The Student Art Sale is Coming!
The annual Student Art Sale (SAS) is your chance to turn your creativity into something bigger — share your work, connect with the community and gain real-world experience.
Registration is now open!
About the SAS
The Student Art Sale (SAS) is one of ECU’s most exciting events, where we invite shoppers, collectors and curators to buy original work from ECU’s upcoming creative practitioners. You’ll not only gain the experience of connecting with the public, building your audience and elevating your practice but the opportunity to earn funds to support your education. From Thursday, Nov 27, to Saturday, Nov 28, community members will be able to browse and buy works from across all of ECU’s many studio practices, so we invite you to apply to share your work — from ceramics to prints, to wearables and more.
Current students enrolled in six degree credits and in good financial standing with the university are eligible to participate. Interested in taking part? Start by reading the information below.
Important Dates + Deadlines
ECU Community Pre-Sale
| Thursday, November 26 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm |
Public Sale
| Thursday, November 26 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Friday, November 27 | 12:00pm – 8:00pm |
| Saturday, November 28 | 12:00pm – 6:00pm |
Part One: Registration + Administration Deadlines
| Wednesday, September 23 | 11:30am | Online Info Session |
| Thursday, September 24 | 9:00am | Registration Opens |
| Monday, October 12 | 11:59pm | Registration Deadline |
| Wednesday, October 21 | 11:30am | Label Submission Workshop |
| Thursday, October 22 | Label Submission Portal Opens | |
| Wednesday, October 28 | 11:30am | Online Q+A Session. Opportunity for participants to ask any last-minute questions! Participant Shift Sign-up Opens. Sign up for your participant shift in-person at the SAS office during office hours. |
| Sunday, November 15 | 11:59pm | Label Upload Deadline |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Evite Issued for Distribution. Invite your friends, family and industry contacts! | |
| Thursday, November 19 | 11:00am – 4:00pm | Label Pick-up in Room D2435 (Small Boardroom). Please bring your ECU OneCard. |
| Friday, November 20 | 4:30pm: Deadline to Sign Up for Your Participant Shift 11:59pm: Deadline for Promo Image Submissions 11:00am – 4:00pm: Label Pick-up Continues in Room D2435 (Small Boardroom). Please bring your ECU OneCard. |
Part Two: Work Drop-off Deadlines
Drop-off works in Room D2315 (ECU Boardroom). Labels must be affixed to work before drop-off.
| Monday, November 23 | 10:00am – 4:00pm |
| Tuesday, November 24 | 10:00am – 4:00pm |
Part Three: Unsold Work Pick-Up Deadlines
Unsold works will be held in Room D2315 (ECU Boardroom) until 2:00pm on Monday, November 30. Please bring your ECU OneCard to claim your works.
If you are unable to make these times, please arrange for a friend or family member to pick up your work for you: email us to let us know in advance. We do not have space to store works after November 30 at 2:00pm.
| Sunday, November 29 | 1:00pm – 6:00pm |
| Tuesday, November 30 | 9:00am – 2:00pm |
SAS Handbook + FAQ
Be sure to read the SAS Handbook and the FAQ! You’ll find key dates, SAS guidelines and sellers’ responsibilities, information on workshops, labels and promo images, and guidelines for quantities and sizes of work.
If you’ve read the Handbook and the FAQ and still can’t find the answers to your questions, you can email us or book a one-on-one meeting. Don’t be shy! We may add your questions to the FAQ to help others.
Recordings + Resources
Watch the Packaging + Display Workshop
Download the Direct Deposit form
Maximum Sizes + Quantities Submission Template – this tool will show you how many pieces in different categories and sizes you can place in the Student Art Sale. Read more about it in the SAS Handbook and find the template here.
Artwork Label Submission Tutorial + Template
Artwork labels are the tags that go on each piece showing the name, price and creator.
In order to create these labels, we need some information from you. We’ve created a template to guide you through the label submission process.
The portal for label submission will open on October 22.
Need Help?
Have some questions that aren’t covered here?
Email the SAS team. Don’t be shy! We may add your questions to the FAQ to help others.
Get Ready to Register
Before you register, please make sure you have:
- Attended or watched the SAS Info Session
- Read the SAS Handbook + FAQ, especially the guidelines and sellers’ responsibilities
- Put the key dates into your calendar