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Breckenridge Gathering at the Great Divide 2025 - 50th Annual
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Location: Colorado Mountain College parking lot-107 Denison Placer Rd-Breckenridge,CO
Breckenridge, Colorado (West)
970-406-1866

REQUIREMENTS:
Accepted Application Types:
Artist

Images: 5 (a booth shot is required)

Fee: (Application fee): $35.00

Application Amount:
You can submit up to 3 applications for this show.

Emerging Artists:
This application does not accept applications from emerging artists.
Time Remaining:
4 day(s) and 0 hour(s) remaining
Dates & Deadlines
  • December 9, 2024
    Open Date

  • April 1, 2025
    Application Deadline

  • April 15, 2025
    Notification Date

  • June 1, 2025
    Purchase Deadline

  • August 30, 2025
    Event Start

  • September 1, 2025
    Event End


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EVENT INFORMATION

The 50th Annual Breckenridge Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival has been consistently ranked in the top 200 Fine Art Shows in the country by Sunshine Artists (#37 in 2018).  As one of the longest running event in Breckenridge, the tradition continues as the highlight of the Labor Day Weekend and will be limited to approximately 120  artists and craftsmen in a wide range of mediums.  Breckenridge is located just 80 miles west of Denver in Summit County (which includes Copper Mtn., Frisco, Silverthorne, and Keystone) in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. This is the last big weekend of the summer with many locals, destination tourists, front range tourists, and second home owners in attendance for this very well established show.

Location

This year's festival will be held at the same location as the last 4 years in the Colorado Mountain College parking lot just north of town at 107 Denison Placer Rd., Breckenridge, CO.  This is a very large paved lot with great visability from Highway 9, the only way to come to town from I-70.  This allows us to have free parking for artists and patrons. You can drive right to your booth for easy set up and tear down.

GENERAL INFORMATION


Show dates-
     Aug. 30- Sept 1   (Sat.,Sun.Mon.-Labor Day weekend)


Saturday-Sunday-10 to 5
Monday 10 to 4

Friday set-up-you can drive to your booth
No gate fee
Free parking
Free coffee, bagels/donuts, water each morning and water provided throughout weekend for artists


Categories-  Only one category per applicaiton, no shared booths. 
Ceramics
Digital Art-original image, or manipulation of other source material was executed by artist using computer-traditiona photographs taken by digital means should apply as photography
Drawing/printmaking
Fiber
Glass
Jewelry
Mixed Media
Metal
Other- if you do not fit into any other category
Photography-Traditional means of capture-film or digital
Painting
Sculpture
Wood
** Please note we do not accept any buy sell, mass produced items, lotions, soaps, or any other country craft items. 
**One category per application



Requirements for Application

Four images of current work and one booth image representative of work you plan to display at the festival. 

Fees

Non-refundable Entry Fee -   $ 35
Single booth (10x10)      - $550
1 1/2 booth (10x15)        - $ 825-very limited number
Double booth(10x20)      -  $1100-  limited number- first come first served
Corner (Additional fee)   -   $ 100- limited number- first come first served
 

Sales

Artists retain all proceeds from their sales.  Each artist is responsible for collecting and submitting sales tax to the town of Breckenridge and the State of Colorado. Tax information will be included in check in packet at set up. 

 

Important Dates

April 1,2025- Application deadline

April 15, 2025-Notification to Artists ( e-mail and ZAPP)

**Registration and fees due-payable by credit card or check made out to Mountain Art Festivals, or credit card or paypal thru ZAPP. If payment not received by the deadline, you will be moved to the waitlist.  

June 1 ,2025 -Booth Payment deadline  

July 1, 2025  Last day for full refund 
July 15- Last day for partial refund- 1/2 booth fee

By paying the exhibition fee you have made a commitment to show and no refunds will be made after the deadline date for any reason for cancellation including illness, nonappearance, weather related, etc.  Accepted artists unable to attend must inform the committee in writing.


 

RULES/REGULATIONS

  • Artists themselves must be present to exhibit only their own original work- NO EXCEPTIONS- A picture ID may be required at check-in.  
  • All art must be original in concept, design, and execution.  We seek quality, originality, and creatvity.
  • We do not accept any: manufactured items, ceramics cast from commercial molds, promotional postcards, decoupage kits, imported, resale or mass produced items, silk screened T-shirts, pre-packages foods, lotions or soaps. No buy-sell. If it is determined that you have buy/sell you will be required to leave with no refund.
  • Reproductions are an important part of your success as an artist but please have at least 50% of your wall space occupied by original work.
  • Booth must be professional in appearance and must represent the booth picture included with your application. No large banners, signs, raffles, loud music, or "gimmicks" allowed. Failure to have a professional display that was in your application may result in being asked to leave. 
  • No large name banners or flags on the outside of your booth. we provide site maps and programs with all artist locations listed. 
  • Booths may not be shared and are non/transferable. 
  • Any cancellations resulting in a refund will include any fees associated with payment (credit card fees). 
  • All exhibiting artists must provide their own booths and display materials,10x10, properly weighted (minimum of 40lbs per leg, more is always better) and canopies may not extend in front of their booths further than 3 feet. See website for specific regulations. No hanging anything from any awnings including signs, banners or merchandise. 
  • No generators 
  • Please no raffles or sale signs
  • Each exhibitor is responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax.  Forms will be available at check-in.
  • All exhibitors must adhere to all current Covid guidlines-national/local-at time of show.
  • All artists must carry insurance and list Maountain Art Festivlas as additional insured. 

BOOTH INFORMATION

  • Spaces are 10x10 to 10x20
    White Tents, professional display, tablecloths must extend to the ground, proper weights (40lb per leg minimum)
    Booth must be professional in appearance and representative of the picture included in your application. 
    There are no inside spaces
    Limited number of corner and double spaces assigned in order received or committee discretion
    Display must not extend beyond booth space and may not obstruct traffic flow 
    There are a few odd shaped booths (5x20, pedestal only, etc) -let us know if you are interested

    All spaces outside on pavement so must have weights that meet the local fire dept codes.  See our website for specific requirements. 

    No generators.

    No guarantees on booth placement requests. 


REFUND POLICY

Application fees are nonrefundable. No refunds after the refund deadline date. Refunds requested prior to the deadline will have any credit card or processing fees deducted from the refund. 

JURY DETAILS

Average number of applications submitted each year:
200
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:
110
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:
0
How returning artists are selected:
Selected by peer jurors
Selected by show director or board
Vendors that are excluded/ineligible:
Crafts, buy/sell, lotions, honeys, etc, t-shirts
How images are viewed by jurors:
High-definition TV
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:
Random Order
Jurors score applications using the following scale:
1 - 5
Number of jurors scoring applications:
5
The show organizes the jurors for a:
Multiple jury panels that score applications for specific medium categories that he/she has expertise
Jurors score
Separately from various locations
Am I allowed to observe the jury process?
Jury process is closed