Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival ~ Saturday September 20, 2008
A festival that offers arts, awards, food and entertainment for the whole family.
Over 9,000 visitors and 100 booths of art.
New
for 2008 - An Antiques Show at the Kirksville Arts Center.
Click here for details and exhibitor application.
Mission
The Red Barn Arts & Crafts Festival seeks to bring together individuals involved in the visual arts, performing arts, and crafts, with the extended community of the Kirksville region. Our setting is one of family entertainment and arts education, which cultivates an appreciation and understanding of the arts while creating promotional opportunities for participating artists.
Brief History
The Red Barn Festival began in 1973 as a gleam in the eye of a few arts-minded individuals. Early festivals were held to help preserve the red barn on the Northeast Missouri State University campus, now Truman State University. The festival has grown through the years into a major regional arts and crafts festival and an important and much anticipated event in Kirksville.
Currently the Red Barn Arts & Crafts Festival is the main program for the Kirksville Arts Association. Festival sponsorships, exhibitor fees and proceeds from the soda booths help to offset the costs of the programs and administration of the many community arts programs funded by the association.
Exhibitor Space
Exhibit spaces are approximately 10’ x 15’ wide on the street. Spaces are assigned by the jury committee. Artists and crafters must provide all display furnishings such as tables, chairs, display boards, tents, and accessories.
Demonstrations by the exhibitors during the festival are encouraged.
Deadlines
Beginning April 15, 2008, applications received by the 15th of each month will be juried by the first of the following month. Acceptance letters will be mailed approximately one week following the jury date.
Applications received after August 1, 2008, will be juried by
August 31, 2008, but will be accepted on a first come basis using the date the application was received. Late entries may not appear in the printed program on the day of the Festival.
Applications will not be accepted after September 8, 2008.
Evening Reception
A reception for participating exhibitors and their guests will be held
Friday, September 19, 2007
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Kirksville Arts Association
117 S. Franklin Street.
This will be an opportunity for exhibitors to see our newly remodeled facility and to meet and visit with each other. Light refreshments will be served.
Procedures and Requirements
All applicants must submit 3-4 color photographs, slides, or digital photographs of work completed within the last year, clearly labeled with the exhibitor’s name and phone number. One must be of the booth presentation, while the others should be representative of the work to be exhibited. We reserve the right to use jury photographs or slides for publicity.
Accepted applicants will be notified by mail and provided with a map indicating the assigned exhibit space. Photographs or slides submitted by accepted applicants will be returned in the Information Packet to be picked up on the day of the festival.
Applicants who are not accepted will have their booth fee and photographs or slides returned by mail.
NO FOOD ITEMS may be sold in Arts/Crafts booths per Health Department regulations.
Items sold must reflect ONLY what is represented on the application form and in supplemental photographs.
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Juried Event
The Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival is a juried event. The jury committee selects exhibitors based on standards of excellence in design and execution, with emphasis on originality and uniqueness. This committee has the right to make all final entry selections.
Festival Times:
September 19, 2008
6:00 – 8:00 pm………Reception for exhibitors and their guests
Saturday, September 20th– RAIN OR SHINE
6:00 am………………Set up begins
8:00 am……………….All vehicles must be off the streets around the square,
9:00 am……………….Festival opens
3:00 pm……………….Awards announced during a presentation ceremony
4:30 pm……………….Festival closes (all booths must remain until this time for safety reasons)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm…..NEW! Antiques Show:
Kirksville Arts Center 117 S. Franklin Street
9:00 am – 4:00 pm…..Music and dance performances are scheduled at intervals throughout the day.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm…..A children’s activity center with adult supervision is also available for a nominal fee.
Obtain Application
online
or at the Kirksville Arts Association office, 117 S. Franklin Street.
Fees:
Send 2 checks or money
orders with the application:
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$10.00 non-refundable application fee plus
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$65.00 booth fee ($75.00 after August 1st, 2008)
Booth fee will be returned if application is not accepted.
No refunds will be given due to
cancellation by the
exhibitor.
Questions
Call: 660-665-0500
Email:
kvarts@sbcglobal.net
Website:
www.kirksvillearts.com
Hotel accommodations should be made well in advance as it will also be Truman State University Family Weekend.
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