ARTISPHERE 2024 MAY 10-12 Emerging Festival Artist Guide
HISTORY Started in 2012 with only one Emerging Festival Artist, Julie Shabkie. Since 2012, Artisphere has selected 26 Emerging Festival Artists (including YOU!).
2012
Julie Shabkie
2018
Michelle Jardines Erin Stuart
2013
Beth Andrews Diana Valente
2019
Alice Allen Taylor Adams
2014
Katie Walker Stephanie Shuptrine
2015
Robert Buntin Katie Poterala
20202021
Kymberly Day Olivia Cramer Jeffrey Leder
2022
Katherin Irvin Talin Keyfer Nadia Steiglitz
2023
Sara Lyons Jessica Fields
2016
Kate Furman Evangelos Courpas
2017
Kiah Bellows Daniel Bare
ABOUT US Artisphere is one of the country’s top art shows! Named the Best Overall Arts Fair by ArtFairCalendar.com. TNamed #2 festival in the country by Greg Lawler’s Art Fair Sourcebook Readers of Sunshine Artists magazine regularly put Artisphere among the 100 Best Fine Arts Shows in the country. In 2022, Artisphere generated over 11 million dollars in revenue for the City of Greenville and attracted roughly 70,000 patrons from across the upstate and out of state. The festival originally featured 100 exhibiting artists, and now we host 143 artists (out of a pool of approximately 1,000 applicants) from across the country. We even have a few international applicants!
FUN FACT! Artisphere started in 2005, and it was modeled after the Oklahoma City Arts Festival.
JURY PANEL NICHOLAS BARNES - Woodworker, 2023 1st Place 3D Award Winner, Woolvine, VA
CARLOS COLON - CAS Assistant Director of SCADFORWARD, MFA in Painting and Art History, Savannah, GA
CHRIS DAHLQUIST - Artist, Creative Strategist, Kansas City, MO
CINDY LERICK - President, Art of Events, LLC
JENNIFER MCCLURE - Artisphere Visual Arts Chair, Michelin North America, Greenville, SC
AMY PILKINGTON - Studio Artist (Jewelry, Sculpture, Fiber), MFA in Jewel, Beacon, NY
JURY REVIEW APPLICATION PROCESS
IMAGES OF WORK (SUBMITTING A STRONG APPLICATION)
Glory Day Loflin Lemon and Yumoni
No Glare/ Shadows Image is Cropped Well High Resolution
Janina Ellis
Keith Grace
Cohesive body of work. Similar size and dimensions. Strong booth image that displays work similar to application.
ZAPP ARTIST STATEMENT Examples of successful artist statements of 200 characters or less: Hand-sculpted, high-fired paperclay and stoneware, surface decoration includes layers of glazes, stains, oxides, chalks, & tempera paint giving my sculptures the appearance of carved wood. Assemblages from sharecropper houses, salvaged wood and book pages are engraved, painted and waxed. Examples of unsuccessful artist statements of 200 characters or less: I personally, alone, individually handcraft each of my instruments using highly figured foreign and domestic woods and inlays using materials such as highly figured woods, shell. silver. legal ivory, A self-taught artist I paint to make people happy. The use of vibrant color makes the viewer feel inspired and refreshed. All pieces made of a combination of fiber, wood and clay, had assembled and woven. Accent weaving materials include, birch bark, palm and sumac. Clay parts made with traditional techniques using h **You will need a one page artist statement to post in your booth at the festival. This can include more about y your artistic influences and general detail.
CREATING A SUCCESSFUL BOOTH IMAGE
Person in photo/ cluttered Could be cropped more efficiently Personal items in photo (signage)
Invest in walls Pavement showing Low quality photo
Artwork presented well Well organized Professional walls Photo is cropped well
Artwork presented well Well organized Professional flooring/ walls Photo is cropped well Nice images of work on the walls (good for artists with smaller pieces!)
BOOTH SETUP
S-hooks should be provided to hang artwork. That said, make sure artwork is wired for hanging, and it may be wise to bring extras! Tent with Mesh Panel Walls will be already be installed when you arrive to set up!
FESTIVAL PREPARATION General Liability Insurance (see contact info on last page!) Reproductions/ Framing Pricing work Marketing (mailing, email, website, social media) Credit card sales Working with the public Supplies (see attached Art Fair Checklist!)
BOOTH DISPLAY Show tags/prices Browse Bins Taking sales Booth set up Artist Statement Postcards/business cards
TRACKING YOUR AUDIENCE Using social media to grow audience Mailing list/guest book/ ipad or iphone sign up Follow up contact Future sales (artwork in the home) Commissions from festival
Contacts Robin Aiken Artisphere Visual Arts Programs Director Robin@artisphere.org 864-915-8732 Jessica Fields Artisphere 2024 Exhibiting Artist Artisphere 2023 Emerging Festival Artist jessica.leitko.fields@gmail.com Sara Lyons Artisphere 2024 Exhibiting Artist Artisphere 2023 Emerging Festival Artist sarahroselyons@gmail.com Janina Ellis 2024 Exhibiting Artist and arts festival veteran janina@janinaellis.com Glory Day Loflin 2024 Exhibiting Artist and arts festival veteran glorydayloflin@gmail.com
General Liability Insurance Kaliff Insurance- 210-829-7634 ACT Insurance- 844-520-6991 You or your agent may email the certificate directly to me: Artisphere Attn: Robin Aiken (Robin@artisphere.org) 101B Augusta Street Greenville, SC 29601 Tents, Walls, Display Accessories Propanels- https://www.propanels.com/ Flourish Displays- https://www.flourishdisplays.com