Artist Resources

08 Sales Tax Information
(updated 2/20/08)
All artists selling their work are required to collect the appropriate sales tax. If your studio is located in the city of Boulder, you will need a City of Boulder sales tax license. All artists must collect county and state sales tax.

Applying to Open Studios Fall Studio tour
The application for 2009 will be available March 1- May 1, 2009. We use Westaf's online application, which enables artists to apply online to multiple calls for entry through a central Web site, www.callforentry.org. The online application process also allows artists to directly upload high-resolution digital images of their artwork for jury presentation.

Applying to Open Studios Juried Art Fair at Twenty Ninth Street
May 16-17, 2009. The application will be available early January, 2009.

Artists, watch out for scams!
An Open Studios artist passed along the following: "I received an email inquiry about some of my artwork that appears on my website. After I told her the prices, this person (Geogia Nuthall - hullsupplies21@yahoo.com), wrote back and said she wanted 24 of my bronzes! That would have been more than $50,000, which I wrote back and made sure that she understood that. Her response then was that she wanted two bronzes, which would cost $4,400. She was going to pay with a credit card, including the shipping costs to Korea.  The scam is I would have to wire money to a shipper (xshipping and logistics.com) to get the work to Korea. Margaret in the security department of Termnet told me this morning, that she had heard of this "company" before associated with scams or attempted scams against artists. After the artist wires off the money to the "shipper," its gone, there is no way to trace it. They don't come to pick up the work. She said the only secure way to do business overseas with someone you trust (?), is to have the funds wired into an account that is not used very often, because once you divulge you account and routing numbers, they can debit money out of that account."

Need a professional to photograph your art?
Open Studios artists have worked with the following local photographers:
(This list is for information purposes only, and is not a recommendation of any of these photographers. Each photographer may have different specialties, services and pricing structures. The price may also vary depending on your individual needs and specifications.)

Azad Photography: 303-447-3686. www.azadphoto.com. 660 Laramie Blvd. Boulder. Digital and slides. 8 different objects digitally for $200 ($275 for digital with slides) $5 per image for formatting and uploading to your Café (or Zapp) site.

Chris Brown Photography: 303-449-7532. cb@ChrisBrownPhotography.com. 4340 13th Street, Boulder. 2-dimensional work up to 5 feet max. dimension. Saved and labeled to CD in both 2mb jpg, @ Café specifications, AND 20mb .tif for larger, reproduction purposes. 6 pieces: $125. Submission to Café: $5.00 each. While you wait (1+ hour), by appointment. Other times and 3-D work by special arrangement. www.chrisbrownphotography.com

Thomas Howard Imaging: 303-444-4684. info@thimaging.com Studio or location art photography, video, and representative animation, all media PR. Specializing in the most difficult to photograph flat or 3D, film or digital. Submissions help included.
www.ThomasHowardImaging.com. - 2840 Wilderness Pl, #A1, Boulder.

Russell McDougal Photography: 303-444-6984 or www.russellmcdougal.com 3211 Walnut St. Boulder. Studio photography for flat art or 3- dimensional artwork. Prices vary depending on time, number of pieces and kind of art being photographed. Call for a quote and studio availability.

Ken Sanville: 303-666-7475. 356 Centennial Drive, Louisville, CO. I do both 2D (flat) and 3D art. The Cafe’ format images of flat art are $10.00 per image; including burning to CD. 3D art will be $50.00 per hour plus $10.00 per image.

John Waugh Photographic Images: 303-449-7062, www.JohnWaugh.com. 2850 18th St. Boulder. 2D/ 3D, in studio by appointment, and on location.

Joseph Zender, Studio Six Projects Product Photography: josephzender@gmail.com. 3013 Shoshone Trl, Lafayette. 303-545-6877. Bring your art to the studio or the studio will come to you. Call for quotes and details.