Park
Forest Art Fair
Call for Artists - Deadline: June
29th, 2013
The Tall Grass Arts Association operates a
regional art gallery located in Park Forest, Illinois. Juried artists
are invited to participate in the annual art fair held in September in
Downtown Park Forest. They have the opportunity to display work in the
gallery at least once a year and to include their work in the Tall
Grass Gift Shop.
The Art Fair is an outdoor fair held in the streets of Downtown Park
Forest. It has been held continuously for 58 years. It is
known as an artist-friendly (especially emerging artist friendly)
because of its low registration fee. Also, the fair features cash
awards and purchase prizes, a complimentary breakfast on Saturday
morning and a sumptuous dinner party for the artists on Saturday
evening after the close of the fair. Overnight security is
provided Saturday night, which includes conveniently located locked
storage space, and booth sitters are available as needed over the
weekend. Exhibitors are expected to be present both days and
are responsible for their own display (easel, tents, chairs,
etc.). Since cars are not allowed on the Downtown streets,
artists unload at various locations around the perimeter of the
Downtown area. There is a registration fee to participate but
no commission is collected on purchases made by patrons.
The fair is promoted in the regional press but the largest emphasis is
on social networking sites such as Facebook and various web
sites. It is advertised on WFMT and WBBM radio, particularly
during morning “ride times”. Musical entertainment is
provided all day, both days as well as a variety of food vendors.
Traditionally, the fair is held on the third weekend in
September. This year the fair is scheduled for Saturday,
September 21 and Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
each day.
During the 2012 art fair, one of the participating artists reported
that he sold more artworks on the first day of the fair than he had
sold in any other fair in which he participated in the Midwest region!
Gallery Exhibits
An
annual exhibition featuring TGAA’s juried artists is held in the
Gallery at least once during the year. It has been
traditional for one of the gallery artists exhibits to coincide with
the art fair. Artists are invited to exhibit one (1) piece of art, in
any medium, that has not been previously exhibited in the gallery and,
hopefully, represents new work. The exhibit usually lasts 6 -
8 weeks and includes an opening reception. There are also
opportunities for participation in invitational and special theme
exhibits.
The commission structure for work sold in the Gallery and gift shop is
70/30% of the list price determined by the artist – 70% for the artist.
Gift Shop
The
Gift Shop is actually a second gallery. Smaller,
more affordable works are featured in the gift shop. As with
the gallery, the gift shop is only available to Tall Grass juried
artists. Two-dimensional work is shown on the walls and
jewelry and three-dimensional work is placed on pedestals and shelves.
The Gift Shop is managed and maintained by an artist so has an artistic
and professional appearance. During the winter holidays, the focus is
on items appropriate for gift giving.
Eligibility
Artists
must be 18 years old. Work submitted must be original work
created by the artist – no mass produced work.
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