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CALL FOR ARTISTS - DEADLINE: 10-7-2024
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FINE ART - MUSIC - FOOD - FUN
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"ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP FESTIVALS"
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Applications accepted starting 7/29/2024
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October 7, 2024: Deadline to submit application.
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November 1-3, 2024: Jury Review
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December 2, 2024: Artist Notification
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January 3, 2025: Acceptance of Festival Participation and Booth Fees Due
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February 21, 2025: Final Date for Cancellation and Receipt of Refund
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May 9-11, 2025: Festival Dates
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2025 marks the 21st annual event for the top ranking Artisphere festival in Greenville, SC. Despite its short history, Artisphere has distinguished itself as both a regional and national highlight. A supportive, art-loving community, beautiful setting, notable on-site artist amenities and hospitality, and over 500 volunteers make the three-day event an enjoyable experience for exhibiting artists and the public alike. Renowned artist hospitality includes complimentary daily meals, snacks & beverages, convenient set-up, parking, security, booth sitters, and reduced hotel rates. Artisphere is a 501(c)(3) non-profit art organization. Proceeds are used to produce the annual arts festival and are distributed back to local non-profit arts organizations as part of Artisphere's Volunteer Arts Partnership Program.
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$20,000 in Cash awards & Purchase ($10K - $12K average)
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$20,000 in prize money will be distributed at the festival. Awards will be given to Best in Show, 1st Place 2D, 2nd Place 2D, 1st Place 3D, 2nd Place 3D, and four Awards of Excellence. All awards are distributed at the discretion of the onsite judges. Artisphere jurors who are not exhibitors serve as on-site judges. Awards are determined by consensus. Award winners are invited to exhibit the following year and are exempt from jury. Any non-juror awards (e.g. Media Awards, People’s Choice, etc.) are not exempt from jury.
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An average of $10,000 - $15,000 ”Purchase Awards” are distributed annually in the manner of Gift Certificates to cash sponsors. Gift certificates may be used to purchase artwork on Artist Row. Artists receiving gift certificates redeem them with the show at the end of the festival.
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Standard Booth Fee: $500
Corner Booth Fee: $600
Double Booth Fee: $1,000
Electricity Fee: $90 (limited amount of electricity available – first come, first served)
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Artists who are selected by the jury panel and who accept the invitation to exhibit, must return the signed Artist Acceptance of Festival Participation Form and Booth Fees to Artisphere by January 3, 2025. Artist Acceptance of Festival Participation Forms will not be processed without inclusion of Booth Fees.
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Established in 2005, Artisphere is a signature event on Greenville’s busy cultural calendar that draws both locals and art buying tourists to Greenville, SC's dynamic downtown. Artisphere has been ranked a TOP 10 Fine Art and Fine Craft festival by the Art Fair Sourcebook and #3 out of 20 finalists in USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best Art Festival. Additionally, the festival is recognized annually as a Top 20 Event in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society.
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