A NEW FUNDRAISER FOR BROOME COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
HOW RE/COLLECTED WORKS
Throughout the month of January, we will be collecting donated artworks from community members of unused artworks looking for a new home. Then we’ll be holding a week-long sale of artwork priced to sell out!
Feel good about donating unused art to a good cause AND find joy in seeing what has been collected and purchasing affordable art!
EVENT DATES
February 7-15, 2025
Tues-Sat from 11-3 and Thurs from 11-8
In the BCAC Artist in Residence studio, 223 State Street, Binghamton
DONATION DATES
January 4-25, 2025
Tues-Sat from 11-3 and Thurs from 11-8
We accept donations on the above dates and times. If you’d like an emailed reminder sent to you a week before donation time, send an email to artisangallery@broomearts.org.
DONATION GUIDELINES
Donate art that you inherited, that you’d like to downsize, that you received as gifts, that has been stashed away for years, or that isn’t quite your style anymore. If you are ready to pass it on, consider donating it to BCAC.
Artworks can be professional or amateur, old or new.
Donated work can include: paintings, photography, and all other 2D types of work. We also love sculptures (small), embroidery, handmade pottery, fiber art, and other functional art.
We do not ask working artists to donate their own work. Having said that, artists ARE welcome to downsize their stock with an artwork donation to RE/Collected.
CONDITION OF THE ART
Artwork must be matted, mounted or framed. Please donate work that is in good shape (no mold, no broken glass, no broken frames). Please clean the artwork and glass before dropping it off.
SHARE STORIES
We welcome any information about the artwork: the name of the artist, an interesting story about the work, where it was purchased, when it was made. Please write down any interesting information and tape it to the back of the work. One short sentence is good: “Aunt Ginny made this in her 1963 still life watercolor class;” or “I purchased this in Juneau, Alaska at a gallery in the 80’s” or “This was a gift from a student from Japan.”
WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING
– Rolled up work
– Artwork that is not mounted or framed
– Books
– Work that has mold, broken glass, or broken frames
– Work that is disintegrating, peeling or flaking
– Work that weighs over 20 pounds
– Work that is larger than 40″ wide/high
PRICING AND ORGANIZING
We have a couple of art appraisers that come and look over everything before the sale starts to see if there is anything of great value. However, sale artwork will be priced very low so we can sell it all! Prices range from $1 to $50 and are determined by BCAC staff. If you believe something is of value that you’d love us to know about, please attach a note.
AFTER THE SALE
Work that doesn’t sell is either stored for the following year, or given away to local not for profit organizations.
TAX EXEMPTIONS
BCAC is a not for profit organization and can give you a signed receipt for your donations. However, the donor fills in the value of the donated work and/or a list of what was donated. We provide a date and a signature.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW EVENT…
