NOTE regarding Storage on Main Street - Unfortunately, there is no storage space available in the spaces along Main Street.  PLEASE BUILD STORAGE INTO YOUR BOOTH'S 10' x 10' FOOTPRINT.  We cannot allow artists to store their items against the stores or on the sidewalks along Main Street.  This presents a cluttered environment and becomes hazardous during the busiest festival hours; however, we will have limited, portable storage facilities available at key locations along side streets for artists exhibiting along Main Street. 

Storage Option:

We have arranged for a limited number of portable, secure, lockable storage units to be placed on side streets to help artists with their storage needs since space is at a premium.  The size of the typical storage area is 7’ x 7’, and can be shared with another artist.  You must provide your own lock.  The total cost of the rental for the four days is $100 per unit.  Please use the Information Form to request a storage location.  We will only order units based on reservations/payments we receive (use our to reserve your space).  We encourage artists to contact each other in advance to share a space as we are limited in terms of the number of these units we can place. These will be located on the following streets

·         2nd Street, between Main Street and Commerce Street

·        6th Street, between Main Street and Commerce Street

·         7th Street, between Main Street and Commerce Street

Artist Booth Numbering

Artist Booth numbers on Main Street are numbered according to our block numbers, north to south as 300, 500, 600, 700 and 800.  There is a stage at 5th Street in the parking lot, and another stage at the south end of Main Street.  Please note that audio levels are monitored during the day, and kept at no more than 85 db during the day and 100 db after 8:00 PM.  Please see our Festival map for a bird's eye view.

Artist Square Locations – Artist Square is located in the parking lot bordered by Main Street, Commerce Street, 3rd Street and 4th Street. If you are assigned to booth numbers 401 – 469, you must provide your own white top 10’ x 10’ pavilion and sufficient weights.  Your tent CANNOT be larger than a 10' x 10' configuration to insure proper spacing.  Artists will be placed next to each other.  There is some room behind a majority of these spaces for storage, but it must be shared with other artists in this area.  There is a stage to the west of Artist Square.  Please note that audio levels are monitored during the day, and kept at no more than 80 db during the day and 95 db after 8:00 PM.

The following policies apply regarding booth space assignments:

1. The enclosed Artist Booth Preference Form is the only form of reference this office will use to determine your choice of booth space and must be completed for your request to be considered.

2. Decisions for booth assignments are made based on the time and date stamp of your payment through Zapplication.

3. Invited Award Artists from 2009 will be given first priority for space requests.

4. Media/category balance is a high priority.

5. An artist who does not own their own tent is not disqualified from being assigned to Artist Square.  We have tents for rental.  You may pay for the rental of a frame tent either in Artist Square or as a frame under the larger pavilions on Main Street.

6. All assignments are made at the discretion of the Director and are final.

7. Every effort will be made to accommodate every artist’s request. In exchange for this effort, artists should be understanding towards the show when 150 of 200 artists request the same corner booth.

Our offices will not issue booth assignments by phone.  Booth assignments will be sent to you via email in February and listed on our website and will be noted on your Zapplication account.

Please check this website often as we will post updates and ongoing information about the event specifically for our Exhibiting Artists.

Don’t forget to register to pay Texas sales tax – it’s 8.25% in Fort Worth. Complete information is available at www.window.state.tx.us (Form AP-201) or 1-800-252-5555 for the Texas State Comptroller's office.
 
Artist Awards:

Our Artist Awards will total $10,000 this year!  These awards will be presented at our Artist Awards Breakfast at 8:30 AM on Friday, April 16 (venue is TBD.)  The jury will review all Exhibitors on Thursday, April 15.   

NAIA Advocacies:

As you are aware, we support the Advocacies developed by the National Association of Independent Artists.  One of our remaining items was the development of an Artist Advisory Committee, which we are pleased to have been working with since last year.  We are pleased to welcome Raymond Rains, Pam Summers, Gregory Story, and Michael Holloway as our founding members.  If you would like to participate on our committee going forward, please let Jay Downie know.  Feel free to contact any one of them for advice and support either before, during or after the festival.  If you would like to join NAIA, please click here!

Google “Street View”:

Definitely a tremendous help for those who haven’t visited MAIN ST. before.  The address to use is:  www.maps.google.com.  Enter 601 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX  76102 in the look-up box.  This address gets you to the center of the event site and from there you can literally take a look around.  Artists are located from the 300 block of Main Street to the 800 block of Main Street.  Just about the entire street can be viewed from ground level on this site.  It’s pretty cool!

The address to use is:   601 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76102

Visiting Artists Program:

We are still in need of Visiting Artists to visit the Fort Worth Independent School District and provide an opportunity for additional exposure to the arts exhibition world.  These visitation opportunities are available either Tuesday before the event, or Monday following the event.  We will provide a stipend of $150 plus we will help cover expenses associated with an additional night's stay to help with the program.  We’ll handle all of the coordination – all you need to do is provide a valuable learning experience for youth.  We will match you up to a class, teacher and the grade level you prefer.  Please use the Information Form to sign up