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Saluda Arts Festival Terms and Conditions
Application Deadline: Completed applications and exhibit fee must be received by 5 pm March 1, 2025. You will get a reply via email that we have received your application. A notification of acceptance will also be emailed to you no later than March 15, 2025.
Entry Guidelines and Exhibit Fees: All work must be original and current. Please upload at least 4 (four) images along with your application. All images submitted may be used for social and print media promotion. Early entries will be given first choice of booth location. Please pay the exhibit fee of $110 online when you submit your application. If your application is not accepted, your $110 will be refunded. Even if you have participated in past festivals, you are required to send images of your most recent work.
New Applicants: Please also upload an artist statement (i.e. bio, resume, inspiration, etc.) with your application.
Exhibit Descriptions: Booth size is 10 ft by 10 ft. in designated areas. Exhibitor is responsible for exhibit display, equipment, supplies, tables and signage. You must supply your own canopy in case of rain. All canopies must be weighted as it is often windy in May. Some exhibit areas are not level so plan accordingly. We encourage you to exhibit your work in a creative yet responsible way. Your booth must look professional. Tobacco and alcohol use are prohibited in the exhibit area.
Taxes: Any applicable sales tax or business permits are the responsibility of the exhibitor. The festival is located in Polk County, NC.
Exhibit Fee: $110 should be paid online at the time you submit your application. If you cannot make an online payment you may mail your payment and application to the Saluda Downtown Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 601, Saluda, NC 28773. Make your check payable to the Saluda Downtown Foundation, Inc. Exhibit fees will be refunded if you are not accepted.
Cancellations: An application is a commitment to show. No refunds are given unless work is not accepted as the Saluda Arts Festival is a rain or shine event.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability: The Festival does not provide insurance coverage for artwork. The artist is solely responsible for the artwork and must insure it for all risks of loss. Artist’s failure to insure is artist’s loss. The Festival is run by volunteers who assist with setting up and breaking down exhibits. The Festival does not insure for negligence of volunteers. Artists must insure against loss caused by volunteers.
Set Up and Breakdown: Official hours of the show are 10 am to 4 pm. Set-up time begins at 7 am. Exhibitors will receive instructions at least two weeks prior to the show regarding booth number, set up and unloading, contact information of assigned volunteer and general information. Breakdown is not allowed until after the festival is over.
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