On-Line Guest Artist Gallery:
A new venue:
This guest artist’s gallery is a service intended to provide an alternative venue for established photographers, painters, sculptors, and artists to have their artistic efforts displayed aside from or in addition to any other established websites, exhibits, or showcases.
For new talent:
We are always searching for new talent. We are certainly not limiting ourselves to showcasing only established artists. Our gallery offers the new artists a stage to exhibit, market, promote, and sell their artistic works in preparation for their future interaction with galleries and customers. New artists starting to explore different routes of exposure can easily be overwhelmed with the responsibilities associated with marketing their artistic work. We hope to provide a degree of exposure that eases the new artists into their future of gallery expenses, the uncertainty of juried shows, gallery commissions, and buyers interested in making the investment necessary to have an artist’s work on display at their home or office.
How to join: Information for the artists
Art must be created by the artist submitting work for consideration. Artists will need to submit clear and appropriate image sizes necessary for web display of their original art. The submission of any images is only for consideration of entry into the gallery. Not all work will be accepted for display. Artwork deemed inappropriate for display will be declined but it has to be some pretty awful stuff or totally lacking in artistic quality to be declined. Artists will be notified through e mail if they are accepted into the guest gallery.
Artists will need to submit a title, the medium used, price for artwork, a brief bio regarding the artist, cost quote for shipping, and current contact information which will need to be updated should any changes occur during the display period. Any artists wanting to join the gallery must agree to submit work that is currently available for purchase. There will be a minimum number of three pieces needed to showcase but a maximum number of five will be allowed. All artwork will be on display in the gallery for a period of one year unless it is sold during that period. If any displayed artwork is sold outside of this gallery the artist must inform south of soho immediately so said piece can be removed from the gallery.
The cost for submission of art is $5.00 per piece of artwork chosen for display in the gallery. All art will be on display for a period of one year or less if said piece is sold within that year. As artworks sells from the gallery or from outside of the gallery and new images are added to fill the vacated spot, the change in images is again $5.00 for the new work. There are no commissions to pay on art sold from this gallery but a minimal fee for charge processing and an administration fee for handling the sales process as a whole do exist. This fee, in the amount of $15.00 for south of soho’s charge processing costs and administration duties will be paid by the artists upon notification of all sales so artists may want to price their work accordingly to accommodate this fee. Buyers will be given a fifteen day customer satisfaction return policy by all artists and the costs of all return shipping are the responsibility of the artists in the form of a return shipping deposit paid to south of soho upon notification of said sale or proof of an enclosed paid return label.
When a sale occurs, the buyer will be required to make their purchase on line in the amount determined by the artist to include the art price and initial shipping costs. South of soho will contact the artist and forward the buyer’s shipping information regarding each sale. The artist will in turn forward proof of a paid return label or payment equal to the shipping cost to south of soho to cover the expense of the guaranteed customer satisfaction return if a return becomes necessary and the $15.00 processing fees. Any shipping deposits paid to south of soho will be refunded to the artist if no customer satisfaction guarantee is applied. The processing fees are not refundable.
The shipping of the art now becomes the sole responsibility of the artists. Artists must agree to professionally ship the buyers purchase within five days, enclose a signed guaranteed paid return shipping policy to be provided to artists by south of soho, and send confirmation of said shipment of the sold art to both south of soho and the buyer. A shipping cost model is made available as a guideline for artists to follow and to insure buyers that they are not being taken advantage of by paying ridiculous and unnecessary shipping fees.
When after fifteen days from the original shipping date of said sold art, and the art has not been returned under warranty, a payment check in the amount equal to the asking price paid by the buyer plus the unused shipping deposits made to cover the customer satisfaction guarantee will be forwarded to the selling artist.
In the event of art being returned, the artist’s $15 processing fee paid to south of soho and any return shipping deposits are non-refundable. These are expenses paid in order to do business and provide a quality customer service to your buyers by covering their expense to return an item. These are the risks involved with retail sales. The Failure to agree with this payment to south of soho or reimbursement of shipping costs to customers can result in removal of any other existing images in the gallery, forfeiture of entry fees, and being unable to be displayed in the gallery again.
Customer satisfaction is very important here at south of soho as is the satisfaction of the artists displaying in the gallery. South of soho wants both parties happy enough after any purchases to want to return and purchase again or look forward to displaying and selling again. Be honest about what you are selling, be fair about the costs to ship your art, understand the costs of doing business, and respect your customers buying decisions. This is not a profit making venture for south of soho but a venue for artists and buyers to have a profitable and enjoyable selling and buying experience of your beautiful art.
How to buy: Information for the buyer
Find the art you love, click on the shopping cart to make your purchase, and reserve your claim to some wonderful and original art. After you have placed your order we at south of soho will contact the selling artists to begin the shipment process. All artists have agreed to ship within five days of the date of purchase (though actual time periods until delivery may vary), use the appropriate shipping methods necessary for the safe delivery of their particular art medium, use the shipping chart as a guide to fairly price (though prices may vary) their shipping expenses, and offer a guaranteed customer satisfaction warranty. Artists will notify the buyer and south of soho with an e mail confirming the date of delivery.
The actual pricing of all art, determining the shipping costs, assuming the responsibility to ship, and selecting the appropriate methods of shipment for any purchased art from this site is handled directly by the selling artists. South of soho acts merely as a trader of services between the artists and buyers and cannot be held responsible for misleading information provided by either party to the other. South of soho will guarantee that artists offer full refunds of purchase and shipping amounts to buyers under its 15 day customer satisfaction policy. If you are unhappy with your purchase simply return it to the artist to be received within 15 days of the original date of shipment and your investment shall be returned. All possible handling and shipping fees for returns are arranged for by the artists at the time the art was originally shipped to the buyer.