Thanks for visiting our page! We are excited to share with you the exhibition opportunities that exist for artists in our gallery. Our plan is to operate a gallery schedule with exhibits changing monthly. This is an opportunity for artists to exhibit in a beautiful functioning gallery space while benefiting from extensive support from the gallery. Our goal is to support and help build a thriving local arts community and as such we will be offering these spaces for rental costs that are far below the monthly operating cost of the gallery. 

Future Labs Gallery will provide the following services to the artists: 

• 21-23 days of exhibit time within a particular month

• 9-11 days of gallery hours. We will also do our best to accommodate private viewings at other times as requested. Current gallery hours are: Friday 5-8pm , Saturday 2-6pm, and Sunday 2-6pm.

• First Friday opening reception hosted and staffed by Future Lab(s) Gallery Closing reception staffed by Future Lab(s) Gallery. (Usually the 3rd Saturday of the  month)

• $100 gallery paid budget for refreshments (includes wine, beer, cider, non-alcoholic, ice & glassware). Artists may wish to contribute extra for specific reception supplies or higher quantities. You may also bring some reception food if you find it suitable but note that you will be responsible for all serving dishes as well as cleaning up 

• Email newsletter creation & email blast announcing your exhibit. We will share the newsletter with you and you can share with your own lists 

• 250 printed postcards & postcard design by Future Lab(s) Gallery Social media outreach on Facebook and Instagram prior to your exhibit and during the exhibit including IG stories. 

• Curatorial & hanging support, break-down support

Artist agree to these following gallery courtesy code: 

• Understand that Future Labs gallery will do its best to accommodate artists first choice of exhibiting month and space within the gallery.If the requested months are not available Future Lab(s) Gallery will follow up to discuss alternative exhibition dates. 

• Understand that Future Labs Gallery will deduct 20% commission from work sold at the gallery & other work sold outside of the gallery if contacts for the buyer came through interaction with the gallery. 

• Artwork is sold on an “on demand” basis. We will be selling art work off the wall and will not be waiting for the exhibit to conclude if the buyer doesn’t live locally. 

• Artist is responsible for delivering all artwork in ready to exhibit state to Future Labs Gallery in a timely manner and with accordance to the Future Labs gallery schedule for hanging. All artwork intended for art hanging must be fully wired. 

• Artists agree to be physically present during the installation and deinstallation process of their artwork and to participate fully in the hanging process. 

• Artists are responsible for picking up all unsold work at the end of the month of their exhibition. Future Lab(s) Gallery and the artist will select a date for deinstallation & for removal of unsold work. Any work left behind will be charged $5 per day per piece storage fee for up to 30 days. Any artwork that isn’t picked up after 30 days since deinstall will become a property of Future Lab(s) Gallery. 

• In an event an artist will need to ship artwork from or to Future Labs Gallery, he/she/they will be responsible for all costs associated with shipping & packing. Future Labs Gallery is not responsible for lost or damaged art during the shipping process. 

• Future Labs Gallery will ship art to buyers if they so wish. Buyer will be responsible for all shipping & packing costs. 

• Once an artist & Future Lab(s) gallery agree to exhibition month & space within the gallery the artist shall provide a 50% payment deposit to Future Lab(s) Gallery to lock in the date. The payment can be via check made to Future Labs Gallery Inc. and mail it to Future lab(s) Gallery, 43 Eagle St., North Adams, MA 01247 or via Venmo at @futurelabsgallery. Please note your exhibiting month in the memo of the check and it the “what for” section in Venmo. The remainder of the payment shall be paid no later than 30 days prior to your opening.