2010 Arts Festival in Manayunk
 
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Festival Dates:
Saturday, June 26: 11am - 8pm
Sunday, June 27: 11am - 6pm
Rain or shine

The Manayunk Arts Festival is now in it’s 21st year has BIG changes in store, and all are for the better! 

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Manayunk Development Corporation is pleased to announce the 2010 Arts Festival in Manayunk. This year we invite you to share in the tradition of excellence as the tri-state's largest outdoor, juried arts festival. Celebrating 20 years of presenting the highest quality of fine arts and crafts from across the country, as many as 300,000 collectors, buyers and designers will visit Main Street for this event.

The festival takes place along Main Street in Manayunk, Philadelphia's premiere shopping and dining destination. Manayunk, named a National Historic District in 1983, is centrally located to Center City Philadelphia, the Main Line Suburbs and the entire Delaware Valley. Chic galleries, boutiques, and award-winning restaurants line this converted mill town's Main Street, which parallels the picturesque Manayunk Canal and Schuylkill River.

The Manayunk Arts Festival is now in it’s 21st year has BIG changes in store and all are for the better! 

·         Check out the list of Jurors this year.  All with great credentials. Google them!

·         Artist Vendors with “Buy / Sell” will be asked to leave the show.

·         Each block will have a minimum of 4 loading / unloading spots to ease traffic congestion.

·         Artist Welcome packages will be sent out to artists in early May and will include:

o   Event postcards (up to 100 for Free, more by special request).

o   Event e-postcard (send them out to your entire email list).

o   Free Parking pass for 1 car for both days.

o   Coupon for Free festival T-shirt and Poster

o   2 VIP event wristlets which amongst other things gets you coffee and donuts each morning during set up.

If you would like to participate in the 2010 Arts Festival, you may apply using our online application. Please see the details below:

Entries:
Open to all artists who design and produce their own work. No commercially mass-produced items will be accepted. All exhibiting artists must be present at the two-day event.

Display Space:
The space provided for each artist is 10 deep by 10 wide, inclusive of storage space (electricity is not available). Security will be provided overnight on Saturday, and displays may remain standing. However, it is advised that merchandise be removed. The Manayunk Arts Festival assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage.

Jury Procedure:
 

Jurists
Barbara Boroff- original promoter of the Manayunk Arts Festival. Mrs. Boroff has been promoting craft shows since 1984.

David Decca- Owner of Main Street Manayunk's own Orbit Gallery since 1981.

Curlee Raven Holton- Owner of Main Street Manayunk's own Raven Studios is also a professor of art and director of Lafayettes Experimental Printmaking Institute.

Zoe Cohen- Head of the Art Department at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Studies.

Amy Lipton- Co-Curator of Eco Artspace and former curator of Abington Art Center

Online
Applications must be accompanied by five high quality images, four representing the quality of the work to be exhibited and an overall view of your booth display. All applications must be submitted via Zapplication.org.

Mail
Slides are only accepted for an additional $10 added to your jury fee. Slides MUST be current, placed in a sleeve and labeled with your name at the top of each image.
CDs are only accepted for an additional $10 added to your juryfee.

Applications without images or that do not meet the above criteria will be disqualified and returned.

DOWNLOAD A PAPER APPLICATION HERE!!!!

Fees:
Jury fee: $30 (non-refundable)
Exhibit fee: $450 (2 days)
Fees must be submitted online with your application or via mail with 2 separate checks.

Please make checks payable to "Manayunk Arts Festival" and mail it to:

Manayunk Arts Festival
Attention: Howard Moseley
111 Grape Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127

Entries must include:
A check for $450 for exhibit space plus a $30 check for the jury fee, both made payable to the Manayunk Arts Festival. A $10 fee will be charged for all checks returned for insufficient funds.

The exhibit fee will be returned to artists whose work does not meet the criteria.
Jury fees are non-refundable.

Cancellation
Exhibit fees will be refunded provided your cancellation is processed online at Zapplication.org by May 31, 2010, minus a $25 cancellation fee. Mailed cancellations will only be accepted if they are postmarked by May 31, 2010. You may NOT cancel by phone.

Deadlines:
Applications must be submitted on or February 28, 2010 March 7, 2010 CLOSED

Notifications:
Notification will be mailed in March 2010.

Prizes:
More than $1,000 in cash prizes and purchase awards will be presented.