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September 24 & 25
Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, 10am-8pm,
Sunday, 11am-6pm
130 Artists
Deadline: April 30

The 2011 Midtown Festival of the ARTS is a wonderful new visual art exhibition taking place in Midtown Atlanta, a vibrant, upscale, urban residential community, home to the largest concentration of cultural attractions in the region and a perfect location for an art festival.

Midtown Festival of the ARTS will be located on beautiful Peachtree Street surrounded by unique vertical architecture, green space, great restaurants, art, entertainment and 30,000 residents within walking distance of the event; an area with ideal demographics for a visual arts celebration.

Midtown Festival of the ARTS, Inc. is a collaborative effort of a highly qualified staff and strong volunteer pool with multiple years of experience in the arts, nonprofits, industry, and media.  The organization comprises a group of enthusiastic individuals who love their community and are committed to this festival becoming an outstanding event for artists, patrons, the Midtown Community and the City of Atlanta.  A Visual Arts Committee has been charged with developing all aspects of the artists' experience with the primary focus being on the ART. Extensive marketing is planned in all media-print, broadcast and web.

Visual artists application available on line at:  www.zapplication.org  

For questions or further information contact us at:  VisualArts@mfota.org

Visit the Midtown Festival of the ARTS website at:

www.midtownfestivalofthearts.org 

Sarah Rishel, Visual Arts Committee
Midtown Festival of the ARTS
(404)213-4868
rishelsarah@gmail.com

Find more art fairs for your 2011 season: www.CallsforArtists.com - a great resource!

September 9-11
Streets of downtown Clayton, Missouri
Presented by Cultural Festivals
181 Artists
Deadline: March 15
Friday 5pm-10pm; Saturday 10am-10pm; Sunday 11am-4pm
 
Cultural Festivals invites you to apply to be an exhibitor at the 18th annual St. Louis Art Fair, a fine art and fine craft festival.  Attracting over 150,000 art enthusiasts each year, our award winning fair is held in the central business district of Clayton, MO., one of St. Louis' most dynamic communities.
 
Since it's inception the St. Louis Art Fair has consistently been ranked in the Top Ten of the Art Fair Source Book's ranking of Top Fine Art Events.  Artists' average sales were $6,179 (2010 survey from Art Fair Source Book - Gross Sales Minus Show Fee & Per Diem) and cash awards totaling nearly $21,000 were handed out.

In addition to the amazing visual art exhibition the festival will feature live performances on three stages, artist demonstration areas, the Creative Castle activity area for children, and the best of St. Louis' most delectable restaurants. 

The St. Louis Art Fair offers an affluent, educated and sophisticated audience at our show.  Research shows that of our 150,000+ patrons, over half sustain incomes over $60,000 while over a quarter maintain incomes in excess of $90,000.  Research also shows that nearly half of our patrons are college educated or have received post-graduate degrees. 

The St. Louis Art Fair has even more to offer:

    •    Discounted hotel rooms for artist
    •    Complimentary snack and beverage delivery
    •    Artist V.I.P. area complete with buffet, beverages, AC,
          indoor eating area and restrooms
    •    A 10' x 10' booth space with 2' buffer all around
    •    500 watts of electric provided free, no generators
    •    24 hour security with booth sitters
    •    Free/Reserved parking

Please visit www.CulturalFestivals.com for more information  
Visit www.Zapplication.org to apply today   
If you have any questions please call (314)863-0291 or email: info@culturalfestivals.com
 
***For the second year in a row, be a part of our open jury process.  Artist and Jury reception will be held Thursday, April 7 and open jury process on Friday, April 8.  The Jury will be closed on Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10.

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Looking for even more art fairs for your 2011 season? Visit www.CallsforArtists.com - updated daily!

June 25
Elk Rapids, Michigan
Veteran's Memorial Park
10am-5pm
75 Artists
Deadline: April 1, 2011
 
Where is Elk Rapids?  Visit this link.
 
Elk Rapids is at the center of some of the most affluent real estate in northern Michigan, on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, near Charlevoix and Harbor Springs.  This area has really blossomed with new homes, golf courses and galleries in the last ten years, making it a desired vacation second home location, for people from Chicago and Detroit.
 
The art fair is held in Veteran's Memorial Park, by Grand Traverse Bay in the heart of this charming harbor town.  Patrons can walk two short blocks where they will find restaurants, antique shops and art galleries.  Elk Rapids already attracts an art-loving clientele the year around.
 
The organizers have planned every detail including a reception (appetizers and wine) the night before for the artists and volunteers.  The next morning volunteers are on hand with golf carts at 5am to unload artists vans and help with setup.  Then the sun comes out and the people show up.  As they know this is a one-day show so it is "now or never."
 
Prize money:
     $1000 Best of show
     $600 Honorable Mention
     $125 Best Display
     $125 People's Choice
 
Space Fees:
     1 space, 1 artist $125
     1 space, 2 artists $175
     2 spaces, 1 artist  $250
 
Testimonials from artists:

--This was a terrific show, well organized, advertised, and well attended.  Glad to be in the show.
 
--My compliments to all involved.  The art presented was upscale.  Very well done.
 
--Thanks for selecting fine art (as opposed to crafts). It's very difficult to find art shows, and if you continue to keep a high standard and accept only fine art, you will get that reputation and buyers coming with the knowledge that it is an art show and they are prepared to spend accordingly.
 
For more information and to download an application visit: www.artrapids.org

Are you free on this date? What a wonderful place to spend a summer weekend, on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, enjoying the hospitality of this artsy community.

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July 2 & 3

St. Helena, California
100 Artists 

St. Helena Rotary is proud to announce a call for artists for our inaugural Napa Valley Art & Music Festival to be held July 2-3, from 10am-6pm.  There will be a Gala Preview Party on July 1st from 5:30pm-8:30pm.  Best of Show prize is $1,000!

St. Helena is in the heart of the Napa Valley, one of the country's most regarded travel destinations.  The area is best known for its world-renown wine making, but our region is also known for its fine food, beautiful scenery and upscale lifestyle.  The average visitor to Napa County is more mature, better educated and command a much higher income than the US or California average.

This year's festival is being held on the beautiful grounds of the Trinchero Family Estates, a vineyard and production facility. This is located right on Highway 29 for easy access by both artists and patrons.  The booths will be set up on the well-maintained grass, with trees and vaneyards surrounding the space. 

Event Features:

• 3 live bands each day playing original music
• Gourmet food trucks
• Children's area
• Local, regional and national advertising campaign

Artist Accommodations:

• Artist break area with volunteers to cover your booth space until you return
• Close to lodging and amenities
• No commission fees
• Inclusion in festival program

Visit www.nvamf.org/artistresources.html  to apply and view all of the resources for artists.  The lowest booth price is only $400.

Or Apply Today: www.juriedartservices.com 

For more information, please contact Sandy Durden at applications@nvamf.org or 707-603-2675 

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Looking for even more events for your 2011 art fair season?

Visit www.CallsforArtist.com for a great list!

July 16 & 17
Evergreen, Colorado

Presented by the Center for the Arts Evergreen

Buchanan Park

125 artists

Deadline: March 14



You are invited to apply to our annual Summerfest Arts Festival. It is a juried exhibition of gallery quality fine art and fine crafts. Being only 30 minutes from Denver, Evergreen is a day trip destination for city dwellers to beat the heat in the middle of the summer and enjoy the natural beauty of the mountains.


The Summerfest Arts Festival is fast becoming the community event of the summer with a fabulous selection of gallery quality fine art and fine crafts chosen by a jury process, a Global Children's Village to engage the younger visitors, performances by local favorites to add to the festival spirit, and a Beer & Wine Garden to compliment the wonderful food selection.


The Summerfest Arts Festival is joining up for a second year with Arts Alive Evergreen, a 16 day showcase event featuring the best of Evergreen's visual and performing arts. Ten different organizations have come together to market and promote Arts Alive, which starts with Summerfest and ends with the Evergreen Jazz Festival, to the Denver Metro Area.


Summerfest is hosted by the Center for the Arts Evergreen, a nonprofit organization whose mission is "To promote and cultivate artistic excellence in the visual and performing arts in order to enrich the art experience in our mountain community." Proceeds from Summerfest go to support arts programming year-round.


Why Summerfest:
 

• Beautiful mountain setting

• Outstanding artist hospitality: great volunteer help, artist dinner, water and snacks for artists, booth sitters

• Sponsored by a nonprofit art center

• Overnight security

• Affluent community in Evergreen

• Great visibility from main access routes

• Collaboration with area arts organizations

• Clearly Evergreen's premier summer festival


Apply today: www.zapplication.org or get a paper application at www.evergreenarts.org
 
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Looking for more art fairs for 2011?  Visit: www.CallsforArtists.com - updated daily

FOUR REASONS FOR YOU TO BE THERE:

• Artists love the One of a Kind Show because it is an unparalleled opportunity to sell to thousands of targeted affluent consumers who are ready to shop!     
• They understand the tremendous value in being a part of an established and respected show brand and presenting their work in a high quality, hard wall booth environment.         
• They appreciate the ease of show operations and the professionalism and attentiveness of show staff.         
• And they benefit from substantial show marketing and exceptional artist promotional opportunities.

October 8 & 9
Houston, Texas

• Best in Show - Kevin Peterson - Painting/ Acrylic or Oil
• Second Place - Signe Grushovenko - Painting/ Acrylic or Oil 
• Third Place - Theresa Honeywell - Mixed Media 3D  
• MFAH Curatorial Award for Excellence in Sculpture - Tiffany Ownbey, Sculpture  
• Best Booth - Tiffany Ownbey, Sculpture  
• Cadillac Best of Show Houston Artist - Steve Harris - Mixed Media 2D

Applications currently accepted viz ZAPP:

www.zapplication.org  

For more information:

www.bayoucityartfestival.com/artist-information  

Contact Info: Kelly Kindred

kelly@bayoucityartfestival.com  

June 3, 4 & 5 


Anton Art Center


Mount Clemens, Michigan


80 artists & fine crafters


Deadline:  April 1


Where is Mt. Clemens? Click here.



The facts:

   

• The Anton Art Center presents the 2011 Mount Clemens Art Fair. 
   
• The fair takes place in picturesque downtown Mount Clemens, a small-scale urban landscape with retailers, restaurants and nightclubs.
   
• The 2010 Mount Clemens Art Fair drew approximately 8,000 visitors. 
   
• $850 in cash prizes will be awarded to the most outstanding artists



The Anton Art Center has hosted an independent art fair for about 30 years.  Fine artists and fine crafters participating in all three days of the art fair are invited to conduct artist demonstrations.  The Anton Art Center will publicize demos to attract a more discerning art fair patron, along with artist attendees.

This year’s fair is being held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Bud Light Car Cruise on Saturday, June 4th.

Artist amenities include:

• continental breakfast Saturday
• hot breakfast Sunday, beverages
• on-site parking, indoor restrooms
• and the Anton Art Center’s friendly volunteers – available for booth-sitting, break-down and more!
   


Entertainment includes a drumming workshop, aerial yoga, America’s Best Show Tunes performed by a youth choir, acoustic guitar and more.

Children’s Area includes make & take fine art activities (drawing, painting, collage and more), a puppetmobile and a performance by Rosco the Clown.

A media sponsorship agreement with The Macomb Daily will ensure county-wide promotion of the fair.  We will also be advertising on radio and local TV, as well as providing postcards to artists and issuing regular press releases and e-blasts.

Learn more: www.TheArtCenter.org and Apply Today: www.zapplication.org

Are you ready for the chance to stay in the studio and do more creating?

Are you really ready to monetize your website?

Would you like to have clients and shops around the country finding you online?
 

Welcome to Chocolate in Peanut Butter*

                                             a boutique site of fine goods "made in the USA"
 
The team at Chocolate in Peanut Butter is looking for artists and designers of fine goods to join our community. We offer an extensive background in retail, fashion, media and public relations and are out to leverage our skills to create a one-stop shopping site full of amazing pieces of all handmade goods and items from the USA. The site will be marketed as the "go to" for retail buyers, media and clients to shop all things American.

Chocolate in Peanut Butter is not an Etsy, Big Cartel or Dawanda. CiPB is a meeting place for consumers who do not want to spend hours searching for fine goods online. They know when they visit our site that they can browse with confidence that all pieces were made in the USA. This includes retail buyers shopping for goods for their stores.

I speak from years of buying for my stores, if I had a "go to" like CiPB to purchase beautiful American made products, it would have changed my buying process and saved me a lot of time and money.

So, I reach out to you before we start our media blitz with Chic Exec's.** I promise you our fan base will grow quickly as there is no other website that provides an efficient way for consumers, retail buyers and media to search for products in a beautiful "store front" setting. 

NEXT:
  
    1.    Please go to www.ChocolateinPeanutButter.com

           and "join the crusade". We will then contact you for
           photos and a link to your site. If this email has found
           you, you have already been selected to participate as
           this is an "invite only site", all others must submit
           product for approval.

    2.    We will blitz/market using our 20,000 media contacts
           and facilitate all inquiries

    3.    Interested shoppers will be able to click directly through to your website to shop further

    4.    You will fulfill all purchases

                               No commission, no fees, no special advertising costs 

Please consider joining CiPB. Our media blitz is set to go out March 16th. We are busy putting new companies and products on our site, so please allow us time to do that same for you.

We offer an affordable way for you to market your brand or pieces.  
We offer 3 month, 6 month and 1 year representation on the site.
3 months - $60, 6 months - $99, 1 year - $200

We will offer 1 year publication to Art Fair participants for $150 a year.

This promotion will expire on March 18th, 2011.

Right now Diane Sawyer is focusing on companies that offer made in America goods. It is more important then ever that we provide an efficient, shop friendly atmosphere for clients to learn more about you. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/MadeInAmerica

Please contact me if you should have any questions,

Michelle Thelen
New Talent Director
cellowoodard@comcast.net
www.ChocolateinPeanutButter.com

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*The site's name is derived from an unmistakable and uniquely American combination-chocolate in peanut butter. We have hand selected designers that offer posh pieces that are only "made in America."
 
**Chic Exec's have been successful with product placement in over 100 mainstream publications just within the last year!  Their clients have been featured in magazines such as Brides, Parenting, "O", People, In Style, Tot Trends, In Style, Pregnancy and Newborn, US Weekly and Glamour - just to name a few!
 

July 29 & 30

Chelsea, Michigan

Deadline: April 16

The 35th Annual Sounds & Sights Festival in historic and culturally savvy Chelsea, Michigan, is seeking artists and fine craftsmen and women for its new juried Art Market.  This three-day festival,  which attracts over 10,000 guests to downtown Chelsea, runs July 28th - 30th.  The Festival Art Market committee is looking for a unique  combination of artists to display and sell their work, as well as  artists that wish to demonstrate their art or craft to festival guests  during the weekend.  The Art Market will be open Friday and Saturday, July 29th and 30th, from 10am - 6pm.  Additional highlights of the festival include live music across  several stages, a food court, a KidZone, a classic car show, a juried Sculpture Walk, in-store events at downtown retail locations and more. 

Chelsea is an upscale community east of Ann Arbor. I think you'll like the audience you find here.

For an online application or more information, visit www.chelseafestivals.com

or email artmarket@chelseafestivals.com

You may also contact the Chelsea Center for the Arts at 734.433.2787.

2010 Festival Poster by Michael Madzo

The staff at the Atlanta Arts Festival hopes you've had a wonderful start to the new season of art fairs! As we send out the application and information for the 2011 Festival (available on ZAPP)
at www.zapplication.org

or AtlantaArtsFestival.com, we wanted to recap 2010.

2010 was a great year. Our media sponsors provided approx $105,000 worth of radio and print marketing and advertising. This, along with an extensive PR campaign, gave the Festival very broad coverage in Atlanta and the Southeast region.

You, our Artists, gave us great feedback. We had a return rate of 38% on our surveys, and we sincerely appreciate you all taking the time to complete and return them. One point of interest, the average sales figure was over $2,200, with a high of nearly $12,000!

We also received feedback from Festival visitors as they were asked by Jackson Research to fill out surveys. There were 1033 surveys completed, providing some excellent demographic information.

What does this mean to you? Better marketing from AAF for 2011! We heard your suggestions, and are currently dedicating additional budget for a variety of new and expanded marketing and advertising initiatives. We also understand that the "down" economy has negatively impacted you, so we are pleased to announce reduced fees for corner and electrical booths. While we wish we could help out further in this area, our permitting and productions costs continue to rise while our revenue stream also declines, therefore limiting our options. We all look forward to a better economy in 2011!

As always, this Festival wouldn't exist without your support and incredible talent. We look forward to making the 2011 AAF the best year ever!

-Atlanta Arts Festival Staff

June 10, 11 & 12
Peculiar, Missouri
Friday 5pm-10 pm
Saturday  10am-10pm
Sunday  12pm-4pm
Deadline:   April 15


The Clara Brierly Festival of the Arts is held in downtown Peculiar, MO, a twenty minute drive from Kansas City.  The three day outdoor festival is in its third year.  There is live entertainment throughout festival, and at both ends of the street.  The stage talent, wine tasting, talent show and other events are all strategically timed to ensure sustained foot traffic.  



The festival is sponsored by the Downtown Peculiar Arts &  Culture District and has ongoing art workshops and demonstrations.

There is also a run/walk event which finishes at the festival.  There is an air-conditioned tent available for cooling off, and an artists' breakfast is provided on Sunday.
 
Reasons you should consider the Clara Brierly Festival of the Arts:
    •    Our reputation is important.  Eighty percent of
          our artists return each year.
    •    The jury process is very selective in order to be
          sure to have a good mix of mediums and styles and that those are of a high quality.
    •    The hosts of this art festival are a non profit organization dedicated to small town revitalization
          through a well planned arts and culture district and artist outreach.  Making sure artists are
          successful is the keystone of our mission.
    •    Publicity in newspapers throughout Missouri and Kansas, as well as radio, TV, and online social
          networks and media outlets.
    •    Booth fees are very reasonable.

How is this art fair peculiar?  Our overall vision of a small town artist community is growing and developing.  We are extremely active in state and local art and tourism organizations, and a very dedicated and invested group of visionaries.  This is evident in the way we develop our events and by the manner in which we treat artists.
 
Learn more:www.downtownpeculiar.com/clara_brierly 


Artists can visit the website to download the application: www.downtownpeculiar.com/downloads/2011_Clara_Brierly_Festival_Booth_application.pdf 


Or apply online at: http://www.zapplication.com

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Still working on filling up your 2011 show schedule? Visit www.CallsforArtists.com, new events added regularly

Visit: www.CallsforArtists.com today!

September 2-5
Royal Oak, Michigan
Downtown Streets

175 Artists
Deadline: April 12
 
If you are looking for a festival held in the heart of an affluent neighborhood that is embraced by its residents (attendance 250,000+), that has a #4 rating for fine art sales (AFSB 2010) and excels at hospitality then apply today!                                                                         Happy buyers at Arts, Beats & Eats
 
If you remember the excitement surrounding this event in its early years with its wall-to-wall coverage in the media and the citizens of affluent Oakland County flooding in to enjoy the fine art, the elegant restaurants and both the nationally known and homegrown music on the stages then you will want to be part of this renaissance as Arts, Beats & Eats positions itself as THE cultural destination on Labor Day weekend for metro Detroit. -- Whoops! That is what we said last year!

                                                                 You will not be alone at this show

Guess what? It came true! Metro Detroiters were more than ready to embrace this popular event again in its new location. The Sunday attendance was so overwhelming that we had to close the gates to any newcomers twice!
 
What the artists said:
 
Congratulations! We don't know how to thank you for pulling it all off so perfectly. (Our only complaint is that it's only once a year). It was the best show we've done in the last ten years! You guys ROCK! - Carl Lundgren
 
Michael and I would like to personally THANK YOU for AB$E this year...I purposely put a $ sign in ab&e...because thanks to that show...we ended up with our best year ever financially....our gross was stunning - Sara & Michael Stephens
 
Our promotion is considered among the best of art festivals nationwide. You cannot be in the metropolitan Detroit area on Labor Day weekend without seeing specials about the arts activities on television, hearing artists' interviews on the radio stations and seeing comprehensive feature articles in the press, directed solely to the juried fine arts show.

                                                                                            Our fabulous PR team
Artist Amenities:
    •    On-site and overnight security provided
    •    Vehicle unloading and loading at booth
    •    Individual artist electricity (included in booth fee)
    •    booth sitters & happy volunteers
    •    food tickets
    •    $7500 in artist awards

                                                                                           
Ready to be part of a legend?

Buyers of all ages

Apply today: www.juriedartservices.com
For more info: www.artsbeatseats.com

   Questions? lisa@artsbeatseats.com   or  connie@artfaircalendar.com

October 1 & 2
St. Louis, Missouri
Historic Shaw Art Fair

presented by the
   

       Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association

           Saturday   9am-5pm; Sunday   10am-6pm
135 Artists
  Deadline: April 15 

The Historic Shaw Art Fair is highly rated by artists for warm hospitality, a beautiful setting, hard-working volunteers and good sales.  It is held in one of St. Louis' finest historic neighborhoods, the Shaw Neighborhood.  Stately homes along a tree-lined parkway provide a gracious setting  for artists and visitors.  The Art Fair will take place on the same weekend as the Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden, which is within walking distance of the Art Fair.

The Art Fair is promoted to the entire metropolitan area via digital billboards, newspaper, television and radio advertising.  Web sites, posters, and stories and interviews in the St. Louis media.

Last year, 135 artists exhibited at the Art Fair, which was attended by approximately 10,000 visitors.

Location: The Historic Shaw Art Fair is located southwest of downtown St. Louis in the Shaw Neighborhood, between Kingshighway Boulevard and Grand Ave. All artists' displays will be arranged on the grassy parkway of the 4100 and 4200 blocks of Flora Place.

Application: http://shawartfair.org 

More info:

     Larry Weinles, 314-406-9112, shawartfair@aol.com