Call to New and
Emerging Artists
Trails
West!®
Arts
Incubator
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Show dates: August
20- 22, 2010
Applications deadline: April 9, 2010
Notifications: On or about May 21, 2010
Refund deadline June 1, 2010
Application
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The Arts Incubator
will showcase a limited number of new and or emerging
artists and crafters from the Northwest Missouri area.
The goal of the incubator is to provide quality,
affordable space for emerging artists and crafters to
display their work before a large, diverse crowd at a
well-recognized arts festival for the purpose of
furthering the development of their creative endeavors.
We encourage adults and students to apply, whether you
have one piece to exhibit or many.
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. Trails West!®
welcomes all genres and themes of artistic expression.
While the festival’s ambiance is historic, entries do
not need to represent our history.
The Selection Process
All work will be juried into the Arts Incubator.
Artists and crafters who have previously exhibited in
the fine arts or craft areas are ineligible to apply for
a space in the Arts Incubator.
If accepted artists and crafters may exhibit in the
Arts Incubator up to two years, as the goal is to allow
new and emerging artists to experience an arts festival
and to determine if this is an area they would like to
pursue.
We reserve the right to determine which crafts and
artworks are appropriate for this event and make all
final judgments.
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Categories
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Apparel |
Ceramics/Pottery |
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Drawing/ Printmaking/Graphics |
Fiber/Wood/Leather |
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Furniture |
Glass |
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Home Decor |
Jewelry |
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Mixed Media |
Painting |
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Quilting |
Sculpture |
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Photography |
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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 $50.00 booth fee ($25.00
student).
· Choose one
category on the entry form that most closely
reflects your work.
· Submit 3 35mm slides
or 3 jpegs for consideration by the jury. The slides
or jpegs are to be representative of current work
that you will display.
· 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 those accepted 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.
· Jpegs:
Name each jpeg as follows: your last name,
number 1-3, dot jpg (example: ward1.jpg,
ward2.jpg, etc). The jpegs should be of your
current work. 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 those
accepted will be displayed on the Trails West!®
web site.
· Trails West!®
will establish a waiting list. Artists and/or
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
· All works on display
must be the exhibitor’s own original design.
Only prints directly pulled from the original
block/plate/screen may be hung. Watercolors,
prints, drawings and photographs must be
appropriately framed and glassed (or substitute for
glass). Reproductions must be in a portfolio
and each item clearly marked reproduction.
Only handcrafted work will be accepted. We
will not accept work that has been purchased for
resale.
· The festival grounds
are patrolled night and day by private security and
the St. Joseph Police. 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.
· Exhibitor space will
be determined by the size and quantity of work to be
exhibited, however will not exceed 25 square feet.
Electricity will be provided. Booth tags and
name tags will be provided. Tent, chairs,
tables, and screens will be provided by Trails West!
Coverings or specialty displays will be provided by
the exhibitor.
· Each exhibitor is
responsible for Missouri sales tax.
· A 10% commission will
be charged for sales.
· Trails West!®
is an outdoor festival and is held regardless of
weather conditions.
· No pets are allowed
on the premises of Civic Center Park
· Those accepted will
be given schedules to work in the Arts Incubator to
promote their work.
Hospitality
· 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
a free pass and a locator map for his/her booth.
Calendar of Important Dates
Wednesday, April 9 2010
Postmark entry deadline
Friday, 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. Set up
Friday, August 20, 2010:
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Set up
5:00 p.m. Festival Opens
8:00 p.m. Tent Closes
12:00 a.m. Festival closes
Saturday, August 21, 2010:
10:00 a.m. Festival opens
8:00 p.m. Tent closes
12:00 a.m. Festival closes
Sunday, August 22, 2010:
12:00 p.m. Festival opens
7:00 p.m. Tent 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 816-233-0231 or 800-216-7080.
· Application
completed and signed
· Hold
harmless release agreement signed
· Check
for booth fee- $50.00 ($25.00 for students).
Those applicants
who are not selected by the jury for participation
in the show will be refunded the booth fee.
· Three slides
or three jpegs of your current work
· Self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient
postage for return of your images (to be used if 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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