Shipyard Holiday Art Show
Sunday, December 8, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sign up and participate
The Holiday show is a low cost event organized by artist volunteers Maeve Croghan, Kim Smith and Carolyn Crampton at Building 101. Artists from other buildings can participate in the gallery, identified hallway spaces, or by sharing with a 101 artist.
Email Maeve Croghan to indicate your intention to participate.
Pay $35 to Kim Smith, by bringing cash to her studio 101-1117. Her studio is the first studio on the east parking lot side. You can throw a pebble on her corner window to let you in, if not from 101.
Please use an envelope with your:
*Name
*Studio #
*Contact information (email & phone #)
*Slide it under Kim’s Studio Door, 101, 1st Floor Studio #1117
Deadline for day of event printed program is November 25.
Promote
Artists are the most important factor in attracting an audience. Do your part!
Email, text and call people. Post online frequently and start NOW. Don’t rely on a single method, it takes a lot to get people’s attention.
Links to use to refer people to more info (all teal color items are links):
Website
https://www.shipyardartists.com/events/
A popular link is always this one for participating artists - gets people engaged in looking.
Make sure your own artist page has some new and current work displayed - feature items that are popular with your clients.
https://www.shipyardartists.com/shipyard-holiday-show-participating-artists/
Tickets for Holiday Show (allows us to capture their emails and send reminders, additional info:
https://shipyardholidayartshow.eventbrite.com/?aff=artist
Facebook Event - invite your Facebook followers and friends, accept invitation as co-host (email Barbara if you have not been invited or don’t see a link)
Instagram - put link to the website holiday show page in your bio. Tag @hunterspointshipyardartists in your posts, and we can share as story.
Graphics for your use, designed courtesy of STAR and in line with our branded 2024 promotion.
Images are copyrighted, so please do not add anything on top, but you can combine in posts with your own artwork.
The Open Studios interactive online catalog is still relevant to show our breadth:
https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Shipyard-Open-Studios-Fall-24-Interactive-Catalog_sml.pdf
Shipyard artist instructions
Please follow the step-by-step Artist Instructions to maintain your artist page on shipyardartists.com if you are able. If you are unable to maintain your own page, contact website@shipyardtrust.org to learn how to submit your updates.
Add website@shipyardtrust.org to your announcement email list, or forward announcements of your shows, awards, etc., to that address for inclusion as artist news posts on shipyardartists.com.
40th Anniversary graphics
We have a graphic for the Shipyard artists’ 40th anniversary to use on websites and in your marketing emails! Here are four versions; click on the text link for the shape and size you want. It will open in a new tab where you can save it to your computer or other device (right-click, Ctrl-click, or two-finger tap, then “Save image as…”).
Let us know if you need one of the layouts in a different size.
Information for Shipyard and Islais Creek artists
The CA Department of Tax and Fee Administration offers free webinars including Basic Sales and Use Tax, Sales Tax Return Preparation, and more. Get your resale license now and use it when you sell your art - don’t risk a fine!
Recording of the social media workshop held November 23, 2020 (YouTube video opens in separate window)
"Super Easy Tips for Marketing Your Artwork on Social Media" by Shipyard artist Liz Hager
“Spring Exhibit Season Prep” marketing tips from Heather Polley Consulting, shared 2/16/2024 by Marc Ellen Hamel (external site)
Estate planning guide for artists from Carolyn Crampton (external website)
Teaching Artist Registry
Connect to teaching opportunities in the Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood.
Shipyard artist directory
Hunters Point Shipyard Artists (external website)
Studio rental
For studio rental information contact: The Point. (external website)