June 25-27, 2010 36th Annual Omaha Summer Arts Festival Downtown Omaha, Nebraska 135 Artists Deadline: January 20, 2010 The 36th Annual Omaha Summer Arts Festival invites you to be a part of one of the most lively art festivals in the Midwest. Located in downtown Omaha alongside a beautiful park, the award-winning Summer Arts Festival draws a diverse crowd of 80,000 people for a weekend of unique visual arts, great music, tasty food and hands-on children's activities. Festival patrons enjoy browsing and buying an eclectic mix of functional and non-functional pieces by 135 artists in 14 media categories. High-quality work in the $50 to $200 range tends to sell most frequently, but, of course, higher priced artwork does not go unnoticed (or un-purchased) by Omaha's fair share of art-lovers. This is an excellent, well-organized festival," one artist said. "I have my highest sales here and always encounter enthusiastic, loyal customers. In addition to $2500 in cash awards, artists can expect hospitality and concierge services that are a step above the rest. The Festival offers you: **discounted hotel rates
**complimentary snacks and beverages **an Artists' Awards Brunch on Saturday and an Artists' Meeting on Sunday with continental breakfast **an air-conditioned lounge with indoor restrooms **booth sitters; water delivery; overnight, indoor storage **24-hour security **reserved parking and electricity
Artists also reap the benefits of the festival's substantial marketing efforts and media coverage.[The Omaha Summer Arts Festival] is my favorite show to do; and [the] treatment of artists is the best! said one artist. Not many shows do anything for artists anymore-it is very important to us. This year, the Festival has transitioned to ZAPPlication, an online jury management system. Complete information about applications and digital submissions can be found on the website at
www.SummerArts.org. Paper applications are also available. "The Omaha Summer Arts Festival is introducing an online application this year to streamline the submission process for artists and jurors, alike," said Vic Gutman, Festival Executive Director. "We are committed to making our Festival enjoyable from beginning to end!" Interested artists may visit
www.SummerArts.org to apply today! The deadline for applications is January 20, 2010. For more information about the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, please contact Carly Barth, Visual Arts Coordinator, at (402) 345-5401 or
cbarth@vgagroup.com.
At the NAIA Conference in Peoria, IL, in September I spent some time with Vic Gutman from the Omaha Summer Arts Festival and was very impressed with his professionalism and commitment to the festival. Read very closely this call for artists from Omaha today. Only 135 artists! What does that say to you? The word is that Omaha is an affluent community and a good place to spend the weekend. ************************** Find more art fairs for your 2010 season at:
http://www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/call-for-entries.html">www.ArtFairCalendar.com/callforentries
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