Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale

Application For Artists

 November 19 & 20, 2011 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
at 3 locations in the Village of Placitas
Deadline July 21, 2011
 
     

Applications are being accepted for the 30th Annual Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale, a juried event. Well-supported by the community, the Holiday Sale also brings people from the greater Albuquerque area through advertising and aggressive publicity. Because the Holiday Sale has a reputation for quality work and variety that attracts visitors and interested buyers, more artists apply every year for the limited number of available spaces. Consequently, you are urged to send the best possible images of your work. This year's show promises to be the best Holiday Sale ever with many projects planned to promote the 30th Anniversary.

The Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale will be accepting digital images only for jurying into the show. Artists need not be Placitas residents to apply.

The Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale will be held at 3 locations in the village:

Anasazi Fields Winery -- 10' x 10' spaces and a few table spaces  (4' x 8') are in a large heated pavilion.

The Big Tent -- Spaces are 8' x 10' and 10' x 10' (no 4' x 8' table spaces) in the heated Big Tent on Hwy. 165 next to the Presbyterian Church in the village.

The Placitas Elementary School -- Irregular spaces equivalent to 8' x 8' (mostly 6' x 10'), a few 8' x 10', and some 4' x 8' table spaces are in the school's multi-use room and adjacent halls. There are a few odd-shaped 10' x 10' spaces but ARTISTS WITH BOOTHS IN THE SCHOOL MUST BE FLEXIBLE WITH THEIR DISPLAYS.

Although location requests will be considered, the Holiday Sale reserves the right to make booth assignments for a well-balanced show. Be sure and name a second and third choice for locations on the Application Form, as well as additional acceptable booth sizes.

You MUST send 2 checks/money orders made out to Placitas Holiday Sale, one for the jury fee and the other for the booth fee. Failure to comply will result in your application being returned unjuried.

Jury fees will be deposited prior to jurying. Booth fees will only be deposited upon your acceptance. Your booth fee check will be returned to you if you are not accepted. If you want to display jewelry of any kind with other work you must be juried separately for jewelry and enclose an additional jury fee. A $25 fee will be charged per bounced check.

All applicants MUST be juried by digital images. Send a CD with your application with 3 digital images per medium of the work you intend to show. All paintings (oil, watercolor, acrylic, etc.) are considered one medium. All applications will be juried by a committee, whose decision is final. Artists who were juried last year may choose to use last year's images instead of sending a CD with the same work, although you are encouraged to send us jury images of your latest creations.

Artists who wish to be featured in the show's publicity should send additional images at higher resolution, as well as press statements, artist statements, awards, etc.