Night of 1,000 Drawings
Friday 9th December 2005, 5-10pm

Night of 1,000 Drawings!

Michael Smith, Where Everything Goes, 2005 ink on paper, Courtesy of Christine Burgin Gallery, NY	Michael Smith, Untitled Credit Card drawing, 1999 ink on paper, Courtesy of Christine Burgin Gallery, NY

Admission: $5*
Original Drawings $30 - $50 (cash, checks, and AMEX only)
Open Bar 8-10pm
*participating artists admitted free from 5-7pm

Last Chance Sale: Saturday 10th December 2005, 12-4pm, Free

CALL TO ARTISTS!!!
Artists Space invites you to donate small works on paper (including photographs, prints, etc.) for our annual Night of 1,000 Drawings. This open call exhibition and sale benefits Artists Space’s programs, and provides an opportunity for emerging artists to display their work and to find potential collectors. When a work sells at the event, we collect the buyer’s contact information and (with their consent) pass it on to the artist. Please read the following information completely, including the FAQ below, before you donate your drawing(s).

To submit work:
1. Choose 1-2 unframed works on paper (photos and digital prints are OK), NO BIGGER than 11" x 14".
2. On the back of each work, legibly write your name, address and phone number (NO post-its please).
3. Send or drop off your work to: Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, 38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013. If dropping off work in person, please do so during regular gallery hours: 11am to 6pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
4. DEADLINE: 5pm Monday December 5th. If a drawing is mailed in, it must be RECEIVED by Artists Space on this date to be included.
5. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of any unsold work. If no SASE is included, ARTISTS SPACE cannot be responsible for return of work. You will receive a thank you letter and notification around mid-January 2006.

Drawings are priced at $30 (7 x 5 inches and smaller) and $50 (Larger than 7 x 5 inches).

After 8pm, there will be an open bar sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery and IZZE Sparkling Juice.

If you have questions, please contact Stefania Heim at sheim@artistsspace.org or 212.226.3970 ext. 306

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Does all of the work submitted go on display at the event?
A. Yes. Night of 1,000 Drawings is a non-juried event. Up to two works by any individual artist will be displayed.

Q. Should my work be framed?
A. No. Work should be submitted unframed, as it is quite difficult for us to display work submitted with framing in place. Please DO NOT submit framed work.

Q. Can I pick up my unsold work up after the event?
A. No. If you wish to have unsold work returned to you, you MUST submit a self-addressed stamped envelope with your drawings.

Q. How will the work be displayed?
A The work will be clipped to laundry-line style cords which will run through much of the gallery.

Q. I am an artist who has donated work to the event. Do I have to pay the $5 admission?
A. The event will be free to artists who have donated work ONLY from 5pm to 7pm. Artists who arrive after 7 pm will have to pay the $5 admission. However, after 8 p.m. there will be an open bar, which might ease your mind a bit about the fee!

Q. Writing my contact information on the back of my work will damage it. What should I do?
A. Please attach your contact information to the work by means of some non-damaging adhesive tape such as drafting tape or a tab with your info on it. We ask that you do not use Post-It notes to attach your information onto your work, as Post-Its can and do fall off during the transport/hanging of the work.