Gallery 415 Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome

Thanks for your interest in Gallery 415.

So glad you are here! We are 415 Howe Avenue, the Conti Building, located in the heart of downtown Shelton, CT. Our historic factory building hosts a variety of artists, performers and small business entities including and event space and the Industry Co-working space. Collectively we are a group of artists, entrepreneurs and makers fostering community involvement at our unique building.

Check out the FAQs below to see what Market 415 is all about.

What is Gallery 415?

Gallery 415 is a quality, curated gallery hall that show different artist every month. The focus of the gallery is to show local, CT artists with eclectic taste and various mediums.

Gallery 415 is a place to view, buy, and socialize with some of CT’s best upcoming creatives from the local community. The Gallery Hall features work with unique styles and welcomes artists with new approaches to traditional mediums.

How can I get my work shown?

If your body of work is high-quality, unique, eclectic, handmade, and is gallery ready, then yes, you can become a featured artist! We welcome all types of styles, mediums, genres and focus points. No medium is excluded!

We welcome artists and makers of all mediums, the more unusual, current and fresh the better! If you have any questions you can contact us at: gallery415howeave@gmail.com

I have been selected, what do I need to provide?

Gallery ready, for us, means art that is 100% finished and ready to hang on our walls.

Canvas artwork must have their edges completely painted, paper works must be framed and have properly-installed hanging wire.

Sculptural work must have the ability to hang on a wall (preferably, with wire).

What does curated mean?

Curated, for us, means we consider all applications but can only accept a limited number of different “Types/Styles” of artists per artists showcase.

Limiting the number of artists with similar works in one showing insures a fair amount of exposure per artists.

We believe in community over competition and strive to offer a supportive environment for all involved.

How do you pick your artists?

Gallery 415 organizers are a collection of artists, makers and entrepreneurs. We understand it’s hard out there, we’re out there too! We receive more applications than we can accept but, our curator takes times to review every single one and hand selects a variety of artists that represent several different styles of art per every showcase.

Some of our criteria for selecting featured artists include:

• Quality of the artwork being submitted

• Uniqueness or innovativeness of the medium(s) used

• Artists presence consistency on social media, specifically instagram & Facebook

• Presentation/Photograph quality of your artwork

• Limits on the number of artists per art style/category per showcase

• Artwork that is not available at retail outlets. Overly saturated trends are not a good fit for us.

Please understand we are unable to provide critiques to applicants not selected for Gallery415

Where and when?

Gallery space is inside the Conti Building at 415 Howe Ave., Shelton, first floor location, easily accessible from the main entrance parking lot door #8.

Parking/loading in and out are all on one level, no stairs.

Gallery runs in conjunction with Market415 and take place on Saturdays once per month starting in May running through December*. For most of the year the market also coincides with the Shelton Farmers Market, located outside adjacent to the building’s parking lot.

2019 Season

• May 18th • June 15th • July 20th • August 17th

• September 21st • October 19th • November 16th • December 14th •

Showing Hours 10am to 4pm.