January 30 & 31 2010

Application Deadline: 9/30/09

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Click here to download the 2010 Application

click here for the email images word doc

click here for the email form pdf

The 2010 Application is available for download. Just click on the above blue link to print out your application. This year you will have the option of emailing your images rather than including slides. If you intend to email slides you will also need to fill out the short word document above and attach it to your email with images. If you do not have word click on the pdf form  above and include it in your mail packet.

If you have any questions regarding digital images please refer to this web site

Some exciting news regarding this event the museum has adding a wonderful new program for selected artists participating in the festival. This program was established in 2009. A group of participating artists will be chosen by the jury panel and will have the opportunity to exhibit one piece of their work at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. The exhibition will take place prior to and during the Festival. Look for more information on your festival Application.

The Festival will be held in beautiful Huizenga Plaza, situated along historic Las Olas Boulevard. The park is just steps from the Museum of Art offering visitors and patrons an opportunity to view the museum’s winter exhibitions, in addition to the Festival events.The Museum of Art| Fort Lauderdale National Art Festival will benefit the Studio Arts School and Creative Summer Art Camp, which offers curriculum based art classes for students of all ages, in mediums such as figure drawing, water color, oil painting, 2-D and 3-D design and more.

Show Dates: January 30 and 31, 2010 Application Deadline: 9/30/09  If you have missed the deadline you should contact us to see if we have a space available in your category.

For Requirements, Fees, Image Preperation, Category Requirements,  and rules click read more below and this page will expand.

REQUIREMENTS:

Images: 3 images of Artwork Only

Jury Fee : $30

JURY DETAILS

The Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and support of original visual art and the artists who create it. The show will be juried by qualified members of the museum staff and one local working artist.

There are 150 available spaces.

2009 TIME LINE

July 11, 2009 Applications Available On line

September 30, 2009 Application Deadline
October 12, 2009 Jury Session
November 2, 2009 Acceptance Notification
December 1, 2009 Full Refund Deadline
Full refunds may be considered after this date
by contacting Festival Director Richard P Sullivan
January 29, 2010 Set-up All Day In Park -
Street Spaces 5 pm
January 30 & 31 2010 Show Dates

Location
The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale’s Art Festival takes place in Huizenga Plaza and on Las Olas Blvd. adjacent to the Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale and the surrounding area.

Festival Hours
Set-up Friday Beginning at noon
Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm

SHOW INFORMATION

Display
Usage of a tent is optional only for large sculptural work, and spaces are approximately 12’ x 12’ with additional storage behind or beside display. Double spaces are available. Display surface is concrete, roadway, and grass. Some dollying may be required. Limited electricity is available. All spaces are handicapped accessible. Indoor restroom facilities are available in the Museum of Art. Exhibitors should make arrangements for wind or rain, as this is an open-air venue. The Festival will go on rain or shine.

Attendance
We anticipate 15,000+ visitors, with middle to high income, consisting not only of existing collectors, but also museum and gallery goers interested in original, affordable, high quality fine art and fine craft. The sponsor of this event The Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale has 16,000 members.

Marketing Strategy
Our goal is to reach local and regional art buyers and enthusiasts through:
# Advertising - newspapers, regional consumer & trade magazines/publications in Ft. Lauderdale and surrounding areas
# Extensive regional television coverage
# NPR Radio ads
# Direct mail to all Museum Patrons
# Festival Brochure featuring general event information and sponsor listings
# Museum/Festival website and online event listings

ARTIST INFORMATION

Fees/Deadlines
Application - $30 due with postmarked application 9/30/07
Booth Fees - $350
Check included in application packet
(Double booth = Enclose one check for $700)

Application fees are non-refundable. There may be a $20 processing fee for all returned checks.

Images

35 mm slides, or emailed images as per application instructions marked according to information on application

Jury Process
The four-member jury consists of qualified artists and art professionals. This selection committee views the submitted images at once per artist per category, projected in the order that they were received via postal mail. The images in a single application will also be shown to the jury simultaneously in a horizontal grouping on one large viewing screen.

All scores are combined and averaged. Each juror records his/her scores anonymously.

Top scores in each category will be selected for participation. The festival may establish a waiting list to ensure a balanced and complete show.

Booth Assignments
There is a space on your application for booth requests. We will make every effort to accommodate your requests, corner booths can not be assured. Corner spaces and electricity may be requested, but are assigned solely on the basis of availability and at the discretion of the Festival.

All booths and their contents must be furnished by the artist, be able to withstand crowds and weather, and fit within an assigned space. Any exhibitor not adhering to display regulations or selling anything other than original art will be asked to leave.

Set-Up & Break-down
Check-in will begin on Friday, at 11am and times will be scattered according to booth locations. Exhibitors staged on Las Olas Blvd. may not begin set up until after road closure at or about 5:00 PM. Artists who do not check in prior to 8PM Friday must contact the festival director to declare their arrival and set up time. All artists must be up and running at 9:30 AM Saturday.

Exhibitors may begin to break down their displays at the close of the show, January 21 at 4:00pm. Break down must be completed by 8:00pm. All ZIP TIES must be removed from premises

Spaces are handicapped accessible. Artists may drop off from the street and sidewalks both of which are in close proximity to booth spaces. Artists may have to dolly up to 30 yards to display space. Artists must provide own dolly. Photo ID is required at check-in.

ARTIST REGULATIONS

Exhibiting artists must be 18 years or older and must be present during all show hours. Agents or representatives of the artist do not replace the requirement of the artist to be present during show hours. Assistants are welcome, but not in place of the artist. Any artist leaving prior to the end of the show will be unable to exhibit in any other boulderbrook productions event. Booth sitters will be provided as demand permits.

All work shown must be original work by the artists hand. Work made from commercial molds, kits, patterns or copyrighted designs not owned by the crafts person are not permitted. Any commercially made embellishments must be subordinate to the handcrafted work. All work must be for sale. Reproductions (including Giclees) are allowed in browse bins only. Reproduction policy available upon request. No t-shirts, posters, calendars, cards/postcards, or any other personal merchandise that is a mass reproduction of an original piece of artwork will be permitted in artist’s booths.

Sales
The exhibitor must handle all sales and all proceeds go to the artists. Artists are required by law to pay local sales tax of 6%. All artist information will be supplied to the Florida Department of Revenue.

Security
24-hour Ft. Lauderdale Police security is provided throughout the Festival beginning on Friday at 5:00pm. Overnight officers will have the assistance of K9 Unit to secure the area. All exhibitors work at their own risk. It is understood that the Festival does not carry insurance to cover personal property of any exhibitor. Exhibitors are considered to be independent contractors, and it is suggested that exhibitors obtain their own insurance.

On-Site Artist Amenities
Hospitalities include continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday in addition to discounted hotel rates.

Media Categories

Ceramics: Functional and sculptural work where the primary material is clay. All original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry is accepted in this category. No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed each piece must be signed.

Digital Art: This category includes any original work for which the original image, or the manipulation of other source material, was executed by the artist using a computer. Work in this category should be of archival quality.

Drawing/ Graphics/ Pastels: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pencil, wax crayon, etc. or from the fluid medium of inks and washes oil sticks or pastels. Printed works for which the artist’s hand manipulated the plates, stones or screens and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition may be entered in this category. All photogravure, photocopy and/or offset reproductions, will be rejected. Printmakers are required to disclose both their creative and printmaking processes.

Fiber Decorative: A Mixed Bag of functional,decorative, and wearable art. Artists will be selected in all segments of this category and although the category is combined jurying will be separated according to slide images. Wall hangings, quilts, rugs, etc., where the primary material is fiber. Leather, wearable art, batique. Should you have any questions regarding this category contact the festival director.

Furniture: Should be included as mixed Media 3D, Sculpture, or Woodcraft accordingly. Furniture is a unique category and applicants will get direct attention, however, there are few applicants in this category so it is grouped within others. If you have any questions regarding your category contact the festival director.

Glass: Functional and sculptural work where the primary material is glass.

Jewelry: Work primarily made from materials including 14K gold, sterling silver and the use of precious stones and enamels. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed.
Work primarily made from precious and or non-precious metals and other materials such as glass, ceramics, paper, fiber, wood, leather, polymer clay, semi-precious stones, etc. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed.

Metal: Functional and sculptural work where the primary material is metal. Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed. Some metal may be categorized as sculpture, you choose the category you feel best fits your application of material.

Mixed Media

3-D Mixed Media: Work that is three-dimensional and the primary intention of the work is the union of two or more media. Soft sculptures are included in this category.

2-D Mixed Media: Work that is two-dimensional and the primary intention of the work is the union of two or more media. Make note on your application as to 2D or 3D.

Oil Painting / Acrylic Painting: Works created with acrylics. Works created with oils.

Watercolor/Gouache Painting: Works created with watercolors and/or gouache.

Sculpture: Traditional Sculpture

Photography: Photographic prints made from the artist’s original negative or digital image processing, and which have been processed by that artist, or under his or her direct supervision, are included in this category. Photographers are required to disclose both their creative and printing processes.

Wood: Functional and sculptural work where the primary material is wood. Original works must be hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.

If you have a question on your category contact us and we will gladly assist you.