ARTIST:  Call For Entries

2nd Annual Arts Boulevard at the 29th Annual Sweetcorn Festival

August 27th and 28th, 2004

 

Urbana Business Association is seeking artists to show their work in the newly formed Arts Boulevard at this year’s Sweetcorn Festival. Arts Boulevard will be located in the hub of festivities.

 

The Boulevard will showcase our local talent and provide the opportunity for a large variety of people to view and experience the art. Certificates of participation will be awarded to each displaying artist. Artists will also receive a listing on the Urbana Business Association website (www.urbanabusiness.com) Sweetcorn Festival page.

 

Artists of all medium are invited to apply.  Each artist must send a representation of their work; slides, photos, samples or postcards from previous exhibitions are acceptable.  Slides and photos must have an asterisk (*) in the upper right hand corner, to clarify direction.  A panel of judges from the Urbana Business Association, 40 North/88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council and the festival committee will select artists.  Each artist will be notified of his or her entry by August 1st. 

 

Booth space is greatly discounted to selected artists, at $75 per (11’ x 11’) space.

Artists will be exhibiting outside, rain or shine, on Saturday, Aug. 28th from 11am to 11pm. 

 

Criteria for selecting local & regional artists for the Art Boulevard

 

  1. Must have filled out application and sent in by July 15th, 2004 deadline.

 

  1. Must have pre-paid their non-refundable $75 entry fee with their application
    Make checks payable to “UBA.”

 

  1. Must have included representation of their previous work with their application (slides, photographs, postcards, etc.).

 

  1. The bulk of the art must be created by the artist.

 

  1. The type of art must be potentially appealing to more than one specific demographic of people.

 

 

If you would like to participate please fill out an application and send to Nani Baker at the City of Urbana, 400 South Vine St., Community Development Services, Urbana, IL 61801. For more information call (217) 328-8270 or email nmbaker@city.urbana.il.us

 

See reverse for facts, rules, vendor terms of agreement, booth set up and breakdown.

 

 

Important Facts to Note

  1. The 29th Annual Sweetcorn Festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 28th 11:00am to 11:00pm.
  2. Vendor spaces will open to any person, business, civic organization, or restaurant.
  3. Hurry! Electrical and water sources are limited and assigned on a “first come, first come served” basis.
  4. Application deadline is July 15, 2004.  All application materials and vendor space payments MUST be received by this date or a late fee will be enforced.
  5. Return applicants, relevant paper work, and payment by mail. FAXES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
  6. All vendors will be assigned spaces on the street, and may rent tables and chairs for a nominal fee.
  7. Home-baked and canned goods are NOT PERMITTED for sale or distribution unless proof can be supplied that goods were prepared in an approved commercial kitchen.

 

Sweetcorn Festival Rules and Vendor Terms of Agreement

1.     The Sweetcorn Festival (herein called "Festival") Coordinator and the Urbana Business Association Board Members (herein called "Board Members") are authorized to enforce Festival rules (herein called "Rules") and Vendor Terms of Agreement (herein called "Terms").

  1. Vendor understands that the Sweetcorn Festival Coordinator or Board Member may prohibit Vendor participation if Vendor or Vendor booth is deemed inappropriate for Festival.
  2. That Vendor is granted permission to operate at the Festival under full compliance of the Rules and Terms as set forth.
  3. That one violation of any Rules or Terms shall be sufficient grounds to expel Vendor from continued participation on Saturday, August 28th, 2004, (herein called "Days of Festival").
  4. That refunds WILL NOT be issued unless deemed otherwise by Sweetcorn Festival Coordinator.
  5. That Vendor holds harmless and indemnifies the Urbana Business Association, its Board Members, any business connected with the Board Members, the Festival Coordinator, and authorized Festival Personnel as recognized by the Board Members, from any and all responsibilities, losses of income, claims, damages, suits, reasonable attorney's fees, costs, expenses or judgments incurred by, or resulting from, the enforcement of any of the Rules or Terms from the sale or consumption of goods sold by Vendor at Festival.

 

Booth Set up Rules

1.      Vendors are completely responsible for setting up their booth.

2.      Vendors are completely responsible for all booth operation materials including staffing their booth during hours of operations during festival hours.

3.      Vendors may begin set up on Saturday, August 28th at 8 am.

4.      Vehicles may be pulled onto street for unloading, but MUST be removed by 10am.

5.      Set-up should be complete by 10:45am.

 

Booth Breakdown Rules

1.  Vendors are completely responsible for setting up their booth.

2.      Vendors are completely responsible for cleaning their booth space after the festival.

3.      Vendors MAY NOT begin breakdown until 11pm unless otherwise notified by authorized festival coordinator.

4.     Vendors may request early dismissal from the festival pending uncontrollable circumstances. In such instances the Festival Coordinator is the only source to grant approval.

 

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