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January 23 & 24, 2016    
Coral Gables, Florida
Downtown Coral Gables
on Ponce de Leon
10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. 
Presented by:  Unlimited Sales Group Inc.
150 Artists
Deadline:  September 7

Application Fee:  $25
Booth Fee:  $395 add $50 for corners
As the names implies we are a festival of the arts with the main focus being on visual art.  However, we also offer more reasons to visit the event --culinary arts (not festival food) performance arts and audible or musical arts. 

We also have an art auction for charity, emerging artist section (at only $100 per booth once approved by the jury) live demonstrations, a VIP area and much more!

We learned our lesson in the first year and have significantly fine tuned the event.  The Show is almost twice the size as last year.  We have removed the music stage and instead will have musicians strolling the event.  

                                       Contact Person:  Mario Pi

October 9, 10 & 11

Downtown Lee's Summit, Missouri

90 Artist booths

Deadline:  August 10

Application at ZAPPlication.org

The Summit Art Festival is a 3-day outdoor, high quality fine art event in the heart of historic downtown Lee's Summit. This event is organized & hosted by Summit Art in collaboration with Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street and completely managed and run by the volunteer efforts of Summit Art members, Downtown Main Street members, & community volunteers.

Lee's Summit is a vibrant town approaching 100,000 residents with very active visual & performing art programs presented by Summit Art, the Lee's Summit Symphony, and The Summit Players.  The Missouri Arts Council has designated Lee's Summit as Missouri's "Creative Community".

Historic Downtown Lee's Summit is known for its many locally owned shops, boutiques, local restaurants and vibrant nightlife.  New residential lofts and adjacent historic neighborhoods make Downtown an excellent place to call home. The unique combination of preservation of history and place, with progressive attitudes and entrepreneurship, make Downtown Lee's Summit the perfect location for our fine art event.

New this year:  

Lee's Summit is celebrating its Sesquicentennial, our 150th Birthday.  There are many local activities planned throughout the year. The Historical Society of Lee's Summit and Museum is located in the festival site. It will be open to the public during the festival.
 

Artist amenities:

• Artist lounge area with snacks & beverages
• Free, near by artist parking; overnight security
• Electricity included in booth fee
• Complimentary lunch delivered to artist booth
• Large festival budget for marketing and advertising
• Excellent artist prizes

For additional information: www.summitartfest.org

November 21 & 22 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Polish Center of Wisconsin
47 booths
Deadline: June 26

Wisconsin Designer Craft Council is thrilled to announce the return of Winter Glory Fine Craft Show at an exciting new location. The new venue, Polish Center of Wisconsin, is a charming building designed in the style of a Polish country manor house. It overlooks a lake on a spacious wooded lot with ample free parking. 
 

It will comfortably accommodate 47 booths, 31-8x8, 16-4x8, with wide aisles, social gathering areas, and a layout with good flow and plenty of accessibility to all booths. This venue will provide a fine craft show with a holiday spirit.

Any and all fine craft artists are welcome to apply to the Winter Glory Fine Craft Show. Media categories are ceramics, digital art, enamel, fiber wearable, fiber non-wearable, glass, jewelry-metal, jewelry non-metal, leather, metal, paper, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood or
3-D mixed media.

The show is open to WDCC members. Membership must be current upon acceptance to the show. 

Applications available: www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=4074

To become a member of Wisconsin 

Designer Craft Council go to http://www.wdcc.org/

Questions? Stephanie Bartz,  heybartzie88@gmail.com

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Find more art fairs for your 2015 season:

www.CallsforArtists.com

November 6 & 7 

Learn more & apply:  

www.rglmarketingforthearts.com

September 19 & 20       

Downtown Park Forest

Deadline: June 27

The Park Forest Art Fair is an outdoor fair held in the streets of Downtown Park Forest.  Known as an exceptionally artist-friendly show (especially emerging artists-friendly) because of its amenities for artists and reasonable registration fee, the fair features:

• $175 Registration fee
• $2,500 in cash awards and purchase prizes
• a complimentary breakfast on Saturday morning and a fabulous dinner party for the artists on Saturday evening after the close of the fair
• Overnight security on Saturday night, which includes conveniently located, locked storage space
• booth sitters are available as needed over the weekend

Artists who participate in the fair report their pleasure that fair attendees, traditionally, stop and chat with the artists.  One artist, who shows regularly through the Midwest region, reported that he sold more artworks on Saturday of the fair than he had sold in a single day at any other fair in which he participated.

advertised on WFMT and WBBM radio during the morning rush hour.

The fair has won the ArtFairInsiders recognition as one of the best small art fairs two years in a row. Here is what the artists have said:

I met the nicest people there, exhibitors and patrons. It was a joyful little show. You might want to try it sometime. Nels Johnson, reviewer on ArtFairInsiders.com

wonderful. The quality of art on display was extremely high an I was humbled to be included. Bob Decker, artist, Wapello, IA
 

I was well looked after. The arts committee was ever present. They fed us, booth sad and probably would have spoon fed me had I asked. Sales? Very good ... way beyond expectations. I strongly recommend this show.Stuart Rein, Goodyear, AZ

The application and information can be downloaded from: 
www.tallgrassarts.org   

Approval through the jurying process also confers the 

status of Gallery Artist and permits artists to participate in the annual Tall Grass Gallery 

Artists Exhibit.

The Village of Park Forest was built for the purpose of housing GI's returning from WWII.  Incorporated in 1949, less than 6 years later, it was home to an arts association that operated a gallery, school and art fair.  The arts association was followed a few years later by a symphony orchestra, classical chorale and resident, equity theater company-a very welcoming home for the arts and for creative people! 
 

Please  join us. 

 
  October 30-November 1

Pojoaque Pueblo

Deadline: August 15

You are invited to apply to our event, whose mission is to present one of the finest Art Festivals in Northern New Mexico, and to provide the artists with a spectacular venue to display and sell their art.
 

Santa Fe is "Among the Top Ten International Cities for Art, HGTV" and is recognized as the Third largest Art Market in the country after New York and Los Angeles.
 

The SW Festival of the Arts and Presenting Sponsor Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino will be showcasing some of the finest artist's from North America featuring 161 exhibitors for the autumn show, located at Pojoaque Peublo, on the northern edge of Santa Fe. Buffalo Thunder has many amenities to offer artists, patrons, and tourists who attend the Festival. 

Exhibit spaces will be located in the Resort's Tewa and Pueblo indoor ballrooms. All booths have pipe & drape, 200 watts electricity, and the ballrooms are fully carpeted.

Marketing Plan:

TV, Radio, Print, Direct Mail, and Internet Advertising will be done by the Festival and Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino. Buffalo Thunder has over 90,000 contacts in their electronic database.
 

Apply: www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=4153 

Email:  swfestivalofthearts@gmail.com

Questions? call:  Ron Behrmann

Phone:  (505)821-8537

Website:  www.swfestivalofthearts.com 

October 24 & 25 
Miami, Florida
Presented by:  Unlimited Sales Group Inc.
125 Artists
Deadline:  August 1

Application Fee:  $25
Booth Fee:  $395

The Falls Festival of the Arts is free for consumers. There is no other art festival near this event located only 5 minutes from some of Miami's most affluent neighborhoods. The Falls is one of the largest open-air shopping, dining and entertainment shopping centers in the US, featuring more than 100 stores, restaurants and cafes including Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Regal Cinemas, American Girl®, and The Fresh Market among others. 

125 artists in 12 categories from around the US and south Florida will exhibit. Supported by a $50k plus advertising and marketing campaign as well as the Falls extensive support insures great crowds of over 10,000 in attendance.

                                       Contact Person:  Mario Pi

Kracklauer Park in downtown Mundelein

45 artists
 Deadline: June 15

Mundelein Community Connection announces the 5th Annual Mundelein Fine Arts Festival, a juried art festival that will showcase the talents of 45 fine artists and craftspeople. The two day event will feature top-notch artists, local musicians and delicious food from local eateries.
 
 Mundelein is a village of 31,000 people located in the northern suburbs of Chicago. An extensive network of nearby highways allows easy access to a host of neighboring cities, as well as Chicago and southern Wisconsin.

Publicity:                   

• Online advertisement through e-blasts and Social Media         
• Major newspaper advertising and publicity          
• Electronic sign advertisement as well as a poster campaign throughout the region         

• Cash Prizes for each category and Best of Show    
• Village of Mundelein Purchase Award        
• $500 Emerging Artist Award         
• Local Business Purchase Awards        

Location and Event Benefits and Amenities:             

• Easy load and unload, free parking           
• Complimentary breakfast Saturday and Sunday         
• Volunteer help for running lunches and booth sitting 
• Highly visible location          
• Tasty food from local vendors and restaurants            

        Terry Skriba, Executive Director of the Mundelein Community Connection

        (847)970-9235 or email: mundeleincc@tds.net

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Find even more art festivals looking for artists: www.CallsforArtists.com

September 25-27  

Downtown Ferndale    

The Funky Ferndale Art Fair attracts an audience interested in a more active relationship with their artwork. Artwork that invites conversations and challenges convention. Traditional artists do well, but artists that push the edges are most appreciated. For twelve years now people have turned to this show for work that doesn't just sit there and look pretty.
 

The fair is on Nine Mile Road, adjacent to fashionable shops and eclectic bistros. The town attract an unconventional audience- families and singles. A second show, the DIY Street Fair joined us about six years ago and provides an additional incentive for art lovers to visit.
 

Why you should be here: 
 

* Limited to 110 artists

* Significant advertising and news coverage

* Easy drive up unloading; Artists friendly organization

* Popular artists breakfast on Sunday morning

* Free parking and RV parking

We are committed to your success. Please feel free to call with questions or concerns at any time. We are artist focused and seek to provide a venue that enhances your work and simplifies your participation.

For more info: FunkyFerndaleArtFair.com  

September 26 & 27

Deadline: June 1

Edgewater is a lakefront community area on the North Side of Chicago. Our event got its start during the economic downturn when residents of the area decided to fill our empty storefronts with art. This simple activity turned the neighborhood around as the storefronts soon filled up again with new tenants, leaving no room to display the art.

• an eclectic mix of fine art and fine craft 
• local performing artists and area musicians
• beer garden and local food court

Spaces are $150/corner space additional

This is your chance to be part of a newer event where the community is eager for a successful show that will show off their cool neighborhood. Spend a beautiful fall weekend in Edgewater with us.