Hope for the Holidays Fine Arts and Craft Fair: Application and Selection Process

The Hope for the Holidays Fine Arts and Craft Fair will consist of fine arts and crafts presented by 25-30 artists. All entries must be the original, creative work executed by the artist. Not eligible for entry are mass-produced items, including items made from commercial kits or molds. Non-original reproductions may be displayed and offered for sale, but may not constitute over 75% of the artist’s work for sale. Reproductions must be labeled as such. All work must carry a selling price.

​Primary medium categories for the art fair include:

Fine Art:
Drawing/Pastels
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Printmaking
Digital Art

Fine Craft:
Clay
Glass (fused, stained and blown)
Jewelry
Fiber Arts (fabric, woven, knitting, crochet)
Wood/Metal/Leather
Mixed Media

Eligibility Criteria

Each artist receiving jury review to participate in the art fair must submit four images of art/craft created within the last three years. A jury will review four images from each artist for each medium. The Hope for the Holidays Fine Arts and Craft Fair jury is composed of five persons affiliated with Hope Presbyterian Church, three of whom have had art training and experience in displays of art works. The jury is not informed of the artists’ names during the review process. The jury is instructed to score based on the artistic merit of each entry. Each artist’s entry is scored on a scale of 1–10 without using the number 5. Key factors considered in the jury’s review will be:

• Quality of artistic composition and overall design
• Technical Competence: technique, skill, degree of difficulty, mastery of materials used
• Creativity and Originality
• Overall impression of the art

Artist Notification and Selection

Jury selected artists will be notified by email by August 15, 2023. Selected artists will be emailed art fair contract documents; signed contracts and booth fees are due by August 31, 2023.

A waiting list of artists whose scores qualify them for acceptance if cancellations occur will be maintained. The order in which people on the wait-list will be notified for acceptance in the art fair will depend on several factors including  medium(s) desired, artist jury score, booth size needs/availability and artist cancellations.

Application & Digital Images Submissions Specifications

Artists must submit four digital images of work executed within the past three years for jurying. Images must be submitted as baseline JPEGs, RGB color. One dimension needs to be 1920 pixels either horizontal or vertical – maximum size being 1920 x 1920 pixels.

The jury will only see the four images of your work. Do not send an image of your work displayed in an artist booth or images with you in your work. The images will be automatically named when they are uploaded. The images must reasonably represent the quality and nature of the work to be exhibited. Please send good quality images so the jurors can fairly evaluate your work. It is important to see the details in your work.

2023 Key Dates

• Deadline for APPLICATION AND DIGITAL IMAGE SUBMISSION: July 30, 2023
• Email Notifications to Selected Artists and Wait List Artists: by August 15, 2023
• Deadline for ARTIST CONTRACT AND BOOTH PAYMENT: August 31, 2023
• ​Set Up: Friday, November 3, 2023
• Hope for the Holidays Event: Saturday/Sunday November 4 and 5, 2023
• Tear Down: Sunday, November 5, 2023

BOOTH SIZES AND FEES:
HALF Booth: Roughly 50 square feet, $100
FULL Booth: Roughly 100 square feet, $160
OVERSIZED Booth: Roughly 150 square feet, $185

The church complex can accommodate up to 3 collections (generally commercial collectives of artisans) from numerous artists in oversized booths within the North entry hall, the Atrium south of the sanctuary on the east side and the south end of the Banner Room on the West side of the complex.

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Artist Application Instructions

Thank you for entering the Hope for the Holidays Fine Arts and Craft Fair. Your entry indicates you have seen and read the Application and Selection Process information above.

To apply for jury selection process: Send an email to [email protected] with the following information:

*All information must be included to be considered in the jury process.

• Name of business
• Artist first/last name (+ additional artists' first and last names, if applicable)
• Street address (business or home), City, State, Zip
• Email
• Telephone
• Art website (if applicable)
• Art social media handles (if applicable)
• Primary art mediums for review (painting, pottery, jewelry, etc.)
• Identify preferred booth size (half booth, full booth, either)
• Attach four images of your work -- be sure your name, business name, or any other personal identification are NOT in the photos

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