Artists and Venues: Please note that “matching” is to be completed by FRIDAY, MAY 11, so please get your requests and approvals or denials taken care of. REQUESTS AND ACCEPTANCES MUST ALL TAKE PLACE VIA YOUR PROFILE FROM WWW.ARTWALKCENTRAL.COM

Artists: You need to upload photos of your artwork or at least a thorough description. Venues need to know this information when they make their decision as to whose work to host.

Instructions for Host Requesting and Acceptance:

1. Go to www.artwalkcentral.com.
2. Click on the Yellow “Log In” button on the left side of the screen.
3. Enter your username and password that you signed up with
4. Congratulations! You have successfully accessed your Profile.
5. Choose a venue that you’re interested in, via the Venues button on the top of your page. Click on their name. This will take you to their profile page and on that page is a RED “Send Hosting Request” button. If you want them to host your work, click on this button. If you want to send an additional note, fill in the text box above it BEFORE you click the red button.

THE VENUE WILL NOW RECEIVE AN EMAIL INDICATING YOUR INTEREST.

6. Venues: Access your profile as in 1, 2 and 3 above.
7. Click on the “Artist Notifications” button on the top of your screen
8. Click on either “Accept” or “Deny” for all artists

ARTISTS WILL NOW RECEIVE AN EMAIL INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OR DENIAL.

9. Artists: If the venue has accepted your request, you need to click “I agree” and the match is made. The venue name should appear beneath your name on the Art Walk Central website. Congratulations!
10. If the venue has denied your request, then explore other venues and send requests to them.

Artists, if you have not yet been accepted by a venue, Please contact Art Reach at 989-773-3689.

• Youth and Adult Groups can sign up for Art Walk Central. $30 per adult group entry and $10 per youth group entry.
• Each member of the group needs to be in the same age category. (Youth: 12 - 17 yr. old) (Adult: 18 and over)
• Each art piece entered into Art Walk Central can only be entered once for consideration of the awarded prizes.

• The registration fee for youth/youth group registrations has been reduced to $10 per entry.

Have you ever wanted to walk among art? Hundreds of artists from all over will be decorating Mt. Pleasant with color and creativity from August 1-25, 2012 during Art Walk Central.

That’s right – our ENTIRE community will become an art gallery! From the award winning Ziibiwing Center Museum to businesses and parks in downtown Mt. Pleasant, art work will be on display for you to feast your eyes on.

We’ll need YOU to help determine the People’s Choice winner of this competition. Bring your imagination and curiosity to vote from your phone or computer – one is as good as the other! Winners for both Youth and Adult categories will be announced on August 22, 2012.

Schedule & Timeline