South Haven Fine Art Fair 2024

Additional time info:

GENERAL INFORMATION
ART FAIR CALENDAR:
Art Fair dates: Saturday, July 6, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 7, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Application begins: Friday, December 15, 2023

Application deadline: Monday, March 4, 2024, midnight EST
Notification by: Friday, March 15, 2024 midnight EST
Booth fee deadline: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, midnight EST
Cancellation refund deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, minus $50 deposit
Set up dates & time: Friday, July 5, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 6, 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

LOCATION & CHECK-IN:
Stanley Johnston Park, 202 Dyckman Ave., South Haven, MI. The check-in booth is located on the corner of Woodman St. and Park Ave., both one-way streets. It is best to approach the park exiting from Highway 196 at Exit 22, North Shore Drive. Continue west past the roundabout, turn left onto Woodman St., and drive one block to the check-in area. Artist parking is provided onsite. The City of South Haven strictly prohibits overnight camping in Stanley Johnston Park.

ELIGILBILITY:
All work must be created by the exhibiting artist. The original concept, design, and execution must be attributable solely to the artist displaying their work. No buy/sell works permitted. All artists will be juried. All work on display must be consistent with images submitted. Artists must be 18 years or older. Artist Level Members of the South Haven Center for the Arts receive $10 off their application fee. To learn more about the Artist Level Membership at the SHCA click this link, https://www.southhavenarts.org/artist-membership

AMENITIES:

Extensive marketing and publicity using newspaper, magazine, social media and radio advertising
Free artist parking onsite
Vehicle access to booth site for easy setup and teardown
Private security patrolling the park overnight Friday and Saturday
Artist hospitality: Morning coffee, pastries and bottled water
Friendly volunteer booth sitters available for artist breaks
Committee members and volunteers are dedicated to welcoming artists and having a successful art fair.
Family and childrens activities

If you would like more information on the City of South Haven or lodging please visit www.southhaven.org or www.southhavenmi.com.

FEES:

There is a $35.00 non-refundable application fee Deadline Monday, March 4, 2024, midnight EST.
The Artist Level Member application fee is $25. We will send a coupon code to you via email if you have a membership at the Artist Level with the SHCA. Apply your coupon code prior to check out to receive $10 off the application fee.
A booth fee of $275.00, including a $50 non-refundable deposit for each reserved booth space is required after notice of acceptance and is due by Wednesday, April 17, 2024 midnight EST. Cancellations cannot be made after Wednesday, May 15, 2024, midnight EST. Two booths can be purchased to have a double booth.
You may pay fees by credit card on the ZAPPlication® website, or mail a check or money order to 600 Phoenix Street, South Haven, MI 49090. Make check or money order payable to South Haven Center for the Arts.

Waitlist:

Waitlist artists need not pay Booth Fee until invited to fill a vacancy for the show
Any vacancies are filled by the Artist Committee from the 2024 juried waitlisted artists. The Committee and Executive Director may use their discretion to invite non juried artists should the waitlisted artists be exhausted.

AWARDS:
Onsite judging takes place the first day of the show, and will be done by arts professionals. Prizes total atleast $1500 will be distributed at the art fair.

RULES/REGULATIONS
HOW TO APPLY:

Artists must apply online at www.ZAPPlication.org. The application and a $35.00 non-refundable application fee ($25 for Artist Level Members). Initial deadline due by Monday, March 4, 2024, 11:59pm EST.
A booth fee of $275.00 including $50 administration fee is due by Wednesday, April 17, 2024, midnight EST
You may pay both the application fee and the booth fee by credit card on the ZAPPlication® website, or mail a check or money order to 600 Phoenix Street, South Haven, MI 49090. Make check or money order payable to South Haven Center for the Arts.
Each application must include five (5) digital images: four (4) of artwork and one (1) of booth display. Any image may be considered and used for publicity purposes. Digital images must show current, original artwork and be representative of work being sold and/or displayed in your booth. Applications without booth images will not be considered.
Jurors will review the five (5) digital images as a group for each applicant. Images will be scored from 1 (low) to 5 (high). The highest scores in each category will be invited to participate in the art fair.
If you need help with image dimensions, please refer to ZAPPlication help videos. We are not able to assist with resizing or uploading images.

POLICIES:
South Haven Art Fair policies will be enforced to promote the highest level of artist participation and integrity.

Photo ID required at check-in.
Only the accepted artist may register. Collaborating artists are invited, but must apply as a single entry only. If accepted, only one booth will be issued, and only finished work that is the result of the collaborative process may be displayed and/or sold.
Applying in more than one category is permitted. If applying in more than one category, you will need a separate ZAPPlication, fee and required images for each application. Only one category will be accepted. Artists may exhibit and sell work only in the medium or category in which the work was accepted; no “cross-merchandising” is permitted within a single booth.
All work exhibited and/or sold at the fair must be original and of the artist’s own creation. Commercially made products will not be accepted, i.e., kits, molds, patterns, plans, pre-fabricated forms, or other commercial methods.
Mass produced items are not permitted at the South Haven Art Fair. Mass production is defined as works produced in large quantities that are essentially identical or have minimum differentiation, modification or enhancement by the artist. Mass produced clothing of any kind is not permitted.
Digital images must show current/original artwork and be representative of work being sold and/or displayed in your booth.
Each application must include five (5) images: four (4) of artwork; and one (1) of booth display. Any of your images may be considered and used for publicity purposes.
Booth image requirements must be representative of the booth quality you intend to provide at the fair. Please do not submit an image with any identifiable signage or photo of the artist. Everything that is visible in your booth from the front of the booth at the fair must be seen in the booth image. Browse boxes, flip bins, etc. must appear in the booth image if they are visible from the front of the booth at the fair. The purpose is to ensure that you have a complete body of work which is represented in the first four (4) images and to give us a fair and accurate representation of your total, overall layout as it will appear in the fair.
Except for reasonable, short breaks, artists must be present in their booth for the duration of the art fair. Booth sitters will be available for artist breaks.
Displays are to remain intact until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 7, the close of the art fair, and no vehicles are permitted in the booth area until after 4:00 p.m.
Quality Coordinator(s) will monitor all displays throughout the fair to ensure exhibitors comply with art fair rules.
Particpance must follow all South Haven City Park rules.
City of South Haven strictly prohibits overnight camping in Stanley Johnston Park.
Artists are solely responsible for all sales taxes.

Reproduction Policy:

A reproduction is defined as any existing work of art (such as a painting, pastel, drawing, etc.) that is copied by digital or photographic means and printed on an offset press, a serigraph press or through a computer printer.  This definition includes giclees and reproductions and any additional enhancement by the artist.  This does not apply to photography and or the digital categories.
Framed reproductions must be signed, numbered in an edition not to exceed 250, and may be displayed in browse bins and/or hung on one (1) wall of the booth, not to exceed (10) ten linear feet.
All hanging framed reproductions must be individually labeled “REPRODUCTION” or “LIMITED EDITION REPRODUCTION.” This notice must appear on the front of each item displayed.  Labeling a work “giclee” is not adequate.
All unframed reproductions must be signed, numbered in editions not to exceed 250, and displayed in browse bins only.  Browse bins must be clearly marked as “REPRODUCTION.” They may not be hung.
3 dimensional reproductions must be signed and numbered. In the medium of clay, no commercial models are allowed, only molds made and signed by the artist may be used.
Cards, note cards, etc., are permitted, but must be labeled as reproductions if they are not original works. (These do not have to be individually labeled as long as the grouping/display is labeled as reproductions.)
In all cases, the work must be produced by the exhibiting artist, and by no one else.
If you have questions concerning the eligibility of the work you wish to exhibit and sell, please contact us.
An Artist Statement must be displayed during the art fair.
A booth sign bearing the artist name, booth number, medium, city and state will be provided. This must be prominently displayed in the front right corner of the booth, to assist the onsite jurying process and be within easy reach of the juror assistants.

If you need assistance please contact us at SHCA, Phone 269.637.1041 or email info@southhavenarts.org

BOOTH INFORMATION
BOOTH:
Exhibit spaces are approximately 12 ft. wide by 12 ft. deep ($275 fee). Artists will be able to view the site map and request booths upon acceptance to the show. Booth requests are honored whenever possible. First preference is given to returning artists and the previous year’s media category winners. Booths can be purchased to have a double booth.

BOOTH SETUP:

Check-in and booth setup begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024 in Stanley Johnston Park. Check-in closes promptly at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024.
Booth packets will be issued at the artist check-in site located at the corner of Woodman St. and Park Ave.
The park officially closes at 10:00 p.m. and no one is allowed inside the park except security. The City of South Haven strictly prohibits overnight camping in Stanley Johnston Park.
Check-in will resume on Saturday, July 6 at 6:00 a.m. and set up must be completed by 9:00 a.m.
All booths must display the booth number sign located in your booth packet, identifying the artist, category, city and state on the front right corner of the booth.

MEDIA CATEGORIES

Clay/Ceramics: (Functional & Non-Functional)
Digital Art: Digital Art is original work created on a computer. Original work in which the original image, or manipulation of other source material, was executed by the artist using a computer. Work must be in editions, signed and numbered. Artists using a digital camera to produce work, but who are not altering the image, should apply under Photography.
Drawing, Pastel, and Printmaking
Fiber (Decorative & Wearable)
Glass
Jewelry (Precious & Non-Precious)
Painting (Watercolor, Oils, & Acrylic)
Photography: Photographs must be made from the artist’s original image, film or digital.
Mixed Media 2D
Mixed Media 3D that incorporate more than one type of physical material to produce. Includes non-sculptural work as determined by artist.
Sculpture: Figurative or abstract 3D decorative works using traditional stone, clay, metal or mixed materials.
Wood: (Functional & Non-Functional)

REFUND POLICY
The application fee is not refundable. The booth fee of $275 minus the deposit of $50 is refundable for cancellations made prior to Wednesday, May 15, 2024.  All cancellations/refund requests must be made via email with a brief explanation for cancellation.

Cancellation refund deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 minus $50 administration fee
Cancellation after May 15, 2024 will not result in a refund.

JURY DETAILS

Average number of applications submitted each year:

200

Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:

120

Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:

10

How returning artists are selected:

Received an award

Local artist

How images are viewed by jurors:

Computer monitor

Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:

Application ID (number generated when application is started by artist)

Jurors score applications using the following scale:

Yes, No, or Maybe

Number of jurors scoring applications:

3

The show organizes the jurors for a:

Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories

Jurors score

Separately from various locations

Am I allowed to observe the jury process?

Jury process is closed