July 13 & 14
St. Joseph, Michigan
Downtown St. Joseph
| Scott Causey's work at the Krasl Art Fair |
St. Joseph, Michigan
Downtown St. Joseph
On the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan
216 Artists
Deadline: January 11 - 12 am EST
216 Artists
Deadline: January 11 - 12 am EST
(note: This show has historically done a large reinvitation of artists, making it hard for new artists to jury in. This year there are over 150 openings, increasing your chances of being accepted.)
Please note: Open jury February 1 at Lake Michigan College, worth attending to learn more about the jury process as well to see how well your work looks in the jury.
Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff is one of the nation's top fine art festivals (Sunshine Artist Magazine #20 2012)
The Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff celebrates 52 years of artistic excellence at Lake Bluff Park in 2013, over looking Lake Michigan. The festival draws crowds from Chicago, northern Indiana, Grand Rapids and other nearby cities.
Noteworthy:
Comments from participating artists:
(mixed media work by John Gutoskey)
Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff is one of the nation's top fine art festivals (Sunshine Artist Magazine #20 2012)
The Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff celebrates 52 years of artistic excellence at Lake Bluff Park in 2013, over looking Lake Michigan. The festival draws crowds from Chicago, northern Indiana, Grand Rapids and other nearby cities.
Noteworthy:
- Average sales (2012): $4190 (source: Sunshine Artist Magazine), $3700 (source: 136 respondents from 2012 artist survey)
- Jury/Booth Fees ($30/$275 or $300, depending on space size: 15x15 and 20x20); many with exposure on two sides.
- Estimated attendance: 70,000
- Friday set-up; drive to space for load-in and load-out
- Artist-in-Residence program; residents host artists in their homes
- Excellent artist amenities: artist-only parking, Saturday gourmet breakfast, booth sitters, electricity available to many booths, artists' hospitality room and much more
- Best of Category Awards $100 cash, Krasl Board Choice Award and Shore Magazine "Best Booth Award"
- Friday night kick-off party with gourmet food, wine tasting and live music and more
- Round table artists' discussion with committee and staff
- Jury session open to artists and public to observe
Comments from participating artists:(mixed media work by John Gutoskey)
- In this age when most art shows think they can "improve" their shows by bringing in carnivals and petting zoos, Krasl has not forgotten that it is about the artists and kept their focus on that.
- The community support is overwhelmingly the best of any show I do. Out of doing 25+shows a year, this is the one that I look forward to. A big thank you to the pastry chef for the 'BEST' calories ever and the Boulevard Inn for the artist discounted rate.
- I just wanted to thank you for having me in your show. The award I won was such an honor! I had a great show both in terms of sales and the fun factor. You and your staff of volunteers do such a great job with the show. It was such a pleasure being part of such a well run event. I also wanted to thank you for finding a host family for me to stay with while I was in St. Joseph. My host family was wonderful too. I look forward to next year.
For more info and artist's prospectus: www.krasl.org/af_artist_info.php
Application: www.zapplication.org
www.facebook.com/KraslArtFair.com
Sara Shambarger, Director
email: sshambarger@krasl.org, Phone: (269)983-0271
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