Jump to: AWARDS   |   RULES   |   CATAGORIES   |   JURY PROCESS   |   FEES & ACCEPTANCE   |   BOOTH SPACE ARTISTS LOAD-IN & LOAD-OUT   |   PROMOTION & ARTIST SERVICES   |   KENTUCKY SALES TAX THE LEXINGTON DOWNTOWN HOTEL  |  2010 MAP ARTIST CALENDAR:      January 25, 2010           Artists may begin to apply on ZAPP™      March 31, 2010              ZAPP™ window closes at 9AM      early May, 2010             Artists may log onto ZAPPlication™ to view their application status      May 28, 2010                  Booth Fees due to Lexington Art League (LAL)      August 20, 2010             Load-In begins at Noon      August 21-22, 2010       Fair opens to public: Sat., 10 am to 6 pm; Sun., 10 am to 5 pm AWARDS Top Awards include Award of Excellence, Cutting Edge and Best of Kentucky. There are also Merit Awards given to the top artist in each represented medium category. Winners will automatically be accepted into the 2011 Art Fair. RULES 1. All work must be original art produced by the artist. 2. Artists may only exhibit work in the category in which they are accepted. 3. Only original artwork may be displayed and/or offered for sale. 4. Artists must be present to exhibit. 5. Only artists accepted in the Jewelry category may display and sell jewelry. 6. Artists are responsible for collecting and reporting all taxes. 7. Checks are to be made payable to Lexington Art League. All purchases (application, booth and others) MUST be confirmed through ZAPPlication™. In addition to the rules of exhibiting, the following guidelines/restrictions apply to the jury process: 1. Artists may jury in more than one category only with a distinctly different body of work. 2. Artists wishing to exhibit work produced in more than one media category must create a new profile for each category on ZAPPlication™ and submit an application fee for each category. Only 1 application may be submitted per body of work represented. Multiple applications must represent work in different media categories. 3. Jewelry may only be submitted for jury in the Jewelry category. 4. Furniture makers may enter in the Wood or Metal categories but may not enter in 3D Mixed Media. 5. Photography may only be submitted for jury in the Photography category. 6. Upon receipt of application, the Fair reserves the right to return any application if it is deemed non-compliant for a particular category. AFB Art Fair @ Woodland Park 2010 Info Summary Show Dates: Saturday, August 21 from 10 AM to 6 PM Sunday, August 22 from 10 AM to 5 PM You must be present and open during the entire show. Failure to remain open during the hours of the Fair will remove you from future jury processes. Absolutely no booth changes – NO EXCEPTIONS. Booth spaces are non-negotiable. Electricity is not available. You may bring a generator if it is not noisy and does not create an odor. Each artist is responsible for collecting, reporting and paying Kentucky State Sales Tax (6%) on all sales. Back to Top CATEGORIES 2-D Mixed Media – Any combination of materials to create an original work of art with a one-sided orientation. Collages are an example of this type of artwork. 3-D Mixed Media – Any combination of materials to form an original work of art that is generally visible from 360 degrees. Ceramics – Original art work, decorative and functional objects created through earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. Drawing/Pastels – Works on paper using pencil, crayon, ink, charcoal, pastels and a variety of other marking media. Fiber / Leather – Original art, decorative and functional objects created from fibers such as natural materials, thread, felt, paper and leather. Glass – Original art work, decorative and utilitarian objects created from blowing and fashioning glass. Graphics/Printmaking – A transfer process of producing original art, usually in multiples. It involves creating an original drawing or other composition, on a surface other than paper, for transfer to paper through the use of a press, impressions made by hand, or a computer. Jewelry – Original body ornaments, such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings or rings, made of precious metals or other materials that can be set with gems, semi-precious gems or other materials. Metalwork – Original art work, decorative and functional objects created through the forging, twisting and fabricating of various metals. Painting – Original art created using paint to yield a two-dimensional image. Photography - The process of capturing images by the action of camera and light, then printing the images, by chemical or digital means, onto a surface. The photography category includes traditional film photography, hand colored images, emulsion transfers and digital photography. Photographers are required to disclose their creative and printing process including editions and materials. Wood – Original art work, decorative and functional objects such as furniture or table wares, that may be hand-tooled or machine worked from wood. Back to Top JURY PROCESS All applicants, including 2009 Award Winners, must upload a total of 5 digital images. Four (4) should represent individual artworks; the 5th image should be of your booth set-up with work displayed. Artwork will be evaluated on the criteria of Technique, Craftsmanship, Design, Originality and Presentation. Digital images are the sole criteria considered during the jury process; no other information, including (but not limited to) names and past acceptance will be provided to the jurors. Your images will be viewed simultaneously. It is a goal of AFB Art Fair @ Woodland Park 2010 to have at least 50 Kentucky artists participate in the Fair. LAL will reserve the right to determine accepted artists by standards other than juror’s scores to achieve a balanced representation of all forms of media. Back to Top FEES & ACCEPTANCE Application Fee: $25 Checks are to be made payable to Lexington Art League. When purchasing via Check, please proceed through Checkout on ZAPPlication™, selecting "payment with a check" as your payment option. All fees must be paid through ZAPPlication™. NO EXCEPTIONS. There is a $25 fee for any check returned for insufficient funds to LAL. Artists will be responsible for paying this $25 fee to LAL. Be sure to type your name into your ZAPPlication™ as you would like it to appear in the press, in the event that you are accepted into the Fair. Only Artists on the Wait List may participate in the Fair by arriving ready to exhibit in place of absent, officially accepted artists on the morning of August 21 without having been formally accepted via the jury process. Booth Space Prices: See below for early bird special details!          LAL Supporter Single Booth: $250          Non Supporter Single Booth: $300          LAL Supporter Double Booth: $400          Non-Supporter Double Booth: $500 Corner Booths to maximize potential customer viewing (subject to availability): $100 additional fee Rear Retail Space to maximize display area square footage (subject to availability): $50 additional fee Cancellation Fee: $35 Booth refunds, less a $35 processing fee, will be given until July 1, 2010. After this date, no refunds will be given. All artists, except those who won an award in 2009, must pay the non-refundable application fee for each category to be juried. Booth fees are paid once accepted, NOT with the application. Early Bird Special: Upon acceptance, if an exhibiting artist pays his/her exhibiting fees by May 28th, a $25 discount will apply to the total sum of all purchased booth space and features. May 28th is the postmark deadline for the Early Bird Special $25 discount offer. All checks must be deemed to be in good standing with LAL (no returned checks), or the $25 discount will be revoked and the artist will be billed for the remaining $25 of the full price. For exhibiting fees paid after May 28th, artists will pay FULL PRICE (prices listed above). The FINAL POSTMARK DEADLINE for all exhibiting fees is June 21st. Discount Policy for Waitlisted Artists For artists on the Waitlist, the discount deadline ($25 off total sum of exhibiting fees) will be 7 days after official, LAL notification of acceptance via email. This is the postmark deadline. Acceptance & Notification Information Only 200 artists will be accepted into the Fair. Notification letters WILL NOT be mailed as applicants will be able to view their acceptance status on ZAPPlication™ in early May 2010. NO ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN OVER THE PHONE. Invitations to exhibit must be accepted and all fees must be paid by June 21, 2010. Checks are to be made payable to Lexington Art League. Back to Top BOOTH SPACE Single booths are 10' x 10'. Artists may not go outside of these boundaries. Some rear retail spaces, to extend the depth of your booth, are available for an additional fee. LAL strives to give all artists adequate storage behind their booths where available. LAL will honor requests on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email Fair Coordinator any special booth requests once notified of acceptance via ZAPPlication™ or email at jcuriel@lexingtonartleague.org. LAL cannot guarantee that this year's Fairgrounds will be identical to last year's Fairgrounds due to the planting and removal of trees by the Division of Parks & Recreation. Back to Top ARTISTS LOAD-IN & LOAD-OUT Since the Fair is held outdoors, Load-In and Load-Out are structured around weather conditions. Normally, cars are allowed to drive into the park; however, if the ground is wet, artists will have to park on surrounding streets and dolley their work into the park. LAL encourages all artists to bring carts and dolleys for loading in and out of the Fair in case of inclement weather. LAL is implementing a new Load-Out Ticketing System which will mandate that artists receive a ticket from volunteers after completely breaking down their booth and packing up their merchandise before 5:30 PM. Artists will then retrieve their vehicles, giving this ticket to volunteers patrolling Fair entrances in order to gain re-entry onto Fairgrounds. This is to ensure the safety of all artists, Fairgoers and Staff, and is contingent upon weather conditions as aforementioned. Back to Top PROMOTION & ARTIST SERVICES Excellent media coverage will be provided by radio, television and print partners. The Fair is a highly anticipated event and well-covered by regional media. Postcards will be provided to accepted artists for their own promotion, as requested. Please email Fair Coordinator of requests for up to 50 postcards maximum once notified of acceptance via ZAPPlication™ or email at jcuriel@lexingtonartleague.org. Artists are provided with several amenities during the Fair. Included are: Booth-sitters Overnight security at the park Discount at host hotel, LEXINGTON DOWNTOWN HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER Early load-in on Friday, noon Volunteers to assist with load-in & load-out; newer, safer Load-Out Ticketing System Back to Top KENTUCKY SALES TAX Each exhibitor is responsible for collecting and reporting Kentucky state sales tax (6%) on all sales. Back to Top LAL Official Hotel Partner for AFB Art Fair @ Woodland Park - The Lexington Downtown Hotel The Lexington Art League is partnering with the Hilton Lexington / Downtown to offer AFB Art Fair @ Woodland Park Artists special discounted rates. From Thursday, August 19th through Sunday, August 22nd, Fair Artists pay $79 per night for a room in this beautiful Lexington hotel, conveniently located downtown and within walking distance of Woodland Park. A $5 rebate will be paid from the hotel to LAL for each room rented by a Fair Artist to ensure the future of the Fair. For more information, please visit:call (859) 281-3775. Back to Top