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Tapestry
Arts is a non-profit organization that strives to create interaction
between communities and the arts. Toward that end, the festival
celebrates creativity by providing access to the arts to a large
cross-section of Silicon Valley. Proceeds support academic school arts
programs. Join more than 350 artists as they display their work and
interact with an average 250,000 visitors each Labor Day Weekend!
Tapestry’s Festival is once again rated one of Sunshine Artist 200
Best in the United States. It ranked second in its class on the West
Coast.
Artist Awards
$500 Best of Show*
$150 First Runner Up*
$100 Second Runner Up*
Tapestry also issues honorary awards each year in the following
categories:
Invitational Circle*
the
jurors select artists each year who exhibit excellence
in their work
Hall of Fame*
awarded
after 5 years as an Invitational artist
Accepted
artists will also receive discounted hotel rates, booth-sitters,
identification badges, promotional postcards (at cost) and free water.
*These
artists will receive festival parking, guaranteed
acceptance in
2005, early space reservations and
additional publicity.
Promotion
Tapestry
has many long-standing ties with the Bay Area media. Each year, the
festival receives more than $300,000 in print, radio and television
sponsorship. Media coverage includes local radio stations with 24 hour
a day announcements and on-site broadcasts. The local network
affiliate has provided television coverage both before and live from
the event. As a long-standing print media partner, The San Jose
Mercury News provides Tapestry with excellent coverage in the weeks
before the event. Flyers and posters are distributed throughout
Silicon Valley and posted throughout our local public transportation
network. The Tapestry website has extensive festival information and
is widely advertised.
Entry Requirements
Tapestry’s festival is open to original, exhibitor-made work. Artists
are strongly encouraged to attend. No agents, dealers, traders or
importers are eligible. Pieces not representative of work juried may
not be shown or advertised in the exhibit space. We reserve the right
to close the booth of any artist who does not comply with festival
policies and/or meet the standards of the event. All artists,
including past participants, must file applications for the current
festival by the registration deadline and be screened
through a
slide process.
All
sellers must have a valid sales permit, collect taxes and be
responsible for all their sales and collections. Sales permits may be
obtained from the State Board of Equalization at 408 277-1231. San
Jose sales tax is 8.25%.
Exhibit
spaces are 10 foot x 10 foot. Artists are responsible for providing
all equipment, staffing, assembling and dismantling their booths.
Media & Slides
All
slides must be in clean, undamaged mounts, measuring 2 inches x 2
inches and 35mm. Please label slides as shown. Work on slides should
be not more than two years old, and represent at least 70% of the work
exhibited. Three of the slides must show individual work which is
representative of your quality and range. The fourth slide should show
your display. An additional slide or photo should be of you and your
art in progress.
Artists
who are not accepted will receive their slides with their
non-acceptance letter in May. Accepted artists will have their slides
returned in September.
Applications to Tapestry Arts Festival 2004 must be postmarked by
April 2, 2004.
To apply, please complete both sides of the attached application and
submit it with a $20 entry/jury fee, five slides and a self-addressed
stamped envelope. Artists who reside in Santa Clara County may apply
for just $15.
If you
apply in two media, please submit two sets of slides (no more than
four slides per medium) and a $35 entry/jury fee. If your medium is
recorded music, it may only be presented at the festival by
headphones.
Space
fees are due by June 7. The cancellation deadline is June 21. We
cannot provide refunds for any artists cancelling after this date.
Refunds will reflect a $100 handling fee.
Festival Hours
Saturday,
September 4
10 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Sunday,
September 5
10 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Monday,
September 6
10 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Application Timeline
Application
postmark deadline ............. April 2
Notification
.............................................. May
10
Space fees due
..................................... June 7
Cancellation deadline
........................... June 21
(refund less $100 handling fee)
Festival
Fees
(Fees
are due upon acceptance.)
Single
exhibit space ....................$ 420
Corner
exhibit space ...................$ 620
Double
exhibit space....................$ 800
Double
corner space ...................$1000
A note
about our fee: Receive a $20 discount for any artist that you refer
to Tapestry who is accepted for 2004.
Please
note that we are continuing our policy of not charging any commission
on artists’ sales.
Once the
booth fee is paid, that’s it! | 