June 26-29, 2009
35th Annual Omaha Summer Arts Festival
Downtown Omaha, NE
135 Artists
Deadline: January 20, 2009
You are cordially invited to Omaha to be a part of one of the most vibrant art festivals in the Midwest. Located downtown alongside a beautiful park, the award-winning Summer Arts Festival draws a diverse crowd of 80,000 people for a weekend of great music, tasty food, children's activities and, most importantly, wonderful visual arts!
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Festival patrons enjoy browsing and buying an eclectic mix of functional and non-functional pieces by 135 artists in 14 media categories. High-quality work in the $50 to $300 range tends to sell most frequently, but, of course, higher priced artwork does not go unnoticed (or un-purchased) by Omaha's fair share of art-lovers.
The mission of the Festival is to present a variety of high quality arts programs and exhibits in downtown Omaha for the general public to enjoy and appreciate.
"Sales are great!" one artist said succinctly. "The way artists are treated is truly excellent."
What to expect:
- $2500 in cash awards
- Exceptional hospitality and concierge services that are a step above the rest
- Discount hotel rates
- Artists' Awards Brunch on Saturday and an Artists' Meeting on Sunday with continental breakfast; complimentary snacks and beverages
- An air-conditioned lounge with indoor restrooms, booth sitters, water delivery, overnight indoor storage
- 24-hour security
- Electricity and reserved parking available for an additional fee
- Substantial festival marketing and media coverage
"[The Omaha Summer Arts Festival] is my favorite show to do; and [the] treatment of artists is the best!" said one
artist. "Not many shows do anything for artists anymore-it is very important to us."
The Omaha Summer Arts Festival needs to jury approximately one third of its 135 artists booth, plus its waitlist, with quality artists, even though the Festival invited back most of its artists from 2008 due to a severe storm that hit during the Festival.
Interested artists may visit www.SummerArts.org to download an application today!
For more information about the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, please contact Carly Barth, Visual Arts Coordinator, at (402) 345-5401 or cbarth@vgagroup.com.
P.S. Recently the Omaha Summer Arts Festival was welcomed into the NAIA's Hall of Fame, for its outstanding actions and compassionate behavior during extraordinary circumstances at their 2008 event. Their exemplary emergency plan saved lives and property damage.
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