Kings Drive Art Walk Application Deadline is March 1, 2012 (postmarked). Artist acceptance and rejection notifications will be mailed March 20, 2012.

KINGS DRIVE ART WALK
Since the fall of 1964, Festival in the Park has brought Charlotteans from all walks of life together to enjoy arts, crafts, music and family entertainment.  With the mission of bringing the community together by celebrating the arts, the Festival Board is excited to broaden its reach and to announce a spring fine arts event, the Kings Drive Art Walk.

We invite you to participate in our spring event which will be held along the Sugar Creek Greenway, a newly reclaimed natural waterway between East Morehead Street and Pearle Street Bridge along Kings Drive.  With a focus on fine and emerging artists, our new spring festival on this beautiful and easily accessible venue will become an annual fine arts outing!

Most importantly, the King’s Drive section of the Sugar Creek Greenway is adjacent to some of Charlotte’s most prestigious and affluent neighborhoods – with homeowners who appreciate and can afford fine art.  We intend to target these neighborhoods with appropriate promotional materials.

ELIGIBILITY
Exhibit spaces are awarded based on the quality and variety of the exhibitor pool. Qualified previous exhibitors of Festival in the Park are valued. Any exhibitor who commits to demonstrate their medium on a full-time basis will receive preferred location. Please specify needs for successfully demonstrating.

All work to be exhibited must be original and attributable solely to the display artist. (Participating Art Galleries are the only exception). The Event takes no commission for any art sales.

The Event’s Exhibitor Committee will screen each artist/exhibitor during the Event, and if the work exhibited does not comply with the rules and regulations or the slides or photographs submitted, the artist/exhibitors would be required to leave the Event. Judgment of the Committee in this matter will be final, and no refunds will be given.

• Tent location assignment (all locations are assigned at the Event’s discretion).

• One 110 electrical outlet per tent. (Additional fee for electricity is $25.) Each outlet will pull a maximum of four (4) 100-watt spots. NO MORE than four (4) 100-watt spots are allowed. NO EXCEPTIONS. Vendors will be required to lower wattage if not in compliance.

• All booth locations are easily accessible for set-up/tear down.

• Exhibitor parking.

• 24-hour security.

• Tent

• Display equipment for setup of exhibit tents.

• Tables or chairs.

• Electrical equipment (including drop cords, light bulbs, fixtures, etc.)