Welcome! (Updated 8/14/2010)

2010 Artist Application

Notifications will go out shortly after our jury, scheduled for September 7, 2010 via email.

Contact us: www.musicartefw.com, 817 625-5411, jdownie@fwhcc.org, or at 817 336-2787.

Overview

Mission of MúsicArte de Fort Worth:

The Juried Art Fair is designed to attract a diverse selection of quality fine art and fine craft selected by qualified jurors and to promote and market selected artists and their work as the focal point of the festival. The proceeds directly benefit scholarships provided by the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Why Exhibit at MúsicArte?

We offer our artists:

* lunches from Central Market, ordered in advance and delivered right to your booth;

* an air-conditioned hospitality center;

* artist parties and breakfasts;

* booth sitting;

* free electric;

* and a state-of-the-art weather monitoring and communication system to "get the word out" to our artists in case of inclement weather.

Our load-in system makes set-up a snap, and we work around your schedule...not ours.

Our structured and fair on-site jury selects our invited artists, as well as our Merit Award Artists and Best of Show Artists. A total of $1,250 is set aside for these awards.

Important Time and Date Information

Show Hours:
Artist Hours of Exhibition: 12:00 Noon - 8:00 PM both days

ZAPPlication TM Online Application Process Opens:
Immediately

Application deadline (ZAPP online application):
11:59 PM Central Time, August 31, 2010 (extended)

Artist Jury:
September 7, 2010

Acceptance notification, contract and Artist Guide e-mailed:
September 9, 2010

Accepted artists posted on Website:
September 10, 2010

Artist registration packet and booth fees must be postmarked by
Monday, September 23, 2010

Load in:
October 7, 2010

Festival dates:
October 8 & 9, 2010

* A five to seven member panel will review images submitted by the artists and rank them for consideration. Images are projected on color corrected computer monitors directly from digital media.

*The identities of artists are not disclosed to jurors. Please be sure that you do NOT reference your name or your company in any of your images, ESPECIALLY your booth image.

*The jury will review each artist’s set of images. These images, submitted by each artist through their Zapp account, are downloaded from the locked Zapp storage server. We use color corrected computer monitors for our jury.

* The image information statement and image descriptions provided on the application will be made available to the jury - they are typically not read aloud. Jurors will be invited to discuss each artist’s work during the review process.

* Each artist is scored by jury members on a scale of 1 - 7. The top scorers in each category receive an invitation to the show.

* An additional 20+ artists are retained to comprise a waiting list of alternates. Our progression from the invited list to the waiting list is based strictly upon scores received in that category.

* Decisions of the jury panel will be final.

* The director of the show has the right to invite up to six artists at his discretion.

Notification:

The status of each artist will be posted to his or her Zapplication account. We will not send letters - all communication will be by email.

Invited artists, along with their selected images and contact information, will be posted to the MusicArte website.

Policies:

* All artists represented on the entry form must personally attend their exhibit and must be present during the entire two days and exhibit hours posted for the public. The Festival is compassionate towards working, collaborative artists who experience honest family hardships as a result of this policy. Collaborating artists wishing an exemption from this policy should contact the Director, prior to applying, who will provide specific requirements for exemption.

* Exhibiting artists are required to show photo identification at check-in and each morning of the festival.

* Works exhibited must be consistent with images submitted by artist(s).

* All work submitted and exhibited must be original, hand-crafted work produced by the artist and may not be the result of work by any person other than the artist(s) applying, or from commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms or other commercial methods.

* Collaborating artists are permitted; however, any representation other than a true, hands-on artistic collaboration will not be tolerated, and artists who fall outside of this parameter need not apply (collaborators participate in the creative and mechanical process – they are not assistants). Collaborating artists may exhibit only their collaborative work(s).

* Artists may apply in multiple categories and may also submit separate bodies of work in the same category. Separate Zapp application, images, Image Statement(s) and jury fee(s) are required for each category or body of work entered. Artists selected in more than one category or body of work may apply for a double booth.

* Exhibiting artists will be required to provide information to include a complete Artist Statement and a head shot or other shot to be shown to the public (digital files preferred). This information will be posted on an individually designed webpage.).

* It is the artist’s sole responsibility to identify the category and the bodies of work for which they would like to be juried.

* While there is not a predetermined number of slots available in any one category, the Festival will ensure balance by permitting no more than 20% of the total number of applicants accepted into a single category.

* Quality, unframed reproductions of two-dimensional originals, signed and numbered by the exhibiting artist are the only acceptable form of sales outside the original works. Artist must define “reproduction" or “limited edition" through their Artist Statement and each piece must be clearly and individually labeled as “reproduction." Reproductions and limited editions may be shown in a portfolio and may not occupy wall space in the artist’s booth.

* The Festival does not permit the sale of promotional items. Postcards, note cards, posters, or any other offset reproductions are not permitted.

* Tapes/CDs of exhibited instruments performed by the exhibiting artist may be sold along with an instrument, but not alone.

* Photographers and printmakers are encouraged to do their own printing. They are required to disclose their creative and printing process.

* Only artists accepted in the Jewelry category may exhibit or sell jewelry. Jewelry is not accepted in any other category.

* T-Shirts are not allowed to be sold.

* Artist is responsible for proper insurance and protection of work and set-up. The Festival will not be responsible for damage to work or set-up due to weather or unrelated incidents.

* Artists retain 100% of their sales and are responsible for the collection and reporting of all applicable sales taxes. Texas state tax is 8.25%.

* The Festival discourages any person from applying if they are inclined to misrepresent both their craft and the industry.

* All artists are expected to comply with all regulations and respect artistry standards. The Festival reserves the right and responsibility to ensure compliance of all regulations. This is not limited to refusal of any work to be exhibited that is not consistent with images submitted and work accepted for display by the jury. Failure to comply and cooperate with Festival officials will result in the exhibitor’s removal from the show and exhibitor’s right to exhibit in future shows may be refused.

Categories

Ceramics: 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 must be in limited editions, signed and numbered on archival quality materials. Traditional photographs taken through a digital media should apply in the photography category.

Drawing: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayon, etc. or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush are to be entered in this category.

Fiber and Leather: All work crafted from fibers including basketry, embroidery, weaving, tapestry and papermaking. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or other forms of mass production are permitted. No factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist, may be exhibited. Includes all works from leather. No production studio work is allowed.

Glass: No forms of mass production are permitted.

Graphics and Printmaking: 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 giclee, photogravure, photocopy and/or offset reproductions, will be rejected. Printmakers are required to disclose both their creative and printmaking processes.

Jewelry: All jewelry whether the work is produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials must be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed.

Latin Theme/Artist: Includes all work of a specific Latin theme, or produced by a Latin artist. Qualifying artists (defined as either producing work of a Latin theme or the artist is of Latin descent) will be juried within this category, and there will be no less than 20 of this category in the show. The Arts Festival reserves the right to pre-screen artists to make sure they are a fit for this category.

Metalworks: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.

Mixed Media: This category includes works, both 2 and 3-dimensional, that incorporate more than one type of physical material to produce. Includes non-sculptural work as determined by the artist. Please note two previous categories, 2D Mixed Media and 3D Mixed Media, have been combined into one Mixed Media category.

Painting: Works created in oils, acrylics, watercolor, etc. are in this category.

Photography: Photographic prints made from the artist's original image, 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 on prints which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition.

Sculpture: Three-dimensional original work done in any medium, including built up works in wood are included in this category.

Wood: Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved are accepted in the wood category.

Booth Space:

* Each exhibitor will be provided a space measuring 10’ deep by 10’ wide. Artists are to provide their own display structure, racks and/or tables in order to display their work in an outdoor environment.

* Booths are assigned in advance of the festival and restricted to the juried artist(s) and their work; however, the Directors of the show reserve the right to add additional artist areas such as Emerging Artists or other specialty areas in the show if deemed appropriate to the overall growth and development of the Festival.

* Booths are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis as determined by either the USPS postmark of returned contract and booth fee, or the date of the online booth payment made through Zapplication. More details are provided to selected artists.

* Double booths MAY be available. Please contact us directly for availability.

Fees:

* Upon receipt of an acceptance letter, the selected artist is required to return a check or money order for $100.00 to secure their booth space (credit cards will also be accepted both at our office and through Zapplication.org). All monies are deposited upon receipt. Each artist receives full electricity (no additional fees for electric service needs)

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