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Call for Artists: Omaha Summer Arts Festival

Posted by Connie Mettler on December 7, 2010 at 8:00am
June 10-12 - new date!*
Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
135 Artists
Deadline: January 10

The 37th Annual Omaha Summer Arts Festival invites you to be a part of one of the most lively art festivals in the Midwest. Located in downtown Omaha alongside a beautiful park, the award-winning Summer Arts Festival draws a diverse crowd of 80,000 people for a weekend of unique visual arts, great music, tasty food and hands-on children's activities.

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 $200 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.

This is an excellent, well-organized festival," one artist said. "I have my highest sales here and always encounter enthusiastic, loyal customers.
In addition to $2500 in cash awards, artists can expect hospitality and concierge services that are a step above the rest. The Festival offers you:
  • discounted hotel rates
  • complimentary snacks and beverages
  • an Artists' Awards Brunch on Saturday and an Artists' Meeting on Sunday with continental breakfast
  • an air-conditioned lounge with indoor restrooms
  • booth sitters; water delivery; overnight, indoor storage
  • 24-hour security
  • reserved parking and electricity
Artists also reap the benefits of the festival's substantial marketing efforts 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.

*New date info: The move is being made to accommodate 16.jpgthe opening of the new TD Ameritrade Park. With the College World Series relocating in 2011, Farnam Street will provide direct access to westbound travel out of the downtown area. As a result, the Festival was asked to change its dates to avoid traffic congestion.

For more information about the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, please contact Elizabeth Balazs, Visual Arts Coordinator, at (402) 345-5401 or ebalazs@vgagroup.com .
Learn more: www.SummerArts.org
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  • MICHAEL ALAN STIPEK December 8, 2010 at 12:44am
    It's a solid, decent show, with great artist treatment, but now, instead of vying with Des Moines for the same weekend (and Des Moines got a big upsurge in apps, because of the non-compete weekend), it competes with several other shows of widely varying appeal, such as Old Town Chicago and Smoky Hill/Salina. May the best artist win!
  • Connie Mettler December 7, 2010 at 3:40pm
    Well, you are, of course, right, Larry, and wouldn't that have been great? I had suggested they go for the Ann Arbor weekend, or the second weekend in August...but the show is held in the heart of Omaha and they have to work with the city calendar for other events happening in the summer. Those dates weren't open, nor the one you suggested. They weren't pleased to have to move the date, but have got their PR machine in place to make this a good choice.
  • Larry Berman December 7, 2010 at 12:35pm
    Strange choice of dates. A week later and they could have advertised it as being back to back with Des Moines, the closest city with a major art show.

    Larry Berman
    Digital Jury Services
    http://BermanGraphics.com
    412-401-8100
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