loading dock from 18th street.

Small artwork and cardboard boxes may come through the concourse level and lobby elevators.

You may only park in the loading dock long enough to unload your vehicle and vehicles may not be left unattended. Staff  will watch your materials and art while you find a long term parking space.

NO PARKING in the surface lots on either end of the building or the lot directly under the building. There are parking garages in the area as well as metered street parking.

You may paint or drill your wall, and remove phone and data outlets if desired.

Do not paint electrical outlets or switches – the application of paint onto live electrical sockets is a code violation and renders use of such sockets unsafe. No electrical sockets that have been painted can be used at any time.

You may add lighting to your space using a maximum of 100 watts total. No loose cords are allowed on the floor—all cords must be secured.

Installations that require >100 watts are allowed at the discretion of the Site Operations Team.

Multiple extension cords may not be chained together and all cords must be commercially rated.

Use of multiple extension cords connected to each other is not permitted.

Extension cords must be heavy duty, three-prong.

For any lighting systems that have 2-prong, ungrounded wires, the system must be plugged into a surge protector that properly grounds it.

Timer systems interfere with grounding systems and are not permitted.

Any lighting systems that consist of spliced joints must use electrical boxes to ensure safe operation.

You may paint the floor of your 3-D space, installation room or a maximum of 24” out from your wall space as long as it does not intrude on other artist spaces. Please test an area first to make sure it will dry completely before painting a large floor area.

You may build out or add small furniture no more than 24” from your wall surface as long as it does not block or intrude on traffic areas or other artists spaces.

All common areas must remain free and clear from clutter and obstructions.

You may hang small signage and LIGHT objects (< 2 pounds) from the ceiling grid as long as they do not block or intrude on traffic areas or other artists spaces and are at least 24” from any sprinkler heads.

Do NOT paint the ceiling.

Do NOT remove the carpet or flooring.

Do NOT put anything on the glass windows.

Do NOT use spray paint in the building.

Do NOT use the bathrooms to clean anything other than your hands. Please take your dirty paint brushes and rollers home to wash or use the janitor sinks in the building. The rest-rooms are off limits to paint brushes and rollers.  Clean up after yourself.

NO smoking in the building, in front of the building, or in the loading dock.

Please don’t litter.

No outside alcohol allowed.

Respect other artists and their spaces.

Respect this building.

Please remove all your trash. Take it with you. We don’t have trash cans or trash pick-up during installation.

No Artomatic tools, hand trucks, carts, ladders or dollies are available for individual use. Please provide your own.

Remember that everything you attach to your wall will need to be removed by you when you de-install.

Please keep your ads, postcards, business cards, and notices in within the confines or your space and in designated and labeled areas ONLY.

Event Rules

NO smoking in the building, in front of the building, or in the loading dock.

Please don’t litter or spam artist spaces with promotional materials.

No outside alcohol allowed.

Do not take alcoholic drinks outside the building.

Respect the staff, remember you will be you will be doing participation shifts during this show.

All artists are required to work three participation shifts. You may change shifts online but must complete at least three to honor this contract and be able to participate in future Artomatic events.

Please take your shifts seriously and do your best to help staff the event. Artists involved in non-assigned activities may not get credit for their shift.

All artwork must stay up for the entire event, and artwork may not be brought into, or taken from, the building between May 18^th and June 23^rdwith the exception of the Artist Marketplace.

Participation Shifts

All visual artists are required to work three participation shifts and performing artists one participation shift.  You may change shifts online but must complete at least three to honor this contract and be able to participate in future Artomatic events.