WILSONVILLE FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2012

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Wilsonville Festival of Arts 2012 Art Show

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Show Dates: 6/2/12 - 6/3/12

Application Deadline: 1/31/2012

REQUIREMENTS - See Jury Requirements Images: 3 + 1 display Jury Fee: $20.00 for the first category, $5 for each additional category – maximum: 3 total. New jurying for all artists will occur annually.

COMMERCIAL SPONSORS Artists/vendors should be aware that booth space is provided to commercial sponsors of the Festival who make a major donation.

FESTIVAL LAYOUT We are continuing to do our best to have artist booths closer to the sidewalks and away from the performance stage. This year we are opening up the basketball court which is a flat and level concrete area. This area will be available on a first come/first serve request with no regard to products of adjacent artists and with preference given to returning artists. We will also be expanding spaces along the sidewalks near the court. Other requests for specific spaces or other accommodations will be considered but cannot be guaranteed. Returning artists: please indicate if you wish to retain your space from last year. Also, this year, we will be moving food vendors to the far side of the parking lot area so as not to crowd the area near the visual artists.

WHAT IS Wilsonville Festival of Arts - Art on the Town

•An annual 2 day art, cultural, and performance event

•Featuring artists from the Pacific Northwest

•A booth show located at Wilsonville Town Center Park

This is an outdoor event. Tents are highly recommended.

Show Location Dates and Hours Wilsonville Visitor Information Center at Town Center Park 29600 SW Park Place, Wilsonville, Oregon

June 2-3, 2012 Friday set up 9am-4pm Saturday set up 8am - 9:30am

Open: Saturday 10am -6pm Sunday 10am - 5pm

 

Important Dates December 1, 2011- Artist applications are available  

January 31, 2012- Artist applications due with Jury materials and fee included, midnight PT  

February 28, 2012- Notification of jury results  

March 31, 2012- Show fees, completed contract due - fees are not refundable  

June 1-2, 2012- Show setup and opening  

June 3, 2012- Show closing and break down  

Show Costs If accepted, there will be the booth fee of $100 per 10'X10' space. Please see 'Festival Products' below for additional information.

Security There will be security on site during hours the show is closed. This includes Friday evening through Sunday morning. Each exhibitor, however, is responsible for their own security and will hold the Festival harmless for any loss.

Application Information: Please read carefully Please complete the on-line application, include all required materials and process PayPal before January 31, 2012. Be sure to print a copy for yourself before submitting.

Artists may enter in a maximum of 3 categories for jurying. See application for details.

Jury Requirements 3 digital images of artwork. 1 digital image of your body of work as you display it for sale. This can be a booth shot, an image from a show or gallery, the set-up of your display apparatus, with your work. Jury fee(s) payable online through PayPal. You may also have the option of submitting fees by mail.

Artist Statement For the jury, you will need to submit an Artist Process Statement with your application. Explain to the jury how you create your work and what makes it unique. We are looking for process, not philosophy. Please limit this statement to approximately 100 characters or less. The jury will be asked to evaluate work using these general guidelines: • Original thought and intent • Overall concept • Demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship • Consistency of style and presentation

Wait List We will maintain a waitlist of applicants.

Rules and Guidelines – (Please read carefully!) Wilsonville Festival of Arts considers the enforcement of its rules to be our exclusive right and responsibility. Adherence to these rules during the show is necessary to maintain the quality of the show at a high level for the artists and the patrons. Non-compliance with the Rules & Guidelines can result in requests for work to be removed from display and for sale, and/or expulsion from the show and ineligibility for jurying into future shows. If an artist is removed from the show for non-compliance of the rules, no show fee refunds will be issued.

All work exhibited must be original art produced by the exhibiting artist. Work done by a production studio is not acceptable. Buy-sell and/or imports are not allowed. Work from kits, commercial designs, are also prohibited. All work exhibited must be for sale. Artists may exhibit work only in the category in which they were juried. Exhibited work must be consistent in style, quality, and method with juried images.

This is very important: please read the Festival Rules and Regulations.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS All work must be original works of the exhibiting artist! The following categories will be  considered. While Wilsonville Festival of Arts does not have specific numbers for each media category, it is important that there is diversity and balance in media both for the patrons and the selling artists.

Eligible Medium Descriptions

ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL TO THE ARTIST; NO BUY-SELL OR MASS PRODUCTION IS ALLOWED IN ANY CATEGORY.

2-D Mixed Media - Art using multiple media that is less than 2" thick; fiber that is not wearable including batik, silk paintings, sculpture, paper, etc.

3-D Mixed Media - Art using multiple media that is more than 2" thick; sculpture, paper, basketry, etc.

Clay - Artwork using clay as the primary medium, including, but not limited to, porcelain, stoneware, raku, etc. Any molds used must have been created by the applying artist.

Cottage Crafts - Handmade soaps, lotions, aromatherapy, edibles, etc.

Digital Art - Art that is digitally enhanced including photography, painting, drawing, etc. All Photos used and enhanced digitally must have been taken or created by the artist.

Drawing - Art that is created with pastels, pencils, charcoal, crayon, etc. Drawing can be done on any format including canvas, paper, etc. Limited editions of 250 or less signed and numbered are allowed for sale.

Glass - Art using Glass as the primary medium in any form. Includes glass, furniture, containers, wall sculpture, blown, torched, kiln work, cast glass, etched, fused, Plexiglas, etc.

Jewelry- (all jewelry items will be considered a single category - no need to process separate fees for different types of jewelry)

Beads not created by the Artist Includes jewelry beads not created by the artist such as crochet, wire wrapping, strung beads, "Stringers" (artists who string beads not created by the artist on one or more strands to form jewelry), and seed bead wearable jewelry art (must be arranged in an artistic form).

Fine Wearable art in the form of jewelry using precious stones, molds, and pure metals; including lost cast wax process or molds created by the applying artist.

Ornamental Wearable art in the form of jewelry that uses materials not specified in fine jewelry, glass or beads not created by the artist. Examples of ornamental jewelry art include sawdust, enameling, metal punching, silver clay, plastic, watches, etc.. All designs must be original to the artist.

Glass Wearable art in the form of jewelry that uses glass as the primary medium. Techniques include cast glass, fused, blown, torched, and kiln techniques.

Leather - Leather as the primary medium in the form of functional (belts, bags, shoes, hats, wallets) or decorative (wall hangings, sculpture) art. Leather can be cut, stamped, sewn, embossed, or embellished according to the artist’s original design. All designs must be unique to the artist.

Metal - Art that has metal as the main medium and that is modified into wall art, furniture, home decor, statues, etc

Other Art - Art that does not fit into any other category, including hammocks, corkers, light switch plates, fan pulls, animal apparel (dog hats, collars), etc.

Painting (all painting items will be considered a single category - no need to process separate fees for different types) Acrylic & Oil - Painting using oil or acrylic paints on canvas, or limited edition of fewer than 250 signed and numbered, high quality prints or glicees. Painting can be done on any format such as canvas, paper, masonite, etc.

Watercolor - Paintings using watercolor as the main medium or limited edition of fewer than 250 signed and numbered high quality prints or glicee's. Painting can be done on any format including canvas, paper, etc.

Other – ie: Encaustic, etc.

Photography - Art using a camera, including black and white or color digital or original prints from negatives. Images must be original to the artist, but may include limited editions of fewer than 250 high quality signed and numbered reproduction prints.

Printmaking - Art created by a stamp including lithography, screen printing woodcuts, engravings, etching, mezzotint, aquatint, drypoint, and others. Each piece must be from the originally cut stamp and be non-wearable art. Limited editions of fewer than 250 signed and numbered reproduction prints are allowed for sale.

Sculpture - Art that is three-dimensionally sculptural in nature, including large pieces from any medium. Sculpture pieces are one of a kind or limited to forged series. 100% of the molds must be created by the artist.

Wearable - Fiber that fabricated into clothing, bags, scarves, hats, socks, shoes, etc. either handmade or hand painted. Stamps used for painting must be created by the artist and unique to their wearable art. Materials and dyes may be purchased to create this art.

Wood - Art which uses wood as the primary medium, including furniture, pens, games, toys, containers, musical instruments, decorative objects, etc. No buy-sell items such as manufactured cutting boards are allowed. Only items made originally by the artist are allowed.

Festival Products

$20 Application Fee Jury

$5 Additional category application Fee Jury

$100 10x10 Booth Fee Booth

$200 10x20 Booth Fee Booth

$25 Corner fee - Limited locations Booth

$10 Electric 110volt/15amp - limited locations Electric

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