i have the opportunity to show at either Austin Art Alliance or Art In Bloom, in McKinney, TX. Having never participated in either, I don't know which to choose. Can anyone weigh in on this to help break the tie?
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33rd KEY WEST CRAFT SHOW
KEY WEST, FLORIDA
KEY WEST, FLORIDA
January 27 & 28
The 33 rd Annual Key West Craft
Show, is accepting applications to fill openings in most categories. (Jewelry category is full).
The 33 rd Annual Key West Craft
Show, is accepting applications to fill openings in most categories. (Jewelry category is full).Application Fee: $25
Booth Fee: $225 ( 10x10)
Booth Fee: $225 ( 10x10)
Deadline: January 22
While the Keys were heavily impacted by Hurricane Irma this year, Key West escaped the worst and season is starting out with high tourism numbers as well as our winter residences who always come to this show to support the arts. In addition, our cruise ship visits are increased due to re-routing from the storm damaged Caribbean. Please join us.
You can view our application and prospectus at KeyWestArtCenter.com.
To apply, email 3 images and booth shot to KWCraftShow@gmail.com or call 305-294-1243 and leave a message. This show is run by the Key West Art Center, a local non-profit membership gallery for over 50 years.
53rd OLD ISLAND DAYS ART FESTIVAL
KEY WEST, FLORIDA
February 24 & 25Deadline: February 16
Application Fee: $25
Booth Fee: $225 (10x10)
Booth Fee: $225 (10x10)
The 53rdAnnual Old Island Days Art Festival is accepting applications to fill openings in most categories. Jewelry category is full.
While the Keys were heavily impacted by Hurricane Irma this year, Key West escaped the worst and season is starting out with high tourism numbers as well as our winter residences who always come to this show to support the arts. In addition, our cruise ship visits are increased due to re-routing from storm damaged Caribbean.
You can view our application and prospectus at KeyWestArtCenter.com
To apply, email 3 images and booth shot to KeyWestArtShow@gmail.comor call 305-294-1243 to leave a message.
This show is run by the Key West Art Center, a local nonprofit membership gallery for over 50 years.
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July 28 & 29
Geneva, Illinois
Downtown, 8 South Third Street
Sat., 10am-5pm | Sun. 10am-5pm
Presented by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce
Sat., 10am-5pm | Sun. 10am-5pm
Presented by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce
175 Artists
Deadline: February 1
Deadline: February 1
Geneva, a chic and charming historic town located on the Fox River, will celebrate its 14th annual Fine Arts Fair in 2018. Its prestigious reputation of offering a superb selection of fine art by renowned artists and cutting edge newcomers attracts beginning and avid collectors.
The show is tucked among 100+ specialty shops located in Victorian-style homes and century-old buildings. Awards for emerging and seasoned artists along with warm small-town hospitality, offer a picture-postcard setting for this juried art celebration.
FESTIVAL FACTS:
- Ranked in the top 50 in ArtFairCalendar.com's Best Art Fairs
in the US
- Sunshine Artist's Top 200 for 2016 - ranked #50
- Jury Fee: $30
- Booth Fee: $350
- Ribbon Awards: $2,000
- Attendance: 20,000+
- No reproductions allowed
Learn more and apply, visit: http://www.emevents.com
PLEASE NOTE: Prints, photography, digital art and computer generated art: Prints must be produced by traditional printmaking techniques. Giclee prints are allowed only in digital photography. Photography may be wet darkroom (chemicals) or digital darkroom. We define computer generated art as an art form created entirely with a computer.
The Geneva Fine Arts Fair is one of a series of Chicago area art fairs man
aged by Erin Melloy of EM Events, a well-established promoter of art shows in the Chicago area. EM Events works closely with some of Chicagoland's most innovative and creative communities and organizations to produce premiere art festivals of distinction.
At EM Events, it's about the art.
For additional information please contact:
Erin Melloy, 630.536.8416, emelloy@emevents.com
Ellen and I live in a historic, almost century house, in Ybor City which is a historic district on the east side of downtown Tampa.
First a little history lesson, then we will get to the reason for “Reefer Madness.
Martinez Ybor was a Cuban who brought the cigar industry from Key West to Tampa in the late 1890s.
Thus the area w live in is a historic district. It is a mix or retail, lots of bars and a lot of old historic homes and new condos. Lots of young people live here.
My wife, Ellen Marshall, bought the house we live in back in the early 1990s. She was only the third owner of this house.
Originally, It was built in the 1920s for a Mr. Licata who had two successful barbershops in downtown Tampa.
Mr. Licata wanted to build a new house for his family in the Hyde Park area of Tampa, which is in the heart of downtown Tampa. But the powers that be said, “We ain’t letting no Italians live in Hyde Park.”
Mr. Licata said, “I will build a prestigious home in Ybor City.
The house is four bedrooms with a central hallway then the usual living room to bathroom layout on the other side. It has 12 foot high ceilings, beaded woodwork, hardwood floors, also a big front porch and a driveway (we have the only driveway for two blocks around, it is a big plus). There is a great back yard with a great enclosed fence.Six feral cats live here in utter luxury.
Ellen bought this house for under $25000 at the time. She was the only white women living there at that time. We just sold it for mucho dinero more.
OK back to Mr. Licata and Reefer Madness.
Mr. Licata had a big family with two sons and a daughter. One of his sons was not right. He should have been institutionalized but the family would not do that.
So, one day in the mid 1930s, the said son, high on copious amounts of Jack Daniels, beers and little Reefer, bludgeoned to death his whole family in our house.
Newspapers at the time described neighbors saying they knew something was wrong when the family did not show up for Sunday church. They also noticed blood seeping under the front door.
The federal government seized upon this incident, citing marijuana, as the main reason for his murderous intent. The Senate then passed a law making marijuana illegal all because of this incident.
Anybody who has ever toked knows this is total BS, because when you are high you are not in a murderous state. You are usually looking for chocolate.
Anyways, our house is the reason for Reefer Madness.
Time to Time, we have people show up on our porch and inquire about the incident.I can say there are no bad vibes here, just mellow feral cats.
Just thought you might like hearing an interesting story.
This is a two day show (last weekend) with a Friday setup.Everybody has ample rear storage room.
The booths are setup in a rambling pattern with no definite pattern for crowd flow.
Booths down by the river are kind of cut off from the main flow, and a lot of the crowd never makes it there.
Bonita Springs is just north of Naples and slightly south of Estero on the Gulf Coast.
It is an affluent area with lots of golf course communities. The crowd tends to be 60 years and up. Not a lot of young ones to sell to.
But, you have lots of newcomers-retirees, many from the Midwest, who want to decorate their new homes in a Florida-style motif. So there is a market here to sell to.
They tend to be very conservative. They do not think outside the box. They love the birds, flora and fauna, and lots of beach imagery.
They like blown glass here. Almost every glass artist I talked to, killed here. My neighbor, Doug Sigwarth had a killer show. The Slades ruled as usual.
Overall, I saw a few big 2-D pieces go by each day, but they were few and far between.
This is a tightly juried show, with little if any buysell present. The staff is out and about and takes care of any problems pronto.
They do a nice artist breakfest every day and have boothsitters. Teardown is very mellow, just like the setup.
Personally, I did about the same as last year, not great, but I made a profit.
On this date you have the choice of doing a mostly craft show up by Homosassa Springs, a big ugly crafty-buy sell show at Cape Coral, or a Bill Kinney Paragon show in Sarasota. Oh, I just remembered, there is also Beaux Arts, down by Miami, good luck with that.
Personally, I will probably stick with Bonita Springs.
January is always a tough month to make money in. You take what you can get and hope to make the most out of it.
I have this weekend off, then the last weekend of the month I have Images in New Smyrna Beach, my old hometown in the 1980s.
Ironically, Ellen and I are selling our historic Ybor home to our neighbor, and, our next place to live—New Smyrna Beach. This is a very mellow beach town and you can still drive your car on the beach.
We are both very excited to going there, will keep you posted.
Later Gators—In a while, crocodile.
5th Palmer Park Art Fair
Detroit, Michigan
Sat. 10am-7pm;
Sun. 11am-5pm
66 artists
Deadline:
March 7
Best for high end traditional work, afro-centric work, larger paintings and sculpture.
The show is held in beautiful Palmer Park and is adjacent to some of the city's best neighborhoods. Residents are professionals with huge homes and great disposable income. Our experience is the shoppers like more traditional images, and afro-centric work also does well. Don't be afraid to bring larger work as many people have substantial historic homes.
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- Limited to 66 artists
- Significant paid advertising and news coverage
- Easy drive up unloading
- Experienced artists friendly organization
- Free parking and RV parking
Integrity Shows uses a 3 year jury rotation plan. Once accepted, artists can count on being in the show for 2 more years provided they submit an application by the deadline.
www.PalmerParkArtfair.com
May 19 & 20
East Lansing, Michigan
55th East Lansing Art Festival
on the streets of E. Lansing shopping district
180 Artists
180 Artists
Deadline: January 31
Application Fee: $35; Booth Fees: $340 single; $380 double
Application Fee: $35; Booth Fees: $340 single; $380 double
The East Lansing Art Festival is an evolving outdoor celebration of fine art and fine craft which has grown to include children's art education activities, an artist demonstration area, poetry readings, music and a Friday night Festival kick-off concert. The festival opens on Saturday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon and attracts over 70,000 knowledgeable art patrons from around the region. It is consistently ranked in Sunshine Artist Magazine's annual Best 100 Shows listing and listed in the Top 50 Art Fairs in America by ArtFairCalendar.com.
This non-profit event is beloved in the greater Lansing area and attracts devoted art buyers from across the state of Michigan as well as Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Informally known as the "City of the Arts," East Lansing welcomes the finest artists in North America to exhibit at this highly-promoted event.
East Lansing is a charming university town with a variety of shops, restaurants and galleries. The beautiful Michigan State University campus is right across the street, which is now home to the renowned Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum.
East Lansing is a charming university town with a variety of shops, restaurants and galleries. The beautiful Michigan State University campus is right across the street, which is now home to the renowned Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum.
We host a well rounded marketing plan that includes print, TV, Radio, billboards and social media. The promotion plan targets all regions of the state of Michigan, the Chicago area, northern Ohio and Indiana.
Testimonials:
"Very well organized and one of the easiest load-ins anywhere."
"You truly do everything extremely well."
"Great volunteers' classy marketing, well done show, amazing dinner and sales.
Bless you all! Thank you!"
At the ELAF-ranked #38 by Sunshine Artist magazine-exhibitors can expect:
Apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=5966
More Information: www.elartfest.com
- well-educated visitors, including professional people from state government and the university
- friendly volunteers who welcome artists and make load-in and load-out run smoothly
perks such as booth sitting services and Friday set-up as well as free artist parking, coffee and break area- affiliation with local public TV and radio-bringing the right people to you
- eclectic live music that enhances the art rather than distracts from it
- international flavors in a unique food court
- a hands-on area for children
- a festive mood- this is the kickoff of the local festival season
Apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=5966
More Information: www.elartfest.com
Contact: Michelle Carlson, director@elartfest.com, (517) 930-1203
June 22-24
Quincy, Illinois
Downtown in Washington Park
55 Artists
Deadline: January 28
Application Fee: $20; Booth Fee: $100
This outdoor arts festival is located in historic Washington Park in downtown Quincy, Illinois, which sits on the banks of the Mississippi River. Quincy is a vibrant arts community of 40,000 and the commercial center of the tri-state region of west-central Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri with a
population of over 300,000.
population of over 300,000.
Artist booths are located on flat ground in the park on the grass facing the sidewalk. Ample nearby parking is available at no cost. Electricity is available at no extra charge on a first come, first-serve basis. Most booths are within 50-100 feet of an electrical outlet.
Q-FEST (previously Midsummer Arts Faire) is kicking it up a notch and expanding its fine art focus to also include makers of one-of- a-kind items who may not necessarily identify with the fine art label. All interested artists/makers must apply and will be subject to the jury process. Approximately 50-60 artists will be accepted to display and sell their work throughout the weekend. Original painting, photography, jewelry, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics, fiber and more will be available at a variety of price points.
More Entertainment = More Art Patrons
We're back to the fourth weekend in June for 2018! And that means we share the park with the ever popular Blues in the District concert when Q-FEST opens Friday, June 22. Blues in the District is a Quincy favorite, sure to draw a crowd.
We're back to the fourth weekend in June for 2018! And that means we share the park with the ever popular Blues in the District concert when Q-FEST opens Friday, June 22. Blues in the District is a Quincy favorite, sure to draw a crowd.
Marketing:
Extensive marketing takes place in and around the Quincy market including thousands of dollars in print, TV, radio and social media advertising and everything else!
Extensive marketing takes place in and around the Quincy market including thousands of dollars in print, TV, radio and social media advertising and everything else!
We provide above-and- beyond hospitality for our artists! We also give $5,000 in artists' awards including a $1,000 best of show award and we pre-sell art bucks. These art bucks may be used to purchase artwork from any participating artist, and artists are reimbursed for the full face value. All sponsors receive art bucks based on their level of giving, so this cash is ready to be spent on art!
Testimonials:
- "I really enjoyed this event. Volunteers, fellow artists, visitors... all were a joy to be around." 2017 Participating Artist
- "Ive heard many stories of people purchasing art and gifting it or keep it guiltily for themselves."
- "Thank you for bringing this wonderful event to our community!" Art Patron
- "Love the Midsummer Arts Faire (now Q-Fest). Plan my summer vacation so I can attend...Thank you to all the artist and craftsmen who come to Quincy."
Learn More: https://www.theqfest.com/artist-portal/
Contact: Megan Backs info@artsfaire.org (217) 779-2285
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It's January. For most of us in this business we are not in Florida or Arizona, happily greeting customers and showing off our work. I hope you're taking advantage of this lull. So far I've posted two useful things you can do for yourself during these days.
Here is #3, something to do for your fellow artists:
Here we are in the winter lull between the big shows and I'm asking you for a favor.
I'm sure you remember when you started in the business the helpfulness of other artists and the great tips you picked up "behind the booth." This was invaluable information that has built your business. Any chance you can "pay it forward?" Help your fellow artists?
Wlll you post a 2017 show review or two on ArtShowReviews.com? The reviews are coming in steadily but yours would be so appreciated.
We've overhauled the site and it is new, improved, easier and fasterto leave feedback!
Here's how easy:
As always, wishing you fulfilling days, every day and a fulfilling 2018.
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P.S. Here are some of the reasons artists have told us they post reviews:
I saw that there were no comments or reviews posted and I felt that this was a good show that deserved a review.
I always review the big shows. More people should.
I think it helps to know about shows. and hope others will post what shows they do as well.
To help other artists.
I've learned a lot from reading this site and wanted to reciprocate.
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 Learn more about our show: http://www.artsinthemiddle.com
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June 1 thru September 3
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Steamboat Art Museum
Steamboat Art Museum
Presented By: Oil Painters of America
200 Artists
Deadline: January 26
National Exhibition entry fee:
$30 for the first entry, $15 for the second; only one painting may be accepted.
$30 for the first entry, $15 for the second; only one painting may be accepted.
Oil Painters of America's 27th National Exhibition and Convention will be hosted by the Steamboat Art Museum (SAM), in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, from June 1 through September 3, 2018. Convention activities begin May 29 with the ever popular Wet Paint Competition. Cash and merchandise awards for the Wet Paint competition will be a minimum of $10,000.
Approximately 25 awards will be given with a total value estimated in excess of $100,000, including a $25,000 Best of Show.
Convention events will include a wet paint competition with total awards valued at $10,000 in both studio and plein-air divisions, multiple demonstrations, interviews, discussions and exhibitors. Juror of Awards will be renown Master Signature Artist Craig Tennant OPAM.
The opening reception will be held at SAM for artists, collectors, the public and the press on Friday, June 1, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The awards presentation will take place nearby at 8:15 p.m. at The Chief Theater. An extensive assortment of informative and educational seminars will be offered to OPA members and guests during the convention.
More Information: http://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/
Contact: Rosemary Murray, mail@oilpaintersofamerica.com (815) 356-5987
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April 5-6
Royal Oak, Michigan
Presented By: The Guild of Artists & Artisans
75 Artists
Deadline: January 31
Application fee: $25; Booth fee: $250
Join us as we kick off the 2018 art fair season with this indoor show at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. The market is an enclosed marketplace that is conveniently located in the Civic Center at the corner of 11 Mile Road and Troy Street in downtown Royal Oak. It is a popular marketplace for people who live in this affluent corner of Oakland County, attracting 1000's every weekend to shop, meet their friends and relax. The Royal Oak Farmers Market provides one of the premium market venues in southeast Michigan and offers a boutique venue for your work.
This is a juried fair. The artists will be showing and selling their own work. Admission for fairgoers is free. Fairgoers will find the same excellence and variety as in the Guild's Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair.
Marketing: The Guild does extensive advertising and PR for all of their shows in print, digital, TV and radio. Locations include WDET, WWJ, WNIC, Freep.com, USA Today online, The Jewish News, Between the Lines, SEEN Magazine, WJBK - Fox 2 Detroit, Facebook, Instagram, and more!
Contact: Nicole McKay nicole@theguild.org (734) 662-3382
It was good and I made money.
it was colder than you know what. Setting up in the low forties while handling cold metal parts sucks.
Naples Art League runs this annual show on the first weekend after New Years.
Setup is early Saturday morn with 300 artists jockeying for Position, it sucks too.
But that is what you tolerate in order to make mucho moola here.
They charge $450 for the booth fee and you have to park your van miles away and take a shuttle back.
January in Naples is never cheap. Hotels are $150 plus per nite, drinks are high($15 for a Makers Mark Manhatten, on the rocks, at Chops).
The artists who make serious money at this show are the ones selling high end items.
People who rely on quantity sales at low price points do not do well here. There are not enough customers within the surging crowds to do that. On the average, you are lucky if you get one out of forty to come in your booth. They are too busy petting their prize dogs.
These are mostly well-coiffed midwesterners. They look great, but most of them do not give a serious rats ass about art.
The ones who buy go for expensive pieces of jewelry, think $2K and up. They love big gaudy metal wall pieces. They love big Florida-Drek photography, they never met an alligator or palm tree they would not buy. Big, in ceramics or anything sells here.
If you are relying on $30-$75 sales here, forget about it, not enough customers .Also the show is about six long city blocks in length with booths setup in quads. Everybody gets an open side with about two feet of rear storage.
That said, the layout does not encourage bebacks. You get one shot, make it memorable.
Last year inclement weather sunk the show. I barely sold $1200, this year I did seven times booth fee. Not bad, but not great.
That was the general consensus I got when I talked to fellow artists.
I think this could be a great year for big sales. But I am a little worried about our middle class patrons, they seem stuck in a cycle going nowhere forward.
Well, I will keep you all posted on my goings and on this year. I am almost 73 years old and in my 43rd year of doing shows. I never lost my love for them, I still get excited about them. I keep coming up with new work and love selling the hell out of them.
Later gators, Bonita Springs is calling me this weekend.
I hate this part of the process...deciding on art shows so many months in advance. So, I've done Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits for a couple of years. Average show, but I love the location. Last year was hurricane, so they refunded booth fee, but notice this year their verbage clearly states...NO REFUNDS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER OR ACTS OF GOD. It's scaring me off! Only other possibilities in September for me are Delray Beach or Punta Gorda,both many more miles, and both Howard Alan. Now, I know he does refund or replace booth fees for things out of an artist's control, so I'm tempted, especially with the weather weirdness here lately.
Have any other artists done the Delray, or Punta Gorda shows?
May 19-20Indianapolis, Indiana
Presented by the Indianapolis Art Center
225 Artists
Deadline: January 21
Application Fee: $35 Booth Fee: 12x12 $370
"One artist, one at a time." This is the core principle of the OneAmerica Broad Ripple Art Fair. We value fine art and fine craft by individual artists or collaborative teams who both create the work personally and sell it directly to the retail customer, and we ask all of our participating artists to share this value.
The OneAmerica Broad Ripple Art Fair was created in 1971 by Marjorie Beal, who envisioned an event that would showcase local artists and be hosted by the Art Center (then Indianapolis Art League). Now celebrating its 48th year, the Art Fair attracts an average of 16,000 patrons and offers an opportunity for the public to meet artists from the U.S. and Canada, 2 food courts, craft beer and wine, live entertainment, and to learn about and experience the unique mission of the Art Center.
The Art Fair is located on the grounds ofthe Indianapolis Art Center designed by Hoosier Architect Michael Graves and its 9-acre ARTSPARK, plus the adjacent North Side Optimists Opti-Park, a recreational park. Located in the Broad Ripple Village Cultural District- a cultural arts, shopping, night club, and dining district-the OneAmerica Broad Ripple Art Fair is next to the popular Monon Trail urban greenway.
Artist Amenities:
- Opportunity to participate in a cocktail hour preview party that is Invite-Only to major donors and patrons of the Indianapolis Art Center.
- Dedicated 24/7 Artist Text Hotline - contact booth sitters by cell phone
- Artist Hospitality includes light breakfast both Saturday and Sunday mornings and bottled water throughout the day. Food line passes will also be given to each artist that will grant them the ability to bypass any food lines, making breaks a breeze.
- 24 Hour roving Security and Police
- Free, large artwork pick-up service. Large artwork purchases, picked up at Artist tents with flatbed golf carts, will be delivered to our secure roadside pick-up tent. Patrons can continue to shop and pick-up purchases at their leisure.
- During the Fair, an independent on-site juror will judge booths and award cash and re-invite prizes totaling $2,000. Award-winners will be re-invited to the 2019 OneAmerica Broad Ripple Art Fair.
- Staff and volunteer supported load-in and load-out
- Over 400 volunteers
The OneAmerica Broad Ripple Art Fair is a gated event ($13 presale and $15 day of) that is the largest annual fundraiser for the Indianapolis Art Center, a not-for-profit community arts organization.
Contact: TJ Samuels, tsamuels@indplsartcenter.org, (317) 255-2464
New to the business? Tired of getting rejected? What images should I use for my application? What are the jurors looking for?
2 chances to find the answers:
1. January 20, Saint Louis, MO
ZAPP and the Saint Louis Art Fair are offering artists an opportunity to have their images critiqued through a Mock Jury workshop. If you are interested in this option (your work part of the critique) the deadline to submit was January 2. However this workshop is open to anyone that would like to attend and learn.
What we'll cover:
- Learn how to make your application more competitive.
- Looking for help to improve your jury submissions?
- See how your images look enlarged and projected on a screen.
- Are you testing the waters with a new body of work? This is a great way to get some feedback.
Here’s how it works:
- The Mock Jury will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Grey Eagle Distributors - 2340 Millpark Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043.
- We will begin promptly at 9am.
- Jurors will speak openly about submitted artist images.
- Everyone is welcome to join us in person to experience the mock jury.
For more details: Laura Miller, lmiller@saintlouisartfair.com, phone: 314.863.0278
2. February 10 & 11, Columbus, OH
The Columbus Arts Festival jury will choose the Festival artists at a two-day public meeting in February at the Westin Columbus located at 310 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215. Jury panelists will review more than 1,000 artist applications from across the country to determine the approximately 300 who will be invited to participate in the 2018 Columbus Arts Festival.
Artists will be chosen in the following categories: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing & Pastels, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Painting, Photography, Printmaking & Graphics, Sculpture, Wood, and Emerging Artists. A jury panel selected by the GCAC staff conducts a blind jury process, where jurors review the artists’ images and technical statements without seeing any personal information. The top scores, allowing for a balanced show across mediums, are invited to participate in the Festival.
2018 Columbus Arts Festival Jurors
April Sunami (Painting); Eva Kwong (Ceramics); Tyler Cann (Associate Curator, Columbus Museum of Art); David Butler (Painting); Sherrie Hawk (Gallery Owner)
2018 Columbus Arts Festival Jury
Westin Columbus located at 310 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215
February 10-11, 2018 8:30a-5pm
Feel free to Contact Festival Director Sean Kessler at 614-221-8625 with any questions.
June 15 & 16Cedar Falls, Iowa
College Hill Arts Festival
75 Artists
Deadline: January 22
Application Fee: $25 Booth Fee: $250 due April 1
The College Hill Arts Festival is held on the beautiful, tree lined shady campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The festival enjoys very strong university, community, and patron support. It is well attended, well organized, and well advertised with high quality exhibitors.
Artists are treated with the highest concern by our friendly, attentive, and available staff.
Amenities include:
- large spacious booths; booth sitters
- B&B program where local community members open their homes for complimentary lodging to interested artists
- artist hospitality room; complimentary artists' buffet on Friday evening and even a complimentary sack lunch for the road when the show is over.
- In addition, there are five $500 Awards of Excellence, a $250 People's Choice Award; and a $750 Founders Award.
This year we will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the festival with increased advertising and celebrations.
For additional information please visit our website: www.collegehillartsfestival.org
Contact: Mary-Sue Bartlett, mary-suebartlett@cfu.net (319) 240-5639
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May 11-13
Saint Louis, Missouri
Laumeier Sculpture Park
150 Artists
Deadline: January 16
Application fee $55; Booth Fee: $350-$600
Our location:
a 105-acre public park conveniently located near I-270 and I-44 in Sunset Hills, Saint Louis County, Missouri.
a 105-acre public park conveniently located near I-270 and I-44 in Sunset Hills, Saint Louis County, Missouri.
More than 15,000 patrons attend this annual three-day event on Mother's Day weekend, featuring local food and beverage vendors, hands-on activities for kids, live music and 150 juried artists from across the country exhibiting work in ten media categories.
Our marketing:
Paid advertising (print, radio, digital, social); Direct mail; Email marketing; Digital and social media; Promotions (grassroots); Public relations; Media partnerships.
All artists ages 18 and up who exhibit work of original concept, design and execution are eligible to apply. Judges award a total of $5,000 in cash and prizes to those artists achieving excellence, regardless of media category. Artists receive all sales proceeds.
Scoring is based on originality, creativity, design, technique, craftsmanship and presentation. All monitors will be correctly set to ensure color, contrast and value of images for jury. The process and dimensions will be displayed on the jurors' monitor when selected and the description of materials and techniques. Consideration to balance of media categories is given to select the number of artists in each category.
More Information: www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/art-fair-artists
Contact: Scott Layne, slayne@laumeier.org (314) 615-5276
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44th Annual Omaha Summer Arts Festival
Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
Farnam Street Between 10th and 15th
Deadline:
January 15
NOTEWORTHY:
- Limited to 135 fine art and fine craft artists
- $2500 in cash merit awards- all awards include an automatic invitation to the following year's show
- Online Artist Gallery with color images and links
- More than $100,000 in combined media and marketing efforts to promote the Festival
- 24-hour security provided by off-duty Omaha Police Officers
- A variety of options for discounted lodging within one mile of the show
- Private, air-conditioned artists' lounge with artist-only restrooms and snacks & beverages throughout the day
- Complimentary lunch delivered to each artists' booth on Friday
- Artist Awards Brunch on Saturday
- Continental Breakfast and Artists' Meeting on Sunday
Jury: $30 | Booth Fees: $350 Regular $425 Corner | Electricity $85
The Omaha Summer Arts Festival is the largest arts festival in Nebraska, attracting more than 80,000 patrons from throughout the region. The Festival has consistently been recognized locally and nationally as a top festival: voted #1 festival in "2017 Omaha's Choice" poll by the Omaha World Herald, Best of Omaha's top three festivals and top 100 art fairs by ArtFairSourceBook.com.
This popular show features 135-juried artists from across the country selling their fine art and contemporary crafts in 14 media categories. An experienced staff of dedicated, event professionals produces the Omaha Summer Arts Festival. Members of the Festival's Board of Directors visit each artist individually providing an opportunity for one-on-one feedback and evaluation. We care about the artists, listen to their input and react to their concerns.
An exceptional show layout allows every artist to pull his or her vehicle in front of their booth for easy set-up and teardown. Each artist is provided an 11' x 10' space with an additional 11' x 2' storage area at the back.
Omaha Summer Arts Festival is an all-original show and artist presence is required.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
- Deadline to Apply: January 15, 2018
- Artist Notification: February 2, 2018
- Artist Acceptance: March 9,2018
- Booth Fees Due: March 9, 2018
- Deadline to Withdraw with Refund (less $50 processing fee): May 4, 2018
Email Inquiries to: hwalz@vgagroup.com
June 8, 9 & 10
Columbus, Ohio
produced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council
300 Artists
Deadline: January 12
Application fee: $40; Booth fee: $595
The Columbus Arts Festival is the city's welcome-to-summer event, pairing the finest artists with continuous entertainment including hands-on art activities, stage performances and food from the area's finest restaurants.
The Columbus Arts Festival honored by Sunshine Artist and ArtfairCalendar.com as one of the top fine art and fine craft festivals in the country, attracted more than 450,000 art patrons last year to Columbus' Downtown Riverfront along the beautiful new Scioto Mile and Bicentennial Park. Approximately 300 national and international artists will be selected from over 1,100 applicants for coveted positions.
Join us on June 8, 9 & 10 for great art, performances, food and fun!
Expect:
- Over $650,000 in marketing/advertising support and partnerships
- $6,000 average sales
- Produced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council 501(c)(3)
NEW THIS YEAR - from the director:
For several years we have given 12 awards totaling $10,500 out to artists at our festival and this year we have found a way to double that number! So, this year, we are giving out 12 awards totaling $21,000!! The breakdown is below, but is there a way that you can amend our ad and possibly mention this somewhere? Trying to recognize our artists more as it CANNOT happen without them!
Accordingly for our 2018 festival:
- Best of Show - $2,000 $4,000
- 2-Dimensional Jurors' Choice - $1,000 $2,000 (3)
- 3-Dimensional Jurors' Choice - $1,000 $2,000 (3)
- Merit Awards - $500 $1,000 (3)
- Best Presentation - $500 $1,000 (1)
- Best Emerging Artist - $500 $1,000 (1)
Artist Information:
- Artists hospitality area with beverages and snacks
- Contact information and booth number in Guidebook
- Text based information system provided by our radio partner CD 102.5
- Name and image listed on website with live link to artist website
- 24 hour site security provided by Columbus PD
- Free parking space with each booth
Learn more: http://www.columbusartsfestival.org
For more info contact: Sean Kessler, skessler@gcac.org, 614-221-8625
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P.S. The jury will be held February 10th and 11th 2018 at The Westin Columbus, 310 High Street. You are invited to attend the blind jury process. Please contact Sean Kessler, Festival Manager at 614-221-8625 or skessler@gcac.org for the weekend's schedule or to RSVP to attend the jury.
