Salem Arts Festival Extends a Call for Proposals due April 15, 2009

Contact:  Jennifer Bell                        978-744-0004
Manager               
Salem Main Streets                                   ….. HYPERLINK "http://www.salemartsfestival.com" www.salemartsfestival.com
265 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970   


Salem Arts Festival Extends a Call for Proposals
due April 15, 2009

Salem Main Streets along with representatives of many of the city’s cultural institutions are in the final planning stages for the first Salem Arts Festival. The festival is to take place from June 5-7, 2009.

A Call for Proposals has been released. The Salem Arts Festival is looking for participation from artists and performers in a diverse range of media for this three day event. The Festival will celebrate painting, photography, sculpture, dance, music, writing, film, new media, performance, theatre, poetry, culinary, etc. The event will support local artists by providing them a free venue to interact with the community. Many of the activities are planned to take place in downtown Salem.

The Call for Proposals is available by calling Jennifer Bell at the offices of Salem Main Streets at (978) 744-0004, ext. 15. The proposal is also available for download on the Arts Festival website at www.salemartsfestival.com. The deadline for all entries has been extended to April 15, 2009. Artists and performers – in all genres – and especially those from Salem, are encouraged to apply. The festival also wants to encourage applications from artists interested in guiding children’s activities. Acceptance of proposals will be dictated by time and space requirements, as well as appropriateness to the festival’s goals. Art will be juried by a representative of the Peabody Essex Museum.

The Festival organizers are thrilled to have received a most generous $1,500.00 grant from the Salem Cultural Council to help organize and publicize this inaugural event.

About the Salem Arts Festival
The Salem Arts Festival will promote the arts in downtown Salem through a collaborative festival for residents and visitors providing opportunities to highlight the existing artist community and encourage general community participation in the arts. The Festival will run Jun 5-7, 2009 in Salem at a variety of venues throughout the downtown including a juried art exhibit street fair, gallery shows and live performances. The Festival will include elements for the sophisticated art patron as well as for the art novice including interactive events for children. It will engage participants of diverse backgrounds and ages by reaching out to current art patrons, local students, and the community at large.

The Salem Arts Festival is being organized by Salem Main Streets, the Salem Arts Association, Salem State College, Gordon College, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Film Fest, American History and Music Festival™ and Salem Sounds along with input from Salem High School Arts Department and the Salem Common Neighborhood Association.

About Salem Main Streets
Salem Main Streets' goal is the revitalization of downtown Salem as a vibrant, year-round, retail, dining and cultural destination through business recruitment, retention and the promotion of downtown Salem.


For more information:
Jennifer Bell, Salem Main Streets, (978) 744-0004, ext. 15
jennifer@salemmainstreets.org
HYPERLINK "http://www.salemartsfestival.com" www.salemartsfestival.com





Salem Arts Festival
June 5th -7th, 2009

The Salem Arts Festival will promote the arts in downtown Salem through a collaborative festival for residents and visitors providing opportunities to highlight the existing artist community and encourage general community participation in the arts.  The Festival is looking for art and performance for the sophisticated art patron as well as for the art novice including interactive events for children.  It will engage participants of diverse backgrounds and ages by reaching out to current art patrons, local students, and the community at large.

We hope to attract a variety of artists/performers from a variety of media for this event.  Artists/Performers are invited to become a part of this event by submitting the below call for proposal.  Artists/Performers whose proposals are selected may be required to submit additional information/application in order to provide sufficient information for event promotion and/or juried categories.
Call for Proposals
EXTENDED Deadline: April 15, 2009

Your proposal submission provides us with the information needed to determine space and funding requirements.

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Last                First        Middle Initial        Email

Organization Name: ___________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Number    Street                        Telephone

____________________________________________________________________________________
City/Town            State                Zip Code

Category of work (Check ONLY one):

Glass    ___    Photography    ____    Jewelry    ___    Mixed Media  __   Wood __  Culinary  ___

Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor…)    ___   Drawing (pencil, pen, pastel….)   ___    Sculpture    ___

Film    ___      Literary    ___     Fashion ___    Dance  ___      Music  ___      Theatre  ___

Please provide a brief description of your work (you may attach additional details)  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____ I am interested in participating but am undecided on the specific nature of the work I will exhibit.


Availability (check all that apply):

_____ June 5 (from _________ to ________)

_____ June 6 (from _________ to ________)

_____ June 7 (from _________ to ________)

Special Requests:

Please specify any special requests you may have for your work, i.e. size, weight,  facility/performance space needs such as stage, power, sound and lights:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can your work be displayed/performed outdoors?   Yes __    No __

If yes, please list any special requirements for outdoors that may be different than above.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Funding:

Do you have funding?  Yes __   No __


Signature                            Date

*The Salem Arts Festival is being organized by Salem Main Streets, the Salem Arts Association, Salem Film Festival, Salem State College, the American History and Music Festival ™, Gordon College, the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Sounds and Salem residents

For more information or to submit an application contact Jennifer Bell, Salem Main Streets, 265 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970 (978)744-0004x15 or  HYPERLINK "mailto:Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org" Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org
Fax# (978)745-3855