Art and Garden Fair Seeks Artists, Vendors

The Village of Homewood is gearing up for another explosion of creativity and art this summer with planning underway for the village's 6^th Annual Downtown Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair. The fair, which takes place June 7 and 8, is currently seeking artists to display and sell their works during the fair.

Held on Martin Avenue, the fair will feature live entertainment, activities for children and families, and, of course, art. Vendors from across the area will descend on the street, selling everything from paintings to drawings to mixed media during the event.

Those wishing to participate in the fair as a vendor must submit an application for selection, along with a non-refundable $25 application fee. If selected, the application fee will be applied to a vendor's booth fee, which can range between $75 to $250 depending on what a vendor is selling. A full list of fees can be found here.

Artists submitting an application to be a vendor must follow specific requirements for the fair and must fall in to one of more than a dozen categories. Below are the rules for submission and artistic categories for the fair.

Submission Requirements:

• All exhibited work must be original in concept, and must have been created by the accepted applicant. No work made with commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, stencils, or prefabricated forms may be exhibited.
• Artists must be present to exhibit and manage their displays.
• All sales will be conducted between the artist and purchaser. 
• An artist whose work does not comply with the rules, or differs from the examples of works submitted and accepted, will be asked to leave the Fair without refund.

Categories:

• 2-D Mixed Media: All original work that is intended to hang on the wall and incorporates one or more type of material.                
• Antiques/Vintage: Items and collectibles that are 50-100 years old.  Items can range from furniture to kitchen and dining ware, clothing, toys, garden, jewelry, etc.
• Ceramics: All original clay and porcelain work, other than jewelry, is accepted in this category. No machine made or mass produced items will be permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design will be displayed, each piece must be signed.   
• Ceramics: All original clay and porcelain work, other than jewelry, is accepted in this category. No machine made or mass produced items will be permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design will be displayed, each piece must be signed.
• Ceramics- All original clay and porcelain work, other than jewelry, is accepted in this category. No machine made or mass produced items will be permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design will be displayed, each piece must be signed.   
• Furniture: Garden, decorative or functional furniture of any material.
• Garden Decor: Plants, flowers, garden tools, garden containers, etc.    
• Glass: Original work in which the primary material is glass. No mass production accepted.
• Jewelry: All jewelry, regardless of material, will be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds, or production studio work is allowed.
• Metal: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
• Photography: Photographic prints made from the artist’s original image, which have been processed by that artist, or under his or her direct supervision, are included in this category.
• Painting: Two-dimensional images including all forms of paint application, such as oils, acrylics, watercolors and similarly applied materials.
• Printmaking, Graphics, and Drawings: Includes prints that are hand pulled by artists from traditional methods, including etching, engraving, silkscreen, stone and plate lithography, linoleum block, or woodcut. Images must be produced in signed and numbered limited editions from an original image created by the artist.       
• Sculpture and 3-D Mixed Media: Original, free standing work of any material.
• Wood: Original woodwork that is hand-tooled, carved, or machine-worked.        

For more information about the fair, contac events@homesweethomewood.com, entering "Art and Garden" in subject field, or call Rachael Jones at (708) 206-3375 or Allisa Opyd at (708) 206-3393.

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