Downtown Bentonville, Inc. would like to invite you to apply to the 2010 Bentonville ArtsFest, which will be held June 11th and 12th in downtown Bentonville. Now in its 7th year, this community celebration of the arts offers visual artists an affordable opportunity to sell their art and promote their work in a city quickly becoming a regional arts epicenter.
We have made a couple of changes this year to accommodate both the needs of the visual artists and of the growing event. Held during the timeframe of last year’s Bentonville ArtWalk, the ArtsFest will include a juried visual arts component, theatre, film, music, literary and the culinary arts. At the same time, we will be producing a fall and spring Bentonville ArtWalk solely focused on the visual arts, and cu- rated within the businesses around the Downtown Square. Stay tuned for the 2010 fall ArtWalk date!
Visual artists accepted into the ArtsFest will be offered an automatic invitation to participate in the two ArtWalks, thus creating multiple opportunities to showcase your work in downtown Bentonville. We are also opening up the opportunity for artists juried into the ArtsFest to participate in our popular First Fri- day events that run March – November, as well as special Bentonville Farmers Market events. Fees and times vary for each event, and we can provide information about participation once you have been accepted into the 2010 ArtsFest.
Some new benefits to the 2010 ArtsFest include:
- Expanded opportunities for indoor locations
- Affordable participation fees, and lowered tent and equipment rental rates
- A visual and performing artist green room with snacks, water and bathrooms
- Additional marketing opportunities, including a ArtsFest dedicated web page and a four-color Artist Catalog highlighting your work
- A Saturday evening ArtsFest After-Party to celebrate you!
All the specifics about the event hours, deadlines, applications and fees can be found on http://www.downtownbentonville.org. If you have any questions about the event or the process, please feel free to give us a call at 479.254.0254 or email us at Subscribe to comments Comment | Trackback |
