Woodworking, printmaking, painting, collage, ceramics and more! aMuse Art & Craft Festival is Winchester’s only festival dedicated to the arts. With a kick ass committee of local arts professionals, we are community driven and proud to host artists from across the region to our charming little town.

Important Dates

Application Deadline: March 15, 2016
Early Bird Application: February 15, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: March 25, 2016
Booth Fee Due: April 8, 2016
aMuse Art & Craft Fair: May 21, 2016, 11am-6pm
Set-Up: May 21, 8am-11am
Take-Down: May 21, 6pm-8pm

Application

The application fee is a non-refundable $15 for early birds and $25 for all others
All artists must submit a total of four (4) images for jurying (3 images of the artist’s work; 1 of the artist’s booth display).
Booth Image should show your body of work, show overall presentation and provide dimension & scale
Commercial studios involved in multiple or volume production will not be considered for the show
All work exhibited and sold must be “original works of art”
Collaborating artists may apply to participate at the event and only needs to submit one application that reflects the work of both artists involved
Recommended price ranges of artwork are $50 to $3000

Selection

If you are selected to participate, the booth fee is a non-refundable $100
Jurying is conducted by a panel of experienced arts industry professionals and is based solely on the quality of work as illustrated in the submitted digital images.
Ability to follow application guidelines will be taken into consideration in the jurying process
Depending on applications, a reserve list of artists will also be selected to ensure a complete and balanced show. Reserve artists will be notified by email should a spot become available.

Art Fair Requirements

Exhibitors must provide their own tent with 10lbs weights for each leg (tents can be rented rented independently)
Each exhibitor is provided a 100 square foot (10′ x 10′) exhibition space
Booth artists must check-in at registration and stay for the entirety of the event
Any staff members has the right to have you remove anything inconsistent with the juried booth as accepted
aMuse is not responsible for any lost, damaged or stolen artwork- it is highly recommended participants purchase their own insurance