April 30-May 1
San Diego, California
in the Historic Little Italy neighborhood
350 artists
Deadline: January 14, 2011
We invite fine artists to apply for the 2011 Mission Federal ArtWalk Festival. This two-day fine art festival is now in its 27th year and is Southern California's largest art festival, attracting 120,000 attendees from throughout the region.
Our mission:
t o encourage people to purchase original fine art, and to enhance that experience by interacting with the artists who create the pieces.
What began as a local art event in 1994 has become the best known art festival in the region, attracting artists from across the country and from across our southern and northern borders. Each year, the festival attracts seasoned collectors as well as first-time art buyers. The event takes place in San Diego's hip and historic Little Italy district, well known for its artistic community, outstanding restaurants and picturesque streetscapes. Filling 16 blocks of Little Italy with fine art of all kinds, many participating artists consider it their highest-grossing event of the year.
Your registration fee includes:
- high quality 10' by 10' tents that are also 10' high. Load-in and load-out are made simple as you can drive your vehicle directly to your tent.
- A page on the Mission Federal ArtWalk web site that will remain up until 2012
- An opportunity to be considered to be one of the event's 12 Featured Artists
- Listing in ArtWalk Magazine and Event Brochure/Map
- Featured Artists receive prominent placement in the event's publicity campaign
- Opportunity to submit news items for our monthly eGram newsletter
friendly and supportive of all the many art shows I do each year. Suzette Hodnett
Bravo to you and your team for making artwalk a wonderful
Artists who participate in Mission Federal ArtWalk find that they sell artwork long after the event as a result of the comprehensive web page dedicated to each artist that can be updated as frequently as you wish. You can upload new artwork images, change your artist statement,etc. This living gallery is a unique feature to this event and one that many artists have stated, "is worth the price of the registration.
The festival is embraced by San Diego's Mayor and numerous corporate sponsors, as THE celebration of culture in the region, and a must-do each spring. We typically receive approximately 1000 applications, and we accept 300 artists.
To apply, visit: www.missionfederalartwalk.org/register
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