- Gives you the right to
register for 3 Members’ shows
- Gives
you the opportunity to show your art at other venues arranged by the gallery
- Informs you about upcoming shows and
requirements for participation
- Hangs and lights your work at the Gallery
- Prepares the labels and attaches them to
the wall with the appropriate work
-
Staffs the Gallery with volunteers
- Prepares the show posters and hangs them in
the community
- Maintains a website with links to various
other sites including GoBC, Chamber
of Commerce,
Comox by the Sea & Comox Valley Tourism
- Provides an Artists’ Directory on the
website that will allow any member to advertise
for
free, with artists providing the written information
- Provides a Gallery Room on the website that
will allow any member to advertise
for
free, with artists providing the written information
- Provides Members space to advertise lessons
and other shows on the website at no
cost
- Provides “classified” space for selling
items on the web site ~ “Selling or Looking For”
- Emails the membership with announcements
regarding shows and receptions
- Provides quarterly Newsletters throughout
the year
- Holds memberships in the Chamber of
Commerce, Comox Valley Tourism and Comox
Business in Action (associate member), thereby accessing tourism
connections
- Prints and distributes Pearl Ellis Gallery
brochures throughout the community
- Maintains regular newspaper presence
through the Record and Echo through press
releases and selected advertising
- Takes advantage of all free print
promotions it can with submissions to the various
publications such as Coffee Times and In Focus
- Sends in show updates to Channel 4/SHAW
- Provides physical arrangements for the
Members’ Show Receptions
- Provides a yearly show schedule printed on
the back of every membership card and on
the Gallery’s website.
- Pays a commission of 70% to artists on
works sold
- Operates a daily schedule of 1 - 4 pm year
round with free admittance. (The only
Exceptions to this are Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and
our
Christmas Break (approximately three weeks)
- Allow members to purchase artwork at the
gallery at a discount of 10% during
Receptions and Meet and Greets.
- Membership grants you 10% off on purchases
made at PJ’s Arts and Crafts, Whyte’s
Framing, Affordable Framing, AV Photography and Sure Copy. (show your
card prior to
purchase)
- Opportunity to volunteer as host and
hostess
