Art in the Park Springfield MO

AWARDS
People's Choice Award winner receives a free booth for 2020 Art in the Park. Patrons vote for their favorite booth in the show to determine who wins this award. Awards of Excellence are cash awards donated by individual sponsors. These awards are judged by the participating artists on Saturday. These awards are distributed on Sunday morning of the show.

WHAT OTHER ARTISTS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR SHOW

This is a great little show run by artist with a local reputation of high quality fine art and craft. It is an artist friendly show with easy setup and food provided to the artist. ~ Rodney & Judy Lemonier, Good Earth Pottery

I've been doing this show for 13 yrs and it is THE BEST! Great group and buying clients. We're a small but very talented group of artist. Some of us even host the visiting artist. Join us for a new close by show. Springfield MO. ~ Bari Precious, Precious Pots

I am fairly new to the art festival world, but can say that this art/craft fair has been the catalyst for me to do bigger shows. This small show though, brings in the highest caliber of customers that are BUYERS ... both Saturday and Sunday. ~ Sherry Haney, Dreamer Art Studio

It's great to do a show that is put on by artists for artists, where fees are reasonable, you are treated with respect and patrons appreciate high quality art and craft. Nice environment all around. I will continue to do this show as long as I am able. ~ Cathy Evans, Big Nose Creations.

AMENITIES
Complimentary morning coffee, continental Breakfast, water, snacks and free lunch are available both days for artists and their helpers (maximum of two lunches per booth).
Drive-up Loading and Unloading makes set-up and take-down very easy. Nearby parking is available in the park.
Security provided Friday and Saturday nights.

MARKETING
Printed posters and handouts are distributed before the show all over town and surrounding areas. Air time on radio and TV. Print advertising.

EXHIBIT SPACE
Booth spaces are 10 feet by 10 feet on grass.
Stakes are permitted.
No electricity is available.
Artists are urged to prepare for inclement weather. There are no rain dates for Art in the Park.

RULES & REGULATIONS
1. Each booth display must consist of the artist's original, juried work. Artwork displayed must be in the medium(s) submitted to and accepted by the jury.

2. Any commercial re-sale items or work made from commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, stencils or prefabricated forms may NOT be exhibited.

3. Non-original reproductions are allowed if they do not constitute more than 75% of the total items offered for sale. All reproductions must be clearly labeled as such and not be displayed as original work.

4. Each exhibitor's work will be screened during Art in the Park. Artists whose work does not comply with the rules will be asked to leave.

5. Accepted artists are expected to attend the show and to abide by the show hours. Booth spaces are non transferrable. Any artist who has not been juried into Art in the Park or who has not paid the jury and booth fees will not be allowed to exhibit.

6. Up to 2 artists may share a booth. They must jury separately and process separate applications including half of their required booth fee. Artists who collaborate in a studio are exempt from this rule.

7. All sales will be handled by the artist. Accepted artists will receive an application for a $5.00 city vendor's license, which they must submit to the city of Springfield prior to the show. Each artist is also responsible for collecting sales tax and filing it with the Missouri Department of Revenue.

8. All exhibiting artists must be 18 years of age or older.

9. Displays must be professional. All participants must have a white tent.

10.All work displayed must be for sale.

11.No 'clearance', 'half off' or similar signs are allowed. Artists will be asked to remove such signs and the associated work. Each artist must display his/her work as art, not as discounted product, to maintain the integrity of the show.

12.The City of Springfield and Springfield-Greene County Park Board does not allow smoking in public parks.

SALES TAX - PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NEW RULES FOR THE STATE OF MISSOURI
Artists are responsible for paying their own sales tax. Missouri now requires all vendors, both in-state and out-of-state, to have their own Missouri tax identification number if they make sales at retail. Vendors must use this sales tax number to report all their sales tax information.. All artists must have a Missouri tax ID number before attending the festival.

Please copy and paste this link http://dor.mo.gov/forms/2643S.pdf to download the new Missouri Special Events form. You will need to allow at least 4 weeks for this form to be processed and your tax ID to be returned to you by snail mail.

FAQ for Sales Tax: Click here

City of Springfield - City License Application

JURY PROCESS
A panel of three independent jurors review the images of each applicant. Jurors are professional artists, and educators from the area who, not only understand different media and how it is created, but also have extensive experience jurying into quality art fairs with their own work and showing at art fairs on a national scale.

The Jury Coordinator assigns each applicant a number, so that he/she may be judged anonymously. To maintain this fair standard, it is important to make sure that your name, your studio name or yourself is NOT pictured in the booth image or as part of the image title on your CD.

The coordinator reads the corresponding descriptions and processes aloud to the jury as they view the projected images. The jurors are given a list of criteria to use as a guideline for judging the work. These include originality, quality and skill of execution. They score the images on individual forms and turn them into the Coordinator after jurying is complete.

Since the images and their descriptions are the only basis for judging the work, it is in the applicant's best interest to have clearly focused, well lit, professional looking images. Descriptions should be legible, specific, concise and easy to understand. Lengthy descriptions and/or biographies will not be read to the jury.

IMAGES:
Please read this closely. This is what is REQUIRED, not optional.
3 images of your artwork
1 image of your booth (showing your art in it)
Image dimension: 1920px wide and maximum 1920px tall
Image format: .jpg
Image file sizes: minimum 100kb and maximum 10mb
Please make sure that your name is not shown on any of the artwork or booth shot.

NOTIFICATION
If you are accepted by your jurying score, you will receive an email notification by July 8. Booth fees are due by August 2 and must be paid by PayPal, check or money order by mail. You will also receive an email by with additional show information.

FEES:
Jury fee: $20 (+$10 additional) non-refundable
Booth fee: $100 - members, $150 - non-members
Note on Jury fee: Juried members, please check your email to get the coupon code to waive the jury fee or call Cathy Evans at 417-689-4536.

DATES
Application Deadline: June 14, 2019 (postmarked by if mailed)
Notification of Acceptance: July 8, 2019
Booth Fees Due: by August 2, 2019
Set up: Friday, October 11, 2019 2pm until dark
Date of Event: October 12-13, 2019

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Entry Thingy will let you submit your application without a booth shot. We require a booth shot, so please check your application in the Juror view before you click submit to make sure that booth shot is included.