Bayview Press publishes fine art cards, gift enclosures, and a select number of prints. Our primary business is the marketing of our card line--at present we have 250 images to offer, with nearly 500 active accounts (shops that sell our cards). Every year we solicit slides from artists already in the line, and we receive countless portfolios from artists who have seen/bought our cards around the East Coast.

In November, we decide how many new cards the line should have, and then go through the process of selecting from artists' offerings what we feel would be most marketable. The "chosen" artists then receive contracts that enable the use of those images.

The actual selection process is strictly subjective, based on our original concept of promoting contemporary representational imagery. Over the years we've learned what has worked successfully, what our market area would buy, and what maintains the quality of the card line.

We seek out clean, strong, uplifting, painterly work. By far our strongest sales area is New England, but we have sales reps that cover the mid-Atlantic states, down to Virginia, and then Washington state. We still, basically, look for work that speaks to our New England buyers.

If you'd like to submit art or suggest an artist for our consideration, please send us email at newart@bayviewpress.com. You are welcome to submit jpegged images, either via email or on a disk to our POBox listed below. Invite us to see your website or link to provide feedback on your work's appropriateness for our line. Or send a sheet of slides (see address below). We will acknowledge receipt and provide feedback. Items sent will be returned if a SASE is provided.

Thanks for your interest!

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