EXHIBITOR ELIGIBILITY:  The show is open to all persons, regardless of race, color, creed, sexual orientation, or national origin.  The exhibiting artist must be present during show hours.  No dealers, agents, artist representatives or sit-ins are allowed.

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ELIGIBLE WORK FOR DISPLAY:  

All fine art and handmade functional artwork displayed must be one-of-a-kind, original work created by the artist. Exhibitors may not exhibit commercial suppliers or art crafts.  The Show Committee reserves the right to require an exhibitor to remove artwork or objects on display that (a) do not conform to the rules of the show or (b) that are, in the opinion of the Committee, detrimental to the good public image of the show. In an effort to maintain the high quality of fine artwork at the festival, the Committee will be actively checking booths.  Exhibitors will be asked to remove any artwork, prints, excess browse bins that do not meet our show specifications.

All reproductions: prints including Giclees (exclusion: photography) must be clearly labeled as reproductions.  They must be signed, numbered, wrapped, and displayed in print racks or bins.  No more than 20% of an exhibitor’s display may be devoted to reproductions.  

 

Fine Non-Functional Art:

• Painting (oil, watercolor, pastel, encaustic, gouache, acrylic, etc.)

• Sculpture (wood, metal, clay, glass)

• Mixed Media (2D/3D)        

• Digital Art

• Graphics/Drawing

• Printmaking

• Photography:  Archival prints with acid-free mats. Prints may be paper or metal. Framed/matted and/or unframed/matted paper prints. Metal prints do not need to be framed. No unframed photography on canvas prints. Exhibited framed images cannot be duplicated.  Numbered and signed reproductions (unframed/matted) may be stored in a browse bin.

Fine Functional Art:

• Ceramics (Multiple pieces of the same design must be signed by the artist)

• Glass

• Leather

• Fiber/Paper Arts (handmade, wearable, hangable or otherwise usable)

• Wood Works (hand-tooled or machine-worked)

• Metal

• Jewelry (must include some elements that are handcrafted by the artist; excludes the assemblage of mass-produced items from third parties)

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE & NOTIFICATION:  ​

• A maximum of 35 artists will be selected to form a balanced exhibit.

• Applicants are juried on a rolling basis until filled and notified of acceptance within 5 days of receipt of their applications.  

• Applications that are incomplete will not be juried until all materials and fees are received.

 

PAYMENT:​

Jury Fee: A non-refundable application and processing fee of $20 is required to complete before sending your application via email for the jury process.  Artists who were accepted to the LAF Part I or II, or TVOA Members will be waived from the Jury Fee.  Please note that any submission without the Jury Fee won’t be considered reviewing the artwork. Online payment only.

 

BOOTH FEES:

Once your work is accepted, you will be required to pay the booth fee via PayPal or send us a check:  

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• By Oct. 15th:  Single Booth (10’x10’):  $120.  Double Booth (20’x10’):  $240.

• AFTER Oct. 15th:  Single Booth (10’x10’):  $140.  Double Booth (20’x10’):  $280.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY: If you are accepted to the show and then cancel on or before Oct. 15th, we will return your booth fee less a $50 administrative charge. There will be no refunds for cancellations made after Oct. 15th.

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APPLICATION PROCEDURES

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Step 1: Pay the jury fee ($20) online (Artists who were accepted to the LAF Par I or II, or TVOA Members will be waived from the Jury Fee)

Step 2: Download, save, and type in the Application Form (Word format)  

Step 3: Please email your Application Form and five (5) digital images to us at TheVoiceofArtOrg@gmail.com.

• Subject Line of your email:  “Litchfield Art Festival Holiday Show: YOUR NAME”

• FOUR (4) professional quality digital images that represent your current work

• ONE (1) image of your booth setup.  If you are  a new exhibitor and don’t have an image of the booth, please contact us at: TheVoiceofArtOrg@gmail.com 

• The images should be about 1 MB in size, JPEG format.  

• Label each image with: (Artist’s LAST NAME)_(Number)_(Title).jpg  (i.e. Smith_1_Lilies)

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QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please email TheVoiceofArtOrg@gmail.com