August 11 & 12Spotsylvania, Virginia
Presented By: JART, Inc. & Spotsylvania County
100+ Artists
Deadline:March 31
Application Fee: Booth Fee: 10'x10' $500
About the location: As we all know, the success of a Festival many times is contributed to location, location, location and accessibility. We have the perfect location -- Spotsylvania County is located midway between Washington, DC and Richmond, Virginia and also draws attendees from the Tidewater Area to the mountains and beyond. The Courthouse grounds are easily accessible from I95 and then by 4-lane highway-easy peazy. This area has major historic significance since the founding of our Country and is a major vacation destination and our Festival is timed to coincide with the peak of the vacation season - a win win for everyone.
About the Show: The (first) annual Spotsy Arts Festival, which is well on its way to becoming Spotsylvania's premier event, takes place on the tree-covered lawns of Spotsylvania's Historic Courthouse lawns each year on second weekend in August. This Festival has been created by artists and lovers of art for artists and lovers of art and the profits from this event are contributed to Spotsylvania County to support their art programs.
What is new this year: Everything is new this year and not only do we offer art but we offer history. Only here can you have the opportunity to showcase your creations in a circa 1800s jail or in a church or Courthouse as well as the tree-covered lawns of the Courthouse and to add icing on the cake under the beautiful brick porticoes. This is the perfect venue for an Arts Festival and it has hundreds of adjacent parking spaces as well as several outlying parking lots which will be accessible by Trolley w/o charge. Also, there is plenty of room of expansion and parking.
Marketing Plan: We have an in-house Marketing Consultant and we are at the point of naming our marketing firm. We will market from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Spotsylvania wants this event to become the premier event for the County and with the support of the community, the business community and the artists and artisans throughout the US, we are making this happen.
What we Missed: PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES
Award of Excellence (Festival overall Best in Show) -- $2,500
Best in Show - Sculpture -- $1,000
Best in Show - Photography -- $1000
Honorable Mention -- $500
Judge's Choice -- $300 each (3 awards)
Award of Excellence (Festival overall Best in Show) -- $2,500
Best in Show - Sculpture -- $1,000
Best in Show - Photography -- $1000
Honorable Mention -- $500
Judge's Choice -- $300 each (3 awards)
We expect to announce other "Special" awards prior to the Festival Dates.
Contact: Janice Jones, SAF@SpotsyArtsFestival.com, 703.887.2878
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