Online Application/Jury Fee:
Online application at www.zapplication.org
Application/Jury fee: $30 from September 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009. $40 from December 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010
Questions? Contact festival assistant, Michelle Carlson by email mcarlson@cityofeastlansing.com or call: 517.319.6888
Artist Applicants: Four Images required with your application - three images of your work and one image of your booth. A booth shot is required for all applicants except emerging artists.
Emerging Artists: Must be a student at a college or university or within two years of graduation from an art program. If eligible, submit four (4) images of your work to be considered for exhibition. (A booth image is not required for emerging artists — in place of the booth shot please upload a 4th image of your work). Application fees are the same as regular exhibiting artists - booth fees are waived. Must be prepared to show proof of college, university or art school affiliation and meet all other program requirements to jury under emerging artist category).
2-D Mixed Media - Original frameable work that incorporates more then one type of 2-D media to create the whole piece.
3-D Mixed Media - Original non-frameable work that incorporates more then one type of 3-D media to create the whole piece.
Ceramics, functional - Original daily use items such as vases, mugs, plates, etc.
Ceramics, Non-Functional - Original non-functional decorative items created out of clay, such as tiles.
Digital Art - Original work in which the image or the manipulation of source material was executed by the artist using the computer. Work must be in limited editions, signed and numbered, using archival materials.
Drawing - Original two-dimensional work including chalk, graphite, pastel, charcoal, wax crayon, and ink applied by pen or brush.
Emerging Artists - Emerging artists must be a student at a college or university or within two years of graduation from an art program. Submit 3 images of your work, (booth image is not required for this category*). Application fees are the same as regular exhibiting artists - booth fees are waived. Must be prepared to show proof of college, university or art school affiliation and meet all other program requirements to jury under this category.
Fibers - Original work created by the artist from fibers including baskets, weaving, clothing, quilts, dolls, batik, etc.
Glass - Original functional or non-functional work created in glass by the artist.
Jewelry - Original jewelry regardless of medium created without commercial casts, molds or production studios. All jewelry sold on-site must be juried in this category.
Jury Exempt Invitational - Please choose this category if you are a returning Invitational Artist, regardless of your artistic media. Invitational Artists are exempt from the jury process for a specific time. Must have a coupon code to apply in this category.
Leather - Original fine craft work, hand tooled and hand sewn, created from original patterns designed by the artist. This includes bags, belts, hats, purses, apparel, etc.
Metalsmithing - Includes original non-sculptural, crafted work such as bowls, candlesticks, decorative items, etc.
Other - Includes original, high quality work that does not fit in the above categories.
Painting - Original two-dimensional work created with pigment including acrylic, oil, egg tempera, gouache, watercolor, etc.
Photography - Prints made in editions, signed and numbered, on archival papers created by the artist from his/her original negatives or original digital images. Please indicate darkroom and/or digital processes in your process statement.
Prints - Original works created manually by the artist using plates, stones or screens. Work must be hand pulled original prints, signed, numbered and in limited editions
Sculpture - Original three-dimensional work created in any media and determined by the artist as sculpture.
Wood - Original hand tooled, built, turned or carved work. Includes finely-crafted bowls, boxes, furniture, etc.
1. All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist, no representatives.
Participating artists agree to provide on-site proof of identification to the ELAF Board of Directors upon request.
2. Digital images or photographic prints must represent the work to be exhibited.
3. Accepted artists will be categorized by media and form; artists must show work only in the category approved by the jury.
Selection by the jury of an artist's work within one category shall not be deemed to authorize exhibition by the same artist in any other category.
The ELAF Board of Directors has the right to ask artists to remove items that were not juried in to the festival.
4. No commercially made forms, products, garments or settings of any kind permitted.
No imports, factory-produced or brokered items allowed. No representatives.
Work that incorporates commercially-made items may be deemed unacceptable at the discretion of the festival board.
The festival board has the right to ask artists to remove items displayed if their production process is questioned.
5. No more then 25 percent of the booth space should be archival-quality reproductions, such as giclee or offset.
The reproductions must be clearly labeled and exhibited on one wall or in one bin. Reproductions will not be eligible for awards.
6. All work must be for sale.
Returning artists should add new work to their display.
7. Artists, (and/or partner), whose name appears on the application must be present the entire weekend of the festival, and must present photo identification to the ELAF Board of Directors upon request.
8. No booth or display may be dismantled or removed from its assigned space prior to 5 p.m. on Sunday without ELAF Board of Director permission.
9. Failure to give advanced notice of inability to attend once booth fee is paid may result in disqualification from the ELAF in the future.
10. Abusive or disrespectful behavior toward ELAF patrons, board, staff, jurors, volunteers or fellow artists will result in disqualification from the ELAF in the future.
The ELAF Board of Directors reserves the right to make a determination on any of the above rules. It also reserves the right to accept or decline any applicant that it deems in violation of the participation rules. The Board does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, creed, national origins, or sexual orientation. The procedures, rules and fees outlined in this application are subject to change without notice.
The ELAF Board of Directors chooses a panel of experienced art experts, based upon their knowledge in specific art mediums. The jury evaluates artist images by category within their area of expertise. The application jury is comprised of working artists, studio art teachers, professors, museum and gallery directors, festival board members and members of the arts community at large. The application jury pool is revolving, so new people are added and active application jury members change yearly. Application jurors are modestly compensated for their time and expertise. For the sake of their privacy we do not publish the names of our application jurors. The festival director does not vote in the application jury process. Each artist's image, or group of images, is coded and artist's names are not revealed to the jury members. Images are viewed sequentially by category and each image is juried separately. Criteria for scoring include quality, creativity, design, technical competence and presentation. High scoring artists receive an invitation to exhibit at the ELAF.
The ELAF Board of Directors chooses a panel of experienced art experts. The site jury is separate from the application jury and is comprised of a totally separate group of working artists, studio art teachers, professors, museum and gallery directors and members of the arts community at large. Qualified site jurors review all artists' work on Saturday, based on their knowledge in specific art mediums. These site jurors score each booth and identify award recipients. Artists receiving an award from the site jury become "invitational" for three (3) consecutive years after their qualifying year and receive cash prizes. The site jury pool is revolving, so new people are added and active site jury members change yearly. Site jurors are compensated for their time and expertise. For the sake of their privacy we do not publish the names of our site jurors. The ELAF festival director does not vote in the site jury process. You may or may not notice our site jurors as they make their rounds through the festival, regardless our process insures that every artist's work is evaluated. We ask that you please be respectful and considerate to these dedicated and hard working people. While art appreciation is very subjective, these people work diligently to uphold the fair and impartial jury process that we have in place. Our jurors take their responsibility seriously and deserve to be treated with courtesy.
Over 20 awards, totaling approximately $6,000, will be presented to artists based on the quality of their exhibited work as ranked by an impartial site jury. An awards parade is conducted on Sunday, beginning at 11AM, highlighting the winners. A list of winners will be available at the festival site office Sunday afternoon during festival hours. Purchase awards art work will be collected by festival representatives before the end of the festival and checks for cash prizes will be mailed out to award artists within the following business week.
Cost for a 10' x 10' booth space is $230.00 - double booth (2 spaces together for 20' x 10' space) is $460.00). Double booths availability is limited to those with oversized works only. Booth fees are payable online through www.zapplication.org, or by check to East Lansing Art Festival, 410 Abbot Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823. Booth payments must be postdated no later than March 31, 2009 to be accepted. Booths will be assigned on a first-paid, first-served basis.
There are no full refunds for cancellations. In order to receive a partial refund of $120 of your booth fee you must notify the festival office prior to April 2, 2010. Cancellation after this date will forfeit the entire booth fee.
Due to the competitive nature of participation in this festival there are several artists waiting for an opportunity to exhibit. Therefore we must insist upon advanced notice of cancellation of any artist exhibitor who has a confirmed booth space. Failure to give advanced notice of your inability to attend may result in disqualification from the ELAF in the future.
Due to the urban location of this festival, site layout may be modified from year to year. With a limited number of booth sites available, the festival cannot guarantee any particular artist any particular booth location. In addition double booth availability is limited, therefore we will give consideration to those whose scale of work necessitates a larger space. We cannot guarantee double booth or corner booth space availability. We will do all we can to accommodate specific booth requests, however, requests for specific booth placement, double spaces and corner spaces will be assigned on a first-paid, first-served basis, and will be based on availability.
By submitting this application the applicant hereby releases and agrees to hold harmless the East Lansing Art Festival (ELAF), the City of East Lansing, ELAF Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and vendors from any damage to artwork, personal property or any personal injury which he/she or helpers may sustain while participating in the ELAF. The artist understands that the ELAF does not carry insurance to cover artwork and/or personal property. As an independent contractor, exhibiting artists are advised to obtain their own insurance.
Further, the artist agrees to abide by the rules of participation as listed in this application, and all policies and guidelines developed by the ELAF Board of Directors. The artist understands that failure to follow these rules can mean expulsion from this year's festival or future festivals.
The ELAF cannot be held responsible for loss of artwork, or loss of sales due to weather conditions or festival cancellation. Exhibiting artists must take into account festival weekend weather conditions and make arrangements to protect their artwork and weight their booth tent against strong winds, (ELAF cannot provide tent weights). The ELAF is a rain or shine festival. In the event of severe weather the ELAF Board of Directors will monitor weather service reports and will alert exhibitors and patrons in the event of festival cancellation, and evacuation if necessary.
Participating artist exhibitors give permission to the ELAF to use images of their work in the promotion of the ELAF.
The East Lansing Art Festival is presented by the Art Festival Board
in cooperation with the Arts Commission/City of East Lansing
Contact the East Lansing Art Festival by calling 517.319.6804 or emailing us at info@elartfest.com.
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