EIU Department of Art + Design

Vendor Forms and Information:

• Holiday Art Sale Procedures and Information(PDF)
• HAS Application Form (required)

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ART+DESIGN

37th ANNUAL HOLIDAY ART SALE

PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION

I. ELIGIBILITY

• All Art Majors

• All faculty members in the Art+Design Department

• All area artists

II. LOCATION: Doudna Fine Arts Center – Main concourse

III. DATES AND TIMES:

• November 15 – Deadline for submitting application to Art+Design Department

• December 3 or December 4 – Dates for delivering artwork to Doudna Fine Arts Center

• NOTE: Any special arrangements must be made in advance by calling LeAnn at

581-6060 or 581-3410.

• December 5 – December 8, Holiday Art Sale

• December 5 – 4:00pm - 8:00pm

• December 6 and 7 – 1:00am - 8:00pm

• December 8 – 1:00pm – 6:00pm

• December 6 – Date to pick up unsold work from Doudna Fine Arts Center, Rm. 1710/1910

9am-4pm. NOTE: Any special arrangements must be made in advance by calling LeAnn at

581-6060.

IV. CONDITIONS OF THE SALE:

The primary purpose of this sale is to assist the Art+Design Department in raising funds for Art+Design

scholarships: a commission of 40% (20% for EIU students) will be retained from the sale price of each work

sold. This commission will be contributed to the Art+Design Department. The sale will be supervised by the

Art+Design Department with the assistance of volunteers. Artists participating in the sale are not required

to be present during the sale. On the date for picking up unsold work, each artist will receive a summary

sheet indicating the results of their sales. A check for all works sold will be sent to the artist within

approximately four weeks of the sale.

V. NUMBER OF WORKS:

Each artist may submit up to 100 works. All artists will be equally represented in the sale.

Each work of art will be labeled by the Art+Design Department with the artist’s ID# and sale price.

VI. ART FORMS:

The sale will include drawings, prints, watercolors, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, small sculpture, and

contemporary craft items. All artwork must be original and handmade by the artist participating in the sale.

All matted items must be covered with acetate. The EIU Art Department reserves the right to refuse any

entries which do not conform to these specifications, or which are deemed unsuitable or inappropriate for this

sale.

VII. APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Artists interested in participating in the sale must complete the application form above and return it to the

following address by November 15, 2024: You may also choose to email it to (lrdaubs@eiu.edu).

Holiday Art Sale

Department of Art+Design

Eastern Illinois University 600 Lincoln Avenue

Charleston, IL 61920

Questions about the sale? Contact LeAnn Daubs: lrdaubs@eiu.edu