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

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.
     
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