Guest Artist Applications

[Availability]:

• The guest artist application form is always open unless specifically stated otherwise.

• Manaberry's cut is typically 20% for all sale types: auctions, flatsales, or flaffles.
• Manaberry's cut should be sent within 24 hours of the sale's completion unless discussed or presented otherwise in artist guidelines for a given event's invitation.
• Paypal is required to send Manaberry her cut, as she primarily uses invoicing or a paypal.me link as needed.
• For payment plans, if there is anything that would prevent paying her the cut in full after the sale expect to have to let a moderator or Manaberry herself know as soon as possible so we can help!

[Pricing]:

• Artists establish their own prices and Sales Plans types in advance.
• We will generally supply a range of what guest designs have sold for in the past for a given event to give artists a starting point to consider if they're unsure on pricing.
• If you choose to price lower or higher than that range and your design does not sell after a given period of time then Manaberry may approach you to ask if you would like to adjust your price.
• Pricing relative to kittoms is typically no higher than Manaberry's own pricing.

[Deadlines]:

• For all guest sales, there is typically a deadline to commit to participating in an event or guest sale opportunity.
  • Invites for events are usually sent at least a month in advance of the event date, however, 2 months is preferred.
  • We typically give artists at least a week to respond to an invite to guest for the group.
  • If there is a more rushed timeline this may vary and we will specifically state if we need to know sooner (usually 24-48 hours is still given to account for time zones).
• For events, deadlines are usually outlined in the Event's Specific Guidelines.
• For future one-off guests, there will still be deadlines, however, they will likely be presented in the initial invitation and flexibility to adjust those deadlines will vary more if discussed in advance/upfront.
  • We will likely present deadline expectations that are typical for us or contingent on other surrounding events to avoid splitting our attention too much and leaving any Guest Artists feeling at odds with response times.
• Alongside the invite commitment deadline we usually expect an artist to indicate:
  • Sale date preferences, if the sale is part of a longer ongoing event. For larger events we usually have dates pre-arranged and request that date preferences are submitted at this time so we can outline a schedule.
  • A sale type preference (auction, flatsale, or flaffle). Sale type preferences are taken into consideration more-so in the grand scheme of a larger event. Sale date preferences take priority (since artists should be available to respond to inquiries if they accept payment plans) but if we have both sale date and sale type preferences we can try to not stack similar sale types too close together.
• For adult sales, there are specific deadlines for:
  • Sketches and Stats
  • Completed Designs with Graphics and Pricing
• For kittom sales, there are generally deadlines for completed litters to make it into a specific flaffle.
  • Despite not having specific deadlines sketches and flats are recommended for prior approval to avoid substantial editing!

[Event Specific Guidelines]:

• At times certain events or types of sales may deviate from the general info above.
• Specific guidelines will always be outlined upfront in a "General Artist Guidelines" document alongside any invitation being sent. They will either reiterate the above information exactly or include different details so please read those guidelines closely prior to accepting any sent invitation.