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Artist Information

The Gosport Arts Festival is seeking quality artists and artisans from throughout the United States. The show is juried to ensure the highest quality.

Traditionally, participating artists have represented a wide variety of mediums, styles, tastes and cultures. Past shows have included artists presenting oil, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, pencil, pen & ink, mixed media, photography, pottery, sculpture, fiber, stained glass, jewelry, metal, wood, clay, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, paper and much more.

More than $7,000 in awards:

• Best in Show $2,000
• Award of Excellence $1,000
• Award of Distinction for Painting $600
• Award of Distinction for Photography $600
• Award of Distinction for Sculpture $600
• Award of Distinction for Ceramics $600
• Award of Distinction for Jewelry $600
• Award of Distinction for Mixed Media $600
• A.B. Jackson Award $250
• Patricia Sawyer Memorial Award $250

The show is physically located on High Street, which is a four-lane asphalt-paved street with a raised-curb grass median. 

Artist spaces are laid out with the back of the space against the center divider's curb. 

Spaces are 12' deep and 10' wide.  This size allows artists with a standard 10' x 10' tent two feet of storage space behind their tent.  Artist tents are grouped together in pairs, with at least a 4' gap between each pair.  This gap allows every artist in the show to open their booth on two sides, if they so desire.

Visitors to the show walk in the outside (or parking) lane or on the wide brick-paved sidewalks. Much of the street is tree-lined. The neighborhood consists of quaint shops, popular restaurants, the Tidewater Community College Visual Arts building, and the Children's Museum of Virginia. Ferries from Norfolk load and discharge at the entrance to the show.

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Important Dates

  • 2/01/2008 Applications must be postmarked by this date to avoid
    the late fee

  • 2/08/2008 Applications must be received
    by 5:00 p.m. on this date to be considered for jurying

  • 2/16/2008 Jurying

  • 2/22/2008 Notifications sent to artists

  • 2/25/2008 Booth fee checks deposited

  • 4/4/2008 Final mailing to artists

  • 4/14/2008 Last day to drop out and receive 50% refund

  • 5/09/2008 Set up available from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

  • 5/10/2008 Set up from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.
    Show open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    Load out from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    Artist’s Reception at 6:30 p.m.
    Award Ceremony at 7:30 p.m.

  • 5/11/2008 Set up from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
    Show open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Load out from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

 

 
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