Friday, March 2, 2012

Call to Artists - Stone Arch Bridge Festival


Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Festival

WHERE: Riverfront District of Minneapolis, MN

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           June 16 - 17, 2012, Father's Day Weekend

NOTEWORTHY:

*Beautiful riverfront setting within walking distance of downtown Minneapolis.

*250 artists' booths in 12 categories.

*Jury/Booth Fees: $25/$275-$375, depending on location (corners available at $50 additional); limited number of double spaces available, depending on location).

*Estimated attendance: 70,000.

*$175,000 media budget: radio, newspaper and television.

*Excellent artist amenities, including artist-only parking, drive-up day before load-in, overnight security, discounted hotel rates.
We invite you to join us in a weekend of art and music on the Minneapolis Riverfront.  The new Stone Arch Bridge Festival is a continuation of the beloved Father's Day tradition, the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, in the same location and date.   Over the past 17 years, thousands of people have come together on this weekend to engage, support and celebrate art in the Twin Cities.  


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:  


Deadline:
April 6, 2012
Application through www.zapplication.org

For more details and artist's prospectus, visit: 
www.stonearchbridgebfestival.com

Email inquiries to:

stacy@weimarketing.com

Call to Artists - Bay Harbor Arts Festival

Bay Harbor Arts Festival 

   
 
Call to Artists

What: 13th Annual Bay Harbor Arts Festival
   
Where: Village at Bay Harbor in Bay Harbor, Michigan - one of Northern Michigan's      Premier Destinations set upon the beautiful blue waters of Lake Michigan
  
When:  August 4 & 5, 2012
           Saturday 10am - 7pm
           Sunday 11am - 4pm
  
NOTEWORTHY:
  
*Limited to 100 Fine Artists
  
*Juried show
  
*Cash prizes recognizing artists
  
*Cost to public - free admission
  
* Plentiful free parking for artists and patrons of the festival all within walking distance.
  
*Extensively marketed through regional advertising such as Film Goer - Traverse City Film Festival, Art Goer Publication, Traverse Magazine, Sotheby's International Realty's Reside Magazine, Art in the Park, Concierge, Local newspapers, Local community & visitors guides across M-DOT Welcome Centers throughout the entire state for Bay Harbor, Charlevoix and Petoskey, radio, area hotels, Chamber and Conventions and Visitors Bureau, social media and websites.  Festival website promoting exhibiting Artists will remain throughout the year.
  
*Artist amenities include set-up the day before festival, overnight security, onsite parking, indoor restrooms, booth sitting, continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday and unlimited bottled water delivery.
  
*Music and energetic festival atmosphere.
  
*Beautiful waterfront setting.   
   
Celebrating its 13th anniversary, the Bay Harbor Arts Festival invites you to apply to participate as one of 100 premier artists.  The festival is held annually the first weekend in August at Bay Harbor's breathtaking Lake Michigan waterfront to celebrate the talents of the finest local and national Artists. The festival is punctuated with pageantry, music and food while the quality of work exhibited attracts knowledgeable art lovers and buyers.  Residents of the upscale community Bay Harbor, boaters docking at Bay Harbor Lake Marina, resorters, locals and visitors from across the country converge in our quaint Village for a spectacular weekend festival.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
  
Deadline:                 May 15, 2012 ($35 application fee) 
  
Notification:             May 22, 2012
  
Booth Fee Due:        June 15, 2012 ($325 10'x10'/$600 double/$75 corner additional) 
  
Apply at:                www.bayharborartsfestival.com
  
For more details about the Bay Harbor community, visit www.bayharbor.com

Email:

Tracy Bacigalupi
Director / The Village at Bay Harbor and the Arts Festival

You may also contact me by telephone:
(231) 439.2650

Call to Artists - Golden Fine Arts Festival

Golden Fine Arts Festival  
  

Photo by John Payne, 2012
                    Call to Artists

WHAT:  Golden Fine Arts Festival
WHERE: 11th Street in Historic Downtown Golden, Colorado  

WHEN: August 18 - 19, 2012
           10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days   

NOTEWORTHY:

*Limited to 140 artist spaces
  
*Surveyed artists reported average sales of over $2000 in 9 categories
  
*Promotion includes:  Extensive newspaper advertising with ads in both the local papers and the Denver Post online; TV and radio; posters, handbills, large banners hung two weeks prior to event, directional signage during the weekend
  
*Total monetary awards of $2000 for first and second place, Best of Show and Best of Colorado, first place winners receiving automatic acceptance into the 2013 festival
  
*Booth fees are $295 for single 10x10, double booths are $590
  
*Artist amenities include an artist reception on Friday night for two, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings, artist hospitality suite, booth sitters, night time security, early set-up on Friday.

The Golden Fine Arts Festival is put on by the Golden Chamber of Commerce and is now in its 22nd year. The show's goal is to present high-quality art in an accessible, beautiful atmosphere next to Clear Creek. Adjacent to the Festival is the Golden Farmers Market, an added draw for attendees as well as the Golden History Museums' Clear Creek History Park which features demonstrations of traditional craft during this weekend.  Musical entertainment, food, children's art zone, horse-drawn carriage rides all just a block west of Historic Downtown Golden.  Attendance is typically 35,000.  Space requests are honored as possible.  

Apply through application available on www.goldenfineartsfestival.org, with 3 digital images of work + one image of booth on CD.

Deadline to apply:  April 15, 2012 deadline, jury fee $25 per category, booth fee of $295 to be returned if not accepted.
                             
Notification:            May 15, 2012

Booth fee due:       With application

Information at:        www.goldenfineartsfestival.org 

For questions: contact Krista Braton,
phone: 303-279-3113