Roswell Arts Festival Application

Forty-Second Annual

Roswell Arts Festival

September 20th and 21st, 2008

10:00 AM until 6:00 PM

On the Square in Roswell, Georgia

This is an invitation for artists, professional or amateur, to exhibit in the 42nd Annual Roswell Arts Festival on the Square in Roswell, Georgia.

The committee will limit the number of exhibitors accepted in each category. Applicants must handcraft all merchandise – no exceptions. All artists must enclose their fee of $200 with their application and a self-addressed stamped envelope for notification of space number. One artist per space. Your canceled check will serve as notification of your acceptance into the show. Applications are a commitment to show, the cancellation policy is as follows: after June 1st, 75% refund, after August 1st, 50% refund with no refunds after September 1st.

If provided with your e-mail address, you will receive e-mail notification of acceptance into the festival.

CATEGORIES AND AWARDS

Photography ● Graphics ● Painting ● Crafts

● 3-D (includes sculpture, pottery, jewelry)

Awards for each of these five categories: 1st Place, $150; 2nd Place, $100; and 3rd Place $50; Honorable Mention Ribbons, with no monetary prize, may also be awarded. A Best of Show, selected from all categories, $300. All awards may or may not be presented at the discretion of the judges. Judging begins at 10:00 AM on Saturday. Awards will be announced at noon on Sunday.

Ø Artists are solely responsible for collecting their sales, 7% sales tax and remitting sales tax to the state of Georgia.

Ø Set up times: Exhibitors on the Square (Grass) – After 3 PM Friday and Saturday morning. Friday afternoon setup is encouraged. Exhibitors on the Street – Saturday morning only. Assistance will be available on Saturday morning from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM to help with unloading.

Ø If you are not set up by noon on Saturday your space may be reassigned.

Ø You will receive notification with your space number designating street or grass the first week of September. There is no guarantee that you will receive a requested space or that you will have the same space as in a prior year.

Ø Loading and unloading must be done on the Mimosa Boulevard side of the Square.

Ø Security will be provided Friday and Saturday nights, however, the Festival assumes no responsibility for loss of merchandise left overnight.

Ø Hostesses will be available during the show to assist the exhibitors.

Ø Single booth dimension: 10’ x 10’ (exhibits may not overextend space)

Ø No electricity provided.

Ø This is an outside event. Most spaces are on natural ground, some are on roadway. Some spots are on uneven terrain within the assigned space. Please come prepared.

For additional information visit our web site at www.roswellartsfestival.com.

Please keep the top portion of this application for your records.

Roswell Arts Festival – Application Form

Last Name: ____________________________________________

First Name___________________________________________

Telephone Number:________________________

E-mail Address: _______________________________________

Street Address:________________________________________

City:_________________________ State:_____ Zip: ________

If this is your first time to exhibit at our show, please send a non-returnable photograph of your work and booth set-up.

Categories: (Circle One) Photography ♦ Graphics ♦ Painting ♦ Sculpture (3D) ♦ Pottery (3D) ♦ Jewelry (3D)

♦ Crafts: ____________________(Please Specify your Craft)

Make checks payable to the Roswell Arts Festival and mail the application with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Roswell Arts Festival

P. O. Box 1035

Roswell, GA 30077

I accept the conditions set forth in the application, and I understand the Roswell Arts Festival, Roswell Recreation Association, and its volunteers assume no responsibility for lost, stolen, or damaged works.

Signature________________________________________ Date________________________