Powderhorn Art Fair - Main Exhibitor 2024
Location: MN — Twin Cities Metro
Type: Call for Submissions
Categories:
Visual Arts
Deadline: 02/29/2024
No entry fee required
Open to artists nationally
Open to artists statewide
Sales opportunity
EVENT INFORMATION
At The 33rd Annual Powderhorn Art Fair (PAF) Amazing artists like you will help us showcase a wide selection of fine arts and crafts and drive sales from art enthusiasts. The 33rd Annual Powderhorn Art Fair (PAF) is a Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Upper Midwest Regional Art Fair. In the 66-acre Powderhorn Park, 160 artists will circle the tree-lined Powderhorn Lake.
This Art Fair is a collaboration between the Powderhorn Neighborhood Association (PPNA) and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB). Proceeds from the Powderhorn Art Fair go towards programs that help strengthen the community. The Powderhorn Art Fair attracts artists from over twenty states and 200 cities, making it a local and regional favorite. The fair’s success comes from the long-standing collaboration between PPNA & MPRB.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Hours Setup:
Friday, August 2nd, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM- (Set up only)
Event Dates & Times
Saturday, August 3rd, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, August 4th, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Important Dates: The application deadline is Tuesday, February 29th, 2024 (non-refundable application fee). Notification to exhibit by Thursday, April 7th, 2024. Confirmation deadline is Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 (non-refundable booth fee due).
Jury & Awards: PAF uses a “blind” jury of 3 judges. The judges do not know the names of the artists they review—judges score based on Impact, Style/Design, and Technical Skill. During the fair, judges will review artists’ work on-site on Saturday. Scores will determine award recipients and the corresponding participation incentive for next year’s show. First, Second, Third Place, Honorable Mention, and Spirit of Powderhorn recipients will be invited back with the jury and booth fees waived. Twenty invitational award winners will be invited back with the jury fee waived but must pay a booth fee.
Teardown begins at 5:00 PM Sunday and must be completed by 8:00 PM. Artist Categories: Main Exhibitor – 160 artists can be juried into this category. Mediums: Clay, Digital Art, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media, Painting, Paper, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Wood.
About PPNA: PPNA is a 43-year-old, small-but-mighty community-building nonprofit focusing on serving South Minneapolis. Our work involves pursuing creative ways to build connections, sharing relevant community information, and proactively partnering with others to help positively impact key community issues.
RULES/REGULATIONS
All work must be original, designed, and created by the accepted artist as represented by work in the submitted visual samples. Work made with the use of commercial kits, molds including greenware or is mass-produced, will not be accepted. Absolutely no buy/sell items.
The selected artist’s presence is required on-site for the entire show. If your work reflects and constitutes more than one category, you must apply separately in each category. Each category will be juried separately and require its own jury fee. You cannot jury into more than one category, and you cannot present more than one medium in your booth.
A single booth fee will be required for the category you are juried into.
Main Exhibitor Artists Guidelines:
(1) Be 18 years of age or older.
(2) Artists must have a Minnesota Tax ID number.
(3) Artists must fill out an ST-19 form and submit it to an event representative on Friday, August 2nd
CANCELLATION POLICY There are no refunds of booth fees after confirming our invitation to exhibit.
BOOTH INFORMATION
Fees: Jury Fee: $25 [NOTE: Non-refundable] Booth Fee: $250 [NOTE: Non-refundable after you confirm acceptance if invited to the show] Booth Size (11′ x11′) Tent Size (10′ x 10′) The Powderhorn Art Fair has a payment plan option; if you want to learn more, contact the event organizer Ashley at ashley@ppna.org.
Booth Requirements & Notes:
(1) Artists must provide their own 10′ x 10′ tent, tables, chairs, and all related merchandising materials for their booth.
(2) Only one booth space per artist is allowed.
(3) Artists may only share a booth if the work is collaborative and within the same artistic medium—no double booths.
(4) Booths must be free-standing, and tents must be properly weighted with 45-pound weights for each leg.
(5) Display units should be designed for outdoor use and capable of withstanding the elements.
(6) No electricity is provided to artist booths.
(7) PAF will not take specific booth requests from artists.
(8) All artist pieces and related display materials must be primarily and reasonably contained in the designated booth space.
Booth Location Access & Details:
(1) Artists may drive into the park on paved paths and the grass area to their booth space for loading & unloading.
(2) All booth spaces are on the grass near the lake. Artists may drive into the park on paved paths and onto the grass area to their booth space for daily loading & unloading.
(3) Please be mindful and come prepared to address uneven ground conditions. We will no longer attempt to find an alternative location based on uneven ground conditions
(4) We will not find an alternative location based on uneven ground conditions.
(5) There is overnight security beginning at 7 pm on Friday, August 2nd, and Saturday at 7 pm on August 3rd.