April 2010

Attention All Visual Artists...

This is year 5 of the River Arts Festival and it is getting bigger and better. Last year, we had 50 visual artists showing in 3 downtown Dunnville locations, over 65 musicians, authors, and filmmakers and an estimated audience of 1900. This year – November 6 - 20 – is an ideal time once again to showcase your work for free. We expect a bigger audience, will have 5 venues in which to display visual art and are continuing to feature the best of local, national and international musicians, authors’ events, a culinary night, videos, improv, workshops and activities for youth and children – you name it – we’ve got it!

We are accepting up to 3 pieces of ready-to-hang work (pieces MUST be wired...we assume no responsibility for pieces that are not properly wired so that they can be hung safely!) There is no exhibit fee, although businesses where any work is exhibited will retain 15% of any sales as an administration fee.

If you want to show and sell your work: please e-mail us at: submissions@riverartsfestival.ca and tell us how many pieces (up to three) you want to show, what media and send us a picture or a link to your website so we can see your work. We will then get back to you. Entries will be accepted at Flyers Cafe/Haldimand Art Works at 144 Queen Street, Dunnville from Monday, October 25 until Wednesday, November 3 (open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday). Work received after November 4 will not make it into the official Festival program and, depending on space, may not be exhibited – so get your work in on time!. The phone number for Haldimand Art Works is 905-772-7000. Leave a message if no one answers and we will get back to you.

Drop off your work at the times above...when you are dropping off your work, we can get all the necessary contact information, titles, pricing, etc., from you. Then plan to join us for this celebration of the arts on Opening Night, Saturday, November 6.