As a current member of the Cultural Arts Alliance, you are invited to present up to three pieces of your artwork, for sale or display, in the Betty & Johnny Main CAA Member Art Tent during the 36th Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival alongside over 120 juried artists. The Festival begins Saturday, May 4th at 10:00 a.m. and runs through Sunday, May 5th at 5:00 p.m. and is being held in Grand Boulevard Town Center.
If you are interested, and your work is of a caliber to show in a Fine Arts Festival, please read our requirement guidelines below carefully. There will be a CAA Members "Best in Show” winner who will receive a $100 award.
The CAA will accept original art in any medium, including paintings, photography, glass art, wood, baskets, fiber, fabric art, metal art, and pottery.
The first 40 applicants meeting the below guidelines will be accepted in the order in which they are received.
Requirement Guidelines:
1. In order to exhibit, you must be a current CAA Member.
2. To be an exhibiting member artist, you are required to volunteer four hours during the show. Volunteers are not guaranteed to be stationed at the Member Tent and could be assigned to help out in other capacities of ArtsQuest.
3. No prints or Giclée prints of Paintings or Watercolors. Gallery Wrap paintings not framed must have 1.5 inch sides. Photography printed on Gallery Wrap Canvas with 1.5 inch sides is acceptable as well as printed, matted, and framed photography. One of a kind original.
4. Limit is 3 pieces per artist, with a maximum size of 30” X 40,” which includes the frame. Width + Height cannot exceed 70". This includes Photography. More art may be accepted if space permits. You may bring five pieces of art if small, handmade pieces of Marble, Glass Art, Wood, Baskets, Metal Art, Fiber, Fabric Art and Pottery which will be displayed on a table or stand.
5. Artwork is to be delivered to the Member Tent in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin on FRIDAY, May 3rd, between Noon and 3:00 p.m. All pieces to be hung MUST arrive ready for hanging with appropriate frame, hardware and wire attached. ”D” Rings preferred. Saw-teeth hooks are not permitted.
6. IDENTIFICATION is required on each piece. We suggest a business card or index card be attached to the right lower back and front bottom right, including Name of Artist, Title, Medium, Size and Price, including sales tax. Artists are responsible for reporting their sales tax (7%).
7. NOTE: CAA is not responsible for selling items that are not clearly priced.
8. This show is limited to "fine art” categories only. Crafts and food items will not be accepted.
9. Artists are responsible for monitoring weather and picking up their art in case of inclement weather.
10. All artwork must be picked up Sunday, May 5th between 5 and 6 p.m.
The CAA is pleased to offer our members this wonderful opportunity to display and sell their work as a membership benefit valued at $110. We look forward to receiving your application! The submission deadline is April 23, 2024 at 11:59pm CST.
Allie Anderson
Event Director
Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County
Donnelle Clark
Member Artist Tent Chair
2024 ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival
850.687.9210
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County's teacher grant program provides semi-annual funding for arts projects and programs in the classroom.
The purpose of the grant program is to enhance the visual, literary, and performing arts experiences of all Walton County school children (Pre K - 12th grade) in public, private 501(c)3 not-for-profit schools, and home school groups.
Approved applicants can receive a maximum award of $1,000 up to two times per year.
Grant application deadlines are November 15th for a January - May grant period and May 15th for an August - December grant period.
Grantees must provide a summary report prior to applying for subsequent grants. Summary report forms are available here.
Questions?
STAFF CONTACT:
Lee Greene
lee@culturalartsalliance.com
850-622-5970
Scholarships are available to outgoing high school seniors, current college students of Walton County, or past graduates of Walton County public, private and home schools who have declared or intend to declare a major in the visual, literary or performing arts at the undergraduate level. There is no deadline to apply, and applications will be reviewed by committee quarterly. The Susan Foster Scholarship, Karen Kolenberg Scholarship and Sheila Goode Scholarship are available. Deadline: April 19, 2024
ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA:
- Application must be completed in full and received by published deadline.
- Applicant must be a resident of Walton County at the time of application.
- Applicant must have declared or intend to declare a major in and arts or humanities related field.
- Awards will range from $500 - $2,000 per year per applicant.
- Funds will be distributed directly to the award winner’s college or university.
- Applicants may apply once per calendar year even if an award has been received previously.
If you have any questions about this application, please contact Lee Greene at Lee@culturalartsalliance.com.
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County seeks emerging and established visual artists for its Public Artist Directory.
Selected applicants are eligible for inclusion on the CAA's Art in Public Spaces web page. This database will be shared for participation in various Walton County projects, and artists may be contracted to design, fabricate, and install public art. Artwork sites may include properties such as local businesses, libraries, recreation centers, parks, sidewalks, and more.
Artists will be selected for the database based on history of past work, community engagement, and ability to collaborate with the CAA employees and project liaisons. A selection panel will convene to screen all eligible applications.
For questions, contact Courtney Malone at courtney@culturalartsalliance.com
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Letter of Interest
- Current Resume or C/V
- Artist Bio
- Minimum Three (3) Examples of Previous Projects
- Work Description: image, title, media, date, dimensions, location (if site-specific), materials, project budget, commissioning entity
- Three (3) References
ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival will be held in Miramar Beach, FL in Grand Boulevard's Town Center on Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th. The hours of the festival are 10am-7pm on Saturday and 10am-5pm on Sunday. We expect a turnout of about 5,000 people throughout both days.
Vendors must be loaded into their space and ready for service at least 30 minutes before the festival is open and must remain open for business the entirety of festival hours each day. The festival is closed to vehicle traffic and so any food trucks must stay in place throughout the festival once it is loaded-in. We will have overnight security on Saturday night.
We will be providing a generator that you must use to plug into if your generator is loud. We have artist booths near the food location and would like to keep noise at a minimum.
The fee to participate starts at $250 depending on size of space and payment will be required by 11:59PM CST on April 26th, 2024.
All food vendors MUST have a fire inspection with South Walton Fire Department BEFORE the festival begins. For more information, please reach out to Julie: jclarke@swfd.org
To apply, please fill out the form below. If selected, we will be in contact by April 22th. For any questions, please reach out to Allie: allie@culturalartsalliance.com.
The CAA is requesting feedback once your project has completed. Please answer questions thoroughly.
The CAA is requesting feedback once your project has completed. Please answer questions thoroughly.
The CAA is requesting feedback once your project has completed. Please answer questions thoroughly.
The CAA is requesting feedback once your project has completed. Please answer questions thoroughly.
The Miramar Beach Creative Campus 2024 Summer Market is coming up for our wonderful community and provides opportunity to creatives, artists, ceramicists and makers. It will be a day full of creativity and shopping local for residents and tourists alike.
The event is scheduled for 4 p.m to 8 p.m on June 6 at The Miramar Beach Creative Campus (MBCC)
All CAA member creatives are invited to apply to be a vendor and sell their original art works at our summer market. We will be limited to 20 spots. All submissions will be juried and invitations to participate will be sent out on May 22, 2024. Artists will have until May 30 to accept the invitation to participate. Artists must email your acceptances to Pam Singh at pam@culturalartsalliance.com
Exhibitors will be given space to accommodate a 6 foot table** located outside in the parking lot and/or on the porch. Load-in will be between 1:30p.m.- 3:30 p.m on June 6, all the set up MUST be complete before 3:45pm.
APPLICATION DEADLINES -
Application Period – April 15 through May 21
Invitations – May 22
Artist Acceptances - on or before May 30 via email.
Market Date – June 6
Market Time – 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
RULES/REGULATIONS -
- Artists and vendors will need to submit 3 example images of their work.
- 4'X6' table space for one table will be provided at no cost (Artist need to bring their own table and table cloth)
- Artworks limited to no bigger than 12"X12"12"
- No more than two people manning one vendor table.
- All Art must be original and handcrafted by the artist who is present at the show. Individuals selling work that is not their own or otherwise misrepresenting their work or themselves are requested to refrain from applying. No manufactured items are to be displayed or sold.
- Artists must be present during the entire open hours of the show and must personally staff their booth.
- Work must match the proportions depicted in submitted images.
- Displays must remain within assigned space. No infringement into public areas, and into the spaces of other vendors.
- No sharing tables unless all artist vendors are represented in juried images.
- Artist need to bring their own table, chairs and table cloth
- Prints and reproductions are not will not be allowed to be sold.
- Space assignments are at the sole discretion of the MBCC and are not interchangeable. MBCC will accept and do its best to honor special requests, but cannot make any guarantees.
- MBCC staff will inspect booths onsite to ensure rules and standards are adhered and if you do not comply with it you will be asked to leave the market.
- No more than two (2) people manning a space during the event hours.
- Artists cannot breakdown early *No Excuses or Exceptions *You will not be allowed back next time!
- You must make your own arrangements to be able to charge items at the market.
- This is an artist market and all goods on display must be available for sale.
- Sales tax must be collected and remitted to the State of Florida.
- Event location, spot allocations, and vendor acceptances solely at CAA's discrete.
- CAA/MBCC will not charge any commissions from your sales, but we always encourage donations to support our non-profit's mission to help support as many artists as we can.