San Diego, California
150 artists
Deadline: July 16
We invite fine artists to apply for ArtWalk on the Bay 2010. This two-day fine art festival is now in its 5th year. With its gorgeous waterfront location at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Park, the free public festival draws 40,000 attendees from throughout Southern California.
The festival is produced by the same team that brings Mission Federal ArtWalk (120,000 attendees) to San Diego's historic Little Italy neighborhood each April. The producers have been praised by artists and attendees alike for their organizational expertise as well as the high level of marketing for the event. Because the event takes place in avenue that attracts a huge number of affluent tourists and convention attendees, artists benefit from this unique mix of visitors and local residents.
- The venue is a grassy 4.3 acre park adjacent to the luxurious (and brand new) Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The flat and accessible park offers ease of load-in and out. ArtWalk on the Bay provides high quality 10' by 10' tents that are also 10' high.
- Access to more than 40,000 annual attendees
- A page on the ArtWalk on the Bay web site that will remain up until summer, 2011. Check out www.artwalkonthebay.org/
- Tenting opportunity provided by show management
- An opportunity to be included in the festival's very dynamic publicity outrreach (print, broadcast, online)
- Listing in Event Brochure/Map
- Booth sitters offered to participants
Artists who participate in ArtWalk on the Bay find that they sell artwork long after the event as a result of the comprehensive web page dedicated to each artist that can be updated by you as
frequently as you wish...you can upload new artwork images, change your artist statement, etc. This living gallery is a unique feature to this event, and one that many artists have stated "is worth the price of the registration fee."
ArtWalk on the bay does not charge an up-front jury fee. We typically receive approximately 500 applications, and we accept approximately 150 artists.
The festival is a celebration of arts and culture throughout the region. KidsWalk features interactive art activities for kids, and showcases the art education program founded by our organization: ArtReach, which takes professional artists into elementary schools to address the lack of programming for our region's budding young artists.
To learn more:www.artreachsandiego.org
Musical performances also take place throughout the weekend, featuring everything from gospel to classical music. The festival is embraced by San Diego's Mayor, the Port of San Diego and numerous corporate sponsors, as a world class celebration of culture in the region.
Visit the website to learn more: www.artwalksandiego.org
To apply, go to: http://www.artwalkonthebay.org/register.htm
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