INSTRUCTIONS
The mission of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen is to create opportunities for traditional and contemporary artists, makers, craft lovers and collectors through education, patronage, advocacy and community. The Chester County Craft Guild is honored to be one of the chapter members.
All entries must include:
1. Uploaded Images
2. Completed application.
3. Paid application fee
4. Due to a glitch in the system submitting your application using the 'Submit' will require the Guild to manually submit your application Check back the next day to verify submission
DEADLINE:
Apply by August 31,2026; Notification by September 21, 2026.
SPACE:
Indoor festival; Booth size (18) 8'x10', (10) 10'X10' spaces available.
APPLICATION FEE: $10 non-refundable fee.
BOOTH FEE:
CCCG members:
$140.00 Booth size 8'x10'
$175.00 Booth size 10'x10'
Non members:
$170.00 Booth size 8'x10'
$195.00 Booth size 10'x10'
Artists must supply their own tables, chairs and displays.
ELECTRIC will be provided at no extra cost.
PAYMENT/REFUNDS:
Payment required upon acceptance.
No booth fee refund for cancellations by the artist after payment is received.
IMAGES FOR JURYING: REQUIRED IMAGES (5 IMAGES):
4 images of your artwork
1 image of your booth or display (showing artwork). Booth/display image is LAST in sequence.
Please label your images using your last name and first initial, followed by a different number for each image (for example: SmithM1.jpg, SmithM2.jpg, SmithM3.jpg, etc).
IMAGE FORMAT:
Dimensions: minimum 1000 pixels wide on the largest side
File Size: minimum 100K and maximum 2 MB
Color space: Save images in an RGB color space, preferably RGB.
RESTRICTIONS:
All work must be original, made by the exhibitor and completely finished. No imports, kits, commercial or manufactured items are allowed.
Artwork may not depict, contain or re-create trademarked logos, characters or other copyright protected property owned by a third party.
Artwork may not utilize materials that depict, contain or re-create trademarked logos, characters or other copyright protected property owned by a third party.
Consumable items are not accepted. A consumable is an item whose quantity is depleted with use. Examples of consumable items are edibles, fragrances, soaps, oils, creams, and candles.
Mixed Media is defined as artwork created by combining two or more different materials or mediums within a single piece. Artists who work across multiple mediums must apply separately for each category. For example, if you create both pottery and jewlery, you will need to submit one application for each category.
Jewelry: any artist who wishes to offer jewelry in addition to their primary medium product offering at a fine craft fair must apply separately and be accepted in the jewlery category. Artists are not permitted to offer jewelry unless they have specifically applied to and been accepted in the jewelry category.
Artists may not sell the artwork of others in the capacity of a broker or reseller. All art sold by the artist must be their own. The artist must be personally present for the duration of the show unless a special exception is made. To request a special exception, please contact the show director at
[email protected]No artwork depicting political messaging of any kind, from any party will be permitted. While patriotism is allowable, the Director of Standards will have the discretion to determine whether or not any work crosses the line between politics and patriotism and may remove any work deemed inappropriate. Topics that are not necessarily inherently political but are currently politicized will be evaluated by the Jury Committee on a case-by-case basis.
Artists may not refuse service or use hate speech or derogatory language on any member of a protected group. Artwork may not include hate speech or derogatory language or messaging towards any person or group based on one or more protected groups. Artwork may not glorify hate groups and their members. Protected groups include but are not limited to: Race, Color, Ethnicity, National Origin, Religion, Gender, Gender identity, Sexual Orientation, Disability, any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
Professional Conduct: We expect all artists to behave professionally at all times towards staff, volunteers, artists and patrons. Abusive behavior and harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. Load-in and load-out can be especially stressful and chaotic for everyone. We ask that artists try to be kind and patient with each other (and staff & volunteers) at all times.
Inappropriate behavior may result in temporary or permanent ban from participation in future guild shows depending on the circumstances and judgement of the Standards Committee.
In the event of a dispute or the need for an exception, the Standards Committee will provide clarification and further direction. If there are any questions, please contact the Show Director at
[email protected]If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Chester County Craft Guild at
[email protected]IMPORTANT NOTE BOOTH PHOTOS:
Booth images are required to be submitted with your application. If an artist does not upload a booth photo, the jury will deduct points from your score, or have their application rejected at the discretion of the Standards Committee.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS:
We assume that the email address that participants use for their EntryThingy application is a valid email address that is regularly checked and monitored by the artists.
Once the Standards committee completes their review, we will send out several communications to all participating artists including but not limited to acceptance status notices . Please note that we send out booth invoices electronically through our SQUARE PAY account using the email addresses provided by the artist from the EntryThingy applications. Payment must be made within 6 days from receipt of payment notice.
If for some reason, the email used for EntryThingy is no longer valid, or is not the best contact email for the artist, it is the artist's responsibility to contact us at
[email protected] to update us with a valid email address. If we are unable to get a response from an artist, or if booth fees are not paid in a timely fashion, we will assume that that artist is no longer interested in participating in our show and we may award their space to another artist.
How did you find out about this call for entries?
Stipulate your desired booth size. There are limited number of both sizes.
