ARTSfest 2011 Terms & Conditions

Application Fee: $25.00 non-refundable
Booth Fee: $75.00
Cancellation Policy: Partial refund if show is notified of your cancellation by Aug 15, 2011

Your PayPal receipt is notification that we have received your entry.

Sales Tax: ARTSfest 2011 receives no commission on sales.
Each artist is responsible for the collection of NC sales tax 7.75%

Selection Process by Jury:
Artists invited to show their work are chosen by an independent jury from the regional visual arts community.

This year all 2009 Award winners are invited to return in their awarded category without jury for 2011 entry; however, they must submit a completed application by July 1st, 2011.  A code will be assigned to these artists to use when applying.

Location: Grace Court, Winston-Salem, NC. Grace Court is located at the intersection of Glade Street and West Fourth Street.

Directions: Take Business 40 East or West to the Broad Street exit. Turn right onto Broad Street, then left at the third light onto West Fourth Street. Continue to Glade Street.

ARTSfest 2011 Festival Terms

A) Exhibitors must set up their assigned space by 9:00 a.m. on the day of the festival and not dismantle their spaces before 5:00 p.m.

Note: The Fifth Street entrance to Grace Court does not have steps and may be easiest for loading and unloading. All vehicles must be off the street by 9:00 a.m. at which time the streets will be blocked off. Exhibitors may set up spaces beginning at 7:00 a.m. and shall leave assigned spaces clean and, undamaged, and shall dispose of garbage properly.

B) Exhibitors shall refrain from selling or distributing free of charge the following items: T-shirts, food, or drink.

C) Exhibitors agree to a rain date of September 25, 2011.

D) Display booths are the complete responsibility of the Exhibitor before, during, and after show hours. The West End ARTSfest organizers and sponsors assume no responsibility for theft, loss, or damage to any of the Exhibitor’s property.

E) All booths should be secure and stable in construction.

F) Exhibitors shall be sensitive to the fact that subject matter needs to be appropriate for all ages.

G) Postcards will be available to artists who wish to mail announcements to prospective customers. Artists are responsible for requesting postcards.

H) Exhibitors need to supply their own display equipment. Exhibitors are required to use a white pop-up tent/canopy fitting in a 10x10 space. If the display of your art does not fit within this frame, please contact us. No stakes or other objects can be driven into the ground because there is an underground sprinkler system. Tents/canopies must be otherwise secured. No utilities will be provided.

I) The ARTSfest committee reserves the right to inspect all spaces to insure compliance with this agreement. Non-compliance may result in the closing of the space. Should the space be required to close due to non-compliance, there will be no refunds.

J) Exhibitors are asked to refrain from smoking in the booth area.

K) All work displayed must be the artist’s own work and must be for sale. The ARTSfest committee reserves the right to exclude displays that have been misrepresented by the artist’s application.

L) The artist must attend his or her exhibit space during the festival.

M) Each Exhibitor is responsible for the collection of North Carolina sales tax.

Only those applicants who submit by the June 1, 2011 are eligible for the Cover Award. The artist chosen for this award will have a jury selected piece of their art on all ARTSfest poster's, postcard's, and t-shirts. The Cover Award artist is also promoted in our
media coverage.


Your submission of the ARTSfest application indicates that you agree and comply with the terms and conditions stated herein.
 

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