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CALL TO VISUAL ARTISTS
The 13th annual River Arts Festival is accepting up to three submissions of art from individual artists, both flat and dimensional. All non-youth/student entries will be juried for acceptance for exhibition over the full length of the Festival, November 4 - 18, 2017. 75 artists participated last year – so, whether you are a new artist, an aspiring youth artist or an artist who has exhibited for years, this is a fabulous opportunity to showcase your work for free.
This show, part of a two week multidisciplinary celebration of the arts, offers a free opportunity to show and sell your best work. Work is displayed in businesses throughout downtown Dunnville (about 20 venues last year and expecting more this year), creating a win-win for both artists and businesses. The main gallery is in Haldimand Art Works/Flyers Cafe at 144 Queen Street, but every venue gets a lot of attention. This is a truly excellent opportunity to exhibit and sell in the period leading up to the holidays in December and January. There is no exhibit fee, although businesses where any work is exhibited will retain 15% of any sales as an administration fee.
Flat work MUST be wired and ready-to-hang (if pieces are not properly stretched and/or framed AND wired, they may excluded from the Festival.) Please wire all flat pieces before submitting.
Submissions will be accepted at LVW Creative Barracks, 125 Queen St, Dunnville from Oct. 26th- Oct. 29th, 2018 ONLY
MORE DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COMING MONTHS. PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN SOON.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: RAF'S SECOND ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL
Rules and Regulations for Submissions to RAF 2018 Film Festival
- Submitted works must be between 60s to 20m in length with no expectation of theme
- Films can be in any type of medium i.e. animation, computer graphics, stills, live action etc.
- There is no fee for submitting content.
- Applicants are welcome to submit more than one production
- Films must be submitted by providing Festival Volunteers with an unpublished Youtube link for jurying to be reviewed.
- We enforce that no one (person or animal) is harmed in the making of your film.
- All submissions will remain the property of the filmmaker.
Eligibility:
Open to Canadian residents and International film makers of all ages
All films are subject to jurying and will be selected based on quality and creativity foremost.
By submitting a signed application form, applicants give River Arts Festival the right to screen their film if selected.
Selected films will be included in the 2018 RAF Film Festival and receive a $50 honorarium for their submission.
Successful applicants will have their bios and description of their film included on the River Arts Festival website and used to create posters promoting the event.
Filmmakers are welcomed and encouraged to attend, introduce their film and address the crowd after the screening to answer any questions or make a statement.
MORE DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COMING MONTHS. PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN SOON.
Submit an Event Proposal
Do you have an idea for a fun, interactive event or workshop? Are you willing to put in a little elbow grease to make it happen? Do you want to partner with Haldimand's only Art-focused festival? Do you want to benefit from Festival marketing campaigns and be featured in our Festival Program?
If you answered 'yes' to any of these, questions there may be an opportunity for you to participate in River Arts Festival 2018. We are inviting local artists, musicians, performers and creatives of all shapes and sizes to share their ideas with us.
Submit an event proposal with an artist bio, a short description, and a budget.
Our River Arts Festival Planning Committee will review all proposals and select projects that diversify The Festival and fit our budget.
To submit a proposal to askus@riverartsfestival.ca