Policies and Regulations

Fiesta Arts Fair is open only to individual artists/exhibitors directly involved in the design and creation of the work they exhibit.

All work must be original. Fabricated forms, kits, patterns or embellished commercial product will not be accepted.

Artists must be present during the event and must personally staff their booth. No dealers, agents or representatives will be permitted.

Only work representative of that submitted for jury may be exhibited. We reserve the right to reject any artist’s displayed items not in keeping with the slides submitted.

The Southwest School of Art & Craft retains the right to prevent an artist from exhibiting for conduct deemed, in the School’s sole discretion, unacceptable and/or detrimental to the mission and reputation of the SSAC and Fiesta Arts Fair.
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Artist Selection

Artists/exhibitors are selected on the basis of Fiesta Arts Fair’s standards of quality, originality and creativity as interpreted by a jury of three visual arts professionals. All three images are projected horizontally at once, and the work is given a numerical score.

120 – 130 artists/exhibitors will be selected, of which 25% will be invited, and 75% will be selected through the jury process. Artists receiving scores in the top percentile and award winners from the previous year are automatically invited to participate in the Fair.

Prior participation in a Fiesta Arts Fair does not guarantee selection to the 2006 Fair.
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Booth Spaces

The Fair offers 10-x-10-ft, 10-x-15 ft, or 10-x-20 ft booths. Most spaces are outdoors; a few are located indoors. Booth fees are $275 and up, depending on size and location.

Preferences for booth location will be considered in the order of receipt of contract and booth fee. Corner spaces, electricity, tables and chairs are available for an additional fee.

Artists/exhibitors must provide their own booth structure. Booth structure must be of sound design, and must not exceed the space allocated.

All participating artists/exhibitors must check in on Friday, April 18, between 8:00A – 5:00P. Set-up will continue through the night. All booth displays must be fully set up by 6:00A on Saturday.

The Southwest School of Art & Craft cannot be held responsible for damage, loss or theft of work or property.
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Artist Amenities

• Artist Relief/Booth Sitting
• 24-hour on-site security
• Promotional postcards
• Artist hospitality room
• Separate indoor restrooms
• $3,000 in cash awards
• Saturday artist dinner and social

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Eligible Media

ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL AND MADE BY HAND OR WITH THE USE OF APPROPRIATE TOOLS BY THE ARTIST/EXHIBITOR. No mass produced items allowed regardless of modification or enhancement.

Artists may only exhibit and sell work in the media category for which they are accepted. All jewelry, for example, must have been juried in the jewelry category.

Artist/exhibitors may enter in more than one medium, but must submit separate applications, fees and images. If only one application is accepted, only work in that medium may be exhibited.

• CERAMIC - Thrown coil, slab, slip cast or modeled objects made by hand from clay.
• DRAWING - Crayon charcoal, pencil, conté crayon, ink, chalk or pastel on paper, canvas or other two-dimensional surface.
• FIBER - Wearable and non-wearable work created with natural fiber; basketry, weaving, surface design, needlework, papermaking and leather.
• GLASS - Handblown, molded, fused, slumped or stained glass items.
• JEWELRY - All wearable jewelry items constructed in precious metal.
• JEWELRY: NON-PRECIOUS - All jewelry constructed from non-precious metal, clay, glass or other media must be entered in this catgory.
• METAL OBJECTS - cast, fabricated, formed, etched or made of welded metals with or without additional elements.
• MIXED MEDIA - Two- or three-dimensional work created from a combination of materials.
• PAINTING - Watercolor, oil, acrylic, gouache, tempera, lacquer, etc., on any surface.*
• PHOTOGRAPHY -Original, limited editions or one-of-a-kind prints in black & white, color or hand-tinted.*
• PRINTMAKING -Original images, hand manipulated and printed by the artist. All prints must be limited editions, signed and numbered.*
• SCULPTURE -Three-dimensional objects made from wood, clay, stone, metal, fiber or mixed media.
• WOOD -Hand-turned, carved or constructed works predominately of wood.

* Reproduction Policy: Limited edition offset lithographs and giclees of original works on display are acceptable only if signed, numbered, and have a certificate explaining their origin, process, and archival properties. Reproduction should comprise no more than 25% of the artist’s work. No reproductions may be hung.
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Application Process

Applications will be accepted and processed online through ZAPPlication.org™. If you do not already have an account with ZAPP™, please visit their webpage to establish an account prior to applying to the show, www.zapplication.org. **
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Online Application

Deadline: November 13, 2007 (No exceptions will be made)
Application Fee: $25 (Non-refundable)

Submit three representative digital images of your work. Follow the image requirements listed on the Zapplication website.

For tips on image preparation visit, www.zapplication.org/imaging_tips.phtml.

** Digital Service Package is available if you cannot provide images in the rquired digital format -- see section below for details.
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Notification and Cancellation

Artists will be notified of their selection for the 2006 Fiesta Art Fair no later than December 15, 2007. An email address must be listed for notification.

Selected artists will receive a contract and show information with their notice of acceptance. Booth fee and signed contract will be due January 17, 2008.

A $50 administrative fee will be charge for all cancellations. No refunds will be made to exhibitors who cancel after February 28, 2008.
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Digital Service Package

Deadline: Nov 1, 2007 (No exceptions will be made)
Application Fee: $75 (Includes $25 application fee. Non-refundable)

If you cannot provide images in the required digital format, Fiesta Arts Fair (FAF) provides two options to assist you with the ZAPPlication™ process. Fiesta Arts Fair will digitally process your slides and application for an additional processing fee of $59. The processing fee includes slide scanning and data entry of artist information by SSAC staff. FAF will send you a disk of the original scanned images and the ZAPP™ sized images.

Option 1: Request a Fiesta Arts Fair 2007 application. FAF will send you a paper application that you must complete and send to FAF with three 35mm color slides of current examples of your work intended for display and a self-addressed envelope.

OR

Option 2: Register your personal profile with ZAPP™ by going to www.zapplication.org. Complete the Fiesta Arts Fair 2007 application questions. Send three 35mm color slides of current examples of your work intended for display along with a one-page sheet of paper noting you name, contact information and the username and password you created for your ZAPP™ profile and a self-addressed envelope (6´x 9” or larger.)

Please contact Barbara Hill at 210.224.1848 or email mailto:bhill@swschool.org to receive an application or for assistance.

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