Our gallery is first come, first served; each piece is sold at the listed price and then delivered to you immediately. After selecting the piece or pieces you’d like to purchase, speak to one of our friendly Art Show staff members, and they can mark your pieces as pending.

After contacting staff, you may pay the artist(s) for pieces purchased through their preferred method, and once the artist confirms payment with our staff, the piece(s) will be released to you.

Once pieces are sold, new pieces may be added from our artists, so please check back throughout the weekend to see if anything new piques your interest! 

NO AUCTION?

Pieces are sold at the artists listed price directly to the client, so be sure to purchase any pieces you like because they might not be there later!

Yes! Applications for ANE 2026 are open through December 15, 2025.

IF SELECTED, HOW DOES THE PROCESS WORK?

Artists can set up their pieces in our gallery space starting on Thursday, and must pick up any unsold pieces on Sunday afternoon. Artists are responsible for having their own tax ID, as well as processing their own payments. We suggest using a Venmo or Paypal account to accept payment remotely, and including a QR code for your payment link. We can print this for you if needed. When you receive payment for a piece, you can let us know via our telegram group for the Art Show; we can also work out text messages or discord if necessary. With payment confirmed, we will release the piece to your client, and can hang a new piece!

Not currently! You are allowed to bring as many pieces as you’d like HOWEVER, display space is limited. Each artist will receive the same amount of space to use as they please. Some pieces may not fit in the allotted display space, but when another one of your pieces sells, we will replace it with a piece from your backstock after it goes home! You are also welcome to stop by to adjust your pieces on display at any time! 

The ANE Art Show staff has the final say on the number of pieces displayed and if any pieces are unsuitable for display in our Art Show.

INTRODUCTION
Last Revised July 2024

Anthro New England is required to provide the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) a Massachusetts Sales Tax ID for all vendors attending Anthro New England. That means everyone in the Dealers Den and the Artists Alley/Art Show that sells anything throughout the weekend is required to provide their individual Tax IDs to us before the convention, and collect sales tax on applicable items throughout their time at ANE.

Only the primary business selling at the Art Show is required to submit a tax ID – assistants are not required to submit Tax IDs. Only the primary business registered is allowed to do business – you may not “share” a slot.

TAX IDS FOR US RESIDENTS
If you do not already have a valid Massachusetts DOR Tax ID, you can follow these easy steps online to first get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) with the IRS, which you can then register as your Tax ID with the Massachusetts DOR. Note: This process is FREE.

1. Generate an EIN with the IRS:
   https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online
2. After you get your EIN from the IRS, make an account with MassTaxConnect to register your EIN with the Mass. DOR.
   https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/
   *Note: there is a difference between your Mass. Tax ID and your MassTaxConnect System ID, mentioned because you can access both pieces of information from your MassTaxConnect account.

You do not need to renew this process every year, it is a permanent and perpetual registration unless you cancel it. It is also advised that you make a copy of your Tax ID for your own records.

If you do not register with the Massachusetts DOR to collect Sales Tax, you will not be allowed to participate as an exhibitor at Anthro New England. Anthro New England will provide a secure form for you to submit your Mass. Tax ID to us, and if you do not have that information, you may be asked to leave your merchants space at the convention.

TAX IDS FOR NON-US RESIDENTS
If you do not live/work in the USA already, the process for acquiring a Tax ID becomes significantly more difficult. A variety of processes to generate tax forms require a US Social Security Number, which non-US residents cannot easily obtain. Anthro New England is not qualified to give anyone advice on how to proceed with this matter.

An option might be to phone call the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service and explain what you are trying to achieve. You might explain that you are intending to sell artwork at a one-time 3-day event in Boston, MA, and that they require you to submit an Employee Identification Number (EIN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). A link to obtaining an ITIN while abroad can be found here:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/obtaining-an-itin-from-abroad

Even if you do obtain an ITIN, you will still be required to provide other necessary documentation in that process, which includes but is not limited to a work permit. Work permits are issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department (USCIS), not by the IRS or the DOR.
As a warning, this process overall for international exhibitors is very lengthy. It is expected that you will be waiting for all appropriate documents for months, not days or weeks.

If you are an international exhibitor, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

MASSACHUSETTS SALES TAX & EXEMPTIONS
A very helpful guide to the process of collecting and remitting your sales taxes is from the Massachusetts DOR website:

http://www.mass.gov/dor/individuals/taxpayer-help-and-resources/tax-guides/salesuse-tax-guide.html

Of important note is this section:

“What are the responsibilities of a sales/use tax vendor?
Massachusetts sales/use tax vendors are responsible for: Registering with DOR to collect sales/use tax; Collecting the 6.25 percent sales/use tax on taxable sales or rentals of tangible personal property or telecommunications services.

Please note: The tax must be separately stated and separately charged on all invoices, bills, displays or contracts; and remitting all sales/use taxes to DOR with the appropriate Massachusetts sales/use tax return on time.”

As of the date of Anthro New England 2025, the Massachusetts sales tax rate is 6.25% of the item’s sale price.

Some goods/services are exempt from Sales Tax. Please see the Tax Exempt Items section of the Mass DOR website for more information. Please be aware that you may be required to file an informational return with the Mass DOR even if you sell exclusively tax-exempt items.

Examples:

On clothing items specifically: Any individual clothing item below $175 is exempt from taxes. If there is a clothing item that costs over that amount, you would start taxing after the first $175.
Let us say the item costs $200: Only $25 of that item’s selling price would be taxable. $200 selling price + tax ($25 x 0.625 = $1.56), meaning $201.56 total.
On a regular item, you tax the item by the selling price (save those items exempt to tax as shown in the above link). $200 selling price + tax ($200 x .0625 = $12.50), meaning $212.50 total.
An alternative way to calculate tax into your item is to charge a flat amount and have tax included in that price. Example: You charge your customer $20 for an item which includes the tax already. That means your item sells for $18.82, and there is $1.18 in taxes. The calculation should be the intended final selling price of the item ($20) divided by 1.0625, which will equal the cost of the item before taxes. $20/1.0625 = $18.82 (item), $20-18.82 = $1.18 (tax).

However, per the MA DOR: “Please note: The tax must be separately stated and separately charged on all invoices, bills, displays or contracts.”

*Please be aware that there is a list of items unrelated to tax that are not acceptable to sell at Anthro New England, including but not limited to: tobacco, firearms, alcohol, controlled substances, and food.

SUBMITTING YOUR MASSACHUSETTS TAX ID TO ANTHRO NEW ENGLAND
For ANE 2025, we will be asking you to provide your Tax ID information in forms that also ask other information; this applies to both Dealers Den and Artists Alley/Art Show. This information will be asked for when you apply for each respective location.

Both Dealers and Artists Alley/Art Show vendors are required to submit this information to Anthro New England before the beginning of the convention, or will be denied their vendors’ space. No exceptions.

If you have submitted your Tax ID to us, and have not used or sold any goods/services at Anthro New England, please contact us to let us know to remove your tax information from our records.

Please do NOT email your Mass. Tax ID to us as that is not a secure system.

FILING YOUR TAX RETURNS
You are responsible for making the appropriate filings and returns to the Massachusetts DOR and the US Internal Revenue Service as required for your tax situation. These returns and filings may be expected yearly, quarterly, or monthly, and may be required even for periods with no sales (a “zero return”). You are solely responsible for making these filings or appropriately closing your tax account(s). Please check with the appropriate authorities or your own accountant or lawyer, as we are unable to offer specific advice or submit these filings for you.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] and we will do our best to answer any questions. However, we urge you to check with the Massachusetts DOR as they are the ultimate authority on Tax IDs, or with your own accountant or attorney, as we are unable to offer specific tax or legal advice regarding to any exhibitor’s specific situation.