Cases

The City of Oakland Craft & Cultural Arts Department provided funding for the cases through an individual artist grant awarded to Deborah Lozier.

The Metal Arts Guild paid for the fabric inserts. Bill Maltzberger created the inserts.

Vision and Intent

The cases were designed to create an attractive yet secure display option for jewelers and small metal sculptors. One of the biggest obstacles in planning a metals exhibition in alternative spaces is that there are no affordable means for galleries and non-profits to display the work. The vision was to specifically provide display cases for the bigLITTLE exhibition and also to extend this option for future exhibitions so that our field could be more easily displayed through out the community. The idea being that approaching alternative spaces would be more successful with displays already available. Broadening venues for exhibiting our field helps to grow our audience by exposing new people to what we do. Generating funds for MAG through rentals is a positive outcome, but is secondary to the primary intent of providing attractive and secure displays for our work, as a field not an organization.

• 6 Floor Cases, lockable, each with 4 removable steel pipe legs, Plexiglas lids, linen-covered inserts. Measures 36”L x 25”W x 8.5”D, legs are 28” tall.
• 6 Wall Cases, lockable, with Plexiglas lids and linen-covered inserts. Measures 24”L x 24”W x 6”D

FEES:

$50 Rental Fee per case per week
$200 Refundable Damage Deposit Fee per case
$125 Plexiglas Replacement Fee per case for serious scratches to Plexiglas
$50 Lost Key Fee

Name of borrower: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Business Phone:: ______________________________ Cell Phone: ________________________________________________

E-mail address: ________________________________ Web Site: __________________________________________________

Loan Period: ___________________________________ Return date: _______________________________________________

Case/s Borrowed: ____________Floor Cases ____________Wall Cases _____________Keys ________________Inserts

Condition (list any existing flaws, damage): _________________________________________________________

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Loan Fee Paid: _______________________________________Check?Credit Card # _________________________________

CC Expiration Date: ___________________________________Security Code:_______________________________________

Refundable Deposit: __________________________________ MAG Membership Dues (if appropriate) ___________

Please bring someone to assist you in loading and unloading the cases.

The display items listed above are the property of the Metal Arts Guild of the Bay Area. The Borrower agrees to return the items, in the condition they were borrowed, by the Return Date listed. Arrangements must be made in advance for pick up and drop off times. A refundable damage deposit of $200 per case is due at the time of pick-up. If damage occurs, Borrower will be responsible for repair costs. Serious scratches to the Plexiglas will incur a Replacement Fee of $125 per case. Unreturned cases will result in loss of deposit and will be considered theft to be filed with the SF Police Department. Lost keys will incur a $50 Lost Key Fee

I (Print Name) ________________________________________________________agree to the above lending terms and conditions.

Signature of Borrower:________________________________________Date:________________________________________

Signature of Mag Member Representative:____________________________________Date: ________________________