Beara Bakes From Riverside Arts Center

Beara Bakes has a beautiful vacancy.

After a large-scale work by Ypsilanti artist Nina Shahin sold right off their wall, Beara Bakes's bakery/café is ready to fill that space again. They want to fill it with local art and give another local artist the chance to be seen.

Riverside Arts Center is partnering with Beara Bakes to find that next artist. Every day, people walk through Beara Bakes's doors for coffee, a meal, and good company. Your work could be there waiting for them.

We're so grateful to Beara Bakes for believing that art belongs in everyday spaces and for creating this opportunity for our creative community. Now, we want to find the right artist to take it.

If you have a large-scale piece you'd love to share with Ypsilanti, submit your work through the Artwork Archive Call for Art.

Age: Artists of all ages are welcome to apply. Artists under 18 must provide written permission from a parent or legal guardian. A parent or legal guardian will also be required to co-sign any exhibition and/or sales agreements.

Original Work: All submitted work must be the original creation of the applicant. Work created wholly or partially with AI tools must be disclosed at submission. Such work will be evaluated under the same criteria as other submissions.

Medium: All 2D mediums are accepted.  

Availability: Work must be available for the full exhibition period and cannot be withdrawn before the exhibition closes.

Condition: Work must be in display-ready condition (framed, wired, or otherwise prepared according to gallery specifications).

Location: Open to artists locally and regionally. 

Copyright: Work that infringes on the copyright, trademark, publicity rights, or other intellectual property rights of others is ineligible. By submitting, the artist warrants that their work does not infringe on any third-party rights and agrees to indemnify Riverside Arts Center against any claims related to such infringement.

Safety: Works containing hazardous, toxic, or perishable materials may be disqualified at the gallery’s discretion.

Size Limits: Minimum size is 36 x 36. The space available is 60" x 55".

Installation: Works requiring unusual installation methods must be feasible within the cafe's existing infrastructure. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Maggie Spencer at [email protected].

1. Exhibition Commitment

Artists and Beara Bakes will agree upon an exhibition duration.

2. Delivery, Pickup, and Shipping

Artists are responsible for delivering their artwork to the cafe by the designated delivery deadline, in display-ready condition as described in the eligibility criteria.

Artists are responsible for retrieving their artwork at the designated pickup date and time.

RAC and Beara Bakes does not cover packaging, shipping costs, or return shipping; these costs are the sole responsibility of the artist.

3. Installation and Curation

Beara Bakes respects the right of artists to express personal, social, and political ideas through their work. At the same time, Beara Bakes serves an all-ages audience and a broad community. Beara Bakes reserves the right to decline artwork containing content that may be deemed inappropriate, excessively graphic, or otherwise unsuitable for display in the café.

The cafe has final authority over the inclusion, placement, installation, and arrangement of all artworks. Decisions by the cafe regarding inclusion are final and not subject to appeal, damages, or compensation.

RAC and Beara Bakes may make reasonable adjustments to installation methods for safety or presentation quality.

Works requiring special equipment or installation must be pre-approved and feasible within the cafe's existing infrastructure.

4. Sales and Commission

All artwork sales must be handled directly by the artist. Beara Bakes will refer interested buyers to the artist, who is responsible for all communication, payment, pickup, and any other sale-related arrangements.

5. Promotion and Image Use

By submitting work, the artist grants the Beara Bakes the right to photograph, record, or reproduce images of the artwork for promotional, publicity, educational, grant reporting, and archival purposes.

Copyright remains with the artist. Beara Bakes will credit the artist whenever images are used publicly.

6. Insurance and Liability

Beara Bakes and RAC will exercise reasonable care in handling and displaying all works.

Beara Bakes is not responsible for damage or loss caused by acts of nature, terrorism, war, theft, vandalism, or other events beyond reasonable control. This includes accidental damage that may occur during installation or open hours, unless such events are covered under the cafe's insurance policy.

Accepted works may not be withdrawn without the Cafe's prior written approval. After the exhibition ends, artists must pick up their work within 30 days. Work not collected within this timeframe may incur storage fees or, at the Cafe's discretion, be disposed of.

Failure to comply with delivery deadlines, presentation standards, or reasonable communication may result in the removal of the work from the exhibition.