The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County is calling all artists who are current members of the Cultural Arts Alliance to submit an application to be considered for the 2024 Foster Gallery Fall-Winter Rotation. The exhibit will be hosted at one of our community partner locations, The Coastal Branch Library, Nov. 1, 2024 through Jan. 31, 2025.    

Please study the criteria and submit application ONLINE prior to 11:59 pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. 

ABOUT THE FOSTER GALLERY The Foster Gallery is named for the late Susan Foster, a founder of the Cultural Arts Alliance. The Foster Gallery features regional artist rotations as well as special exhibitions, artist receptions and openings, and symbolize the support the CAA strives to give artists in our community, including those who are members of the CAA. This rotation will showcase member artworks at one of our community partner locations.  

EXHIBIT LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION 

Coastal Branch Library Hours Of Operation: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 437 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

HOW IT WORKS Fifteen (15) to Twenty (20) artists will be selected for each rotation. Artists are not required to work at the gallery, however, they must be current members of the CAA (members do not have to be local). Not a member yet? It's easy to join online.   

Exhibiting artists will be asked to participate in additional paid and volunteer opportunities, including teaching a workshop, live demonstrations at events, participating in artist talks, and other opportunities at the Bayou Arts Center. Artists are encouraged to attend the rotation opening reception - "Creative Cafe" at the Coastal Branch Library.  

The sales split is 60% artist and 40% CAA. The CAA is responsible for all overhead, including rent, utilities, commissions, marketing, event costs, and insurance of the gallery and its contents. In order to make a sale the gallery reserves the right to give a discount up to 10% to the buyer. All sales will be processed through the CAA, and artists will receive monthly settlements. The gallery features ongoing special exhibitions throughout the year and may also host invitationals at the CAA’s discretion.        

TIMELINE 

Call to artists:  October 4 - October 22, 2024 

Artist notification: October 23, 2024 

Art Drop-off and Pick Up date: October 30, 2024 

Rotation begins: November 1, 2024 

Rotation ends: January 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. 

ARTIST CRITERIA  Accepted artists MUST meet the following criteria: 

• Artist must be a current member of the CAA. Membership is open to all artists regardless of their location. Visit CulturalArtsAlliance.com/join to submit your information.
• Artists are required to submit work(s) that they will be bringing in to the gallery for that rotation. If you bring different work to the gallery upon your acceptance your work will not be hung and will be sent back with you.
• Artist must drop off artwork on designated date.
• Artist must pick up art on specified date at end of rotation.
• Artist must be available to attend gallery events & receptions (as needed).
• All exhibited work must be original work created by the applying artist. All exhibited work must be for sale. Prints and giclées are not allowed on the exhibit walls (except photography). If you have exhibited in a previous rotation, please do not submit all of the same artwork.
• All artworks must be on a hanging wire system, no hooks or just D rings accepted. If the artwork is missing the wire system your artwork will not be hung and will be returned to you.
• Artist must have a specified number of pieces (to be determined prior to the rotation start date) on exhibit at any given time throughout rotation. 
• Artist must agree to a 60% artist / 40% CAA split of the final sale price.
• Artist must agree to let CAA make a discount decision on their behalf of up to 10% to make a sale just incase a customer asks for one.
• Artist must be able to provide a replacement piece within 48 hours after the sale of an exhibited piece.
• Artist must provide an inventory of art pieces in a digital file that lists Price, Title, Medium, Dimensions & and if the piece is framed or not upon delivery of artwork.
• Artist must pay a 10% referral fee to the CAA for any commissions that are generated because of the artist’s participation in the gallery.
• Please note we are very selective about artists' acceptance who will follow every rule listed in our terms and conditions, we may reject or return any work that does not meet our guidelines, no exceptions.   

HOW TO APPLY Submit your application ONLINE before 11:59 p.m. CST on October 22, 2024. You will need to set up an account with Submittable if you do not already have one. You only have to set up your account one time, but you will need to submit to artist calls individually. All submissions forms must be filled on a laptop or a desktop, forms submitted through smartphones, iPads or tablets will not reach our team.

*By submitting this application you agree to the above guidelines and terms, conditions and policies of CAA and the Foster Gallery.

The 2024 Flutterby Arts Festival celebrates its 32nd year of honoring the migration of the Monarch Butterfly through our area with a full day of fun and creativity for the whole family. This year the Flutterby Festival includes a curated artist market, kids' art activities, live music, theatre and dance performances, lawn games, a student butterfly art exhibit, and a butterfly parade! The event, which draws around 1,000 people throughout the day, is scheduled for 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 10th, 2024 at The Pavilion at Watersound® Town Center.

Artists are invited to apply to exhibit and sell their original art work at the Flutterby Festival, and a limited number of exhibitors will be selected. The early bird deadline to submit an application* with discounted booth fee is Friday, September 27th, and the final deadline is Friday, October 11th. All submissions will be juried and invitations to participate will be sent out the week of October 21st. Artists will have until Monday, October 28th to accept the invitation to exhibit and pay your booth fee. 

Exhibitors will be given a 10 X 10 space located in a park-like setting on pine straw in the heart of the festival next to the Pavilion and the Ambrosia Restaurant. Load-in will be at 3 p.m.- 6 p.m on Saturday, November 9th and/or 7am-9am on the morning of the festival - Sunday, November 10th. All vendors MUST have a tent to cover their space. No exceptions. Tent rentals are available. 

APPLICATION DEADLINES & BOOTH FEES
 Early bird deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on September 27th, 2024
 Final deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on October 11th, 2024
 Early bird booth fee by September 27th deadline: $125 | $100 CAA Members
 Regular booth fee by October 11th: $150

 *Artists and vendors will need to submit 1-2 example images of their exhibitor booth and 3 images of artwork in the form below.

 **10x10 tent rentals are available for an additional cost of $200. Tent rentals include a 6ft banquet table and two fold-out chairs. Power is very limited. Please note if you require power for your booth. We cannot promise power for every booth but will do our best to accommodate. 

For questions: please email CAA Events Director - Allie Anderson: allie@culturalartsalliance.com

The Flutterby Festival, produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, celebrates its 32nd year of the migration of the Monarch butterfly through our area with art activities, live music, theatre and dance performances, art exhibits, a butterfly parade and more!

Join us for this free, family-fun event on Sunday, November 10th from 10 AM -  4 PM at the beautiful Watersound Town Center Pavilion. 

 We will be accepting a limited number of Food Trucks at this event and they must have a license to operate in Walton County. We expect 1000 attendees throughout the day.

If you would like to participate, please fill out the application below by October 1st. Invitations to participate will be sent out by Oct 4th. $150 fee will be due by Oct 11th. Proceeds benefit the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County’s ‘Art For All’ Program. Details can be found at CulturalArtsAlliance.com. Payment can be made after your application has been accepted. We will reach out and give further instruction when the time comes. 

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County is seeking individuals/private homeowners who would like to be a part of the 30A Songwriters Festival Artist Host Program.  
 

Please complete one application in its entirety per property, and we will be in contact to let you know if your property has been approved.

Artist hosts will be acknowledged in the Festival's printed program and will receive 2025 30A Songwriters Festival weekend passes in exchange for the donation of housing. The number of tickets received by host is directly related to the size of the donated property and the number of nights donated.

This program is for homes, apartments, condos, or carriage houses owned by individuals only. Interested businesses or rental agencies may contact Kaela Hargis at kaela30aswf@gmail.com or Joy Steele at joy30aswf@gmail.com.

 

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.  Prior Grantees must also provide receipts for the purchases before receiving additional grants.

Questions?
STAFF CONTACT:   
Lee Greene
lee@culturalartsalliance.com
850-622-5970