Spontaneous Construction – A Festival of Creative Re-Invention

This is a one day benefit event for Home Resource, a building materials re-use and recycling center. Home Resource helps build healthier communities and reduce waste by re-using and recycling building materials.  SponCon (for short) is our signature event, designed to challenge our thinking about consumption, waste, and how we use our resources creatively. 

Home Resource is calling for submissions of found-object art and any work addressing environmental and social sustainability.  We welcome any work that examines the relationships between humans and landscape, civilization and wildness.  This is an excellent exposure opportunity for new and emerging artists. 

The silent auction will be held August 16th at the Spontaneous Construction Art Carnival and Benefit, a major event sponsored by The Trail, Big Sky Brewing and The Good Food Store, featuring performance artists, a live auction, and live music.  Bidding will take place all day on Saturday, August 15th, 2006.  Artists may choose to donate 100% of their work’s sale price to Home Resource, or split the proceeds 50/50.

SUBMISSION

1. Each artist may submit one to three pieces, sculptural or wall-hung.  Smaller is definitely better, as space is somewhat limited. 
2. Please attach a label to each piece with:
1. Title
2. Your name
3. Suggested minimum bid.  (Most works will range between $25 and $100.  Expect that bidding may start lower, but go higher than the suggested minimum.)
4. Materials and/or media used

We will create the final, uniform labels for each piece in the week before the event.

3. Bring your work to Home Resource by August 8th.  Works will be selected by August 15th.  You will be called to pick up unselected work.
4. Works will be selected by a jury including local artists, associates of the Missoula Art Museum or local galleries, and the Home Resource Board of Directors.  Selection criteria may include available space and other logistics. 
5. Final installation and set-up will take place Saturday morning, August 16th. 

THE AUCTION:  (Click here for more silent and live auction details.)

1. The Auction will run from 12 noon to about 8 p.m.  (One half hour after the close of the live auction.)  Home Resource staff and volunteers will tally the results and collect payment by 10 pm. 
2. Bidders must purchase admission to the evening event.  (Click here for ticket information.) Artists donating 100% of their proceeds receive free admission to the Street Party, including dinner and bid card.
3. If you choose to split the proceeds 50/50 with Home Resource, you will receive a statement and check for 50% of the total selling price of your art in the mail by the end of September.
4. Most items in the auction will have a suggested minimum bid, but you may place a RESERVE on your work if you wish.  The bid card will state, “If Reserve is not met, the high bidder may negotiate with the artist.”
5. Purchasers will be expected to take home their pieces at the end of the night, though we recognize some will need to make arrangements for delivery.  Your help may be needed with this, especially if the piece requires some disassembly and re-assembly.
6. Any pieces not purchased should be taken by the artist after the event.  If you cannot attend the event, please call Matt Hisel at 880-7334 or 541-8300, so he can make arrangements to return any unsold work.