2008 Application in PDF format (updated 2/8/08)
| 2008 Timeline | ||
| Applications available: | February 1, 2008 | |
| Application deadline: | March 28, 2008 | |
| Jury Notification: | May 2, 2008 | (170 will be selected) |
| Balance Due: | May 30, 2008 | |
| Refund Deadline: | June 20, 2008 | |
| Festival: | July 12-13 |
We are holding hotel rooms at the following locations for artists' convenience.
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Baymont Inn
604 ˝ IAA Drive,
Bloomington, IL |
Doubletree
10 Brickyard Drive,
Bloomington, IL |
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Comfort Suites
310 B Greenbriar
Drive, Normal, IL |
Fairfield Inn
1014 Wylie Drive,
Bloomington, IL
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Instructions
NOTE:
If applying with digital images,
you may submit them via email to
You may also include the required
application information.
ENTRIES: External jurors review and select all participating artists. Please submit photographs, slides or digital images of up to three representative works and an image of your booth. These, with the completed application form and twenty dollar application fee are due to the MCAC by March 28, 2008. Do not submit actual works. Artists will be notified of acceptance by May 2, 2008.
PARTICIPATION POLICIES: All fine art and fine craft will be accepted for jurying. The artwork presented must be the original and created by the exhibiting artist. However, we do allow some giclee prints, provided that at least 50% of the work displayed is original. All work must be for sale. Castings from commercial molds, kit items, buy/sell items, offset reproductions, unlimited series and/or mass editions will not be allowed. SLIDES MUST REPRESENT THE WORK TO BE EXHIBITED. MCAC reserves the right to exclude any work it deems unsuitable for display, or which was misrepresented by the slides and/or the application.
BOOTH FEE: Upon acceptance into the festival, a $140 booth fee will be due to MCAC by May 30, 2008. Booths on the ISU Quad are available for an additional $50.00.
BOOTH SPACE: Booths will be set up on the street in downtown Normal, Illinois. Spaces are approximately 10 ft. wide by 15 ft. deep. All set up items (tents, chairs, tables, display boards, etc.) are the responsibility of the artist. Special needs will be considered for space assignments. Electricity is not provided. Gas generators are not permitted.
HOURS: Saturday 10 am—5 pm, Sunday 11 am—4 pm (note: now closing one hour earlier, per artists' requests). The exhibiting artist is expected to be present both days. No agents/brokers allowed.
SET UP: Check-in time is 6 am-9 am Saturday morning. YOU MUST CHECK IN BEFORE SETTING UP. Artists will receive their booth location upon checking in. All booth areas are marked and numbered. Vehicles must be unloaded and out of the area by 9 am.
HOSPITALITY: Coffee and doughnuts are available to artists on Saturday morning. An artists’ is planned for Saturday night, complete with food and beverages. Boothsitters are available and cold water is delivered to booths.
AWARDS: Monetary awards are given upon judging by a qualified, paid art professional.
ASSESSMENT: A committee of practicing artists, art teachers, and/or MCAC staff will view each booth and visit with artists to ensure cooperation with stated policies and satisfaction of all participants. The committee reserves the right to reject or remove from the Sugar Creek Arts Festival any work it considers unsuitable, or any artist found to be in violation of the policies and rules herein described. Any exhibitor violating the rules of the Sugar Creek Arts Festival will become ineligible for re-admission to future festivals.
SECURITY: Artists are responsible for their own equipment and artwork. MCAC, and the Sugar Creek Arts Festival and its sponsors assume NO responsibility for lost, damaged, or stolen items.
LOCATION: The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is held in historic uptown Normal.
2008 Timeline
Application Process is now Closed
May 2, 2008
Notices to Artists
May 30, 2008
$140 Booth Fee Due
June 20, 2008
Deadline to cancel with refund
July 12-13. 2008
The 25th Annual Sugar Creek Art Festival
2008 Application in PDF format
Instructions
Please submit the following:
· Three slides, digital images, or photographs of your work.
· Self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage for return of your slides
· Application & images may be Emailed to festival@mcac.org
· $20.00 non-refundable
· application fee, payable to MCAC
· Application form
Mail to:
Sugar Creek
McLean County Arts Center
601 N. East Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Applications must be received by March 28, 2008
NOTE:
If applying with digital images,
you may submit them via email to
You may also include the required
application information.
ENTRIES: External jurors review and select all participating artists. Please submit photographs, slides or digital images of up to three representative works and an image of your booth. These, with the completed application form and twenty dollar application fee are due to the MCAC by March 28, 2008. Do not submit actual works. Artists will be notified of acceptance by May 2, 2008.
PARTICIPATION POLICIES: All fine art and fine craft will be accepted for jurying. The artwork presented must be the original and created by the exhibiting artist. However, we do allow some giclee prints, provided that at least 50% of the work displayed is original. All work must be for sale. Castings from commercial molds, kit items, buy/sell items, offset reproductions, unlimited series and/or mass editions will not be allowed. SLIDES MUST REPRESENT THE WORK TO BE EXHIBITED. MCAC reserves the right to exclude any work it deems unsuitable for display, or which was misrepresented by the slides and/or the application.
BOOTH FEE: Upon acceptance into the festival, a $140 booth fee will be due to MCAC by May 30, 2008.
BOOTH SPACE: Booths will be set up on the street in downtown Normal, Illinois. Spaces are approximately 10 ft. wide by 15 ft. deep. All set up items (tents, chairs, tables, display boards, etc.) are the responsibility of the artist. Special needs will be considered for space assignments. Electricity is not provided. Gas generators are not permitted.
HOURS: Saturday 10 am—5 pm, Sunday 11 am—5 pm. The exhibiting artist is expected to be present both days. No agents/brokers allowed.
SET UP: Check-in time is 6 am-9 am Saturday morning. YOU MUST CHECK IN BEFORE SETTING UP. Artists will receive their booth location upon checking in. All booth areas are marked and numbered. Vehicles must be unloaded and out of the area by 9 am.
HOSPITALITY: Coffee and doughnuts are available to artists on Saturday morning. An artists’ is planned for Saturday night, complete with food and beverages. Boothsitters are available and cold water is delivered to booths.
AWARDS: Monetary awards are given upon judging by a qualified, paid art professional.
ASSESSMENT: A committee of practicing artists, art teachers, and/or MCAC staff will view each booth and visit with artists to ensure cooperation with stated policies and satisfaction of all participants. The committee reserves the right to reject or remove from the Sugar Creek Arts Festival any work it considers unsuitable, or any artist found to be in violation of the policies and rules herein described. Any exhibitor violating the rules of the Sugar Creek Arts Festival will become ineligible for re-admission to future festivals.
SECURITY: Artists are responsible for their own equipment and artwork. MCAC, and the Sugar Creek Arts Festival and its sponsors assume NO responsibility for lost, damaged, or stolen items.
LOCATION: The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is held in historic uptown Normal.
2008 Timeline
March 28, 2008
Application Due
May 2, 2008
Notices to Artists
May 30, 2008
$140 Booth Fee Due
June 20, 2008
Deadline to cancel with refund
July 12-13. 2008
The 25th Annual Sugar Creek Art Festival
