CALLING ALL ARTISTS – APPLY FOR THE 43RD ANNUAL PEOPLE’S FAIR!

CALLING ALL ARTISTS – APPLY FOR THE 43^RD ANNUAL PEOPLE’S FAIR!

Applications Available for Annual Community Celebration; Kick-off to Summer Festival Season

Denver, Colo. – January 8, 2014 – Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc. (CHUN) is currently accepting applications for artists and vendors for the two-day CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair, to be held June 7 and 8, 2014.  Applications are available at www.peoplesfair.com.  Fine art and Handcrafted applications are due on March 31, 2014, and applications for other vendors (Personal Service, Gourmet Pre-packaged Food, Greening-Repurpose, Medical Marketplace, and Marketplace) are due onApril 4, 2014.  Please see information below on the artist and vendor categories.  For all other questions, please contact Nicole Anderson at 303-830-1651.

Last year’s changes in the People’s Fair application and selection process were in direct response to overwhelming feedback that there needed to be more defined categories for the different levels of handmade art accepted into our fair.  The grey area between true handmade fine artists and hand crafters is becoming increasingly undefined due to artists utilizing cost-effective mass-produced or imported materials while creating their items.  Our categorization process addresses this reality.  We want our application and selection process to be as transparent as possible and have and will continue to encourage feedback regarding the changes.  It is our hope that this process will help even the playing field for all artists and that the unique character and charm of the People’s Fair will be unchanged.

Based on feedback we received from our 2013 artists, Fine Art applicants will be in their own area and not placed around the Fair as in the past (area location at Fair TBD). If you are a Fine Art artist who does not want to be in the Fine Art area, please apply under the Hand Crafted application.

FINE ART

All work under this application must be 100% original and produced by the exhibiting artist. Reproductions or prints of applicant’s original art may be sold, but should represent a percentage of the total work on display.  Work done by a production studio, is machine made or mass produced is not acceptable under this application. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns, no factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist, no jewelry commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed under this application. All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist.  Fine Art application categories include: Ceramics, Drawings/Graphics, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry (all parts original), Leather, Metal, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, and Wood.

HAND CRAFTED

All work under this application must be personally handcrafted by the exhibiting vendor. A piece may incorporate some commercially produced parts, but the design and execution of the work must be the product of the exhibiting artist’s skills. Alteration, enhancements and embellishments by the artists and handcrafted components must dominate the commercial components under this application.  Hand Crafted application categories include: Children’s Items, Dried Floral, Jewelry (beaded or strung), Mixed Media, Paper, Scents & Oils/Candles/Soaps, Wearable Art, and Wood.

PERSONAL SERVICE

Personal Service consists of local services. No items can be sold under this application, only services can be sold. No medical companies will be accepted under this application (chiropractors, vision centers, dental, etc.) – medical companies can apply under the Medical Marketplace application. Categories that have a limited number of vendors will be accepted by application completion date only.  Personal Service application categories include: Body Art/Henna (limit 4 vendors), Face-Painting (limit 4 vendors), Massage Therapy/Reflexology (limit 4 vendors), Tarot Card Reading (limit 4 vendors), and Other Services.

GOURMET PRE-PACKAGED FOOD

Gourmet Pre-package food consists of non-commercially made, pre-packaged, specialty foods. Commercially pre-packaged food items, fresh food and imported items will not be accepted under this application. No food items will be accepted under this application if they are in direct competition with People’s Fair Food vendors/Sponsors. No beverages or alcohol can be sold under this application.  Gourmet Pre-Package Food application categories include: Salsa, Jerky, Sauces/Mixes, and Other.

GREENING/REPURPOSE

This application consists of items that have been up-cycled, are made from recycled materials or services that help others be more environmentally friendly. Greening/Repurpose exhibitors will be located in “Greening Area” and not placed around the fair as other exhibitors are.  Greening/Repurpose categories include: Environmental service, recycled materials, up-cycled product, and Other.

MEDICAL MARKETPLACE

Medical Marketplace consists of medical companies such as chiropractors, vision centers, dental, etc. Two medical exhibitors per category will be accepted per street (Limit 8 total) and vendors will be accepted by application completion date only. If you purchase a booth larger than 10×10, then you qualify for both spaces on a street. If you are interested in exclusivity for your medical category, please contact Andrea Furness at AndreaFurness@chundenver.org for festival sponsorship information.  Medical Marketplace application categories include: Chiropractic, Vision, Dental, and Other Medical.

MARKETPLACE

Quality made and imported items that enhance the festival’s character will be accepted under this application, however it is at CHUN’s discretion to decide what businesses/items are not acceptable under this application for any reason. To be accepted into the People’s Fair, Marketplace items must fall under one of the accepted categories. Acceptable items may include: laser/machine cut wood or metal, frames, unique toys, hair accessories, or hand-made imports. No food, beverage, alcohol, mass-produced wearable items, hats, drug paraphernalia, reference to drugs, weapons, or toys that depict weapons will be accepted in to the People’s Fair. No medical companies will be accepted under this application (chiropractors, vision centers, dental, etc.) – medical companies can apply under the Medical Marketplace application. No items will be accepted if they are in direct competition with People’s Fair Sponsors.  Marketplace application categories include: Production/Studio Work, Lifestyle-Enhancing/Beauty, Framed/Wall Art, Toys, and Other.

The 43rd Annual CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair is presented by Miller Brewing Company and 9NEWS.  Associate Sponsors include The Denver Post, Comcast, Entercom Denver stations 99.5 The Mountain, KOSI 101, Studio 1430 AM and Alice 105.9, and Republic National Distributing Company.  Lifestyle’s Catering is a Supporting Sponsor of the People’s Fair.

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