2014 Court the Arts Artist Prospectus
OVERVIEW:
The Court the Arts Art Festival is a top-quality jury selected Art festival. The primary purpose of the event is
to support the Greater Castle Rock Artist Guild, a non-profit organization for local artists.
The show is limited to only 50 accepted artists. This provides a well supported community event without
overselling booth space.
The event runs parallel with the Rotary Club of Castle Rock’s annual Ducky Derby. This event is well
attended by residents from Castle Rock and Castle Pines.
The show is promoted through the Greater Castle Rock Artist Guild, the Castle Rock Chamber of
Commerce, and other local businesses that support the Greater Castle Rock Artist Guild .
The festival provides visitors with an interactive art experience in which they can view and purchase a wide
variety of art from talented artists from across the Front Range area.
FESTIVAL DATES:
June 7-8, 2014
FEES:
A non-refundable application and jury fee of $20.00 is payable to the Greater Castle Rock Artist Guild.
Court the Arts Art Festival booth fees are as follows:
10’ x 10’ booth space: $175.00
10’ x 20’ booth space: $350.00
Corner position: $50.00 additional
*Corner position availability will be assigned based on earliest postmark of acceptance and receipt of
payments.
Please provide a separate check for the jury application fee, booth fee, and corner fee.
payment.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Application Due: April 18th, 2014
Notification: April 31st, 2014
Artist Acceptance and Payment: Postmarked April 16th, 2014 or delivered by April 18th.
Artists, who have been accepted but have not responded to the Court the Arts invitation by the Postmarked
May 5th deadline will forfeit their acceptance to the Festival and be removed from the list.
ELIGIBILITY:
The festival is open to individual artists selling original artwork in a variety of mediums (for more
information, see eligible media categories).
No dealers, agents or representatives are permitted.
Accepted artists will submit booth fee payments to the Greater Castle Rock Artist Guild with their
agreement form.
Each booth space allows for one exhibitor.
Booth fees cover the space only. Artists must provide their own white tent, racks and/or tables in order to
display their work in an outdoor environment. The festival takes place on the courtyard grass. No booth
location is perfectly level, therefore participating artists should be prepared with leveling devices and proper
weights. 45 lbs weight per each tent leg is the minimum requirement.
Electricity is available for $25.00. Please note that there is limited availability and will be based on a date of
receipt of application and payment.
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS:
Artists who wish to exhibit in more than one media category must submit a separate application for each
category. Multiple applications utilizing the same images will not be considered. An artist may apply only
once in each category. Artists whose work is selected in multiple media categories must still exhibit in the
same booth space.
ELIGIBLE MEDIA CATEGORIES:
Ceramics: All original clay work is acceptable (wheel-thrown, slab, etc.)
Drawing: Original work made with chalk, charcoal, ink, pastel, pencil, or pen.
Fiber: Wearable and non-wearable original work made of a fibrous material. Includes basketry, weaving,
papermaking, leather and fine wearables. No factory or mass-produced pieces are allowed.
Glass: Original work in which the primary material is glass.
Jewelry: Original jewelry made from precious and non-precious metals, gemstones, enamel, glass, clay,
fiber, etc. No commercial casts, molds, settings, or production studio work is allowed. Metalwork: Original,
functional and non-sculptural metalwork.
Mixed Media: 2- and 3-dimensional work that incorporates more than one type of material that is nonsculptural.
Painting: Original painted works using acrylic, oil, tempera, watercolor, etc.
Photography: Prints made from the artist’s original image and processed by the artist or under artist’s direct
supervision. Photographers must disclose their creative and printing processes.
Printmaking: Hand pulled original prints that are signed and numbered in limited editions by the artist.
Traditional methods accepted include etchings, engravings, intaglio, monotype, monoprint, relief printing,
serigraphs, and block or woodblock prints.
Sculpture: Original, non-functional, 3-dimensional work of any material.
Wood: Original carved, hand-tooled, or machine-worked wood. Includes furniture.
ORIGINAL ARTWORK REGULATION:
All art must be original, handcrafted work. No commercial, mass produced or manufactured work will be
accepted. The artist, upon submission of images, guarantees the accuracy of the description of artwork
presented and the authenticity of the artwork as original and created by his/her own hands. The jury
reserves the right to reject any displays or items not in keeping with the character of the images submitted.
REPRODUCTION REGULATION:
A reproduction is defined as any existing work of art that is copied by digital or photographic means and
printed on an offset press, a serigraph press, or through a computer by means of an ink jet or electrostatic
printer. This definition includes glicées and reproductions with additional enhancements by the artist.
2-dimmensional reproductions are allowed under the following provisions:
• Prints are labeled as such.
• Prints are signed and offered in a limited quantity.
• Prints may make up only 20% of the artwork exhibited in booth.
An on-site Court the Arts representative will be enforcing this policy during the festival.
JURY PROCESS:
Each year a new selections committee is assembled to jury the art submissions. The jury consists of art
experts, including art instructors and local artists.
Artists' images are scored according to a point system. Each juror views and scores artists' images. Artists
are selected based on the highest cumulative jury scores in their media category. A wait-list of additional
artists is based on jury scores and used for replacement purposes. The notification date is March 15, 2014.
ON-SITE REQUIREMENTS & SALES:
All artwork exhibited in booths must be of the quality and style represented by the artist in his/her submitted
images as well as of the media category for which they are accepted. Promotional items such as postcards,
posters, etc. are not permitted to be displayed or sold at the festival. Artists must be present
during the entire festival and must personally staff their booth space. No agents, dealers, or representatives
may attend the festival in place of the artist.
You are required to have a Colorado Multiple Events Sales Tax License with you.
Artists retain all revenue from the sale of their work. Artists are responsible for paying sales tax to the
Colorado Department of Revenue at the end of the festival on Sunday, June 8, 2014.
ARTIST SERVICES:
A festival program will be printed and will include a listing of participating
artists with booth numbers and websites.
Artists will have water available at the festivals information booth.
Court the Arts will provide a booth sitter for morning and afternoon breaks.
AWARDS:
A street jury will present a Best of Show award to one artist on Sunday at the Festival. The artist who
receives an award will be automatically invited back to participate in the following year’s Arts Festival and
will be promoted as the Featured Artist. The artist will receive one 10x10 standard complimentary booth for
the following year’s Court the Arts Art Festival.