Applications for Chula League’s 15th annual Cherrywood Art Fair open July 15th, as in tomorrow! We are excited to see submissions of great photos with original, quality art and handmade goods. We’ve made some changes to our application, and have new categories to help you find your place better. Our apply page is full of information to help you with the application process. Here are key things to remember…
1. Take a deep breath, set aside some time to apply. There’s no need to rush, the jurors do not review your work until the application period has ended.
2. Read the apply page, the artist FAQ, AND the Terms. Each of those pages have information to help you submit a strong application.
3. Your photos are everything. The jurors rate your work based on the three images you submit, their category, and the caption (detailing the work). Individual product shots over booth shots are recommended. Be careful when using lifestyle shots, make sure your work stands out so the jurors know what they are judging.
Images should be under 1 MB with a minimum resolution of 133 ppi (pixels per inch)
Optimal size: 1000 x 1000 pixels or 1200 x 800 pixels saved as a maximum quality jpeg
4. Look over our new categories, there may be a change to the category you’ve applied in before:
3D ART (sculpture, wood, metal, etc.)
BEAUTY & SPA (soaps, skincare, candles, hair accessories, etc.)
CERAMICS & POTTERY
FINE ART (drawings & paintings in pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.)
HOME GOODS (décor, frames, glasses, kitchen items, phone cases, planters)
JEWELRY
KIDS & PETS (toys, games, clothes / pet toys & accessories)
PHOTOGRAPHY (color, black & white, digital collage, etc.)
PRINTS & PAPER GOODS (card sets, journals, prints, comic books, posters)
TEXTILES & APPAREL (clothing, hats, bags, purses, belts, scarves, tapestries)
For those of you that sell work that fall into multiple categories, choose the category that dominates what you sell most. We do not penalize artists if they show work in their booth that wasn’t in their category, so long as it is their work and a majority of items in the booth are from the accepted category.
5. This year we have created a Facebook event page for the application period. We encourage you to post application questions there. If you’re not on Facebook, you can email us at: artists@cherrywoodartfair.org
