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	Information for Applicants About the Festival: The 50^th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festivaltm Emerging Artist Program WPSAF EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM HISTORY The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ initiated the Emerging Artist Program in 1997. Our goal is to encourage participation in the world of outdoor festivals by providing the opportunity to experience the application process and participation in WPSAF at no cost to the emerging artists. CALL The WPSAF Committee is seeking participants for the 2009 Emerging Artist Program offered in conjunction with The 50th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™. The program is designed specifically for outstanding artists who have never exhibited or sold their work at an outdoor festival. Artists who are just beginning their careers in the art world are encouraged to apply. WPSAF reserves the right to research emerging artists to determine if they are qualified for this category and do not have any experience exhibiting and selling their work in an outdoor show. Artists may apply to either the Emerging Artist Program or to The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ through the regular application process, but they may not apply to both. Former WPSAF Emerging Artists’ comments are available at the end of the application. PROGRAM AMENITIES In addition to having an opportunity to sell their work, meet other artists and participate in a nationally recognized festival, the selected artists are afforded these amenities: All administrative fees and exhibitor fees are waived. Hotel accommodations for four nights (Thursday through Sunday). Transportation for one including vehicle mileage at 50 cents per mile not to exceed $600.00 round trip. A 10’ x 10’ display tent and display stands for use during the festival. With the exception of being ineligible for ribbons and money awards, Emerging Artists are treated to the same amenities as all other festival exhibitors. ARTISTS AMENITIES Booth sitting, Artist Hospitality Center, Art Festival Magazines, Morning refreshments, Thursday set up and check in, Saturday Night Artists’ Dinner. IMPORTANT DATES November 7, 2008* Application postmark deadline December 15, 2008 Notification mailed on or before March 19, 2009 Booth set up MARCH 20, 21, 22, 2009 WPSAF hours, Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Note: Emerging Artist Program application deadline differs from regular WPSAF applicants. FESTIVAL RULES GENERAL INFORMATION Please read the entire application completely. A juried fine arts and fine crafts show, The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ combines the unique atmosphere of Park Avenue and Central Park in Winter Park, Florida, with a knowledgeable, art-buying public. Attendance usually exceeds 350,000 people for the three-day event which celebrates its 50th year on March 20, 21 and 22, 2009. Only original work may be displayed and offered for sale. The work must be attributable solely to the Emerging Artist. Artists must be with their exhibits during the entirety of the Festival. Proxy representation will not be allowed. EXHIBIT SPACE* Each space measures 10’ x 12’. Emerging Artist’s display, including booth and viewing bins, must be contained within this space. A minimum of six pieces must be displayed. The Festival retains the right to regulate various aspects of the booth display including, but not limited to, number of pieces of artwork, size/number of bins, and overall placement within the allotted space. ARTIST STATEMENT Please create an Artist Statement describing the technique, materials, and processes used in the creation of your entire body of work. Every exhibitor must prominently display a copy of their Artist Statement in their booth. TAX Each Emerging Artist is responsible for collecting and reporting Florida Sales Tax on all sales made during the Festival. The current tax rate is 6 1/2%. Reporting forms will be provided by the FL Department of Revenue. PROHIBITED Artwork not in category. Any reproductions: commercial or photographic, e.g. offset, gravure, photocopies or commercial publications, including catalogs, note cards, books, etc. Production artwork in any category. Artwork reproduced or copied from works of masters, advertisements, commercial or widely circulated photographs or offset prints. Work created from kits, picture frames, velvet paintings, manufactured or kit jewelry, candles, art supplies, commercial signage or displays, decoupage and ceramics cast from commercial molds. Framing in the Park. Creation or demonstration of artwork in the Park. Animals, alcohol, and sound systems. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Emerging Artists may apply in a maximum of one category. To apply, send: COMPLETED, SIGNED APPLICATION FORM. Application Form follows on separate page so it alone can be printed, filled out and mailed to The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ ONE CD WITH THE FOLLOWING: Digital images* of four (4) pieces of your work at a minimum of 500 KB at 300 dpi. One will be included in our programs. One (1) digital image of the Emerging Artist at a minimum of 500 KB at 300 dpi (to be used for publicity). A short biographical description of your art background (again for publicity). Artist Statement describing the technique, materials, and processes used in the creation of your entire body of work. Excellent information about Image Preparation may be found at www.zapplication.org. Note: Emerging Artist Program applicants do NOT apply thru ZAPP. ACCEPTANCE* Our judges will jury the four submitted digital images of your work after November 7, 2008, and those receiving the judges’ highest evaluations will be invited to participate in the March 20, 21, and 22, 2009 show as Emerging Artists. All Emerging Artist Program entrants will be notified on or before December 15, 2008. Selection is by the jury process only. The decisions of the judges are final. CATEGORIES Clay: Original, non-jewelry clay and porcelain work; may not be machine-made or mass produced. Digital Art: Original work created by the artist using a computer, printed with archival quality materials, which have been signed and numbered as a limited edition. This category includes scanned images of the artist’s original work that have been significantly manipulated or enhanced into the final piece. Drawings and Graphics: Original two-dimensional work including pencil, charcoal, chalk, pastels, wax crayon, inks and washes. Prints manually created by the artist using plates, stones or screens, which have been signed and numbered. Fiber: Original work created by the artist from fibers including baskets, books, paper, quilts, weaving, other. No forms of mass production are permitted. Glass: Original work created in glass by the artist. No molds or other forms of mass production are permitted. Jewelry: Original jewelry regardless of medium that is created without commercial casts, molds or use of a production studio. Leather: Handmade original work created with leather. Metal: Original, non-jewelry metal work created by the artist without use of a production studio. Mixed Media: Original work of two or three dimensions in which the primary intent is the union of two or more media or physical materials. Painting: Original two-dimensional work created with pigment including oils, acrylics, egg tempera, casein, alkyd, etc. or any combination of these pigments (does not include watercolor). Photography: Signed prints created by the artist from his/her own original negatives or digital files that have been processed by that artist or under the artist’s direct supervision. Sculpture: Original three-dimensional work created in any medium. Watercolor: Original two-dimensional work. Wood: Original hand-tooled, machine-worked, built-up, turned, or carved work in wood. CHECKLIST SIGNED APPLICATION. CD WITH: Digital images (4) of art work. Digital image (1) of the Emerging Artist. Biography. Artist Statement. MAIL APPLICATION ALONG WITH CD TO: The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ Emerging Artist Program Post Office Box 597 Winter Park, FL 32790-0597 AGREEMENT I hereby submit this application to become an Emerging Artist exhibitor in The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™. I agree to abide by the Festival rules and regulations as established by the Festival Committee and the City of Winter Park. By signing this application, Applicant hereby and forever discharges The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™, Winter Park Art Festival, Inc., and the City of Winter Park, Florida, of and from all manner of actions, suits, damages, claims and demands whatsoever in law or equity, from any loss and damage to the undersigned’s property while in the possession, supervision or auspices of The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™, Winter Park Art Festival, Inc., the City of Winter Park, their agents, representatives, or employees. I also warrant that the artworks submitted for jurying and the artworks to be shown were produced solely by myself in the category in which selected. I also authorize use of digital images submitted with my application or duplicates thereof for Festival publicity or documentation. I agree to grant a license to The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ to reproduce electronically, in limited resolution, my original artwork for a period of up to thirty (30) months beginning December 1, 2008. I understand by signing this agreement, I retain full copyright of my original artwork. My images shall not be redistributed, except as anticipated on the Web site and in the Art Festival Magazines and other Festival related media, without the express written permission of myself and The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™. THE WINTER PARK SIDEWALK ART FESTIVAL™ RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE FINAL INTERPRETATION OF ALL RULES. CONTACT INFORMATION To contact WPSAF about the Emerging Artist Program, please use: wpsaf.emergingartist@yahoo.com The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™ P.O. Box 597 Winter Park, Florida 32790-0597 407-672-6390 (voice message system) www.wpsaf.org (general Festival website) wpsaf@yahoo.com (general Festival questions) Note: To submit an application to The 50th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival™, please go to www.zapplication.org. Emerging Artist Program applicants do NOT apply through ZAPP. Click here to download the Application. COMMENTS FROM FORMER EMERGING ARTISTS “This is the first time I have spent so many hours with my body of work. Usually I’m concentrating on one piece and the others are in different locations. Seeing together everything that I’ve brought has been a total revelation to me. I’m seeing my own pieces so differently than ever before. What a gift! What a wonderful experience!” ….Emerging Artist, 1999 “This has been the experience of a lifetime! I have had the opportunity to speak to so many talented artists who have been kind and willing to share. They’ve answered my questions about marketing and pricing. They’ve talked to me about my conflict with being true to my inner needs and calling versus creating art for others. My head is spinning with knowledge and my heart is filled with gratitude for proving an opportunity that far surpassed my wildest expectations.” …Emerging Artist, 2006