Winners of the 2011 Art in the Park

Best of Show:  Jim Scorse                   metal sculpture

Blue Ribbons:   Casey Wilson            photography
                  David Elder                pottery
                                                         Henry Englemeyer    pottery    (Cowley College student)

Red Ribbons:    Dustin Sypher            iron work
                                                 Diel Gray                    wood-burned porcelain
                       Martha Fitzwater       pastels

White Ribbons:  Jillian Tatum                ceramics
                                Brian Kuntz                scrollsaw art
                             Joan McGregor         fused glass

Green Ribbons:   John Bowker             acrylics    (Cowley College student)
                            Abby Showalter        ceramics   (Cowley College student)
                            John Laffitte              cermaics   (Cowley College student)

Best of Craft:            Lynn Ledbetter                 gourds
              
2nd place craft:         Dee Dee Jagneaux        hand-sewn items

2012 Art in the Park
Celebrating 38 years
Saturday, October 6, 2012
10am to 5pm
Island Park, Winfield
Exhibitors Welcome Party
Friday, October 5, 2012
5:00-6:30pm
Island Park, Winfield
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Festival opens to Purchase Award patrons at 9 am
• Open to the general public at 10 am.
• Only registered food vendors are allowed food and beverage
sales.
• Outdoor show; come prepared for all types of weather.
• All profits from your sales are yours. The Art in the Park
Festival does not retain a percentage of your sales.
LOCATION
Island Park is surrounded by a beautiful lagoon and graced with
shade trees. It is located at the north end of Main Street (Hwy 77) in
Winfield, KS.
ENTRY FEE
Fee: $40.00 per 12’ x12’ space.
Fee is non-refundable. One exhibitor per space;
no half spaces allowed.
Artists who work collaboratively may share a space if it is declared
in the application, the application is signed by both artists and the
application is accepted by the Committee.
All decisions made by the Art in the Park committee are final!
ENTRIES RECEIVED BY JULY 15, 2012 MAY BE USED IN
ADVERTISING FOR OUR PURCHASE AWARDS.
BOOTH SPACE ASSIGNMENTS
• Booth assignments will be given to exhibitors as they enter the
park. Exhibitors are usually rotated annually by color zones.
• Set up: Friday evening from 4:00-8:00 pm or Saturday
morning between 6:00 and 9:00 am. Exhibitors who set up
on Friday evening do so at their own risk. No security
monitoring overnight is provided.
• Booths must be open for business at 9:00 am and remain open
until 5 pm.
• Exhibitors are responsible for their own set-ups, screens and
canopies.
REQUIREMENTS
Art in the Park is a juried festival. Artists who have not exhibited
with us for the last 3 years MUST submit 3 examples of your work, in
photos or slides, which are representative of all current works to be
shown at the festival. These slides or photographs will be reviewed by
a jury and will not be returned. Detailed description of work to be
displayed must be on the entry form. The jury retains the right to
review returning artists/crafters annually.
ACCEPTABLE WORK AND AWARDS
ORIGINAL FINE ARTS:
PAINTING, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA,
PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, POTTERY, and GLASS.
AWARDS FOR FINE ARTS:
Best of Show…………………..$275
3 Blue Ribbons………..$125 each
3 Red Ribbons ……….…$80 each
3 White Ribbons………..$55 each
3 Green Ribbons….honorable mention
ORIGINAL FINE CRAFTS:
WEAVING, JEWELRY, WORKS IN WOOD, FOLK ART, FIBER
ART, etc. will be considered for judging.
NO MOLDS, KITS, PATTERNS, OR COMMERCIALLY
PRODUCED ITEMS* OR CONSIGNMENT ITEMS ARE
ALLOWED. We will ask exhibitors to remove these if they appear the
day of the festival.
AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL CRAFT …… $175
2nd Place Original Craft …… $50
The criteria for judging all awards will be at the discretion of the
judge. Official judging begins at 10:00 am on Saturday.
*Commercially produced items that have been significantly altered by
the crafter may be allowed at the discretion of the jurors.
Total prize money = $1,200+
All works created since 2010 and not previously awarded a prize at
Winfield Art in the Park will be judged. Categories above must have at
least three pieces exhibited in that medium and all works judged must
be an original and be for sale. Drawings, prints, and paintings must be
framed or matted. Reproductions of original paintings or drawings
must be clearly marked as such.
PURCHASE AWARDS
Purchase awards are prepaid commitments by local individuals and
businesses which will be spent throughout the day of the festival.
Purchase Award ribbons are given to patron’s choice. These Patrons
commit to spending approximately $4,000+ per festival.
LIABILITY
The Winfield Arts and Humanities Council and Winfield Art in the
Park Board Members are not responsible for personal injury and loss or
damage to work displayed. Artists should insure their own work.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact: ART IN THE PARK, c/o WAHC, 700 Gary, Winfield,
KS 67156-3135, Call (620) 221-2161, Ext.10
E-MAIL: winfieldarts@gmail.com
DEADLINE
Deadline is September 21, 2012--Entries postmarked after Sept. 21
must be paid by cash or money order and include an additional $10.00
late fee per booth space. Entries received before July 15 will be
publicized in our Purchase Award publicity.