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REQUIREMENTS:
Accepted Application Types:
Artist
Images: 4 (a booth shot is required)
Fee: (Application Fee): $35.00
Application Amount:
You can submit up to 2 applications for this show.
Emerging Artists:
This application does not accept applications from emerging artists.
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EVENT INFORMATION
This 21th annual juried, fine arts festival is well known for exceptional treatment of the artists, many of whom return year after year. This outdoor venue is beautiful Styron Square in the heart of Port Warwick in Newport News and is often described as "walking through an outdoor art gallery"!
We search for qualified artists throughout the country who continually challenge themselves to achieve a higher artistic level both in subject matter and technique. The Show is organized by the Port Warwick Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that encourages emerging artists and embraces culturally diverse artists to our Show. Live entertainment all weekend, ever expanding family and children's activities, food trucks and conveniently located between Williamsburg and Virginia Beach makes this the perfect addition to your Fall Virginia Tour!
Marketing to include: radio and tv advertising, print advertising in the local newspapers and billboards, an expanded social media campaign and press releases to encourage the local media to promote this growing festival.
We search for qualified artists throughout the country who continually challenge themselves to achieve a higher artistic level both in subject matter and technique. The Show is organized by the Port Warwick Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that encourages emerging artists and embraces culturally diverse artists to our Show. Live entertainment all weekend, ever expanding family and children's activities, food trucks and conveniently located between Williamsburg and Virginia Beach makes this the perfect addition to your Fall Virginia Tour!
Marketing to include: radio and tv advertising, print advertising in the local newspapers and billboards, an expanded social media campaign and press releases to encourage the local media to promote this growing festival.
RULES/REGULATIONS
Artists Standards of Eligibility
All original pieces must be signed.
Works produced with commercial kits (molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods) are not permitted.
Artwork must have been created within the last 2 years, defined as works conceived between 2020 to present. Under certain circumstances, artwork created prior to 2020 may be accepted at the discretion of the Art Festival Director.
Exhibited work must be consistent with the digital images or slides submitted by the artist and follow Festival guidelines.
Artists may exhibit work in two or more categories if they have applied and have been accepted in each category.
Only the work of the juried artist or collaborating team may be displayed and/or sold.
There will be a $20 floor limit for all work sold or by the discretion of Art Festival Director. Do not display sale or discount signs.
REPRODUCTIONS
Reproductions include, but are not limited to, the following non-original medium: intaglio, and giclee prints signed or unsigned.
Whether framed or unframed, these must be clearly and individually labeled “REPRODUCTION” or “LIMITED EDITION REPRODUCTION.” Please note that limited edition and giclee prints of no more than 25 from one source will be permitted.
Reproductions must not be displayed in the same browse bins as original art work.
However, exhibited (bins, hanging, etc.) reproductions must not comprise more than 25% of your total booth display.
THE DISPLAY
Approximately 120 artist booths will be placed throughout festival grounds. Booths will be safely distanced apart.
Each booth area is 10×10 with 3-foot alley behind the booth, all located on grassy terrain and adjacent to a wide sidewalk.
Artists are responsible for providing tents (white) and display equipment. Electricity is not available to artists.
All materials must be kept within the assigned booth area. Display, bins, or work cannot extend out into traffic areas.
Paintings, graphics, prints and photographs must be appropriately framed or matted and must be displayed in a suitable panel, portfolio or stand.
FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS:
Artists will be expected to adhere to the Festival Rules. Our Standards Committee will review booths daily to ensure compliance. The Port Warwick Foundation retains the right to remove any ineligible artwork from the exhibition. Further, the Foundation and their representatives also have the right to remove an artist for non-compliance of Festival rules with no refund.
All original pieces must be signed.
Works produced with commercial kits (molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods) are not permitted.
Artwork must have been created within the last 2 years, defined as works conceived between 2020 to present. Under certain circumstances, artwork created prior to 2020 may be accepted at the discretion of the Art Festival Director.
Exhibited work must be consistent with the digital images or slides submitted by the artist and follow Festival guidelines.
Artists may exhibit work in two or more categories if they have applied and have been accepted in each category.
Only the work of the juried artist or collaborating team may be displayed and/or sold.
There will be a $20 floor limit for all work sold or by the discretion of Art Festival Director. Do not display sale or discount signs.
REPRODUCTIONS
Reproductions include, but are not limited to, the following non-original medium: intaglio, and giclee prints signed or unsigned.
Whether framed or unframed, these must be clearly and individually labeled “REPRODUCTION” or “LIMITED EDITION REPRODUCTION.” Please note that limited edition and giclee prints of no more than 25 from one source will be permitted.
Reproductions must not be displayed in the same browse bins as original art work.
However, exhibited (bins, hanging, etc.) reproductions must not comprise more than 25% of your total booth display.
THE DISPLAY
Approximately 120 artist booths will be placed throughout festival grounds. Booths will be safely distanced apart.
Each booth area is 10×10 with 3-foot alley behind the booth, all located on grassy terrain and adjacent to a wide sidewalk.
Artists are responsible for providing tents (white) and display equipment. Electricity is not available to artists.
All materials must be kept within the assigned booth area. Display, bins, or work cannot extend out into traffic areas.
Paintings, graphics, prints and photographs must be appropriately framed or matted and must be displayed in a suitable panel, portfolio or stand.
FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS:
Artists will be expected to adhere to the Festival Rules. Our Standards Committee will review booths daily to ensure compliance. The Port Warwick Foundation retains the right to remove any ineligible artwork from the exhibition. Further, the Foundation and their representatives also have the right to remove an artist for non-compliance of Festival rules with no refund.
BOOTH INFORMATION
10x10 Booth Space - must supply your own booth (white tent with sides) or rent through our recommended rental company
Booth Fee:
Single Booth Space: $350
Double Booth Space: $650
Registration: $35
All booths are on a grassy park like setting but placed right up to a sidewalk. Set-up is the Friday before the Show with 24 hour security by the local police department. Booths will be safely distanced apart. White tents required for aesthetic conformity within the park like setting.
Booth Fee:
Single Booth Space: $350
Double Booth Space: $650
Registration: $35
All booths are on a grassy park like setting but placed right up to a sidewalk. Set-up is the Friday before the Show with 24 hour security by the local police department. Booths will be safely distanced apart. White tents required for aesthetic conformity within the park like setting.
REFUND POLICY
The application fee is non-refundable. Booth fees will be refunded minus a $50 administration fee if a refund request is submitted to laura@portwarwickcom by July 1, 2025. After July 1st until July 31st, 50% of the booth fee will be returned. Cancellations after July 31st will not receive refund.
JURY DETAILS
Average number of applications submitted each year:
150
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:
100
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:
20
How returning artists are selected:
Received an award
Selected by on-site jury
History of participation
How images are viewed by jurors:
Computer monitor
Comments for "Select the method in which images are reviewed at the jury."
Computer monitor projected onto a screen or wall so the images are larger than the size of the monitor.
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:
Application Received (date the application was submitted)
Comments for "Select the method in which applications are reviewed within a medium category."
Rolling jury. We like to jury within 2 weeks of receipt of application so the artist can plan.
Jurors score applications using the following scale:
Yes, No, or Maybe
Number of jurors scoring applications:
7
The show organizes the jurors for a:
Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories
Jurors score
Convened as a group in one room
Am I allowed to observe the jury process?
Jury process is closed