2022 ARTS ALLIANCE CENTER
Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
HAND-MADE ORIGINAL ARTWORK
The Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington is pleased to announce a call for artists for our upcoming 2022 Holiday Arts & Crafts Show! This show is open to all artists, with no theme or medium restrictions. We welcome 2D and 3D works in all styles, from traditional to contemporary. All artwork must be original and suitable for display in a public setting. Find out more below!
When and Where
The second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show will take place from 12 pm - 6 pm every Saturday and Sunday in November plus Black Friday, continuing Saturday and Sunday in December wrapping up the weekend of December 17th and 18th. Artists may apply for as many weekends as they want.
The show will be indoors in the Arts Alliance Center’s Flex Space located in the College Mall at 2894 E 3rd St, Suite M-09, Bloomington, IN 47401 between Target and Dicks Sporting Goods.
There are 30 artists who display in the Arts Alliance Center Gallery Space on an ongoing basis. The Arts and Crafts show will give 9 additional artists, each weekend, an opportunity to also present their work.
Interested artists may apply to the show (again, for as many or few weekends as you want) by filling out the application form below.
Application Deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Fee for the first 3 weekends of November (Sat - Sun) and first 3 weekends of December (Sat – Sun)
$50 per weekend if AAGB member
$60 per weekend if non-AAGB member
Fee for Black Friday weekend (Fri - Sun)
$65 per weekend if AAGB member
$75 per weekend if non-AAGB member
⚠️ **Booth fees are non-refundable**
Booth Fee
Booth Space
Arts Alliance Center will provide an 8 x 6 ft space for display. Artists are responsible for bringing all their own displays, merchandise, business cards, products, a way to take cash/card/payments, bags, boxes, signage, etc.
NOTE: The table/display must be no more than 6 ft in length. No more than 2 vendors per booth space.
**The Arts Alliance Center does not have a private, secure network.
Jurying criteria
The Arts Alliance Center is dedicated to supporting artists who make high-quality, handmade art and crafts. Your work will be judged by the images submitted with your application along with the description of your work.
Please note that artists reselling items or selling mass-produced items will not be accepted. Artists selling discriminatory or child-inappropriate art/craft also will not be accepted.
Notification of Acceptance
We have a rolling jury process. You will be notified within one week after submitting your application. If accepted, we will provide details on set up times and other details of your participation. We will maintain a waiting list, so if you are accepted but one or more of your dates already has nine artists accepted, you will be placed on a waiting list.
Still Have a Question? Please send an email to aac@bloomingtonarts.org.