Are you an artist seeking to bring your art to life? Look no further! At Apollo Libraries, we are dedicated to helping artists get their work out there, to help them have a place to sell their art. You create art, we have a place to sell it. Sounds like a good partnership to us. In this article, we will walk you through our process, from application to actual product, along with the options you have.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To begin the journey towards becoming an Apollo Artist, applicants are required to fill out a form containing essential information about themselves and their work, OR send us an email at apollolibraries@icloud.com with the subject line ARTIST APPLICATION.
The things to include in the mail are your Full name (Required. You can add an artist name that you would like us to use instead of your real name, but we do need your legal name. If you're transgender or use a different name than your legal name, you're more than free to use your chosen name), what kind of art you make and what you'd like to sell or show with us (we will tell you what the options are further down in this article, or click here to get there quicker) and a bit about yourself. It doesn't have to be a hundred pages of intimate detail, just tell us about who you are, how you got into creating and why you enjoy it, you're entirely free in deciding what to tell us. As long as we get to know who you are.
PORTFOLIO
Additionally, when we receive the application, we will request a portfolio containing some of your work to get a glimpse of the style and work that you do. You can send this portfolio as a response to the email requesting it, or, if the file is too big, you can use WeTransfer to send it to us.
The portfolio doesn't have to be one uniform format. Because there are many different types of art and artists, we understand that different portfolios fit with different people. As long as we get a sense of your art, the layout is up to you. It can be as simple as some pictures of your work, but we don't mind bigger, more extravagant portfolios, either.
Get your portfolio together before you apply so that you don't have to scramble to get some work together at the last minute!
Review and Approval
Upon receipt of the application, our team will carefully assess the submitted materials. Artists will be notified of the decision, either an approval to proceed further or a rejection with constructive feedback.
We cannot guarantee an approval, but do not let this discourage you from reaching out to us in the future nor from creating art. All art deserves to be created. Be the one to do that.
We accept artists of all kinds for application.
YOU'RE APPROVED, NOW WHAT?
Congrats! You're an Apollo Artist. Now comes the question: now what? We'll have to figure our how we're going to sell your art, which art pieces and products to sell, what the agreements are (like how many of your art works we're putting up and if we'll have a limited collection of your work or a more continuous line of products, some legal things, for how long you want to be an Apollo Artist, but also things including your royalties - not unimportant!), and we'll have you sign on with us! Lastly, you'll get a digital certificate (but you can print it out!) to officially show you're part of our team.
Discuss
First of all, we will discuss with you what your options are. Scroll a little more downwards to find the heading of 'Your Options' to see what's possible if you're curious in advance, but don't worry if you haven't looked at the options before discussing what's possible. We'll lay it out for you.
Decide
Decide what you want to do. You can always revisit it later and make changes to what you want, we're open to revisions and new options.
Sign
Sign the necessary documents (we need to abide by at least some rules) and check if everything's how you want it. After signing, you're officially an Apollo Artist. You'll get a digital certificate to show (off) that you're part of our team of artists.
YOUR OPTIONS
Being an artist with apollo means you're able to be creative. We want you to feel as free to create what you need to as possible. This is why we offer many ways of selling your art with us.
ART PRINTS
Ofcourse there is the option to sell art prints, but we can do more for you than just art prints. Art prints, by the way, are also available for photographers, poets who want to make poetry posters and if you can think of a way that would make sense for something to be on an art print, you can always tell us. You can choose between framed or not framed, the framed option being more expensive. There is also the decision between matte prints or luster prints which are glossy. The glossy posters are usually a bit more expensive, but not by an incredible amount.
SELL YOUR PHYSICAL ART
If you're a painter, create sculptures or anything of the like, it's difficult to just sell art prints of them. This is why you can choose to sell your physical art with us, too. You take pictures of it, give it a description and practical information and if it's sold, we'll send you the adress and information you can use to send it to the buyer.
CLOTHING
If we really like your art and think it would look good on clothing, we'll offer you a deal to create designs fo