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Cultural Festivals, producers of the Saint Louis Art Fair invites you to apply to be an exhibitor at the 17th annual Saint Louis Art Fair. The Art Fair will be held September 10, 11 & 12, 2010 in the central business district of Clayton, Missouri. In addition to the amazing visual art exhibition, the festival will feature live performing arts ensembles on three stages, artist demonstrations, the Creative Castle featuring educational art projects for children, the Art Studio with hands on projects for adults and twenty of St. Louis’ most delectable restaurants. Festival Dates and Times Friday, September 10 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Contact Information Cindy Lerick Laura Miller Important Dates Application Available…………………….……………………...……...December 1, 2009 Application Deadline 11:59:59 PM CST………………....………..............March 1, 2010 Jury Preview………………………………………………………………..March 18, 2010 Jurying………………………………………………...………March 19, 20 and 21, 2010 Acceptance notification emailed...............................................................March 26, 2010 Accepted artists posted on www.culturalfestivals.com ..........................March 26, 2010 All other notifications emailed....................................................................March 26, 2010 Accepted Artist Participation Deadline........................................................April 23, 2010 (Registration packets must be completed and received by this date along with booth fee. If not received by deadline, artist will be replaced by reserve artist.) Refund Deadline………………………………………….………………..July 10, 2010
Entry Rules and Instructions Applications post after 12:00 midnight Central Standard Time March 1, 2010 will not be considered. Each exhibiting artist must personally check in at registration and attend his/her booth. Please do not apply if you cannot remain at the show throughout all published hours. If the artist does not register and personally attend booth (except for reasonable breaks) during all published hours, the artist’s booth will be shut down, and the artist forfeits all fees. We reserve the right to refuse any application. All artists must submit a total of five (5) images for jurying (4 images representative of the artist’s work to be exhibited; 1 of the artist’s booth display). As part of the application process artists must also submit an artist statement describing the technique, materials used and any other creative expression of their work. The artist statement will be read to the jurors. A maximum of 165 artists may participate in the show. Each of the 26 cash prize winners from 2009 have been invited to return in 2010 and are exempt from the jurying process. A reserve list of additional artists will be established within each media category to ensure a complete show. All decisions are final. Our primary concern is the creative vision of the applicant and the quality of the work. Work must be original in concept and made under his/her direct supervision. Commercial studios involved in multiple or volume production will not be considered for the show. All work exhibited and sold must be “original works of art.” “Original work” means no copies, reproductions or facsimiles of any type. No machine reproductions, photo mechanical reproductions or commercial reproductions are permitted. No mass reproduction in combination with original, hand-crafted work is permitted. Copies from the works of masters, advertisements and widely circulated photographs are not considered original works of art and will not be permitted. Artists may apply in multiple categories. Each medium is evaluated separately. If you apply in more than one category, only the booth slide may be repeated. Collaborating artists may apply to participate at the event, but only joint work may be shown and sold. Both names must appear on all applications materials and both artists must contribute to the creation of the art pieces. Both artists must be on-site during all 3 days of the fair. Artists may display work only in the media categories in which they are accepted. All work exhibited must be comparable to work shown in submitted slides. Any work exhibited at the show which is inconsistent with the juried subject will be removed by the Executive Director. Artists accepted to the show must exhibit two-dimensional work (e.g., photography, painting, watercolors, graphics, pastels, prints and drawings) as appropriately framed and glazed pieces. Unframed, matted works may be shown in a portfolio for customer browsing. The booth image shows the jury your body of work, provides dimension and scale, and shows overall continuity and presentation of your current body of work. The booth image is mandatory. If a booth image is not available, submit an image taken of a grouping of works representative of the works to be exhibited at the show – no photoshopped images of a booth. Note: This is a blind jury process. Do not submit booth images with any identifiable sign or photo of the artist themselves. Display Booths Each exhibitor is provided a 100 square foot (10' x 10') exhibition space along with a 2' perimeter around the booth. All work exhibited must be limited to the 10’x10’ space. Only one booth is available per artist. Exhibitors receive access to electrical service; no generators are permitted. Exhibitors are responsible for providing all display booths, racks, tables, light fixtures and associated display equipment and supplies. 24-hour security is provided, however, Cultural Festivals is not responsible for any damage which may occur to work, equipment or other material due to rain, wind, fire, theft, etc. Please make sure you bring enough weights to secure your tent in the event of strong winds or storms. Priority for booth assignments is given to re-invited artists. Booths not assigned to re-invited artists are assigned first-come, first-served based on when fees and contract paperwork are received. Jurying and Judging Jurying is scheduled for March 19, 20 and 21, 2010, location TBD. Applying artists are invited to a special Jury Preview on March 18. The preview is an opportunity for artists to view their images in the same manor in which the jury will see them. Artists will be notified of the Jury Preview details. Jurying is conducted by a panel of experienced arts industry professionals and is based solely upon the quality of work as illustrated in submitted digital images. Images are viewed simultaneously, horizontally and grouped by media. The jury panel returns to the show in September to judge for awards up to $21,000 in value. The jury will select a balanced show; however, there are no quotas in individual media categories. Award recipients from the previous year are invited to participate and are exempt from jurying. The balance of the show will be selected by the jury. The integrity of the jury panel review process is paramount to our credibility among artists and to our larger success in the community. The Cultural Festivals organization strongly supports the jury review process and decisions made by the panel and will not, as a normal course of business, circumvent or alter these selections. It must, however, reserve the right to make specific changes and to determine the final composition of the show. The Executive Director, acting on the Board of Directors’ behalf, has final authority to make such adjustments as deemed necessary and the right to invite up to 5 artists. A reserve list of artists in each media category will also be selected to ensure a complete and balanced show. Reserve artists will be notified by telephone should a spot become available in their particular media category. Media Categories: 2-Dimensional Mixed Media - Includes collage and handmade paper. 3-Dimensional Mixed Media es non-sculptural work as determined by the artist. Ceramics - All original clay work is acceptable in this category (wheel-thrown, slab, etc.). No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted. Digital Art - Original work utilizing computer technology to craft or manipulate visual images. Work must be printed on archival quality paper and be properly signed and numbered as a limited edition. Traditional photographs taken through a digital media should apply in the photography category. Drawing/Pastels - Pencil, charcoal, chalk and pastels. Fiber - No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or miscellaneous forms of mass production are permitted. Glass - No molds or miscellaneous forms of mass production are permitted. Jewlery - All jewelry whether the work is produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials must be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work. Metalwork - Non-sculptural and non-jewelry metal work. Painting, Oil, Acrylics and Watercolor - Oils, acrylics, alkyd, casein and egg tempera. Photography – The process of capturing images by the action of light, then printing the images, be chemical or digital means, onto a surface. The photography category includes traditional film photography, hand colored images, emulsion transfers and digital photography that has not been excessively manipulated to achieve results beyond what could be done in a traditional darkroom. Photographers are required to disclose their creative and printing process including editions and materials. Traditional photography using digital means should apply in the photography category. Printmaking - Works created for which the artist’s hand manipulated the plates, stones or screens and no original exists and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition. Printmakers are required to disclose both their creative and printmaking process. Sculpture - Three-dimensional original work done in any medium will be considered. Wood - Original hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved work. Fact Sheet Location: Central Business District of Clayton, Missouri Event Name: Saint Louis Art Fair Contact: Laura Miller Mail Address: 7818 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 210, St. Louis, MO 63105 Telephone: 314-863-0278 Fax: 314-863-0418 Website: culturalfestivals.com Avg. Sales: $8848 (based on 2008 survey from ArtFair SourceBook) Jury Images: 4 Images of work plus one booth image Viewed: simultaneously with images horizontally across the screen (booth image is last image in the row) Jurors: At least three arts professionals and includes one local juror (all paid) Scoring: yes, no, maybe Jury/Application Fee: $40 non refundable Booth Space Fee: $625 and $725 Cash Awards: Up to $21,000 Booth Space: 10’x10’ with 2’ buffer all around Electric: 500 watts provided free, no generators Produced by: Cultural Festivals 501(c) 3 Non-profit corp. Artist Presence: Required Reproductions: Not allowed No. of Applicants in 2009: 1497 No. of Exhibitors from Jury Pool: 139 No. of Exhibitors Exempt from Jury: 26 Security: 24-Hour Parking: Free/Reserved
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