HYDE PARK SQUARE ART SHOW
Sponsored by the Hyde Park Square Business Association
Sunday – October 4, 2015 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. (NO RAIN DATE)
The 49th Annual Hyde Park Square Art Show is accepting applications for art exhibitors to display and sell
their work in one of the area’s finest juried art shows. Applicants must be prejudged in April (see exception
below) and those accepted into the October show will be notified by mail.
COMPETITION AND AWARDS
Art submitted for competition must be in the artist’s prejudged category. The awards are as follows:
Best of Show-$600
First Place-$500
Second Place-$400
Third Place-$300
Honorable Mention Awards-$125
EXHIBITORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
Each artist is responsible for: 1. Setting up and dismantling display – following art show procedures
2. Maintaining and staffing their booth
3. All sales transactions
4. Payment of all sales taxes
CATEGORIES OF SHOW ENTRIES
SEND APPLICATION AND DIRECT ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Ceramics, Crafts, Fiber Art, Glass, Graphics, Jewelry, Mixed Mediums, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Wood
Hyde Park Square Art Show
PO Box 8402
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXHIBITORS
All applicants will be prejudged. All work and/or materials must be the artist’s own creation and representative of the items
submitted by the artist for prejudging. No pre-manufactured or commercially made items (T-shirts, sweatshirts, towels, etc.)
will be permitted in the show. Each applicant may exhibit and compete in only ONE category per space, and must enter in only
ONE individual’s name (no group entries).
* EXCEPTION: Winners and those who received honorable mention in the 2014 show are exempt from the prejudging
process. They need only submit the application form and enclose the entrance fee of $125 by March 27, 2015 (Winners in
the youth division from the previous year who are now entering the adult division ARE NOT exempt from prejudging).
PREJUDGING
To participate in the prescreening, submit the application form plus a $35 non-refundable processing fee by Friday
March 27, 2015. If you do not meet this March 27th deadline, the entry fee for “walk-ins” on the day of
prejudging will be $55. Bring ONLY three (3) pieces of work in ONE category for prejudging. To help with the
judging process please bring a photo representing the art you will be displaying in your booth.
DATE:
LOCATION:
Saturday, April 11, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Hyde Park Center for Older Adults use back entrance off Shaw Ave.
2800 Erie Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208
If you are unable to attend the prejudging, send ONLY three (3) images of your work for evaluation and a picture
representing the art you will be displaying in your booth. You may send your images as JPG files on a CD, or slides.
The quality of your images may influence the judge’s decisions. Please include a 50 word maximum description
of the process and materials used in creating your work. If sending slides be sure to include a stamped #10 selfaddressed envelope for their return. CD’s will not be returned to the artists. All images to be judged must be
submitted prior to the March 27th deadline. Be sure to include your application form and the $35 processing fee.
Slides/CD's will not be accepted the day of prejudging. The prejudging decisions will be mailed to you the week
of May 18th.
ENTRANCE FEE ~ $125.00
All applicants accepted after prejudging must submit a one hundred twenty five ($125) non-refundable entrance fee for space in
the show. NOTE: Please do not send the entrance fee until after your notification of acceptance into the show, which you will
receive the week of May 18th. The 2014 art show winners and those having received honorable mentions are automatically
accepted into the 2015 show without pre-judging, however they still must submit their entrance fee of $125 by March 27th.
The entrance fee entitles the applicant a booth space of eleven (11) feet for exhibition and sale of work. There will be a limit of
ONE space for each applicant and the artist’s booth must contain only works in their prejudged category. Applicants are
responsible for providing their own display racks and tables. No electric outlets will be available. The entrance fee also entitles
the artist’s work to be judged in show day competition.
For further information:
www.hydeparksquare.org (information only)
or [email protected] (correspondence)
Additional applications may be picked up on the Hyde Park Square at Awakenings, The Echo
Fifth Third Bank, US Bank, Hyde Park Public Library.
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2015 HYDE PARK SQUARE ART SHOW APPLICATION FORM
Please return this form plus the application fee by March 27, 2015. Make checks payable to:
Hyde Park Square Art Show, and mail application and check to
Hyde Park Square Art Show, PO Box 8402, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208.
NAME______________________________________________________
PHONE__________________________
last
(PLEASE PRINT)
first
EMAIL__________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY________________________________ STATE_______________ ZIP CODE______________________________
CATEGORY (check only one)
___ Ceramics
___ Crafts (specify) _________________________________
___ Fiber Art
___ Glass
___ Graphics
___ Jewelry
___ Mixed Mediums
___ Painting
___ Photography
___ Sculpture
___ Wood
FEE ENCLOSED (check one)
___ 2015 Prejudging ($35)
___ 2015 Prejudging Late Entry Fee ($55)
Postmarked after March 27th
___ 2014 Winners (Honorable Mention) $125
Submitted by March 27th
Liability – Neither the Art Show Committee nor the Hyde Park Square Business Association will be responsible for loss of, or damage to, any work
displayed. Presentation of works to the prejudging and/or show shall imply agreement on the part of the artist to these conditions and by signing the
application, the artist agrees to hold the Hyde Park Square Art Show Committee, the Hyde Park Square Business Association and show sponsors
harmless from any liability or loss whatsoever.
Signature ____________________________________________ Date ______________________________________
Hyde Park Square Art Show
P.O Box 8402 Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
CALL TO ARTISTS
ENTRY DEADLINE IS FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2015
49th Annual
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CALL TO
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October 4th
49th ANNUAL HYDE PARK SQUARE ART SHOW
Sunday October 4, 2015
10 am to 5 pm
ENTRY DEADLINE: FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2015
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