July 12 & 13
Salida, Colorado
The Salida Arts Festival
The Salida Arts Festival
100 Juried Artists
Deadline: March 15
The Salida Arts Festival is a small high quality show held in a town recognized for its art and artists. The show location is a beautiful park adjacent to the Salida Aquatic center and on the major highway through town. This is the inaugural year for the event.
- The show is all about 2D and 3D art. There are no musicians, amplified music, stilt walkers, food or booze vendors. We are committed to major and wide-spread advertising in print, social media and airwaves. The County Visitors Bureau and Salida Chamber of Commerce are promoting the event as well.
- It is promoted and managed by artists with more than 50 years experience participating in juried art festivals and
would make a nice add on to Cherry Creek or Breckenridge on the 4th of July, or Boulder or Ft. Collins the following weekend.
Salida is 80 miles from Breckenridge and 140 miles from Denver/Cheery Creek. The show is in the height of the tourist season in the Upper Arkansas Valley. The town typically draws thousands of destination tourists in the summer and they all will drive past the show location. There are restaurants in the area and motels in the immediate vicinity.
For more information and application go to: www.SalidaArtsFestival.com
Salida was rated #30 in John Villani's book "The 100 Best Art Towns in America". The fair is located on, and will be visible from one of the major east/west highways in the state. Over 15,000 cars a day drive right by the show site.
Salida was rated #30 in John Villani's book "The 100 Best Art Towns in America". The fair is located on, and will be visible from one of the major east/west highways in the state. Over 15,000 cars a day drive right by the show site.
Comments
I had a long talk with Jerry. This does indeed sounds like a nice opportunity with all the important pieces in place.
I really support the promoter for this show - Jerry Scavezze. His head is in the right place for artists, he is one of the best! He has been a huge influence on arts in this small town, having been one of the artists that started Artwalk here over 20 years ago. And 20 years later, he is still spending time and money to make Salida an even bigger hit for art. His studio is here and his heart is in making this the best ever show. I for one, have had it with promoters that take the money and run. Advertising of all kinds, and you will see tear sheets from it all, gets folks to shows. The town will be full this weekend so there should be many folks to the show. If you are an artist that would like to fill a weekend in the prettiest place in Colorado, do this show. You can raft, bike, hike and sample brews from our brewers and distillers. Lodging is convenient and inexpensive and there are actually places to camp as well. I'll see you there.