Artist FAQ — Artists in Solidarity

ARTIST FAQ

How can I help?

Do you accept all artwork?

We accept most kinds of art and craft including paintings, drawings, sculpture, mural commissions, woodworking, fiber arts (including crochet and macrame), embroidery, handmade or vintage clothing, jewelry and metalwork, handmade personal care items (such as soaps) and some local services such as massage, personal care, and tarot/spiritual services. If you have questions please use the contact form above.
We don’t accept items that are too big to ship, artwork that disrespects this cause, or artwork that has an unreasonably inflated full value.
We try to limit the number of pieces to around 100 per year and may decide not to accept work over that number. You will be notified if one or more of your items was not accepted.
If there’s an issue we’ll contact you.

The artist call is closed. How do I submit artwork?

We don’t take late submissions, but we can add you to our list for future auctions. Please send us a contact form. Do not email us your submission unless instructed to do so.

The artist call is open. How do I submit artwork?

I can’t access the submission form during the artist call! Help?

What are the submission rules for the auction?

You must be willing and able to ship your own artwork. We do not physically accept artwork.
You agree to allow us to use your submitted images for marketing purposes: posting on our website and promotional flyers for the auction. We will never sell or distribute your submitted images.
Submitted items must be reserved for the auction - please do not submit an item that you are selling at the same time.
Images must be under 5mg in .jpg format.
Give an accurate “Full Value” on the form for each item. This is the amount you’d sell this item for. Please do not artificially inflate your prices for the auction, it will not help us raise more money.
We will set starting bids at 25% of the full value of the item. Please do not inflate your full value to compensate for the starting bid.
If you want your starting bid lower than 25%, please let us know.
Please give an accurate shipping estimate on your application. We will only reimburse shipping up to the amount you listed on the form. Use THIS LINK to estimate shipping via USPS Ground Advantage.
When you estimate shipping costs, use a far away destination within the US (if you live in CA, use a zip code in FL for example)

What do you do with the data I submit on the art call form?

We use your data to enter your artwork into the auction, maintain contact records for our organization, and give your artwork exposure on our website. That’s it. We don’t share data. We store all information on an encrypted platform that is not google. The information you submit is only used by us for the purpose of the current auction and as specified in the submission rules.
We use CryptPad for form submissions which has their own terms of use, please review before submitting.

That’s all good. How can I help?

Artists: if you are interested in donating artwork for the upcoming auction, please click the link above. If our artist call is not open we will put you on our list for future auctions.
Local Humanitarian Orgs: if you are an organization that supports or defends affected families and want consideration for future grants, please contact us.
Lawyers: If you do pro-bono work, we’d love to list you as a resource for people in need. Please contact us above.
Good people: do you like to make flyers? Shirts? Stickers? Community? Magic? Whatever? Contact us and tell us your skill set. You will be paid in good karma.

I’ve actually got an opinion on how you could do this better, who do I talk to?

We’re artists who thrive on critical discourse. Please shoot us a note in our contact form to open dialogue. If you get nasty, we’ll block you