Craft Show Information
30th Annual Takoma Park Folk Festival
Sunday, September 16, 2007

Eligibility: Show is open to all artisans that design and execute their own work. Only original work may be offered for sale. Commercially-produced merchandise; imported items; articles assembled from plans, kits or molds; and articles composed primarily of pre-manufactured components are not eligible for exhibit or sale.
Place: Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road, Takoma Park, Maryland
Date and
Hours:		 Sunday, September 16, 2007
11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Set-up begins at 7:30 a.m. and must be completed by 10:00 a.m.
General
Information:		 Show is held outdoors, rain or shine. Be prepared for sun, heat, wind, or rain.
Artisans must:
  • Be present to display and sell. (No representatives or dealers allowed.)
  • Have a professional looking display.
  • Provide everything needed to display and sell work.
  • Be responsible for collecting and filing Maryland sales tax.
    Exhibitor’s display must not interfere with adjacent booths or public areas in any way.
    No electrical connections are provided.
    No commissions are taken on sales.

    Exhibitors many not sublet or apportion space to anyone else.
    • Jury
    Procedure:    		 The work and booth display of all applicants will be juried. All applicants (new and returning exhibitors) must submit four (4) images of their work; an image of the display booth is optional.
    Image Option #1. Images may be submitted as 35-mm color slides in 2 x 2 mounts of the work to be exhibited. Indicate top of slide and print your name and identifying information on mount.

    Image Option #2. For the first time, The Takoma Park Folk Festival Crafts Committee will accept digital images. The images must be submitted on CD (no e-emails, and no DVDs). The images should be saved as jpeg files at 72 ppi and as tiff at 300 ppi resolution. Images can be color-corrected, but not enhanced in any way. We also require a printed list of the images and their file names, which will ensure that we are viewing the correct submissions. Please note that the Crafts Committee reserves the right to request slides from any applicant who submits digital images for any reason. If you decline to submit the requested slides, your application will be voided, and TPFF will keep your $7 Jury Fee (but Booth Fee will be refunded).

    Images should accurately represent your work. Only work of the type shown on the submitted images will be allowed to be sold. Please be advised that the Crafts Committee will request removal of any work that differs from that represented in submitted images.

    In fairness to all, there will be an on-site jury the morning of the show.

    The Crafts Committee strives to provide diversity and ensure that all crafts are proportionally represented.

    Fees: Booth Fee: $80 for a 10’ x 10’ space. Refunded if not accepted into show.
    Jury Fee:   $7
    Separate checks, please, payable to Takoma Park Folk Festival, Inc.
    Mail with Application Form and slides to:
    Application deadline
    June 1, 2007
    		 Laurie Summers
    9409 Biltmore Drive
    Silver Spring, MD 20901
    Refund: An Application is a commitment to show. No refunds will be given after the acceptance notice is sent.
    Liability: Exhibitors are responsible for their own insurance for displayed work, tools and/or equipment. The Takoma Park Folk Festival assumes no liability.