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May 7
Atlanta, Georgia
Presented by Entercom
40 Artists
Deadline: March 30

Application fee: $30
Booth fee: $300

If you have pet themed art we think you'll love this outdoor event in the beautiful suburb of Suwannee in the Town Center, in Atlanta. This "Pet Party in the Park" caters to animal lovers, so we're looking for artists and crafters who have animal or pet themes. Pet owners are passionate and have high disposable income!

This year we are highlighting artisans who focus on animals. Do you have art that features animals or pets, or a product or craft item for a pet? If so we encourage you to apply for Woofstock!

Learn more about our party in the park: www.WoofstockATL.com

Apply right now: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=4844

Questions: Dave Demer, Dave.demer@Entercom.com, 404-238-9445

August 20 

Green, Ohio

small and large businesses.

Didn't get to that open jury and new to the business? I just found this information that should be of great help to artists new to the business: 

The Art Fest Boot Camp 2016 is set for 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road. The featured speaker for this free event is Amy Amdur, of Amdur Productions, who has produced more than 40 annual art festival across the country. Amdur will lead an overview session to help artists grow their art business. The session will provide artists with pointers about displaying and showing their work, speaking about their art and the art of selling. Artists are encouraged to bring a piece of art to the event.

To RSVP, contact Caitlin Pfleger at (847) 926-4300 or by email caitlin@amdurproductions.com

I have permission to reprint here an email I got earlier today from an art consultant, Dori Gilinski of the Dori Gilinski Gallery, with "Tips for Museum Goers for Properly Buying Art" ... 

Not only good for "museum goers", how about sharing it with all those folks who buy art and follow you? Remember, building that audience and marketing it is a part of your job. Here it is:

Tips for visiting a museum:

1)         Slow down. It is tempting to feel like you want to conquer it all and see every piece during your visit, but more can be gained from finding 2-3 paintings that you really connect with and spending time with them. I learnt to really look at a painting on a trip with Picasso expert Christopher Green to the Tate Modern in London – where he instructed his students to pick a painting they liked, and to just stand in front of it for 20 minutes taking it in. The experience of looking at art in this way contrasts hugely with the usual habit of museum goers who dart from canvas to canvas. The average visitor spends 15 to 30 seconds in front of a work of art according to museum researchers. Try to spend 15 to 30 minutes on a special piece to really make the most of your visit.

2)         Do your research. Before your visit, check out what special exhibitions may be on for a limited amount of time. Be sure to check out the museum’s website for any interesting lectures or events such as tours led by the curator which could enhance your experience of the visit.

3)         Limited use of your phone. Resist the urge to Instagram. As tempting as it might be to share with your followers your visit, try to experience it for yourself through your own eyes and not through the screen of your phone. One of the things that struck me most when I worked for a gallery during Art Basel Miami was how little people actually engaged with the works. The gallery was exhibiting a beautiful Picasso painting of the artist’s lover Dora Maar that merited the attention of visitors, but most people would just snap a photo as evidence that “I was here” and would move on. Be in the moment and take in the art for yourself.

4)         If possible, avoid weekends and holidays. You will be able to avoid lines and get the space for yourself without the crowds. My favourite time to go are weekday mornings – or get your culture fix after hours by checking out museum lates on evenings when museums stay open past regular closing time. (Well, this one won't work for us.)

5)         Read the labels. These are the notecards usually adjacent to the canvas itself. You will definitely find clues that will help you understand the paintings better. The title of the work could point out themes within the work and the date could help you place the piece within its historical context. Art is a way to study a culture, its history, and what it values - let it guide you in your understanding.

6)         Look for the humanity in the work. It is easy for your senses to become overwhelmed when you are looking at so many paintings at once – but try to think of the task of visiting a museum differently: try to connect with the human being behind the work. Try to connect with the man or woman of flesh and blood who put a paintbrush against the canvas and created the piece. Try to get into his or her skin. What was the artist up when he made the painting? What are his fears, his aspirations, his mindset? Do you find resonance with your own life? Use art as a launching pad for self-reflection. 

About Dori Gilinski

As a private art consultant, Dori Gilinski has held private exhibitions in London, New York, Panama City, and Bogota. This is her first show open to the public. Dori Gilinski Gallery

June 4
Jackson, Michigan
Presented by the Ella Sharp Museum
Noon-6pm
50 Artists
Deadline:  April 1

Jury fee: $25; Booth fee: $65

The Ella Sharp Museum presents the 12th Annual Art, Beer & Wine Festival.  The event will feature over 35 local wineries and beer tents, as well as 45 artists!

Festival goers can enjoy live music and artist booths nestled on the grounds of the Ella Sharp Museum and within the courtyard of the museum's historic Hillside Farm Lane.  Adult tasting tickets include entry to live entertainment and artist booths, gallery access, ten sampling tickets, and a commemorative glass.  Tickets are $25 pre-sale and $30 at the door.  Pre-sale tickets available in March 2016.  General admission tickets are $5 (no alcohol included).

Artists will have an opportunity to present and sell their work to nearly 3,000 festival goers from south central Michigan as well as enjoy the festivities throughout the day that surround them at the event.

Apply: http://bit.ly/1PSK0dG 

The question is if an application says jury fee not refundable and the application and pictures never make it through that process because the application was submitted by mistake through an electronic site 4 weeks after the show was closed.

After the realization of this mistake the show was contacted and to date the show had not contact the artist. So the first contact was done by the artist via e-mail With no response. Finally a response came but it was not regarding their application and it said that they had told them that had addressed their application with them and the jury fee and application would be held for the next show.

After the receipt of this e-mail the artist than called to talk with them and to let them know that they must have mistaken them for another artist. When speaking with the it was felt that this was no big deal and do not bother them because they had said that they would just keep the fee and app until the next show. The response from the artist was you can not keep that fee even though it was stated on the site because it never went through the jury process in fact the promoter did not even know that the application had been submitted.

So is the artist right that the jury fee be returned or does the promoter have the right to keep the fee because the site says jury fee is nonrefundable?

Here is my position a jury fee is for a process that artists have to go through to enter a show. If it dose not go through this process there should be no charge because nothing was done. I believe that the artist would have not had a issue with this if it had said application fee. They did complete and file an application for the show on the site.

Please let me know what you think and has anyone ever run into this issue, especially since fees are getting so high.

This is one of Howard Alan's largest shows, stretching along A1A from Marcinski Rd. (on the north) to the south entrance of Loggerhead Rd. (on the south) in Juno Beach, FL--close to Jupiter on Florida's east coast. I don't cite the distance in "blocks" because there aren't any: These are the only two access points for the show. Setup began at a leisurely 10 AM on Friday and stretched as long as you needed (You could come at 6 AM Saturday if you wanted, but most took the Friday setup option.)

Artist parking is provided at each end, but so many artists had trailers (each requiring its own space) that the lots filled up by 9 AM when I arrived on Saturday. There was a Publix shopping center with lots of parking just west of the north entrance, so I parked there instead with no repercussions (despite the 24/7 towing surveillance signs).

The stretch of A1A has tall hedges on both sides. This was a warm, mid-80s weekend with high humidity and a predominantly south-to-north breeze, and the hedges funnelled the breezes along the road--making it nice for walking show-goers, but not necessarily for artists sitting in their booths. It was hot in there!

This is another show I'd categorize as surprisingly "meh" for me, though many others seemed to do well...a category I'm using for more and more events this season. Whether due to the heat, or the time zone change on Sunday (which always seems to make patrons a little sluggish, as though their wallets are on a time lock), this show never really got rolling for me. I had five sales on Saturday, all decently sized. But Sunday was a different story, with only one(!), as folks strolled by groggily and buying energy seemed to dissipate.

Your results may have varied:  My fine art bird work seems to fly better in SW Florida than on the east coast--particularly south of Stuart/Hobe Sound. Not sure why that is, but the hot spots for me in Miami/Lauderdale/Palm Beach are few and far between. Although I was profitable on the weekend, it wasn't the big payday I'd hoped for after not having been at this show since 2013.

On the other hand, maybe it's not a case of avian aversion: Most folks around me weren't that excited about their sales. But I talked with other artists down the long, long row who eventually made out OK--some because of that one big buyer that we artists increasingly seem to target. Several jewelers I spoke with wound up happy; large paintings started moving past my booth in late afternoon on Sunday, but I didn't see that much functional art or photography moving out.

Gotta give big kudos to the HAE on-site team. The show logistics were well-communicated; coordination with the local police was solid, and staff handed out coupons for local-restaurant discounts along with their pleas for patience. Timetables were distributed, and to artists' credit, were followed: Many artists were invited to park their vans behind their booths, space permitting, with the promise of an earlier exit. Everyone had to break down to the ground, get a pass from staff, get their vehicle, and surrender the pass upon entry to A1A. If you wanted to dolly out--well, it was a long one!--but many show vets chose to do just that. Big vans came in last. And despite the dearth of access points and the breakdown plan's complexity, everything went smoothly, if a bit longer into the night than we normally see.

Finally, a personal note of thanks to Chick (I don't know his last name), who lent me a spare corner/rooftop connector part for my Trimline so I could get set up after I discovered at setup that mine had come loose from the pole atop my Ford Transit somewhere along the trip to Juno. It wasn't a perfect fit, but nothing that duct tape and a couple of snug bungee cords couldn't make good as new.  I'm really appreciative. Artists are the best!

(Picture: The scene at the north gate just before sunset on Sunday night. Artists lined up patiently while a single lane was expertly kept clear by HAE staff.) 

Been busy doing shows, trying to catch up on my blogs.
Here goes, Key West end of Feb.
Who wouldn't want to do a show in Key West?
Heck, if you break even, you can call it a working vacation with no stress and lots of shots of tequila.
Most artists who do this show average between $1500-$2000 in sales. It is an expensive show to do because of its location and all the tourists are there.
I have done it for more than 20 years. I know plenty of others that have too. Some people do a lot better than average. They are the real lucky ones. All I know is that most artists go around with a big smile and a robust suntan.
Here is the meat of the show.
It is run by the local artists there and can be found on Zapp. It is a reasonable fee, and the show is extremely well run.
The only negative of the show is that it is an early 5:30 am setup for most, ones in the Truman annex have to wait til 7 am to setup.
It is a small show with about 100 booths because it is in a small area; at the intersection of Caroline and Whitehead streets. Hemingway's house is just a few blocks away, as is the Green Parrot Bar, and Kelly's bar and restaurant is right in the middle of the show. So you can swig rum and tequila to your little heart's delight.
Booths on the west side of Whitehead are back against a brick wall so storage behind is tricky. The other side has room for storage. There are limited corner booths.
On Caroline the booths are within the Truman annex, all booths are on one side with ample rear storage. Most newbies get put in the Truman.
Be prepared to ship your work. Most buyers are from out of town. KW is a magnet that draws people from all over the world looking for their own "little lost shakers of salt."
I shipped to five different destinations. Most buyers are well off and won't try to get you down on the price. Most people go around looking very buzzed, very happy. You can end up having very wild, funny conversations, people love vibing with the artists. Down deep they envy us, thinking that we have already found paradise. If they only knew what we go through.
Ok enough of the meat.
Here are some insights to make your trip, and show, mo better.
Getting there.
When you come off either the turnpike or I-95 you funnel down to a narrow highway in Homestead. This is just before you leave the mainland and take your first bridge on highway Route 1.
You can go straight ahead on Route1, on a single lane road with head on traffic, and maybe average about 40 mph.
Better that you take the other way. Card Sound Road. This gets you out to the northern most part of the keys. You go over a $1.00 toll bridge, at Card Sound,and you are surrounded by beautiful scenery and little traffic. It is a very mellow way to enter the keys.
Plus, you get to stop at the legendary Alabama Jacks Bar, located in downtown Card Sound.
There is no downtown--but there is Alabama Jacks.
Hit it for lunch on your way down.
They got fresh fish sandwiches, piquant shrimp and crackling oysters. The place is always lively with longtime loyal customers. If they only had the choice of one place to eat or drink--it would be Alabana Jacks. It is a roofed, but open air setting. You can see tarpon roiling in the water. Egrets fishing and occasionally a manatee may meander by. They got it all. Oh, did I mention, they have lots of tequilas.
After surviving AJs,, head south on the road and you will reconnect on Route 1.
Gas will inch up in price for every mile south, so take ample advantage of prices.
If you have time stop in Islamorada. Hit Worldwide Sportsman. Up stairs they have a whole collection of Jack London original editions along with his fishing gear plus photos of him with world record fish catches. On the way back home hit the Lorilie Bar in Isla for an equistite experience like no other. The Seminole Indians name for a mermaid was "Lorilie", which is why they have this giant mermaid sign on the front of the bar.
Back to heading south to the show.
It is a slow journey so just chill out and enjoy the sights. Hit Robbie's Tarpon Bar in Isla and, yes, feed the tarpon while chilling on a draft.
In Marathon there are multiple seafood restaurants off the highway. Investigate, get rewarded with sweet seafood delights.l
Housing in Key West is not cheap and the food is costly too.
This year I shared a rented two bedroom house with two couples. I slept on a foldout couch. My share cost me $145.00 a nite.
Rentals are the only downside to the show.
If you come in a RV or can sleep in your van, the show has made arrangements where artists can camp right on the waterfront beside an old Coast Guard cutter, for free. That is the best deal about this show.
This year we had crowds buying early in the morn which is the norm. We had very seasonable weather--we actually had to wear sweaters and vests which is highly unusual for this show. We could take solace in the fact that we were in the warmest spot in the country. It was miserably freezing anywhere else.
""Bartender, another shot of tequila, please."
I did my usual on Saturday, about a grand and then went off to find a new restaurant to eat.
I found a great one on Duval, one block from where I was staying. It was called "Martins."
They served killer tapas items well under $15, they had a phenom martini bar and the whole place had a great vibe. I had a veal schnitzel tapas. It was killer dish. It was my meal with a beet salad and a nice glass of red. Go there, you will love it.
In the morn you can walk down Caroline Street a few blocks and eat breakfast at Pepes. This is the oldest restaurant in Key West, it is also one of the best for a moderately priced meal. They have a killer corn beef hash and they always have a freshly baked bread for the day. You eat in a garden setting beneath flowering vines growing over old wooden beams. It is the complete Key West experience.
Sunday was good for most of us. I will always come back to Key West.

Last week we had in excess of 8+ inches of rain, storms and flooding here in southern Louisiana. Carol and I could not attend a show we were scheduled to do at orange Beach, AL because the only road going and coming to our house was flooded at the bridge over the creek.

We walked down to the bridge yesterday (about a half mile from our house) and wondered if we will be able to get out in time for the show we have planned next weekend in Fairhope. The Amite River, Bayou Manchac and Muddy Creek are all expected to crest sometime tomorrow... and that means the water will most certainly be at its highest point at the bridge. With more rain expected this Thursday thru Saturday the water levels will have a tough time receding. 

At least the house, barn and sheds are high and dry...

     The Garage Sale Art Fair was held February 27th.  I really look forward to this show every year.  It is great fun catching up with people and the deals are crazy good.  Usually I am there as a shopper.  This year I went with Connie to sell some of Norm's art fair equipment and his art work.  I have not helped her do a show in about ten years.  It was always fun being on the artist's side of the fence and I missed that.  It was really nice talking to the artists as we set up.

     So, three of us loaded up a cargo van, and I happened to be the only person with two good hands, and headed for Kalamazoo.  The load in was super easy.  We were able to park right next to one of the many entrances into the Kalamazoo County Expo Center.  So, the walk from the van to our booth was fairly short.  There wasn't any extra space around the booths for storage.  This event is held indoors and space is at a premium.  That wasn't a problem though because the van was not far away.  We were able to go back and forth all day to get things. 

     The doors opened at 9:30 am on Saturday morning for customers.  The line was huge and stretched out for a long ways indoors.  People said it was huge outside, too.  When they let the crowds in the place was packed.  At about 12:30 I heard thy had already had 6,000 people come.  Shoppers want to get there early because the deals are so good.  By one o'clock I was already seeing a few booths had shut down and left because they had already sold out.  

     This show is produced Michael Kifer and Bonnie Blandford's Road Wife Productions LLC.  They do a great job.  They were always visible to take care of problems.  Even though Saturday is wild and crazy they were both in great moods and they stayed like that all day long.  On Friday night during set up they served cold bottled water and pizza.  Someone brought in the best brownies to share, too.  Then, on Saturday, to encourage shopper spending, they have a drawing.  About once an hour they draw a shopper's name and give them $20 in Garage Sale bucks to spend at the show.  About 2 pm Bonnie began making announcements from artists for further mark downs.  Poor Bonnie was getting these announcements fast and furiously.  She happily stayed on course and kept making announcements. 

      Artists occasionally posted funny signs to grab the customer's attention.  This sign was on Alison Fox's table.  Alison came with a tons of things.  I walked by her booth about 2 in the afternoon and she was down to a few pieces. 

     This show had about 150 artists.  The artists were housed in to adjoining rooms.  There was food available to purchase from the concession stand in the building.  The food was not the highlight of the day and people were not there to eat but to shop. 

      This artist with the pottery sells a lot of his inventory every year.  I have seen him before but this year he was determined to get rid of it all.  This was taken later in the day when most of his stuff was gone.

There are about 150 artists that get into this show.  Many artists apply hoping to get one of those spots.  I saw several AFI members there.  AFI member Joan Tweedell was not far from our booth.  I have read many of her show reviews over the years but hadn't met her.  She had some very pretty work with her.

My iPhone usually takes crisp photos but I think it was taking a hiatus the day I was at the show.  I had to sharpen these photos.  Sorry about the blur. 

This really is a great show to get rid of your no longer wanted stock.  I have seen some strange items for sale at this show, too.  Last year someone was selling a microwave.  Every year there are a few strange items.  It is worth a try and you never know who may want that item you brought.  This show is a great way to kick off the new art show season.  See you there next year.

Everyone has seen an event prospectus or applications which has statements that say that exhibitors are required to carry general or specific types of liability insurance in the amount of a bazillion dollars. These requirements also usually indicate that a certificate of insurance needs to accompany the application and should name the event or event entity as co-insured on the certificate.  

Lastly, the certificate sometimes must accompany the application, or you don't get in, regardless of being the next Modigliani..

So far, I have managed to avoid doing events like this one, or they have been too lazy to check my paperwork when I have applied, for the required pieces of paper.

But finally, it would appear that I will actually have to secure this insurance for an upcoming event. I thought I'd reach out to the community and get folks to recommend agencies which specialize in this type of insurance. Also, I'd like to hear if anyone has actually had to make a claim on this sort of policy coverage and what their experiences were when this happened?

Last but not least, opinions on seasonal versus event coverage and costs for both.

I remember reading a Sunshine Artist article a while back which covered this aspect of the business, but when I looked in the most recent issue, I could find a single insurer listed. (That's an advertising revenue opportunity for somebody if they're paying attention....)

And one last question... if the event is six months out and you are required to include the certificate in the application materials prior to jurying, how does that work? You're usually carrying the insurance for a limited number of, or just a single event and the event is months away. You are not going to want to pay out in advance for an event you may or may not be accepted into. Is there some sort of contingency basis upon which these policies are written?

Thanks in Advance

After having about a week and a half back home in Atlanta we couldnt wait to get back to warm Florida.    This would be the first time showing at Gasparilla for us.  Our work, large scale abstracts original only starting at $1400-$5000.  The west coast of Florida is not our market.  We finally decided to try this show after many artist friends and clients encouraged us.   John Leben has already written a great review with lots of info here. http://www.artfairinsiders.com/profiles/blogs/gasparilla-what-a-difference-a-year-makes

I will try not to repeat and keep this as short as possible.

Gasparilla Festival of Arts is a two day show, Saturday and Sunday.  Set up starts on Thursday.  The process to request a booth is the most detailed I have ever experienced.   Once you are assigned a booth location you are also given a set up time and load out time.  They only offer sigle booths.   Our set up time was Thursday with check in at 1pm.  That meant we needed to arrive on Wednesday evening.  5 nights hotel cost for a 2 day show.  No problem we wanted to get out of the cold and wet in Atlanta anyway.  We got a great rate at The Barrymore Hotel, right next to check in and artist parking.  I am picky and like to stay at nice places.  The Barrymore was good enough for me and at $75 a night it was even better.  We had a chance to enjoy downtown Tampa on Wednesday evening, most of Thursday and all day Friday.  Another mini vacation, score.   Tampa is a fun town and has a lot to offer with excellent restaurants ( make a point to eat at Ulele)  On Wednesday evening we walked the show site.  The staff had just finished marking the booth spots.  We had a chance to meet one of the Co Chairs.  The staff are so nice.  They all were excited for a great weekend.  We loved the site.  It is right at the Tampa Museum in a beautiful park on the river.  Lots of public work all over.  The city had completed the river walk in that area and new services for the river walk area were just opening up that week. 

John has already written a lot on load in and out.  We found a Thursday set up time made the experience one of the easiest set up we have experienced.  We marshaled into our booth spots and had 2 hours.  We are fast and with just having a single booth to set up we were done within the hour.  They give you a decent amount of room around the booths and in the back.  Some booths are on pavement and some on grass.  There are pros and cons to each spot depending on the weather.  If you are interested in doing this show research it and figure out what would work best for you.  Luckily this weekend the weather was PERFECT so every booth spot was good to go. 

Saturday the show started at 9 am officially.  People were out shopping right away.  Unfortunately our booth was 25-30 feet from the music stage.  The first act went on and it was LOUD.  So loud that we couldn't scream loud enough to talk to each other.  We did everything we could to try to get the music turned down just  a little but it never happened.  Our clients usually need at least 20-30 minutes of talk time for us to close.  We don't have work that people buy spontaneously.   We watched a ton of work walk out of the show.  High end expensive work,  The art at this show is top notch.  The crowd is young and sophisticated AND they have $$$$.  We were discouraged that we couldn't join in.  There was 2 20 minute breaks and one 30 minute break between acts.  We did manage to sell two pieces on Saturday during the breaks. 

Artists amenities were great.  They had a tent set up in the middle of the show for artists.  They had water all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  You had to bring your own vessel and could refill water as often as you needed.  The breakfast on Saturday and /Sunday was the normal carb breakfast with some fruit.  The lunch was great.  Hot and a lot of it.  I have some food allergy issues and it was so nice to see a variety of options.  I normally pack my own food but they had passed out menus for both days.  I was happy to finally get a chance to enjoy an artist lunch.  Saturday night they had an awards dinner. ( John already covered awards) I will add the show announces who the judge is and gives a bio.  He handed out a business card to us when he entered the booth.  He had the director and a co chair with him.  Judging a show like Gasparilla with all the great work is extremely difficult especially with the big money attached to the awards.  After the awards dinner there was a gala the artists were invited to.  I didn't attend either but heard it was amazing.  Sunday the left over wine and beer from the night before were in the artist tent.  We were feed well and kept hydrated.

Sunday the show opened at 10 am.  We opened up early hoping to get a chance to talk to patrons before the music started.  People were shopping by 9:30 am.  When the first act went on the stage we braced ourselves and we were shocked.  The music had been turned down.  We could talk!!!!  We had to talk loudly but we could talk.  Game on!!!!.  We had an amazing day and so did everyone else.  Large work walked out fast.  Even with only one real day for sales Gasparilla has been our best Florida show to date.  Tampa treated us well  and we need to rethink the west coast Florida market.

Load out.  You are assigned a load out time.  The show closes at 5pm.  The first load out time is 5:30.  Our time was 6:30.  We can be down to the ground in 15 minutes so we dollied out.  We were out making delivers before 6pm. 

We are back home in Atlanta  and when we arrived it was 70 degrees.  Going to be 80 tomorrow.  Good time to be home.   Time to get back in the studio and work for the spring line up.

June 24-26
Casper, Wyoming
Presented by Nicolaysen Art Museum
Fri. 5-9 p.m., Sat. 10-8 p.m. and Sun., 12-6 p.m
80 Artists
Deadline: March 20

Application fee: $35; Booth fee: $350-$400

NIC Fest Arts Festival celebrates its 11th year in beautiful downtown Casper, Wyoming. This outdoor festival remains the leading showcase for artists in the northern Rocky Mountain Region.

Energized by amazing live music, hands on activities for the kids and great food, this festival attracts more than 18,000 people over 2 1/2 days. Our festival is ARTIST-FOCUSED and there will be ample pre-event marketing in regional and local media.

NIC Fest continues to grow in popularity amongst artists, the local community and visitors from around the state and region. If you're looking for a new market, friendly and loyal patrons, breathtaking and inspiring vistas and a quality over-all experience, NIC Fest is the art festival for you.

The festival is supported by a growing list of sponsors, state-wide marketing/advertising and more than 100 community volunteers that make the experience for artists outstanding.

Every year participating artists from around the country comment that they have never been so well-treated in all their art festival travels. With room for 80 artists, come experience NIC Fest!

Learn more & apply: 

Contact: Lori Klatt, lklatt@thenic.org, 307-235-5247