Call to Artists - Berkshire Crafts Fair

Berkshire Crafts Fair 

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Juried Fine Craft Festival     

WHERE: Great Barrington, MA        

WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
           August 10,11 & 12, 2012    

           10 a.m. to 5 p.m.      

NOTEWORTHY:

*39th Annual Event.

*Limited to 90 artists.   

*Estimated attendance: 7,000. 

   

*All indoor, air conditioned event.   

*Application/Jury Fee: $30 before March 1; $45 if submitted after March 1/$450 Booth Fee.

The Berkshire Crafts Fair cordially invites you to participate in our 39th Annual Berkshire Crafts Fair - August 10th, 11th and 12th. Artists will be provided with an exceptionally vibrant platform to showcase and sell their work.

The Berkshire Crafts Fair is located at Monument Mountain Regional High School on Route 7 in Great Barrington, only minutes away from alluring summer attractions such as Tanglewood, The Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and the Norman Rockwell museum. Cradled in the majestic Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, our region has been a haven for tourists from around the world. It is also a desirable area for second home owners from major metropolitan regions. These second home-owners have been the Crafts Fair's most dynamic clientele (or involved/attentive patrons) throughout the years.

Different professional artisans carefully jury this show every year. Once you are accepted to the festival, a dedicated, enthusiastic and diverse staff will be at your service for continual support.

The primary focus of the show is your work. No sales commission is charged. There are no special days set aside for wholesale selling. Participating craftspeople must be present to operate their booths during the course of the fair.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
April 10, 2012, $45; ($30 if received before March 1)

Notification:
May 10, 2011

For more information, please visit: www.berkshirecraftsfair.org


To apply, visit: www.zapplication.org

Email inquiries to Paul Gibbons at:
paulgib@mapinternet.com 

Register Now - Finding Abstractions in Reality

f i n d i n g   a b s t r a c t i o n s   i n   r e a l i t y 

  

Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 9:30 - 2:30 pm at   

 The Center for Contemporary Art    

2020 Burnt Mills Road  |  Bedminster, NJ 07921  |  908 234 2345  |   www.ccabedminster.org

       

  What turns a rendering from just a visual recording of objects into a unique and interesting piece of art? In this hands-on workshop for intermediate level artists, we will learn to look in a way that redefines our way of seeing the world around us. 

Come prepared to work and have fun.  

Cost: $110 -- CCA Members:$85.  Class size is limited - Register now.  

Click here to register:   

For more information and directions please visit:  www.ccabedminster.org

Call to Artists - 11th Annual Under the Oaks Arts Festival

11th Annual Under the Oaks

Arts Festival

  

Call to Artists

WHAT:  11th Annual Under the Oaks Arts Festival 

WHERE: Currituck Heritage Park, Corolla, NC        

WHEN:    June 20 & 21, 2012

              Wednesday 10am to 6pm

              Thursday 10 am to 5pm

           

NOTEWORTHY:

*11th Annual Event

*Limited to 106 juried artists in 10 media categories

*Best of Show Artists award packages valued total at $2,000

*Jury fee - $25 Booth fee - $150

*Amenities:

*Booth Sitters

*Convenient parking

*Assistance unloading and loading artwork

*Artist accommodations at Volunteer houses (limited basis)

The Whalehead Club Arts Festival is an outdoor show at Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla, North Carolina.  The show is sponsored by the Whalehead Preservation Trust which has restored the beautiful 1920's residence of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Knight, Jr., a treasure on the Outer Banks. All proceeds go towards the operation and maintenance of the Whalehead Club and Currituck Heritage Park.  The show is set on the North Lawn of the Park overlooking Currituck Sound and surrounded by the historic Whalehead Club, arched bridge, and boathouse.  Corolla hosts over 50,000 guests during the summer months with Currituck Heritage Park being within walking distance to many houses.

    

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  April 15, 2012

Notification:  May 15, 2012

Booth fee due:  April 15, 2012

For more information and to apply, please visit: www.whaleheadclub.org

Email questions to: events@whaleheadclub.com

Deadline April 9th! - Call to Artists - Sierra Madre Art Fair

Sierra Madre Art Fair 

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Fair

WHERE: Memorial Park, Sierra Madre, CA

WHEN: May 5 & 6, 2012

           Saturday: 9:30 am to 6 pm

           Sunday: 9:30 am to 5 pm

NOTEWORTHY:

*Celebrating 50 years

*Limited to 100 juried artists

*Booth fee: $250/No Jury fee

*Featured artist selected for the next year's show

*Amenities:

Booth Sitters

Convenient Free Parking

Security for the Weekend

Continental breakfast and water both days

Use of Park House bathroom facilities

Help loading and unloading

Electricity in some areas

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library are preparing for the 50th annual Art Fair. It is located in Memorial Park in the charming three-square mile village of Sierra Madre, CA. Set against the San Gabriel Mountains between Pasadena and Arcadia, it is an attraction in itself. Our downtown has a friendly mix of sidewalk cafes and shops. Food vendors will provide a selection of ethnic foods, music is featured throughout the weekend and a unique children's activity will be offered. All proceeds support much needed programs, materials and equipment for the Sierra Madre Public Library.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline: April 9, 2012 (Postmarked)

Notification: April 16, 2012

For more information and to apply, please visit www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org

Email inquiries to: murphyd18@roadrunner.com 

Telephone contact:  

Sharon Murphy

Exhibits Committee Chair

626-355-3977

Deadling Approaching - Call to Artists - Boulder Art & Jazzfest 7

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  7th Annual Art and Crafts Fair

WHERE: Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, CO 

  

WHEN:    May 5 & 6, 2012 

               

NOTEWORTHY:

*Limited to 100 juried artists and crafters.

*Booth Fee: $250, plus 5% of sales donated to our non-profit sponsor.
*Elecricity available for $25 additional fee.

*Free artist parking.

*THE FIRST PEARL STREET ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR OF THE SEASON!

We will be sponsored this year by Olive Branch, a non-profit organization which brings resources and opportunities to widows and orphans in Rwanda and Uganda. They are active in building Orphanages, Medical Clinics and Schools in this country!

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Click HERE to download application pdf.

Deadline:  April 15, 2012;  

NOTE: $25 Booth Fee discount for applications received by February, 15 

For more information, please call 303-990-9917.

Email: dickensstore@yahoo.com

  

Visit us online at: www.dickensstore.com  

GALYNA MOSKVITINA | CODE OF LIGHT

GALYNA MOSKVITINA | CODE OF LIGHT Art Exhibition

25 April - 6 May 2012

 

Her new art works presented by ARCANE ART FOUNDATION at the Alexander Gertsman Contemporary Art Gallery,  652 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, New York

The Arcane Art Foundation presents the first-ever solo exhibition in New York and North America of the powerful and spiritually inspiring artworks by Ukrainian artist Galyna Moskvitina. This artist’s rare inner intensity combines profound metaphysical insights with a raw, urgent painting style to create paintings that generate an immediate emotional response. The current exhibition is part of a tour to Milan, London, and Tel Aviv.

Artists Bentley Meeker - Gallery Nine5

gallery nine5 invites you to celebrate the work of featured artist,  

Bentley Meeker.      

April 5, 2012 from 6 - 9 pm

Please RSVP to rsvp@gallerynine5.com

  

Flame to Now 1. Installation of five Gibson Reverse Flying V guitars with custom lighting.    

  

For the first time in a gallery setting, lighting master and artist Bentley Meeker presents a series of truly original works. Flame to Now, featured on three walls of the gallery, explores the transformative power of light and its effect on our emotions. The titles of the installations echo the progression of man's use of illumination from fire to the electric light.

The artist is the owner, and president, of Bentley Meeker Lighting and Staging, Inc., one of the leading lighting firms in the world today. Following the exhibition of his work at gallery nine5, Meeker will be showing at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.   

  Flame to Now 3. Installation of five roses with custom lighting. 

Call to Artists - Two Great Arizona Festivals

Two Great Arizona Festivals!

      

 
Flagstaff Art in the Park
Call to Artists

Fourth of July... 

What: Sixth Annual Fourth of July Show

Where: Wheeler Park,  Downtown Flagstaff, Arizona

When: July 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2012

          9-6 Friday and Saturday, 9-4 Sunday

Deadline May 1st, 2012

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Labor Day... 

What: Twentieth Annual Labor Day Show

Where: Wheeler Park,  Downtown Flagstaff Arizona

When: September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2012

          9-6 Saturday and Sunday, 9-4 Monday

Deadline July 1st, 2012

  

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NOTEWORTHY:

   

*Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Shows

*Limited to 100 Artists

*Estimated attendance based on past shows: 10,000

*Application fee: $15.00 (Refunded if not accepted)

*Booth Fees  $310.00 for 10' x 10' (actually 11' x11') 

                    $410.00 for 10' x 20' deep

                    $620.00 for 10' x 20' wide

Flagstaff Art in the Park is an arts and crafts festival featuring tightly juried one-of-a-kind fine arts and fine crafts designed and shown by the exhibitor. Booths will again be located on the grass in the beautiful tree filled Wheeler Park across the street from City Hall and on the main thoroughfare to the Grand Canyon. Even through the last couple of years, participating artists continued to have strong and sometimes record sales as these events are well supported by the local population and visiting tourists. In addition to the one hundred artists present there is non-stop live acoustic music performed by an assortment of local beloved musicians. The summer weather in Flagstaff is near perfect with the average summer temperature of 72 degrees.

For more information and to download an application visit: http://www.flagstaffartinthepark.com 

E-mail questions to stubones@earthlink.net or call Stu Wolf (event owner and producer) at 928-556-9498

Picture From Artexpo

Here's a picture from Artexpo of Raúl Valladares with Dr. Robert Baker

Call to Artists - Hopkins Arts Festival

 
Call to Artists

WHAT: Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival 

WHERE: Hopkins, MN (suburb of Minneapolis) 

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday 

           July 7 & 8, 2012 

           Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

NOTEWORTHY:

*Limited to 75 juried artists

*Application/Booth Fees: $30/$200 (double spaces available at $400).

*Unique festival hosted by Hopkins Center for the arts, a focal point for arts,
education, and entertainment welcoming over 210,000 visitors annually to historic Mainstreet Hopkins.

*Promotion of the event to a savvy, urban, art-buying public in newspapers, direct mail, press releases, billboard, and social media drawing 10,000 plus shoppers.

*2012 Artist awards include cash awards and a booth in the 2013 festival at no charge.

*Artist amenities include, air-conditioned hospitality lounge serving coffee, cold water and snacks, and a discount rate at local hotel.

*Artists are given an artist page on our festival website that will include a short bio, website, and images to promote their work.

The Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts is proud to present the fourth annual HOPKINS ARTS FESTIVAL. The festival is small, artist friendly, and features high quality juried fine arts and crafts. Unique to the Hopkins Arts Festival is that it is anchored by the Hopkins Arts Center, which attracts more than 210,000 annually for musical and theatre performances, art exhibitions, literary events, classes and meetings. Hopkins offers great restaurants, shops and a free public parking ramp. Downtown Park will feature music performances on Saturday and Sunday and an invitational vintage car show will take place Sunday afternoon. 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline: April 10, 2012 

 

Notification: April 27, 2012 

 

Booth fee due: May 15, 2012 

 

Apply at:

 www.zapplication.org   

 

For more information please visit:

www.hopkinsartsfestival.com 

 

Email questions to:

artsfestival@hopkinsmn.com 

 

Or call 952.979.1107 to speak to Ann Arndt, Volunteer & Events Manager, Hopkins Center for the Arts 

Coutts Museum of Art - Photography Exhibit - "Six Shooters Shoot Kansas"

The Coutts Museum of Art will be exhibiting “Six Shooters Shoot Kansas,” a photography exhibit
showing Kansas through the lens of six of Kansas’ top photographers. The exhibit will run from April
3, 2012 to May 31, 2012, with a reception open to the public on Friday, April 6, from 5:30 pm to 8:30
pm. This reception is also running concurrently with Downtown El Dorado’s “First Friday” Artwalk.
The photographers will be on hand at the reception to meet patrons and discuss their work.

“Six Shooters Shoot Kansas” is an exhibit compiled from works by six prominent Kansas
photographers, with six pieces by each photographer. Included in the exhibit are photographers Michael
Snell of Lawrence, Dave Leiker of Emporia, Mark Feiden of Mission, John Morrison of Wichita, Scott
Bean of Manhattan, and Rod Seel of El Dorado.

“There are some stunning works in this show, portraying all different parts of Kansas,” said Jeremy
Sundgren, president of the Coutts Board of Directors. “These photographers capture Kansas in a way
that many people never see. This is a beautiful state, and this exhibit demonstrates that beauty on many
levels.”

The show includes a three dozen works, from nearly all parts of the state, but also with an emphasis on
our nearby Flint Hills. All of the works are available for purchase, and signed reproductions are also
available during the show.


Says photographer Scott Bean: “We are surrounded by beauty but rarely take time to notice it. If we
aren't careful it is going to be gone before we know it. I can be so attuned to the light and shapes,
texture, and colors when I'm out photographing and feel so alive...only to be lost in the noise of our ever
increasingly complex world when I return after a session of shooting. I hope you can find some time to
get away from the rat race with me and enjoy these photographs.”

The Coutts Museum of Art, located in downtown El Dorado, Kansas is a regional destination art
museum that houses over 1,500 works of art in a historic 1917 building. The collection includes Art of
the American West, contemporary American, European, and regional Kansas art.

Contact Person:
Rod Seel, executive director
316-321-1212

Call to Artists - Evergreen Fine Arts Festival

Evergreen Fine Arts Festival

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival

WHERE: Heritage Grove Park, Evergreen, Colorado  

WHEN: August 25 - 26, 2012

           10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days   

NOTEWORTHY:

*Limited to 100 artists in 12 categories

 

*Surveyed artists  reported average sales of $4000

 

*Promotion includes:  Extensive newpaper advertising with ads in both the local papers and the Denver Post online; TV and radio; posters and postcards featuring last year's Best of Show images; large banners hung two weeks prior to event, directional signage during the weekend, three ads in Southwest Art with accepted artist participation available in August issue

 

*Monetary awards of at least $2800 for Best of Show in 2 D and 3D plus first, second and third with automatic acceptance into the 2013 festival

 

*Booth fees are $335 single and $670 double,  there are 50 guaranteed corners for an additional $50

 

*Artist amenities include a very popular catered dinner for the artist plus one guest on Saturday night, booth sitters, water delivered to your booth, night time security, early set-up on Friday, special artist parking including free RV parking, advanced booth assignment notification

The Evergreen Fine Arts Festival is held in a tree-covered, historic park in the foothills west of Denver.  For almost fifty years, it has been a festival run by artists for artists.   The sponsoring, non-profit Evergreen Artists Association provides the mountain communities with cultural events, a cooperative up-scale gallery, classes for artists and youth scholarships.  The history of high quality that has been exhibited at this festival continues to draw buyers from both the immediate communities and the metro-Denver area.  Most spaces are shaded at least part of the day although there are some in the sun.  The layout of the park has been altered to eliminate difficult spaces to access via dolly and to improve the flow of traffic.  Space requests are honored as much as possible.

Apply through zapplication.org using three image slides and one booth slide

Deadline to apply:  February 29, 2012 for the early bird discounted Jury fee of $25;

                            April 15, 2012 deadline: Jury fee $30

Notification:            May 15, 2012

Booth fee due:       June 15, 2012

Information at:       www.evergreenfineartsfestival.com 

For questions: contact Beth Erlund, Director,
email:  beth.erlund@gmail.com 

phone: 303.618.9834

 
 

Call to Artists - Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival

Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 

Call to Artists

WHAT: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival - 56th Annual
  
WHEN: September 15 and 16, 2012
  
WHERE: Old Mill Park, Mill Valley, CA 
  
For more than 50 years The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival has been recognized as a fine art and craft show of high quality original artwork. It has been rated one of the top 10 fine arts and crafts fairs in the Northwest. The Festival draws well-educated buyers from nearby affluent neighborhoods of Marin County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The event provides an exceptional opportunity for the sale of unique, creative and high-end work. The setting is in a beautiful grove of redwoods in downtown Mill Valley.

Note from Sarah Shriver, the applications chair: "The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival had been my favorite show for years, so I was happy to be invited to serve on the show's committee. There I witnessed the dedication of the volunteers to create not only a top quality art show, but a true festival-like atmosphere, making this show really special. Mill Valley and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area have a well developed appreciation for art and craft and people have been coming out for 55 years to support this show. I hope you'll join us this year in the beautiful grove of redwoods in downtown Mill Valley!" 

Artists who submit their work to the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival are judged by six highly respected artists and craftsman and the occasional gallery owner or rep to vote on each submission. The artists with the highest average scores are admitted to the September Festival.  

Application Deadline: April 16th, 2012

  

Application Fee $35

   

Booth fees range from $425 (8x8) to $1050 (20x10) depending on size

Festival Contact: Erma Murphy phone: 415 381-8090; email mvfafartists@gmail.com  

Festival website: www.mvfaf.org  Please visit for info and answers to exhibiting artist questions.

Applications accepted through www.Zapplication.org  exclusively

Jury results emailed by May 10

Deadline to accept and pay June 15

Five exhibiting artist are selected as festival award winners each year. Cash prize of $500 each and an invitation back to the festival the next year bypassing the jury process.