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All work must be created by you, and you
must
- live in Levy or
adjoining Marion, Citrus, Gilchrist, Dixie, or Alachua counties;
- have a phone number where you can be
reached;
- have reliable transportation;
- be able to operate the store and be
pleasant to customers;
- attend monthly business meetings, if
applying for full membership;
- provide your legal name and social
security number for accounting purposes;
- not have the same medium for sale in
any other shop in Cedar Key.
If you are approved for membership, you
will receive 4-6 days training on how to operate the store. Training
must be completed within two months of being approved. The commission
rate during your training period will be 25%. Once training is complete
you must work 2 days per month and pay 20% commission. You must attend
the first six monthly meetings and are welcomed to attend any meeting
thereafter but are not required to do so. There is no minimum monthly
payment to display your work, if you don't sell anything you don't pay
anything.
Consignee
If you are approved for consignment the
commission rate is 30%. We do have a $20 per month minimum charge. All
consignment work will be accepted on a six month renewable contract. Please contact us for more information.
- There is a $10 per year membership
fee.
- The Cedar Keyhole carries no
insurance on art work. All items places in the Keyhole are at the
artists' own risk.
- Complete the
Cedar Keyhole Membership Application, attach a check for $25 payable
to the "Cedar Keyhole." This will be refunded if not accepted.
Applications submitted without a check will not be considered.
- Mail your application to the address
listed below. Membership Chair person must receive applications no later
than 5 days prior to the meeting.
Corrine Ryan
7620 SE 80th Ave.
Newberry, FL 32669
- Submit at least three examples of your
artwork, finished, priced and ready to sell. You may also e-mail these
in .jpg format.
- Attend the monthly meeting at which you
are applying for membership.
Co-op members will vote on your work at the
monthly meeting held on the second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at
the Cedar Keyhole, except for the months of April and October. You will be
notified of acceptance or rejection with 5 days of the meeting. Direct any
questions to the Membership Chairperson, Corrine Ryan at 352-472-6168.
Once you have been approved for membership,
you must complete six days of training on how to operate the store. This training period will be completed during the first three months of
membership, two days per month. You will need to arrange your training
days with the Membership Chairperson. Your items will be offered for sale
after you have completed two of the six days of training. There is a
six-month probationary period before an applicant can be eligible for full
membership and issued one share of stock.
If you have joined as a full-time member,
you will be charged 25% commission during your three-month training
period. This will drop to 20% for the following three months of probation.
The commission will be 15% after you have successfully completed the
training/probationary period. You are expected to work the required days
per month, which changes based on the number of members. You must attend
all of the monthly meetings during your training period, which are held on
the second Wednesday of every month at the Cedar Keyhole starting at 9:30
a.m. Only three meetings a year may be missed. Checks for any items sold
during the previous month will be distributed at the meeting.
If you have joined as a part-time member,
agreeing to work one day per month, you will be charged 30% commission for
the first three months. This will drop to 25% after you have completed the
training period. If you agreed to work 2 days per month the commission
charged will be 25% for the first three months and then drop to 20%. You
are required to attend all monthly meetings during the three month
training period and are welcomed to attend any meeting thereafter, but you
are not required to do so. Checks for any items sold during the pervious
month will be mailed to you after the second Wednesday of the month.
If you have joined as a consignee, you will
be charged 30% commission. We do have a $20 per month minimum commission
fee. If you do not sell enough items to meet this minimum, you must
pay the difference by the end of the month in which you are notified that
you have not met the minimum requirement. Failure to do so will result in
the removal of your items that are offered for sale.
There is a $10 per year membership fee for
all types of membership and consignment.
Full- and part-time members will be given a
copy of the Standing Rules and Operating Procedures. You must sign the
attached form and return it to the Membership Chairperson. A copy of our
by-laws is available at the desk.
If you have any questions, please ask.
There is a list of members and their phone numbers in front of the daily
ledger and e-mail addresses on the website, any
of whom can answer most questions or direct you to someone who can.
The Cedar Keyhole carries NO insurance on
artist's works. All items placed in the Keyhole are at the artist's own
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