24th Annual

Fine Arts Festival

Call for Artists A Juried Art Festival

Friday, November 17, 2017 4 to 8 PM

Saturday, November 18, 2017 10 am to 4 pm

Spanos Community Center St. Basil’s Greek Orthodox Church

920 W. March Lane - Stockton, CA

Sponsored by the San Joaquin Potters Guild

Early Registration Deadline (Save $$) Monday, June 12, 2017

Last Day to Register—Mon., July 10, 2017

About the Fine Arts Festival …

Ceramics (functional, sculptural, decora-tive & garden), Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Paintings, Photography, Weaving/Textiles (Wearable Art ) and Wood.

Stockton is centrally located for artists

from the greater Bay Area, Sacramento, foothill communities and Fresno. It is an easy drive!

This is an opportunity to sell your art at an art festival with a highly successful track record.

The guild has a very large customer mail-

ing base and e-mail list. We will provide participating artists with

postcards and a digital copy of our pub-licity to e-mail to customers, friends and to place on your social media site. If you want posters, we will provide that also.

Sales: Artists are responsible for their

own sales—check, cash or credit card, wrapping and bags. WiFi will be availa-ble.

The location of the Spanos Community Center is near the University of the Pacif-ic and two major shopping malls.

The facility is beautiful, has good lighting

and has easy access for unloading, The facility is in an excellent high-traffic

location and has great customer parking.

The facility offers security for leaving art overnight in the room.

Application & Jury Process:

Prior Non-Member Participants: If you have previously been accepted in this show, you do not need to be juried in again. However, we would still like to have at least three (3) photos of your work (high resolution) to use for our publicity.

Non-member artists who are applying for the first time to this show, must be juried into the show. Please submit three (3) high resolution digital photos of your work by e-mail or on a CD with your application. This is a quality art sale and the jury process will be used to maintain the high quality of the show.

Confirmation of Space and the Jury Pro-

cess: A signed, completed registration form and payment must be received with the re-quested digital photos of your work, in order to be considered for the show. If you are not juried into the show, your registration will be returned to you in full. The jury process will take place the week of July 17, 2017 and you will be notified of acceptance or

non-acceptance. Eligibility: ONLY original work, handmade by

the artist is eligible for the event. (Absolutely no seconds.)

Pricing: Pricing should reflect that of fine arts or high quality work. This is not a “seconds” sale event.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PHOTOS: Photos must be of high quality resolution with plain back-ground (no wrinkled or printed fabrics, or other dis-tracting backgrounds). Please include only one (1) piece per photo. Not all artist photos will be used in publicity. If you are a returning non-member artist, please submit photos of new art.

Non-Member Registration

2017 Fine Arts Festival—November 17-18, 2017

First time applicant* I have previously been juried into this show.

PLEASE PRINT

Name _______________________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________ City _________________ Zip_____________

Home Phone: _____________ Cell Phone: ______________ E-mail: _____________________@ ___________________

Art you will be selling (i.e., ceramics (sculpture or functional), jewelry, photography, glass, wood, fabric etc.): ____________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

First Choice Space Size: ____ x _____ Second Choice Space Size: _____ x _____

SAVE! EARLY Registration (On or before Monday, June 12, 2017): 6’ x 8’ Space @ $105.00 ...................................................................................... $__________ 8’ x 8’ Space @ $125.00 ...................................................................................... $__________ 8’ x 10’ Space @ $145.00 ...................................................................................... $__________ 10’ x 10’ Space @ $160.00 ...................................................................................... $__________

Late Registration (June 13 – July 10, 2017): 6’ x 8’ Space @ $115.00 ....................................................................................... $__________ 8’ x 8’ Space @ $135.00 ....................................................................................... $__________ 8’ x 10’ Space @ $155.00 ....................................................................................... $__________ 10’ x 10’ Space @ $170.00 ....................................................................................... $__________

Sharing Space: If you wish to share a space with another non-member artist, that artist must also submit a non-member

registration form and be juried into the sale. (If they are not juried into the show, you will be responsible for full payment of your exhibit space alone.) I would like to share a space with: Name _____________________________________

Table Rental: I would like to rent __one (1) __two (2) 8 ft. table(s) at $8 ea. ……………...…………………... $_________

Total Amount Enclosed (Make check payable to San Joaquin Potters Guild) ......... $__________

*All registrations must be received by Monday, July 10, 2017. No refunds will be given after July 30, 2017, unless there is an artist on the wait list who can serve as a replacement, or the event is cancelled.

Post-Cards: How many postcards do you need? ____ How many posters can you post in your community? ____

Electricity: I will need electricity Yes No

Raffle: If juried into the show, I would like to donate a small piece of art for the raffle (optional): Yes No

PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT & LIABILITY RELEASE: The San Joaquin Potters Guild, St. Basil’s Greek Orthodox Church, their officers, volunteers and members assume no responsibility for loss, theft, or breakage of any items displayed in this event. Pieces are displayed entirely at the participant’s own risk, and the participant will not be reimbursed for damaged or missing pieces. Artists agree to the San Joaquin Potters Guild’s use of any photographs taken for publicity of the event. This release re-mains valid throughout the show. Signature below indicates that the participant has read and agrees to ALL the requirements.

Signature _________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Mail Registration & Payment Payable to: San Joaquin Potters Guild, 2437 Pheasant Run Circle, Stockton, CA 95207

Complete Details …

www.sanjoaquinpottersguild.org

All Returning ARTISTS Publicity Photos: All artists returning for this year’s event are asked to submit no

less than three (3) high resolution photos for publicity purposes. Submit your photos no later than July 10, 2017

to claybike73@sbcglobal.net and identify your photos with your name.

Jury Process - First time Applicants: (You MUST submit 3 digital photos - labeled then with your first and last name.)

Yes, I have enclosed three (3) high resolution digital photos of my work on a CD

I will e-mail three (3) high resolution digital photos of my work to claybike73@sbcglobal.net