ACCI GALLERY
Sharon Augusta Mitchell
~A Living Legacy ~ Celebrating 50 Years~
The Arts and Crafts Cooperative Inc. was established in 1957 and is the oldest Arts and Crafts Cooperative west of the Mississippi. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2007. Our patrons have come to look upon ACCI Gallery as a place to find unique, exquisitely handcrafted work of the highest quality. We are located in the heart of the Gourmet Ghetto on Shattuck Ave in Berkeley. Our sales are exceptional and our audience extends beyond the Bay Area. We showcase fine craft and fine art including works of ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metal, textiles, along with painting, photography, sculpture and fiber. We are always open to challenging and traditional media and welcome our artists to explore their creative boundaries. Thank you for your interest in joining our community, and we look forward to seeing your work!
ACCI GALLERY
1652 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
510-843-2527 (P) 510-843-4502 (F)
muse@accigallery.com, www.accigallery.com
2010 NEW MEMBER JURY REQUIREMENTS
To become a member of the Arts & Crafts Cooperative you must live in California, submit your work to and be accepted by our jury, and pay all required fees.
ACCI is looking for a professional level of technical skill, continuity of style, and an original viewpoint. Work must have been completed within the past two years. All work must be original and handcrafted by the artist.
Diane Rice
Susan Putnam
JURY PROCEDURE
Please provide us with the following support material. The presentation and professionalism of your material will also be considered. Jury results will be mailed within 30 days of the jury deadlines. No phone calls, please.
1) Include 10 to 20 jpegs on a CD. Images should be 300dpi max. Fine Art applicants are encouraged to submit 20 images. Please do not email your images.
2) Please provide a list describing your images. This should include title, medium, size, and price of each work.
3) Please provide us with a current resume and artist statement. Make certain that you include your telephone number, email address, and home or studio address.
4)It is essential that you include a selfaddressed stamped envelope if you want your CD’s returned to you.
5) Send your material to ACCI GALLERY c/o
Lisah Horner, Gallery Director, 1652 Shattuck
Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
Daria Salus
NEW MEMBER INITIATION
Once selected you will be contacted by the director. Please do not call requesting jury results. An orientation will be scheduled and a new member guide will be provided. You will be asked to sign a new member contract and required to pay your annual dues, initiation, and share fee when you come in for orientation. You will be asked to bring in your work that day as well. The director will go over everything with you and select your first body of work to introduce to the gallery. Artist members receive 55% commission on all sales.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
Annual Dues $250
Co-op Share $10
Initiation Fee $30
Total New Member Fee: $290
Annual dues and member hours are prorated for artists in their first year of membership if they come in during the January or May jury.
MEMBER COMMITMENT
Members are required to work 20 hours for the cooperative per year, pay $300.00 per year in lieu of this work commitment, or a combination of the two. There are many ACCI communityoriented and creative ways to fulfill your hours.