Call to Artists - 39th Annual 'Round the Fountain Art Fair

39th Annual

'Round the Fountain Art Fair

   

Call to Artists

WHAT:  39th Annual 'Round the Fountain Art Fair
WHERE: Lafayette, IN  

WHEN:  Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.     

NOTEWORTHY:

*Fine art by juried artists.

*Affordable prices.
*Ample parking.
*Free Admission

*Enthusiastic crowds.

*Great Midwest location.

*Support for fine arts education.

The Saturday of every Memorial Day Weekend, Lafayette and the 'Round the Fountain Art Fair Committee welcomes you to one of the premier juried fine art fairs in the Midwest - a destination for fine art lovers and patrons since 1973. The fair is an annual destination location that features up to 100 artists from around the nation showcasing their talent and works in a variety pieces and mediums. The 'Round the Fountain Art Fair committee awards participating artists purchase awards, awards of excellence and merit awards. Each year, a piece of art has been purchased by the committee to continue the permanent collection exhibited in the halls of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, which is a work of art in itself. Proceeds from the fair have supported fine arts education in the five area public schools, after-hours arts programs, courthouse restoration projects, the restoration of the Marquis de Lafayette Fountain, outside lighting and seating, landscaping and public art projects and installation.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:  

 
Deadline:  March 1, 2012

Notification: April 1, 2012

Jury fee/Booth fee: $35/$125 single booth/$250 double booth
 

Website:   www.roundthefountain.org 

Email:  info@roundthefountain.org

Phone:  765-491-6298
 
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Jannis Kounellis: Disegni e manufatti

Jannis Kounellis: Disegni e manufatti

Private View: Thursday February 16th, 6 - 8.00 pm

Exhibition continues until March 16th, 2012

A hardback publication, with essays by Bruno Corá and John Daly, has been produced to accompany this exhibition and is available at the gallery.

Hillsboro Fine Art

49 Parnell Square West

Dublin 1

Ireland

Telephone: +353.1.8788242

www.hillsborofineart.com

Call to Artists - Festival in the Park

Festival in the Park
presents:

Kings Drive Art Walk
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts & Fine Crafts Festival

WHERE: Sugar Creek Greenway, Charlotte, NC

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           April 28 - 29, 2012
          

NOTEWORTHY:

*Second Annual Fine Art and Fine Craft Juried Festival.

*Limited to 65 fine and emerging artists in total.

*Jury/Booth Fees: $25/$225; electricity available for an additional $25.  

*Artists' amenities include free parking and 24-hour security.

*All booth locations along a greenway; no "hidden" spaces.

*Strong community support.

*Short dolly-in for setup and teardown.

*For more details about the show, click HERE

Since the fall of 1964, Festival in the Park has brought Charlotteans from all walks of life          together to enjoy arts, crafts, music and family entertainment. With the mission of bringing        the community together by celebrating the arts, the Festival Board is excited to broaden its reach and to announce the second year of its spring fine arts event, the Kings Drive Art Walk.

We invite you to participate in our spring event which will be held along the Sugar Creek Greenway, a newly reclaimed natural waterway between East Morehead Street and Pearle Street Bridget along Kings Drive. With a focus on fine and emerging artists, our new spring festival on this beautiful and easily accessible venue will become an annual fine arts outing!

Most importantly, the King's Drive section of the Sugar Creek Greenway is adjacent to some of Charlotte's most prestigious and affluent neighborhoods - with homeowners who appreciate and can afford fine are. We intend to target these neighborhoods with appropriate promotional materials.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadlines:
February 15, 2012 (postmarked)

Notification:
March 1, 2012

For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.FESTIVALinthePARK.org/kingsdrive.htm
Email inquiries to:
festival@FESTIVALinthePARK.org

You may also contact by telephone:
Julie Whitney Austin
Festival Director
704-338-1060

Call to Artists: Fine Art @ Art Ex-/ Join us now , promote your art PO

Call to Artists - An Art Festival with Altitude

Open Arts Fest    

 An Art Festival With Altitude

Call to Artists 

What: Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival

Where: Boulder, CO

When: Saturday and Sunday

           July 21-22, 2012

           10 am - 8 pm - Sat.

           10 am - 5 pm - Sun. 

   

NOTEWORTHY:

*In its 2nd year this event is a combination of two previous events with over 34 years of successful history

  

*Limited to 100 juried participating artists

*Estimated attendance: 90,000 (based upon previous festivals)

*Located on the historic Pearl Street Mall (pedestrian only)

*Jury/Booth Fees - $35 / $425 for Pearl Street and $325 for 14th Street locations

*Artist Amenities including free parking, continental breakfast delivered to your booth both days, boothsitters, volunteer help loading in and out, drive up to your space for load-in and load-out, artist-only break room for VIP artists, indoor bathrooms and cash awards

*Night security and uniformed police officers during the show

*Thursday Night Artist Party  

*Opportunity to participate in gallery show located at the Boulder Public Library

*Opportunity to conduct artist demonstrations

*Extensive advertising and marketing campaign (print, radio & TV)

  

*Strong community support

Open Arts Fest, presented by Downtown Boulder, Inc. and OpenArts, is a celebration of Boulder's visual arts unlike any other.  Local artists will be joined by artists from around the country, providing demonstrations, workshops and showcasing their work. There will be exciting children's art activities, a silent auction benefiting OpenArts scholarship programs - and much, much more!

 

Open Arts Fest is designed to put Boulder on the map as an arts destination. The Fest will showcase the finest artists from Boulder, Colorado and the nation, with an emphasis on fine arts and fine crafts. Occurring in the height of the tourist season, the Open Arts Fest is expected to draw at least 90,000 attendees over a 2 day period. Cash prizes for the best of show, 2D and 3D categories, VIP space for our artists, ample volunteer support, breakfast, water and snacks will help you sustain yourself throughout the Fest.

What's special? Street performances by some of Boulder's finest performing arts organizations and musical groups as well as artist's demonstrations and an incredible children's art tent will round out the weekend. Finally, you will have the opportunity to show one piece of art at the Canyon Gallery of the Boulder Public Library.  The Canyon Gallery will host our preview party/kick-off event on Thursday, July 19th - giving art collectors the opportunity to see your work first (and learn where you'll be at the fest).

Now Accepting Applications:

Deadline:

February 16, 2012

Notification:

March 7, 2012

Booth Fee Due:

April 9, 2012

Must apply at www.zapplication.org

For more Information:

www.openartsfest.org 

You may also contact:

Stephen DeNorscia

Event Manager

stephen@openartsboulder.org

Deadline Feb. 10th! Call to Artists - 2012 Summerfair

2012 Summerfair
at Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH

Call to Artists

***DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 10***

WHAT: 2012 Summerfair

WHERE: Beautiful Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, OH

WHEN: June 1, 2 and 3, 2012

           Friday, 2p - 8p / Saturday 10a - 8p / Sunday 10a - 5p

NOTEWORTHY:

*45th Annual Fair, consistently ranked in the Top 100 Sunshine Artist magazine    rankings

                                   

*10 media categories / $11,000 in category awards

*Promotion of the event to the art-buying public in newspapers, radio, magazines, press releases, and social media valued at over $50,000

*Jury/booth fees are $30/$375 for a single booth, with double, some corner and limited electricity available

*100% outdoor, held rain or shine

*Artist amenities include booth sitting, exhibitor specific Hospitality area, Artist Award

Dinner

Join us in celebrating our 45th year of bringing fine arts and fine crafts to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.  Summerfair Cincinnati, the producer of the Fair, is a nonprofit, 501 (c) 3 arts organization, whose mission is to support and promote young artists, individual artists and small / mid-sized community based arts organizations in the Greater Cincinnati region through awards, scholarships and exhibitions; all made  possible by our primary fundraiser, the annual Fair at Coney Island.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:New Deadline: February 10, 2012 

Notification: March 1, 2012

Apply at: www.zapplication.org 

For more information, please visit www.summerfair.org  

Email questions to info@summerfair.org or call: 513-531-0050

Call to Artists - SunFest

SunFest  

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  SunFest Juried Fine Art & Craft Show 2012

WHEN: May 4-6, 2012        

WHERE: West Palm Beach, FL 

          
NOTEWORTHY:

Founded in 1982, SunFest, Florida's largest waterfront music and art festival invites you to apply to be an exhibitor.  Held annually in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida the first weekend in May, SunFest attracts more than 275,000 guests.  The festival and the patrons that it attracts have a very positive impact on the community. 

Deadlines:

Monday, February 27, 2012
Application Deadline 

Monday, March 12, 2012
Artists notified by E-mail of Selection and Reserve List

Monday March 26, 2012
Deadline for Acceptance of SunFest Invitation and Payment of $300 Booth Fee. Checks payable to SunFest.

Friday April 6, 2012
Last day to cancel and receive a refund of 80% of the booth fee.  After this date, no refunds will be processed

Application Process:

Each exhibiting artist must complete an online application with only one artist per entry.   Artists may apply for more than one category, but a separate online application must be filled out for each category. Each application must include a jury fee and its own set of images.

An artist may be accepted in more than one category. Multiple online applications must represent either work in different media categories or distinctly different work within the media category.

Prize Money & Awards:

Overall Best of Show                   $2,000
Best of Show 2-D                        $1,500
Best of Show 3-D                        $1,500
Awards of Distinction (6)              $750
Awards of Merit (6)                      $500
SunFest Purchase Award              $1,000

Fees:

Jury Fee: $30
Booth Fee: $300

Visit us at www.sunfest.com

Applications to our show can be found at www.zapplication.org

SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc. maintains the rights to use submitted images for publicity and affirmation purposes before, during and after the event.

Contact:  

Mitch Guirard, Event Coordinator
mguirard@sunfest.com
561.837.8072