Booth Space: mainly indoor booths with some outdoor booth space available. 

If you’d like to be assigned a spot next to a friend, please let us know, and we’ll try to accommodate you.

Exhibitor Fees: One 10x10 booth is $40 for the two days if you register by the early registration deadline. Each additional booth space is $25. The fee will increase to $60 after that date with each additional booth space being $40.

Student Exhibits/Fees: A separate area will be offered to middle school, high school and college students who have entries that may not fill an entire 10x10 space. That area will be offered to these students for free to exhibit and sell. However, for students who have enough work to fill a 10x10 space and/or would like to be judged for overall prizes, the booth space fee will be the same for students as listed for all others.

Booth Setup: We request that your booths are set up and ready to go Friday by 4 p.m. We'll be at the Rec Center starting at 10 a.m. Friday for check-in and setup, so come early to get set up. The doors will be locked after hours. The Nescatunga Arts and Humanities Council, the Alva Rec Center and the City of Alva are not responsible for personal injury or damages/loss of items.

Registration:  Early registration is encouraged. Registered fine art and craft exhibitors will be located inside the Rec Center unless you'd like to register to be outside the building.

Check-In: Upon arrival, check-in at the registration desk just inside the west entrance to find out where you have been assigned. The registration desk will be open Friday starting at 10 a.m. Opening ceremonies on Saturday begin at 8:30 a.m., so be ready for sales at that time. Nescatunga committee members will be on-site Saturday morning at around 7 a.m. 

Hospitality Area: Upon checking in, artists will be told where the hospitality area containing snacks and water will be for them throughout the event.

Booth Displays: Artists/Crafters should provide their own display devices/setup, tables, chairs, tents, etc. A limited supply of PopUp Displays are available for rent at $10 each and may be requested via the registration form. Vendors are asked to have their display set up and ready for sales by Friday at 4 p.m. and remain open until 8 p.m. Saturday's schedule is opening ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. with arts and crafts booths, entertainment, outside games from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will not have additional storage space, so please only bring what will fit in your booth space. All fine arts and/or craft items MUST be something you have created yourself.

 

8 Fine Arts Categories for Judging:  All work must be handmade by the exhibitor.

• Designer Arts & Jewelry (created by artists in glass, wood, mineral, etc.)

• Digital Art (New Category - Computer-generated artwork)

• Fiber Arts (Quilting, Weaving, basketry, knitting, crocheting, etc.)

• Graphics (Pencil, Pen & Ink, Pastels, Printmaking, etc.)

• Mixed Media

• Painting (Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors)

• Photography

• Pottery / Sculpture (may be ceramic, wood, metal, mineral, etc.)

 

Fine Arts Judging: 

Some pre-judging by the judge(s) may be done Friday evening, with the remainder happening on Saturday morning.

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To be judged, fine artists MUST have all art pieces clearly labeled with the name of the piece, medium, category entered, etc. All categories should be displayed together inside your booth space with a sign that clearly shows which category is displayed in what section of your booth to help the judges better see the collective group of work in that entered category. 

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Example: The left side of the booth could contain everything included in the Paintings category so that oils, acrylics and watercolors will be hung together in one area. Awards will be given for the collective group of work in the category. It is up to the judges' discretion on what piece of artwork they would like to designate with a ribbon within that collective group of work, etc.

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Awards: Fine Artist’s work is eligible for only ONE AWARD in each category. Cash and prizes available: Best of Show - $200; 1st place - $150; 2nd place - $100; 3rd place - $75. Judge may award any place to an entry based on merit, and if, in the opinion of the judge, none of the entries in a category meet the standards of excellence, no award will be given. Award certificates will be distributed on Saturday afternoon. Artists must be in attendance for work to be judged. Monetary awards will be mailed to the winners at a later date. 

Student Art Awards:  Middle School/High School/College student artwork in the student-provided area will be judged for an overall 1st place award of $25. No registration fee is charged for this space; however, rental fee on popup displays (limited supply) is $10 each for all requesting them. If student artwork is grouped coming from a class, etc., a teacher or other representative, and if possible, any of the students should be in attendance to answer questions. If artwork is grouped, the judge will award a prize to the group and not to any individual student within that group.

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Craft Booth Categories include but are not limited to wood toys/furniture, ceramics/glass, clothing, soft toys, decorative items, jewelry, craft food, repurposed items, home goods/accessories, and others. They must be handmade by the person selling the item in the booth.

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People's Choice Award for Fine Artist or Craft Booth: Patrons attending the festival will be able to vote for a People's Choice Award for their favorite Fine Artist's booth OR Crafter's Booth. The winner will receive a $50 prize. Prize provided by an anonymous donor!

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People's Choice Award for Quilts: Patrons attending the festival will also be able to vote for a People's Choice Award for their favorite Quilt displayed in the annual Quilt Show sponsored by the Peace by Piece Quilt Guild. The winner will receive a $50 prize. This prize has also been provided by an anonymous donor! Quilts are currently included in the Fiber Arts Category for the Fine Arts judging, but must be in a booth space to be considered for a Fine Arts Award. If anyone would like to show a quilt in the annual show, please contact Debbie Schwerdtfeger at diamondiq@sbcglobal.net. ​