CHECKLIST & FAQ’s FOR ARTISTS' CONSIDERATION
CLAYWORKERS’ GUILD WORKSHOPS
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WHERE ARE YOUR WORKSHOPS HELD?
McHenry County College.
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WHERE IS MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE LOCATED?
MCC is located approximately 50 miles
northwest of Chicago in Crystal Lake, IL. (Click
here for an interactive map.)
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DATES
AGREED ON:
Most of our
workshops are two-day events - Friday & Saturday of the agreed upon week
-- Usually the artist arrives on Thursday before the workshop (Friday &
Saturday) to get situated, see the facilities and take care of any
pre-workshop prep. Thursday evening, the Guild usually holds a
pre-workshop potluck for the artist (informal) to meet some of the Guild
members.
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FEE THEY
CHARGE?
Cost per day
(we pay for transportation and accommodations)
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STANDARD
CONTRACT: HAVE THEIR OWN?
NEEDS OURS?
Click here
for sample contract
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DRIVING?
FLYING? (Need to let us know schedule—we
pick the artist(s) up)
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STAYING AT
HOTEL? If so, what do they need?
CWG MEMBERS HOME? Some of the artists
who have
done workshops with us have friends in the Guild they prefer to stay with.
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SCHEDULE THEY WOULD LIKE
REGARDING EACH DAY?
--- Also will they be flying out on
Sat. or Sun.?
Usually the
demonstrations run from 9a or 10a till 12:30p with an hour-hour and a half break for lunch, then resume at 1:30p
or 2:00p till about 4p-4:30p on both Friday and Saturday.
Many artists choose to do slide presentations at some point (the college is fully equipped for this).
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WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT WITH CWG
MEMBERS AFTER WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY?
Saturday
evening, the Guild usually takes the artist out for a post-workshop dinner &
celebration.
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SPECIAL
DIETARY NEEDS?
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DO THEY
HAVE AN ASSISTANT? NEED TO NEGOTIATE ?
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NEEDS HELP
ON STAGE? Runners, wedgers, other? Guild
supplies helpers
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SUPPLIES
NEEDED E.G.…..Wheel, number of tables, equipment, projector, etc….?
Great Lakes Clay provides all clay, we have Brent CXC wheels, bats, slab
roller, etc.
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DO THEY
HAVE PUBLICITY SHOTS & DISPLAYS AVAILABLE?
Black &
white? Color? – For advertisement purpose we would need these as soon as possible
to advertise (Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, Newspapers, Internet sites,
Mailings to past workshop attendees & other colleges, etc.) Display pots
are also requested (when possible) for further advertisement at the
college. 8-10 pots are recommended depending on the size.
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DO THEY
WANT A SALE OF THEIR POTS AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP?
Although
sales are the artist’s responsibility the Guild has always assisted with
this, and most artists bring pots for sale. The sales are 100% the artists’
(we take no percentage unless the Guild is assisting -- then we take a
modest 10%) and our attendees tend to be enthusiastic customers.
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NEED OUR
HELP WITH SALES? Again, the Guild will gladly
assist with this (we do this for 10%) .
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IS
PHOTOGRAPHY ACCEPTABLE? THE GUILD? ATTENDEES?
The Guild
usually photographs each workshop and generally allows attendees to take
photographs.
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IS
VIDEOTAPING ACCEPTABLE? THE GUILD? ATTENDEES?
The Guild usually videotapes each workshop. These are NOT for sale.
(Sometimes attendees express an interest in videotaping.)
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STAGING?
For
workshops in the Conference Center, the Guild
televises each workshop within the auditorium. (For workshops in the
pottery studio this is a smaller venue and so televising is unnecessary.) This requires the use of a
stage video-camera and microphone. Are there other staging needs for the
artist? Tea, water, fans, other? (Click here to see photographs from
some past workshops. It might give you an idea of how this might work for
you.)
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DEMO POTS?
Usually the
Guild retains the pots created at the demonstrations and bisque-fires them
for stability, but does not glaze them. They are then displayed in the
college pottery department for inspiration. They are for viewing only and
are NOT for sale.
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