36th Annual Naples National Art Festival
February 21, 2015 to February 22, 2015
Naples, FL
Application Dates
Jun 1 to Nov 5 '14
Application Fee
$25.00
(see prospectus for details)
Notification Date
Nov 19, 2014

Prospectus

36th Annual Naples National Art Festival
February 21-22, 2015
Naples, Florida
100% Outdoors

The Naples National Art Festival is consistently voted among the top 25 art festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine. As one of the oldest festivals in Collier County, Naples National is counted by the local community as among its premiere, must–see events, thanks to the high quality of art, the engaging personalities of the artists and the festive atmosphere. The festival is held in scenic Cambier Park and along 8th Street South, one block from downtown Naples’ premier shopping and dining district.

Naples, Florida is home to a robust and successful tourist industry. Over 1.6 million visitors in 2013 spent over one billion dollars, resulting in a total economic impact of over $1.6 billion. Approximately 45% of visitors enjoyed shopping and 16% of visitors enjoyed attendance at an art gallery, show, festival or fair. Over 256,000 visitors enjoyed browsing and shopping for art at festivals et al. as part of their visit to Naples.

A competitive, juried event, Naples National Art Festival is a fine art and fine craft festival that showcases the talents of more than 260 artists. The famous tourist industry in Naples entices fine art and fine craft shoppers from around the country to attend the festival. Naples offers world-class beaches, world-class shopping and world-class dining. The Naples National offers artists the opportunity to become part of what Naples has to offer!

The festival benefits from significant media coverage that includes articles written by major local print news sources. Paid advertising in print-media and communication resources includes: multiple advertisements in print publications, online advertising across the state of Florida on popular national news websites, a significant social media campaign engaging members and friends of Naples Art Association and multiple radio advertisements during the week prior to the festival. To facilitate the parking directives from the city and customer convenience, a free shuttle is available to both artists and festival attendees during artist setup and teardown as well as during festival hours.

The mission of the Naples Art Association is to promote and advance education, interest and participation in the contemporary visual arts. Proceeds from Naples National Art Festival support education and programming at Naples Art Association.

Contact Information

Jody Anagnos, Administrative Assistant
Naples Art Association
585 Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
239-262-6517 x100
Jody.Anagnos@naplesart.org
www.naplesart.org

Important Dates and Deadlines

  • November 5, 2014 On-Line Application Deadline at Juried Art Services
  • November 13, 2014 Jury Preview 5:30 pm at The von Liebig Art Center (585 Park Street, Naples FL)
  • November 14, 2014 Jury Session begins
  • November 19, 2014 Status Notification Available at www.juriedartservices.com
  • IMPORTANT: December 3, 2014 Deadline for booth fee payment for accepted artists
  • December 17, 2014 Deadline: Full Refund
  • January 7, 2015 Deadline for 50% Refund less $25 Admin Fee
  • January 8, 2015 No Refund Deadline
  • January 28, 2015 Artist Information Packets Emailed
  • February 20, 2015 Festival Set-up

February 21-22, 2015 10am – 5pm 36th Annual Naples National Art Festival

Festival Eligibility and Non-Eligibility Rules

  1. All artwork submitted to the jury process, displayed and presented for sale must be designed and executed by the accepted artist. By applying the artist certifies that jury images submitted represent his/her original work.
  2. Work displayed and sold at the Naples National Art Festival must be consistent with the work represented by the submitted jury images.
  3. Collaborating artists that produce a single product may qualify as a single exhibitor. Collaborations are defined as such:
    1. Collaborations may not consist of more than two people.
    2. The collaboration must be a true artistic collaboration rather than a business collaboration. For example:

      i. Creative Collaboration – defined as two individuals working together from creative planning all the way to the execution of the completed work
      ii. Business Collaboration – defined as one or more individuals who help the artist by contributing effort to ease the production process, such as framing, printing, accounting, etc.
       
    3. Collaborations must be clearly identified on the application and the collaborative efforts of each artist must be clearly defined in the artist statement. 
    4. Both collaborative artists must be present during all festival hours.
  1. No work solely created by apprentices or employees will be accepted.
  2. Commercial agents, dealers, manufacturers or buy/sell vendors are strictly prohibited nor can they be proxies for artists.
  3. Artwork created from commercial molds, mass-produced kits, embellished objects or other commercial methods or artwork produced in studios involved in volume production will not be permitted.
  4. Work made from ready-made items like clothing, glassware, furniture, etc. with painted, dyed or added embellishments will not be accepted.
  5. No work on display may be copies of masters, advertisements, or widely circulated photographs.
  6. No posters, laser prints, t-shirts, postcards, calendars, cards, candles or other promotional items will be permitted.

Festival Policies, Rules and Regulations

  1. Acceptance is non-transferable.
  2. The Naples National Art Festival is a drug-free and alcohol-free environment.
  3. Accepted artists must be present and in their booths during all festival hours. No agents, representatives, family members or friends are permitted as a substitute for the accepted artists’ attendance.
  4. Artists are required to display an Artist Information Statement in a prominent place within their booth. Materials and processes used must be disclosed in this statement.
  5. Only work in the category accepted through the jury process is allowed to be exhibited. It is the exclusive right and responsibility of the NAA Festival Committee to remove work that is not in compliance with the festival policies and requirements.
  6. Any artist closing his/her booth prior to the designated hours will not be permitted to return the next day and/or apply for participation in subsequent years.
  7. Artists must comply with all safety requirements;
    1. Sufficient amount of weights must be used for each tent
    2. Tables must be covered and skirted to the ground with covers that are safe to pedestrian traffic
    3. Artists may not smoke in their booths. No Smoking signs must be displayed in booth
    4. Fire Extinguisher should be considered necessary equipment
    5. No 2-dimensional artwork displayed on the ground will be permitted
  8. Setup and Breakdown procedures are handled by the festival in conjunction with local police and city policy and all artists must follow specific setup and breakdown directions in order to safely and efficiently enter and exit the festival.
  9. Artists MUST park in designated parking area only. Non-compliance will result in towing at owners expense
  10. Discount/sales signs, ribbons and awards from previous or other shows are not allowed.
  11. Each exhibitor is responsible for collecting and remitting 6% sales tax to the Florida Department of Revenue. For information: https://dor.myflorida.com/dor/taxes/sales_tax.html

Reproduction & Limited Edition Prints Policy

The mission of the Naples Art Association is to promote and advance education, interest and participation in the contemporary arts. To foster an appreciation and value of the arts in people of all financial and economic levels the Naples Art Association believes it is important to offer attendees the opportunity to buy reproductions of the participating artists’ original work. By providing this opportunity it may encourage the purchase of original artwork in the future. This transition is possible only if buyers understand exactly what they are purchasing and the process behind it. Therefore, our guidelines for the exhibition of reproductions are:

  1. Reproductions are considered an ancillary part of the artist’s display
  2. Original work must occupy at least 75% of the artist’s wall space
  3. Reproductions are an important part of your success as an artist. Creating unique and original works is an important part of your artistic growth and development. As an educational organization hosting festivals, Naples Art Association is interested in both your success in business and development as an artist. For this reason, original work must occupy at least 75% of the artist’s wall space.
  4. Fine art reproductions must be clearly and individually labeled and signed on the front of each piece.
  5. Reproductions must be on archival material and all work displayed in the booth must be for sale.
  6. The method of reproduction and brief process description must be on the back.
  7. No hand colored or enhanced reproductions will be considered “original” works; they will be considered reproductions
  8. Browse bins may occupy only minimal space and must be aesthetically pleasing and not obstruct patron flow.
  9. Reproductions may not be mixed with originals in browse bins.
  10. No laser prints or photo copies permitted.

Limited Edition Prints are works for which the artist hand manipulates the plates, stones or screens and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition. These hand pulled prints are considered to be originals. Printmakers are encouraged to identify their process.

Jury and Exhibit Space Fees

$25 Jury Fee (non-refundable)
$475 Exhibit Space Fee (deposited upon acceptance)

Application Process

All applications will be submitted online at www.juriedartservices.com. Juried Art Services (JAS) is free to participating artists and includes a detailed introductory tutorial. After reviewing our prospectus and the JAS Tutorial, if you have any questions or need assistance with the application process contact the festival director via email or phone.

All applications require the submission of 4 images of the artist’s work and 1 image of booth presentation. When applying in two categories, work in each must be substantially different and the required images must be submitted for each category. A separate application fee is required for each category. An artist information statement is required and should convey to the jurors the process and materials used to create your work.

Online application payments are processed directly by the Naples Art Association (NAA) through a secure payment system. If paying your application fee with a credit card please follow online payment instructions below:

  1. After completing application hit SUBMIT
  2. Artist will be re-directed to the Naples Art Association (NAA) secured payment page
  3. Enter Artists last name where directed
  4. Click ‘BUY’
  5. Click on ‘MY CART’ (upper right corner) to continue
  6. Review shopping cart; if purchase is correct click ‘CHECK OUT’
  7. Enter Username & Password
    1. If artist has applied to shows or purchased anything through the NAA website in the past, enter email address and password
    2. If artist has never applied to shows or purchased anything through the NAA website in the past, create your account by following the prompts

Email confirmation of your payment will be sent by the NAA. Your application fee payment will be posted on your JAS account within three days after you submit your application. All questions or concerns regarding the payment of your fees should be directed to the accounting office at 239-262-6517 x108 or email Peter.Franklin@naplesart.org.

If paying with a check (US currency only), please send via US mail after the submission of your online application. Applications will not be forwarded to the jury process unless your jury fee is paid in full. The non-refundable jury fee check will be deposited upon receipt.

All checks are to be made payable to “Naples Art Association” and sent to:

Accounting Department
NNAF 2015
585 Park Street
Naples, FL 34102

Please note the festival title on your check.

Exhibit Space

Spaces are 10’ X 10’ and work must be contained within the assigned space. You may not infringe on another space physically or audibly. Exhibitors must have a white tent unless exempted by festival director. All tables must be skirted to the ground. Proper tent weights are required by every participating artist. Only one artist’s work or the work of two collaborating artists may be displayed per booth. Artist must keep their area clean and orderly. Double spaces are considered (jewelry category excluded).

Special booth space or special needs requests will be accepted but not guaranteed. We will make every effort to meet all special requests on a first come, first served basis. Additional charges may apply. Please email the festival director if you have any special needs or considerations.

During the festival, all exhibitors will be visited by a Quality Control Committee member to ensure they are in compliance with our festival policies. It is the exclusive right and responsibility of the NAA Festival Committee to request the removal of work that is not in compliance with the festival policies and requirements. Non-compliance may result in expulsion from the festival or refusal of future festival participation. The Naples National Art Festival is a family-oriented event, and exhibits must be in keeping with this atmosphere. We take pride in our quality and established reputation.

Jury and Selection Process

Our jurors’ panel consists of independent jurors selected for their in-depth knowledge and experience in multiple mediums. A diversity of backgrounds and skills are sought, including working artists, educators, fine art and craft gallery owners, and museum directors/curators. It is the policy of the NAA to select a new panel of jurors for each festival to allow for a fresh perspective.

The jury is a blind jury, meaning all applications are viewed anonymously and the jurors do not know the names of or any other information about the artists. Booth images should show your booth as it is set up for exhibition at an outdoor show with your work displayed. Your booth image should not show your name or have people standing in the booth.

An equal number of spaces are allotted for each category based on the total number of booths available for the festival. The artists accepted into each category are based on their total combined score of the jurors. The top scoring artists within each category are invited to participate in the show. The decision of the jury is based solely on the images submitted and all decisions are final. Ninety percent of the exhibitor spaces will be selected through the jury process. The remaining 10% of the spaces will be filled by invited artists at the discretion of the Naples Art Association.

The work submitted by each artist is juried based on the criteria listed below:

  • Artistic Merit: design, vision, creativity
  • Craftsmanship/Technical Competence: technique, skill, degree of difficulty, mastery of materials used
  • Marketability/Booth Presentation: presentation in a professional manner

Images from accepted artists will be retained for promotion and adherence to the rules. A waitlist, by category, will be established based on jury scores.

Notification and Booth Fee Payment

Status notification will be available online at www.juriedartservices.com on November 19, 2014. (Please keep your email address updated with JAS to receive this information in a timely manner.) Accepted artists will be required to submit their booth fee payment by the deadline date of December 3, 2014 for participation. If the booth fee is not received by the deadline date, the artist may forfeit his/her participation in the festival. To make an online credit card booth fee payment, please follow the steps below:

  1. Artists log into their JAS account
  2. Click on the specific application to check the status
  3. Status letter will open
  4. Within the letter use the CLICK HERE link to access the acceptance/decline form
  5. Fill out the form; when completed hit SUBMIT
    1. If artist declines participation, the process is over
    2. If artist accepts participation he/she will be re-directed to the Naples Art Association (NAA) secured payment page for credit card payment

Online credit card payments are processed directly by the NAA through a secure payment system. Please follow online payment instructions when paying your booth fee with a credit card. Confirmation of your payment will be sent by email from the NAA. All questions or concerns regarding the payment of your fees should be directed to the accounting office at 239-262-6517 x108 or email Peter.Franklin@naplesart.org.

If paying with a check (US Currency only) please send via US mail before the November 5, 2014 deadline date. Include artist’s name and name of festival on your check.

All checks are to be made payable to “Naples Art Association” and sent to:

Accounting Department

NNAF 2015
585 Park Street
Naples, FL 34102

If you have any questions regarding status notification or our payment process please contact the festival director.

Categories

Ceramics, Digital Art, Fiber/Leather, Furniture, Glass, Graphics/Printmaking, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media 2D, Mixed Media 3D, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, and Wood.

Ceramics – Original shaped and fired clay (including earthenware, porcelain, stoneware and terracotta), excluding jewelry may not be machine-made, mass produced or used as an embellishment on another medium. (For example, a leather handbag with clay balls for decoration.)

Digital Art – Signed, original work that could not have been created without digital technology created by the artist using a computer, printed with archival quality materials. This category includes scanned images of the artist’s original photography work that have been significantly manipulated or enhanced into the final piece. Traditional photography taken with digital media should apply in the photography category.

Fiber/Wearable:

  • Fiber: Original work created by the artist includes non-wearable artwork from fibers such as basketry, batik, embroidery, weaving, tapestry and papermaking. Excludes jewelry.
  • Wearable: Includes clothing or leather goods, such as belts or purses that can be worn. No factory-produced items, regardless of additional modifications or enhancements by the artists may be exhibited. No tie dye or factory produced items are permitted. Excludes jewelry.

Furniture – Original work in any material which is functional as a piece of furniture.

Glass – Original work created in glass by the artist including blown glass, fused glass or stained glass. Excludes jewelry

Drawing/Printmaking/Graphics

  • Drawing – Drawings are two-dimensional works on paper using one of the following: graphite, ink, charcoal, pastels, wax crayon, chalk and a variety of other marking media.
  • Printmaking/Graphics – Printmaking is a transfer process of producing art, usually in multiples. It involves creating a drawing or other composition on a surface other than paper, for transfer to paper through the use of a press or through impressions made by hand.

Jewelry – All jewelry, whether the work is produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials, must be entered in this category. No commercial cast, molds or production studio work is allowed.

  • Jewelry/Precious – Work primarily made from materials including 14k gold, 14k gold and precious stones, sterling silver and precious stones, and enamel on 14k gold. All components should display a high degree of skill and original design.
  • Jewelry/Semi-Precious – Work primarily made from non-precious metals or other materials such as glass, clay, paper, fiber, wood, leather, and polymer clay. All components should display a high degree of skill and original design. Beaders who present strong, sophisticated design elements and not merely string purchased beads on string will be considered.

Metal – Original, non-jewelry metal work created by the artist without use of a production studio, excludes jewelry.

Mixed Media 2D – Includes collage and handmade paper; incorporates more than one type of media and has a relief depth of less than 1/8 inch, excludes jewelry.

Mixed Media 3D – Original, non-functional work which combines more than one material or media and exceeds 1/8 inch depth, excludes jewelry.

Painting

  • Painting: Oil/Acrylic – Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other subject matter on a flat surface such as canvas with a single medium including oil and/or acrylic paint or sticks; egg tempura casein or alkyd.
  • Painting: Watercolor – Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other subject matter on a flat surface such as watercolor paper with watercolors.

Photography – Signed prints created by the artist from his/her own original negative or digital files that have been process by that artist or under the artist’s direct supervision.

Sculpture – Original three-dimensional work created by shaping stone, or any other hard material, excludes jewelry.

Wood – Original hand-tooled, machine worked, built-up, turned or carved work in wood, excludes jewelry.

Festival Awards

Artists must have booths open by 9:00 am on Saturday so that onsite judging can begin. Artists are judged on the whole body of their work not just one piece. As the judges are viewing an artist’s booth, a dot will be placed on the booth sign to indicate that the judge has viewed that particular booth.

Awards totaling $5,000 will be given out on Sunday morning during festival hours. Awards are given based on the same criteria used for the jury process. The winning artists are invited to participate in the following year’s festival and receive jury exempt status.

Artist Statement

An Artist Statement describing the technique, materials, and processes used in the creation of your entire body of work must be included with each entry. Co-artists must describe in detail the collaboration of their work. Your Artist Statement may be used in the promotion of the festival through public relations efforts and should be no longer than a maximum of 1000 characters (including punctuation and spacing).

Wait List Policy

A wait list is selected from the jury scores in each category, and wait listed artists are invited as cancellations occur in that particular category. Wait list artists can be accepted up to and on the day of the show and will be notified by phone when a booth becomes available. To accept waitlist status, follow the steps below:

  1. Artists log into their JAS account
  2. Click on the specific application to check the status
  3. Status letter will open
  4. Within the letter use the CLICK HERE link to access the Waitlist Acceptance/Decline Form
  5. Fill out the form completely
  6. When completed hit SUBMIT; this completes the process

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellations must be made in written form and submitted by mail or email. Emails should be sent to Jody Anagnos Jody.Anagnos@naplesart.org
 

Cancellations prior to December 17, 2014 will receive a full refund. Thereafter, a 50% refund will be available until January 7, 2015. No refund after January 8, 2015. No refunds will be made for any act of God, local authority or weather related cancellations of the event.

No Show Policy

Artists who have not registration and/or called 239-580-7999 (leave message) by 7:00 am Saturday (first day of festival) will be considered a NO SHOW and the assigned space will be forfeited with no refund. Exhibitors who do not show and do not cancel will not be re-invited.

Artist Agreement

I hereby submit this application to become an exhibitor in 36th Annual Naples National Art Festival. I agree to abide by the festival policies and regulations as established by the Festival Committee and the City of Naples.

By submitting this application, applicant hereby and forever discharges the Naples National Art Festival, the Naples Art Association, and the City of Naples, of and from all manner of actions, suits, and damages, claims and demands, whatsoever in law or equity, from any loss and damage to the undersigned’s property while in the possession, supervision or auspices of the Naples National Art Festival, the Naples Art Association, the City of Naples, their agents, representatives or employees. . In the event that the “Festival” is interrupted or prevented without contributory fault or negligence of either party because of war, act of God, fire, national or local calamity, riot or civil disorder, any act or regulation of public authorities, or any unforeseen occurrence or labor dispute, including strike or lockout of employees, then obligations of the parties shall be suspended to the extent made necessary, but no refund shall be due or payable to the artist from the Naples Art Association for any fees paid. Neither the Artist nor the “Festival” shall be liable to the other for any damages caused thereby.

I also warrant that the artworks submitted for jurying and the artworks to be shown were produced, solely by myself or in collaboration with the co-artist in the category in which selected. I also authorize use of the images submitted with my application or duplicates thereof for festival publicity, documentation or archival purposes.

I agree to grant a license to the Naples Art Association to reproduce electronically, in limited resolution, my original artwork for a period of up to eighteen (18) months beginning November, 2014. I understand by signing this agreement, I retain full copyright of my original artwork. My images shall not be redistributed except as anticipated on the Web site, festival printed material, advertising and other festival-related media, without the express written permission of myself and the Naples Art Association.

The Naples Art Association reserves the right to make final interpretation of all rules.