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Trails West! ®
Festival Call to Crafters
Show dates: August 20 - 22, 2010
Applications must be postmarked by April 9, 2010
Notifications will be mailed on or about May 21, 2010
Refund deadline June 1, 2010
Application
Hold Harmless
The Selection Process
Trails West!®
is an
outdoor arts festival celebrating the unique cultural
heritage of St. Joseph, MO. Now in its 18th year, the
festival features fine arts, folk arts and fine crafts.
Trails West!® is a juried fine art and fine
craft show with space for 50-60 artists. Our goal is to
present a well-rounded show, but there is no
predetermined number or percentage of spaces established
for any specific items.
Items in the Folk Arts category may include but are not
limited to:
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Categories |
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Apparel |
Ceramics |
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Packaged Food |
Furniture |
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Glass |
Home Decor |
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Fiber/Wood/Leather |
Jewelry |
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Sculpture |
Quilting/Needle work |
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Other |
Awards:
Cash prizes totaling $250.00 will be awarded.
1st Place $125
2nd Place $75
3rd Place $50
Promotion
The Festival is promoted through radio, television,
newspapers, posters, and highway signs, attracting
numerous visitors to the festival annually. The
Trails West!® arts festival is a
spectacular forum for high-quality fine arts and crafts.
Entry Information
- With your application include 2 checks, one for
the $150.00 booth fee ($175.00 if requesting
electricity) and one for the $15.00 non-refundable
jury fee. Those
applicants who are not selected by the jury for
participation in the show will be refunded the booth
fee.
- Choose one
category on the entry form that most closely
reflects your work.
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Submit six 35mm
slides or six jpegs for consideration by the jury.
Five slides or jpegs are to be representative of
current work that you will display. The sixth slide
or jpeg must show the display booth you will use
during the craft show.
- Slides:
The front of each slide must have your name and
category on it and an arrow indicating the top. Metal
or glass slides are not acceptable. Submit
slides in a clear plastic sleeve designed for
35mm slides. TW! is not responsible for damaged
slides. Slides submitted by accepted crafters
will be displayed on the Trails West!®
web site. NOTE: Slides will not be returned
unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope with
sufficient postage for return is provided with
the application.
- Tiff or
Jpegs: Name each jpeg as follows: your last
name, number 1-6, dot jpg (example: ward1.jpg,
ward2.jpg, etc). Five jpegs should be of your
current work and one of your booth display. The
size of each jpeg must be below 200 KB
(approximately 3.5 x 5 at 72 dpi.) Submit jpegs
on a CD. Jpegs submitted by accepted crafters
will be displayed on the Trails West!®
web site.
- Trails West!®
will establish a waiting list. Crafters on the
waiting list may be called if space becomes
available because of cancellations.
- Notification
of acceptance will be made on or about May 21.
Please do not make phone inquires.
Festival Specifics
ONLY
HANDCRAFTED WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. WE WILL NOT
ACCEPT WORK THAT IS IMPORTED FOR RESALE.
- Media:
All handmade crafts, traditional and contemporary,
should focus on the work of the individual. All
components of the work must be handcrafted,
displaying excellence in concept and technique and
the mark of individuality. No imports, kits, items
made from kits, items made using commercial patterns
or commercial molds, items assembled from
pre-manufactured components, unfinished work, items
made from elephant or whale ivory, embellished
items, commercial T-Shirts, commercial sweats, or
art and craft supplies may be displayed or sold. The
festival has the right to request removal of
offensive or non-complying objects.
- Artists and
craftsmen must be present to display their own work;
proxy exhibitors are not permitted.
- The work of
only one exhibitor may be displayed in each assigned
space. A two-person team producing a product may
qualify as a single exhibitor, but this arrangement
must be explained in detail on the application in
the descriptor space provided.
- The festival
grounds are patrolled night and day by private
security and the St. Joseph police department.
Although care will be taken to avoid hazards to
artwork, Trails West!®
is not responsible for any loss or damage to
displays or exhibited works.
- Parking will
be provided. Additional information will accompany
the acceptance letter.
- Each
exhibitor space is 10' x 10'. Electricity is
available for an additional fee of $25.00. Request
for electricity must be made at the time of
application. No other requests will be honored.
Booth tags and name tags will be provided.
- Crafters
must provide their own white canopy, chairs, tables,
display screens, etc. and must be contained within
the assigned space.
- Each
exhibitor is responsible for collecting Missouri
sales tax on all sales.
- No
commissions will be charged for sales. One-hundred
percent will go to the crafter.
- Trails West!®
is an outdoor festival and is held regardless of
weather conditions.
- No pets are allowed
on the premises of Civic Center Park.
Hospitality
The awards
presentation will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 21.
The First Baptist
Church serves as the hospitality area. Beverages and
light refreshments are available.
Volunteers will be
available for booth-sitting.
ATM services are
available across the street from the festival at
12th & Jules.
Parking and admission
is free to all vendors. Each exhibitor will receive
two free passes and a locator map for his/her booth.
Calendar of Important Dates
Tuesday, April 9, 2010
Postmarked entry deadline
Tuesday, May 21, 2010
Notification of entries accepted for the show (on or
about)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Last day to withdraw without forfeiting booth fees
Thursday, August 19, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Crafter check-in
Friday, August 20, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Crafter check-in
5:00 p.m. Festival Opens
8:00 p.m. Craft show closes (optional)
12:00 a.m. Festival closes
Saturday, August 21, 2010
10:00 a.m. Festival Opens
1:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
8:00 p.m. Craft show closes (optional)
12:00 a.m. Festival closes
Sunday, August 22, 2010
12:00 p.m. Festival Opens
7:00 p.m. Craft show closes (Vendors are free to
leave if they hand truck their display and tent off the
grounds.)
9:00 p.m. Festival closes
CHECKLIST :
Incomplete
applications will not be accepted. For more information,
call Tammy Santos, Program Coordinator 816-233-0231 or
800-216-7080.
Application
completed and signed
Hold
harmless release agreement signed
Check
for booth fee- $150.00 ($175.00 if requesting
electricity). Those applicants who are
not selected by the jury for participation in the
show will be refunded the booth fee.
Check
for non-refundable jury fee-$15.00
Five slides
or five jpegs of your current work
One of your
display booth
Self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient
postage for return of your slides (to be used if the
crafter is not juried into the show).
MAIL TO:
Allied Arts Council Trails West!® Festival
Attn: Tammy Santos
118 S 8th Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501 |
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