Paragon Fine Art Festivals
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The fall of 2012 and the 2013 show year ushers in the consummation of the Paragon Fine Art Festivals national show schedule. This schedule we have created represents the culmination of nearly four years of market research and negotiations. It will include exciting new markets in regions of the country that have remained strong in the national recession, being sustained by amazing wealth and powerful demographics.
Below are the new venues being added to the Paragon 2013 show lineup. These are markets with proven histories. Each will provide you, the artist, the potential to tap into new markets that have either been unavailable to you in the past or where you have been unable to return and develop your existing client base.
Paragon also is working with ZAPP to take a revolutionary approach to these new shows and markets. ZAPPlication is in the process of constructing a new application process for us as we move into these new markets. For each series of shows (i.e., the Texas spring shows or Texas fall shows) there will be one jury process and one jury fee. For example, if you apply to the three Texas shows in the spring of 2013 and are juried into one event, you are accepted into all three shows and pay a single jury fee. So please review the shows and markets listed below. We look forward to having you with us as we lay the groundwork for these new venues. Until then, as always we wish you fair weather, safe travels, and fantastic shows!
Bill Kinney
Paragon Fine Art Festivals |
Greater Charleston Fine Art Festival
November 3-4, 2012 The Greater Charleston Fine Art Festival moves to the Mount Pleasant Towne Centre on Rt. 17 in the heart of the area's island resort communities, a superb and highly-visibile location. Architecturally distinct, the Mount Pleasant Towne Centre embodies fine Southern living and has been voted Charleston's No. 1 shopping destination 10 consecutive years.
The event will draw on the combined populations of Mount Pleasant, Charleston and the affluent island resorts. The population of Mount Pleasant has increased 43% since 2000 with 28% of the families on Mount Pleasant having household incomes exceeding $100,000.
The Charleston community has long been recognized for its support of the arts, home to over 70 art galleries and named by American Style magazine as a Top 25 art destination. With CBS committed as our primary media sponsor, we anticipate the word to be spread throughout the Low Country and in combination with the new site the show is destined to become the premier event of the Greater Charleston area.
Number of artists: 120
Booth fee: $395 |
 FORT WORTH FINE ART FESTIVAL
November 10-11, 2012 The Fort Worth Fine Art Festival will be held at Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, Texas. Anchored by Dillard's, Macy's and the nation's top-selling department store Nieman-Marcus, the mall is located only 7 miles west of the site of the Main St. Fort Worth Art Festival. The mall draws from a community of over 740,000.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is home to 20 Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, Dean Foods and Southwest Airlines. Notable companies with national headquarters in Fort Worth include AMR, RadioShack, Pier 1 Imports and the Fortune 500 homebuilder D.R. Horton. Housing prices in the Fort Worth marketplace have increased more than 70% since 2000. Within an 8-mile radius are seven of the wealthiest areas of Texas with a mean household income of $125,900.
GREATER DALLAS FINE ART FESTIVAL
November 17-18, 2012 The Greater Dallas Fine Art Festival will be held at Oak Point Park in Plano, TX, a beautiful 800-acre preserve 12 miles from Richardson, TX (site of the Cottonwood Art Festival) and only 18 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, TX. Plano was voted one of the top three suburbs of Dallas to "live well in" and is ranked not only the wealthiest city in the nation with a population over 250,000 but also the safest city to live in. Nearly half the zip codes in Plano rank in the wealthiest zip codes in Texas with an average household income of $105,800. Plano also has one of the lowest cost-of-living indices in America.
Oak Point Park annually hosts the Plano Balloon Festival and the City of Plano hosts the International Festival. Plano also is headquarters for many large national corporations including J.C. Penny, Dell, Siemens, Snapple, Frito-Lay and Pizza Hut.
Number of artists: 150 (each show) Booth fee: $395
Applications accepted beginning May 21, 2012
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 LONGBOAT KEY FINE ART FESTIVAL
February 2-3, 2013
Number of artists: 95
Booth fee: $395
Applications accepted beginning June 21, 2012
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FORT WORTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
March 23-24, 2013 The Fort Worth Festival of the Arts will be held at Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, Texas. Anchored by Dillard's, Macy's and the nation's top-selling department store Nieman-Marcus, the mall is located only 7 miles west of the site of the Main St.. The mall draws from a community of over 740,000.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is home to 20 Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, Dean Foods and Southwest Airlines. Notable companies with national headquarters in Fort Worth include AMR, RadioShack, Pier 1 Imports and the Fortune 500 homebuilder D.R. Horton. Housing prices in the Fort Worth marketplace have increased more than 70% since 2000. Within an 8-mile radius are seven of the wealthiest areas of Texas with a mean household income of $125,900.
Paragon will host an Easter/Passover dinner in Texas for artists away from home on
March 31, 2013
PLANO FINE ART FESTIVAL
April 6-7, 2013 The Plano Fine Art Festival will be held at Oak Point Park in Plano, TX, a beautiful 800-acre preserve 12 miles from Richardson, TX (site of the Cottonwood Art Festival) and only 18 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, TX.
Plano was voted one of the top three suburbs of Dallas to "live well in" and is ranked not only the wealthiest city in the nation with a population over 250,000 but also the safest city to live in. Nearly half the zip codes in Plano rank in the wealthiest zip codes in Texas with an average household income of $105,800. Plano also has one of the lowest cost-of-living indices in America.
Oak Point Park annually hosts the Plano Balloon Festival and the City of Plano hosts the International Festival. Plano also is headquarters for many large national corporations including J. C. Penny, Dell, Siemens, Snapple, Frito-lay and Pizza Hut.
SAN ANTONIO FINE ART FESTIVAL
April 13-14, 2013 The San Antonio Fine Art Festival will be held at the Village at Stone Oak, an upscale open-air shopping village located 15 minutes north of downtown San Antonio, TX on Hwy. 281.
San Antonio is the seventh largest city in the United States and second largest in Texas with a population of over 1.3 million. It is home to five Fortune 500 companies including Valero Energy, Tesoro, USAA Insurance, CC Media Holdings and NuStar Energy. Over 65% of the zipcodes surrounding the Village at Stone Oak are among the wealthiest in Texas with an average household income over $100,000 and the cost of living in San Antonio is 7% below the national average.
Number of artists: 150 (each show)
Booth fee: $395
Applications accepted beginning June 21, 2012
NOTE: all new events are contingent on permitting
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HUDSON RIVER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
May 18-19, 2013 (Tarrytown, NY) The Hudson River Festival of the Arts returns to Tarrytown, NY in the spring of 2013. The festival site is Pierson Park on the beautiful RiverWalk that winds along the eastern shore of the Hudson River. The Metro North Commuter Rail Service provides easy access to the show site directly from Manhattan and Grand Central Station. The downtown district of Tarrytown is less than 0.5 miles from the site.
This area of New York supports a strong community of art patrons. Within a 20-mile radius of Tarrytown are the cities of Greenwich, CT, Armonk, NY and Scarsdale, NY (Westchester Festival of the Arts). Westchester County is the second wealthiest county in New York and 12th wealthiest nationwide.
In 2004 Westchester County embarked on the Hudson RiverWalk project to convert a 50-mile stretch of the Hudson River waterfront from primarily industrial facilities to a mixed-use residential, retail, and recreational properties and provide public access between New York City and Putnam County. This transformation is most notable in Tarrytown. Adjoining Pierson Park is Hudson Harbor with elegant townhouses and condominiums, a yacht club and marina.
Number of artists: 110
Booth fee: $395
Applications accepted beginning June 21, 2012
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HOUSTON FINE ART FESTIVAL
November 2-3, 2013 The Houston Fine Art Festival will be held at Discovery Green in downtown Houston, TX. Discovery Park, recipient of numerous awards for design and construction, is a unique urban and sculpture park located downtown across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. It is home to four fixed and two moving sculpture exhibits and hosts numerous concerts and festivals throughout the year.
Houston, with a population of over 2.1 million, is home to 23 Fortune 500 companies, more than any metropolis outside of New York City. The Theatre District also is the largest in the nation outside of New York City. Houston ranks second in the nation in employment growth with the strong economy resulting from a broad base in the fields of energy, aeronautics, technology and the health care industry. This is why art shows in the Houston marketplace have continued strong in this economy.
FORT WORTH FINE ART FESTIVAL
November 9-10, 2013 The Fort Worth Fine Art Festival will be held at Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, Texas. Anchored by Dillard's, Macy's and the nation's top-selling department store Nieman-Marcus, the mall is located only 7 miles west of the site of the Main St. Fort Worth Art Festival. The mall draws from a community of over 740,000 with a median age of 33 years.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is home to 20 Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, Dean Foods and Southwest Airlines. Notable companies with national headquarters in Fort Worth include AMR, RadioShack, Pier 1 Imports and the Fortune 500 homebuilder D.R. Horton. Housing prices in the Fort Worth marketplace have increased more than 70% since 2000. Within an 8-mile radius are seven of the wealthiest areas of Texas with an mean household income of $125,900.
GREATER DALLAS FINE ART FESTIVAL
November 16-17, 2013 The Greater Dallas Fine Art Festival will be held at Oak Point Park in Plano, TX, a beautiful 800-acre preserve 12 miles from Richardson, TX (site of the Cottonwood Art Festival) and only 18 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, TX.
Plano was voted one of the top three suburbs of Dallas to "live well in" and is ranked not only the wealthiest city in the nation with a population over 250,000 but also the safest city to live in. Nearly half the zip codes in Plano rank in the wealthiest zip codes in Texas with an average household income of $105,800. Plano also has one of the lowest cost-of-living indices in America.
Oak Point Park annually hosts the Plano Balloon Festival and the City of Plano hosts the International Festival. Plano also is headquarters for many large national corporations including J.C. Penny, Dell, Siemens, Snapple, Frito-Lay and Pizza Hut.
Number of artists: 150 (each show)
Booth fee: $395
Applications accepted beginning June 21, 2012
NOTE: all new events are contingent on permitting
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ADDITIONAL FESTIVALS STILL OPEN FOR 2012 WESTHAMPTON BEACH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS September 1-2, 2012 FAIRFAX FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
October 6 -7, 2012 |
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