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The 44th Annual Fine Art
Festival will be celebrated in historic downtown Baraboo,
Wisconsin, on Saturday, August 9, 2008. The art festival
features approximately 75 juried top artists and craftspeople selling
their original artwork, a free kids' art hands-on area, a
student art exhibit, delicious food and live entertainment.
The Sauk County Courthouse and the historic Al. Ringling
Theatre act as magnificent backdrops for the area's only
fine
art festival. Aggressive advertising and promotion make this
a very well attended, artist-centered event.
For The
Artists:
2008 Summer ART Classic Application
(PDF)
Wisconsin Temporary Event Operator and Seller Information
Form (PDF)
CALENDAR
April 1, 2008
Deadline for postmark of entries.
May 1, 2008 Notifications mailed
June 1, 2008 Entry fees of accepted
artists will be deposited and are
non-refundable after this
date.
August 9, 2008 Summer ART Classic
6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check-in and set-up
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Art Festival
ENTRY
$80.00 Space fee for each 10x10 space
$15.00 Non-refundable application fee (separate check for
each media entered)
Application Form
Wisconsin Temporary Event Operator and Seller Information
Form
Slide Submission:
Submit four slides in a plastic sleeve; three should be representative of
all work to be offered for sale and one should be of your
stocked booth. Each slide must be labeled
with the artist's name, media and the word "TOP" indicating
the top of the slide.
Digital Submission: You may submit a disk containing
the four labeled images. No e-mailed images,
please. JPEG images are preferred.
Artists are chosen solely by photo content and brief
description (see entry form). The quality of your photos is
extremely important.
Send slides or disk, entry
form and two checks (application fee and space fee) made
payable to Sauk County Art Association to:
SCAA
P.O. Box 222
Baraboo, WI 53913
Artists wishing to enter two
different media must send two $15.00 application fees and
two sets of slides in separate plastic sleeves. Please
enclose a self-addressed, stamped business-sized envelope
with appropriate postage for acceptance notification or
return of slides to those artists not accepted. Slides of
accepted artists will be returned at the show.
ELIGIBILITY/REGULATIONS
All artists of age 18 and above are eligible. Fine arts and
crafts of original design and execution are accepted. No
commercially made molds, patterns, etc. may be used. No
imports. The fair committee reserves the right to accept or
reject any entries and to remove items during the fair not
meeting entry guidelines or represented in slides. Artists
selling limited edition prints must include original work
for sale as well. Artists must be present. This is an
outdoor fair with no rain date.
JURY
Slides are juried anonymously and simultaneously by a
qualified group of artists, art professionals and selected members
of the Sauk County Art Association.
AWARDS
A total of $1,000 in cash will be awarded in several
categories. Our fair is also generously supported by
purchase award patrons.
DISPLAY
Artists are solely responsible for exhibition materials and
their displays. The assigned exhibitor spaces are measured to
accommodate a 10'x10' canopy structure. This art festival is
held on the lawn of the courthouse in downtown Baraboo.
SALES
No commission is charged. Each exhibitor is responsible for
collection and payment of the 5 1/2% Wisconsin State/County
Sales Tax.
ARTISTS
PERKS
• Complimentary coffee, tea and fresh bakery treats
available to artists during set-up time.
• Booth sitters, upon request.
• Special "Artist Only" lines at food vendors.
• Artist Goodie Bag
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