The Orchard Park Junior Chamber (Jaycees) presents our 47th Annual Quaker Arts Festival.The Festival is the largest suburban arts show in Western New York.
Dates and Location of Festival
The Festival will be held on Saturday, September 20th, and Sunday, September 21st, on the Orchard Park Middle School campus, West Quaker Street (Route 20A) at Lincoln Avenue.
Festival Hours
Saturday, September 20, 200810:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Attendance
The Annual Quaker Arts Festival attracts approximately 50,000 people to Orchard Park to shop and support the various talented artists and craftsmen in our area.
Exhibitors in Attendance
The Quaker Arts Festival can accommodate up to 400 exhibitors presenting a wide variety of artists and craftsman, including Fine Art, Photography, Sculpture, Pottery, Jewelry, Woodworking, Floral Design, Sewing, Quilting, Metalwork, to name a few.
Juried Festival
The Quaker Arts Festival presents over $10,000 in cash awards, ribbons and trophies, at the judge’s discretion based on quality and craftsmanship.The Awards Ceremony is presented on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at the Quaker Arts Pavilion.
Exhibitor Entrants Fee
The Entrants Fee is $175.00 for one space or $350 for a double space.The fee is not refundable unless you are rejected for admission as an exhibitor.You will receive a postcard indicating the receipt of your application.If your application is rejected, you should be notified by mail within one month.Applications that are accepted will be mailed their site assignments after August 15th.
Exhibitors who attended the Festival last year and wish to have the same site assignment must mail their completed application postmarked by May 31st.The Committee reserves the right to alter any site location due to changes in the configuration of the Festival grounds.
Booth Space
All outside display spaces will be 10 x 12 feet, with the 10 feet toward the walkway.All indoor display spaces will be 10 x 6 feet, not exceeding 6 feet from the wall or rear of the display area.Requests for Indoor display space(s) will be honored until the area is full.Additional spaces may be purchased for the same fee.In the event of inclement weather, there will be no indoor space provided.
Classifications for Juried Work
The Exhibitor Classifications for our juried Festival are as follows:Painting (Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastels, Graphics, Mixed Media), Photography, Sculpture and Crafts.As part of your entry fee, each entrant may submit one work to be juried per space purchased.Works to be juried will be the exhibitor’s selection and will be submitted between 10:00 a.m. and Noon on Saturday.Judging will commence at Noon on Saturday.
Extra Juried Works
Exhibitors may submit work juried in more than one category foran additional $30.00 fee per piece, per category.
Strict Requirements
All works must be original creations of the exhibitor.Commercial items will be permitted only if incidental to an original creation.For example:commercial buckles may be sold only if attached to an original, hand-tooled leather belt, or live plants or dried flowers may be sold in hand-made pottery planters, but neither commercial buckles, live plants or dried flowers may be sold separately.No “associate” art will be accepted.
Your exhibit must be on display for the entire Festival.Someone must be present at your display at all times.Exhibitors are totally responsible for their display and the sale of their works.Failure to have your exhibit on display for the entire Festival will result in your rejection in next year’s show.
Prohibited Items
qUse of dyes, airbrush, paint, screen-printing or printed panels to enhance a clothing item.
qSale of commercially produced t-shirts, regardless of what you apply to them.
qKit assembled items or imported items.
qSale of hair barrettes, hair ribbons, scrunchies, toupees or wigs.
qSale of foods, herbs, potpourri, incense, soaps, perfumes, body oils, chewing gum, drinks, candy, etc.
qSale of any craft using recycled items (milk cartons, soda cans, egg cartons, etc.)
qRaffles or promise of a free gift to encourage a “home party.”
qJewelry, whether produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials will be created by the Exhibitor.No plastic beaded Jewelry will be accepted.No commercial casts or molds will be allowed.
Exhibitor Application
All Exhibitors must complete an Exhibitor Application.Failure to submit all required items may cause a delay or rejection of your application.Past acceptance to the Festival does not exempt any exhibitor from submitting all the required items.
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