Lawrence Gallery - Submission Policy

Submissions

In Memoriam - Our Founder, Gary Lawrence - January 15, 1940~January 21, 2024
LAWRENCE GALLERY JURY PROCEDURES

STAGE 1:

Our email address is: info@lawrencegallery.net

To apply for representation, please email 10 to 12 digital ‘jpg’ images. You must include sizes and retail prices for each piece.

Along with the artwork images, please email a resume or biographical info on your education, influences, shows, other gallery representations, or anything that lets us know more about your journey in the art world.

You will also need to confirm that if your work is juried into the gallery, you are able to accept a 50 % gallery commission on sales.

In addition, you will need to confirm to the gallery that all your artwork of similar size and quality, whether offered in a gallery, shop, art fair, online, and/or your own studio, will all be priced at a similar or equal level no matter where it is sold.

If you are retailing your artwork out of your studio in person or online at a lower price than it sells for in a gallery, you are only shorting yourself, and hurting the value of your artwork. This requirement helps artists to support their own value for the long term.

Each gallery has it's own clientele, often with particular tastes. If we feel that our market may be a fit for your work, you will then be invited to Stage 2.

STAGE 2:

If the jury wishes to view your work firsthand, you will be invited to Stage Two of the jury process. At that point we will ask to see, in person, 5 to 7 pieces that are representative of a body of current work. These should be pieces that could potentially be left at the gallery at that time for representation, should the work be selected. Please label each piece with your name, title, retail price, size, and edition number if applicable.

And please also bring with the artwork a photo of yourself, so that if the gallery does begin representation, we can include an image of you in our marketing of your work. If you don't have one of yourself in your studio space, we can offer to take one at the gallery of you and your work.

Please Note:

Shipping, pickup and delivery of all artworks are the sole responsibility of the artist.

Jury Schedule

Submitted materials are juried on an ongoing basis. You are welcome to submit at any time. We will try to email you back with an answer to your submission within 45 days, but depending on circumstances it may take longer. We ask for and appreciate your patience.

General Information:

Work received without pricing will not be submitted to the jury until pricing is received. However, if you are a relatively new artist and need help with pricing, feel free to use an estimated price based on other sales of your work. If your work meets our other market criteria, we will be happy to help you establish firm retail prices on request.

The jury's decision is based on aesthetic qualities and craftsmanship, but also includes other factors, such as whether or not we feel our gallery is a good market for the work, and whether we already sufficiently represent the medium and subject matter. Any artist whose work is not accepted should not assume that the jury judged it to be of a lesser quality, as the gallery is limited to selecting only a small percentage of the work submitted.

We never want to discourage any artist. If you are serious about your work, and if it is your own expression, and if you keep at it, and keep seeking representation and looking for sales opportunities, good things will happen for you.

The work we are not able to accept at a particular time may be accepted in the future, as keeping a balance of all media and meeting the demands of the market may change over time. Or you may find a gallery that is a better fit, and we always believe that is a positive thing too. Other galleries have other needs, and it takes all of us, and all artists, to create a good, vibrant art culture for everyone.

QUESTIONS:

Please email any questions regarding jury submissions to:

info@lawrencegallery.net

Thank you,
Lawrence Gallery