Artist Registration

• If you are looking for Art in the Park Youth, click here.

Even if you have been in Art in the Park before, please READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING as our guidelines may have changed in reference to your discipline.

Criteria for acceptance in to Art in the Park 2008

For sculpture, painting, installation, performance & craft in all media

In order to keep the Mandate for Art in the Park strong in the face of overwhelming demand from artists and limited space, we have had to tighten up our guidelines for participation in the event.

• We DO NOT accept anyone selling any kind of mass-produced goods (this includes imported bags, clothes, soap & bath products or jewelery). All goods MUST be HAND-MADE by the REGISTERED vendor.
• Makers will be “juried” relative to the integrity, originality, level of craftsmanship and artistic merit of their work. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ART, NOT PRODUCTS.
• Goods cannot be mass-produced, however, high-quality, limited signed editions of the registered vendor’s OWN work are acceptable (e.g. Giclée prints, postcards or photographs). This is the ONLY exception. The Art in the Park guidelines are NON-NEGOTIABLE. Art in the Park reserves the right to deny registration to any applicant.

SPECIAL CRITERIA FOR JEWELLERS:

Jewellery must be innovative, unique, and have strong hand-made elements. WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE THAN JUST ARRANGEMENTS OF COMMERCIAL ELEMENTS.

Art in the Park respects and admires much of the work we have had in our festival over the years that may not meet our current guidelines. There are many other venues available to these makers who are selling work produced in multiples, repeats or reproductions of a commercial nature. The jury will accept or reject applicants on technical criteria not aesthetic judgement. This will ensure that Art in the Park maintains its mandate.

No percentage of the artist’s sales is taken by the organizers.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT:

THE TWO-STEP APPLICATION PROCESS:

Step 1: Online Application

a) Complete the online application by selecting an available space in the map below and clicking Register. A receipt of the application will automatically be sent to you.

Step 2: Mail in your support materials

The following items must be mailed/delivered to:

Art in the Park
53 Strathcona Avenue,Ottawa, ON, K1S 1X3

b) Five high-quality 4 x 6 colour photographs OR digital photo files on CD that are representative of the work you intend to display at the festival. (Set your artwork against a plain background. Submit five images - no more, no less- and include one detail.) No slides will be accepted. WRITE YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON EACH PHOTO OR CD SUBMITTED.

c) A cheque made out to Art in the Park for the amount that corresponds with your requested space category (refer to chart below). Please add the supplementary fee of $25 if you wish to be included in the Online Artist Directory. No post-dated cheques.

d) A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). The stamped envelope must be size #10 (4” x 9.5”) or larger. Include sufficient additional postage if you would like your CD/photos to be returned.

PLEASE NOTE:
*Applications are NOT PROCESSED until BOTH your online application AND support materials have been received at the Art in the Park office (address above).

*An applicant’s online form AND support materials must be received at the Art in the Park office within 10 BUSINESS DAYS of each other, otherwise your application will be considered void and your space will no longer be held.

*Artists registered after May 1st will NOT be included on the brochure handed out to visitors the weekend of the event. (This brochure is NOT the Online Artist Directory.
It is a free service that lists participating artists and their booth numbers.)

Registration Fees

Space Price Description

All registration fees are for BOTH DAYS (June 7 and 8). There are no one day spaces available.

Registration is for single artists only. Only exhibitors with collaborative work will be permitted to share a space. Collaborative implies that more than one artist has worked on a single piece.

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