Washington and Westchester Craft Shows

The application for the Washington and Westchester Craft Shows are now available online.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

2006 deadline for the Westchester and Washington shows is April 1 at midnight. Applications submitted after this date are subject to a late fee. Applications submitted offline will not be accepted after April 1.

The deadline for the 2006 Palm Beach Fine Craft Show has past. Information for the 2007 show application will be available mid-2006. Please check back for updates.


APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Crafts America shows are open to all craft artists who reside and work in the United States. All work must be well conceived and expertly executed in the U.S. It also must be made by hand or with the use of appropriate tools. Whether one-of-a-kind or limited production, work should reflect the individuality of the artist.

JURY DECISIONS

Jurors' selections are based on the level of technical skill, quality of workmanship, and originality of design as represented in slides submitted. Juried work represents a broad spectrum of media, technique, and creative design. However, only the following categories of contemporary fine art are eligible:

Basketry
Ceramics
Fiber Wearable
Fiber Decorative
Furniture
Glass
Jewelry
Leather
Metal
Mixed Media
Paper
Wood

Categories not accepted: calligraphy, fine arts such as painting, photography, lithography, etc., except when incorporated into an otherwise acceptable craft category; dried flower arrangements; pressed flowers; seed and pod decorations; cut bottles and embellished objects such as painted boxes, stones, shells, buttons. Objects made from commercial kits or commercially available plans are also not acceptable.

The Jurors for the 2006 Washington and Westchester Craft Shows are:

Helen W. Drutt English
Founder/Director Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

David McFadden
Chief Curator Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY

Norma Minkowitz
Fiber Sculpture Artist, Curator, Lecturer, Westport, CT

ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION

Westchester and Washington Shows: Jury decisions will be emailed May 29th. Contracts for accepted artists will be mailed June 1.

Palm Beach Fine Craft Show: TBA for 2007 show.

Slides from artists selected by the jury to exhibit will be held until after the show for publicity purposes. Slides from artists put on the wait list will be held until after the show.

AWARDS

Cash awards will be made for outstanding work in various categories at each show.

SECURITY

Each show will be provided security on premises both day and night; however, each artist exhibits at his/her own risk.