Snake Alley Art Fair 2015 Application
The Snake Alley Art Fair (SAAF) is held on the streets of Burlington’s Heritage Hill Historic District,
North Sixth Street between Washington and High Streets including Snake Alley – the crookedest
street in the world.
The 2015 Fair is held in conjunction with the Burlington Steamboat Days Musical Festival on the
Mississippi riverfront, bringing thousands of visitors to the area.
The SAAF presents over 100 artist’s booths, strolling musicians, children’s activities and food &
drink vendors. Iowa’s typical beautiful June weather makes this Father’s Day event a festive
celebration for the estimated 10,000 patrons who stroll the fair each year.
The SAAF is a program of the Art Center of Burlington, a non-profit, community-based arts
organization dedicated to providing quality art, programs and events in the Burlington area.
SNAKE ALLEY ART FAIR APPLICANTS:
• ALL applicants who wish to exhibit will need to be juried for the 2015 SAAF even if they
exhibited at SAAF previous years.
ELIGIBLE ARTWORK:
• All artwork must be original work of the individual displaying it.
• Only original artwork is allowed.
ARTWORK NOT ELIGIBLE:
• Ceramics made from commercial molds
• Commercially fabricated jewelry
• Items from kits
The SAAF committee reserves the right to remove works or exhibitors.
SET-UP & DISPLAY
• Exhibitors may set-up between 6am & 8:30am the morning of the Fair. The Fair is open to the
public from 8am-4pm. Artists must be present at their booths during these times.
• Canopies are highly recommended but cannot be staked. Booth spaces on North 6th Street are
approximately 10 feet deep x 12 feet wide. Local art students will display work on Snake Alley.
• The SAAF committee assigns booth spaces based on various factors; upon request and the Art
Center’s discretion.
• Two adjacent booth spaces may be assigned but the exhibitor will pay two booth fees.
WEATHER:
The SAAF is an outdoor event and has no alternate rain date or location. This is a “rain or shine”
event.
AWARDS:
The SAAF Jury committee will vote and present awards following the event.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Exhibitors applying for the 2015 SAAF
• Artists must submit a completed application form along with a written description of their
artwork and a check for the booth(s) space fee.
• Artists must submit a minimum of three images representing their work.
• Images should be digital jpg format, at least 500 KB in size and submitted on a compact disc or
emailed to [email protected].
• The written description must include: the work’s media category (see below), typical sizes of the
work and the artist’s typical prices. Exhibitors may also include a biography and artist’s statement,
which would benefit artists for marketing SAAF.
The deadline for all materials to be received by the Art Center is Thursday, April 30th, 2015
SALES TAX:
All sales are subject to a 7% sales tax – a 5% State of Iowa sales tax and a 2% local-option tax.
Exhibitors without a permanent Iowa sales tax number will be given a temporary number for sales
at the 2015 SAAF.
Exhibitors will not be asked to pay the Art Center a percentage of their sales at the 2015 SAAF.