CRABBY
about winter
I am dreaming of a June picnic in the park. I want crab salad on a beautiful buttery croissant, a bright spinach salad and a large glass of lemonade. But that will have to wait. Any picnic in the park right now would involve mittens and down bubble coats. This next Call could be the perfect chance for my picnicking dreams. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries for ArtPark 2013 (Columbia, MD). There is NO ENTRY FEE, and this is one of the lowest price art festivals that I have every seen. Maryland is beautiful in June, by the way…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
ArtPark 2013
ArtPark is part of LakeFest, a three-day celebration of the arts at the Columbia lakefront which is free to the public and runs in conjunction with the 2013 Columbia Festival of the Arts. Show Dates & Times for ArtPark: Fri., June 14, 5 – 9 pm, Sat., June 15, 12 – 9 pm, & Sun., June 16, 12 – 7 pm. Please note that all artists are required to participate Friday, Saturday, & Sunday during specified hours. No exceptions will be made.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Categories: Ceramics, Clay, Drawing, Painting, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital, Textile, Wood
DEADLINE: March 1, 2013
NOTIFICATION: Artists accepted to participate will receive invitations via email by March 18, 2013.
ENTRY FEE: NO Entry Fee – NO Commissions. Non-Refundable $275 Show Fee upon juried acceptance into the show. ($200 if NFPA 701 Fire Code Certified tent is provided by artist.) Additional $50 Fee if Electricity Requested. Editor’s Note: For those of you unfamiliar with shows like this, $275 is REALLY cheap. Many of them are $1000+.
SALES: All artwork must be for sale at the price range indicated on the entry form. Upon acceptance, as required by Maryland State law, exhibitor names and addresses will be submitted to the Maryland State Tax office. Artists that do not have a Maryland tax number will be issued a temporary permit (at no fee). For additional information, call Maryland State Tax Division at (410) 767-1543.
For complete details, read the Full Call!
I have been an exhibitor/artist at the show for two years, bringing a BRAND NEW artform to the patrons and the show. The Patrons have LOVED having me there, and I put up with lots of growing pains with the show. I am sorry to report, that they just LOST my respect and support. The way they treat their loyal artists is apalling. I just found out, at this late date, that I was not allowed to return in favor of a competitor. I hope this is NOT someone from out of town. And for my artform to be represented by someone else, after I brought the artform to this show, is a disgraceful practice by the organization. At the least, I could have been warned last year, that I might not get into the show again and given some plausible reason for it. Give me a chance to jury properly. I had no warning I was not PRE-JURIED into the show for next year, as it has been in the past. To allow a competitior into the show, over me, instead of letting them in if I decide to leave, or if I could not get the paperwork in on time, or pay before another, putting them on the wait-list, not me, or asking me to supply more photos, or support for staying before allowing another into the show, is just despicable a practice as stomping on someone just because you feel like hurting them. I don’t know what we can do as artists to stop this despicable practice, but surely we can do better than this in the industry.