2024 Paoli Art in the Park Artist’s Application

August 31^st and September 1^st, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Application Deadline: May 15, 2024

FAIR INFORMATION:

Registration: 12 – 7 pm Friday, 6 – 8 am Saturday

Policies/Eligibility:

• Artists must be present in their booth during the fair.
• Artists are to exhibit both days and must not break down booths until the published end time of the fair daily.
• All art exhibited must be hand-made, original, high-quality artwork (of the quality that the artist was juried in with), not the work of mass production studios, commercial kits or molds, purchased or prefabricated pieces.
• Only the type of art represented in jury images may be sold.
• The art fair committee reserves the right to refuse exhibition of work not consistent with submitted images and these guidelines.
• Artists are responsible for cleaning up their booth and surrounding area daily. Trash bags will be provided.
• Each artist is responsible for collection and payment of their own sales tax.
• If these policies are not followed, you will be asked to leave. No refunds, no exceptions.

Booth:

10’ x 10’ with additional space for storage. All booths are required to have appropriate weights applied to canopy (minimum 40 pounds per leg, attached to the leg or frame of booth.) Booths must be white/tan/light colored. You must keep all your displays and artwork within your 10×10 booth space, other than items displayed on an outside wall.

Fair Services:

• Extensive publicity and advertising.
• Friday unload and set-up after 12 pm. Saturday morning unload and set-up completed by 8 am.
• Special parking for trailers and artists.
• Artists have the option of having a photo, artist tagline, contact information and a link to the artist’s website and/or Facebook page listed on the fair webpage and Facebook page.
• Water provided to artists throughout the fair.
• Five feet of shared storage space behind each booth.
• Coffee and snacks will be provided to artists.

Jury Photos:

• Blind jury process. Nothing which would identify artist such as studio/artist name should be included in photos or the description of your work/artist statement. You may blur out studio/artist name on your booth photo, if needed. Do not include a watermark with studio or artist name on the photo.
• No people should be included in photos.
• Feature only one item or set in each image. 
• If you are jurying for more than 1 medium, provide 4 additional photos for the second medium.
• Images will be used for social media and possibly advertising.
• Images should be between 1024 to 2048 pixels on the longest edge. Each image should be in .jpg format.
• Label images as follows: last name first name-booth.jpg, last name first name-medium-jury image 1.jpg, last name first name-medium-jury image 2.jpg, last name first name-medium-jury image 3.jpg, last name first name-medium-jury image 4.jpg. You must submit 4 photos for EACH medium.  

Entry Fees and Deadlines:

$20 jury fee for first medium 
$20 jury fee for second medium
If not a juried member of SWAG by 4/30/24, you will be responsible to pay the nonrefundable jury fees. 

$150 booth fee single booth**
$300 booth fee double booth**   

**Booth fees will be requested following acceptance into Paoli Art in the Park.  Booth fees are non-refundable after the artist has paid.

No applications accepted after May 15, 2024

Your notification of acceptance and all further information will be e-mailed to you. 

Event Contacts:
Paoli Art in the Park Chairs: Ann Kleckner and Shirley Duerst, paoliartinthepark@gmail.com  
Paoli Art in the Park Artist Liaison/Treasurer: Jillian Cori Lippert swagtreasurer8@gmail.com