General
Dan & Joi LaChaussee
2007-2008
KMAF Inc. is a nonprofit organization. All proceeds from the Fair are used to support the Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade (purchase vehicles, supplies and equipment), the Community Center building (repairs, utilities and insurance), special programs for area youngsters and students at our public school, the publication of the community's newsletter, and to cover the Fair's expenses. KMAF is self-supporting - no public tax dollars or grants are involved. There are no "corporate" sponsors. All Art Fair workers volunteer their time.
Essential details on exhibitor participation follow and should be read carefully prior to application. Please note that applications are accepted beginning November 15 and must be received by January 30.
Participation of the artist is required at the Fair. Please do not send a representative in your place. Only works of art created by the artist accepted as an exhibitor at the Art Fair may be displayed or offered for sale. Work exhibited must be comparable in size, style and quality to the work presented in the application accepted by the jury. Works beyond the scope or medium as originally accepted by the jury will be prohibited from exhibition.
Art Work Criteria
- All work exhibited must be original art produced by the applying artist. Work that has been produced with commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods are not permitted.
- Studios involved in volume production are not permitted.
- Artists may exhibit a majority of original paintings and some limited edition prints. All prints and no originals are not allowed.
- Multiple originals, such as etchings, serigraphs, offset lithographs and lithographs properly signed and numbered within reasonably sized editions, are by definition fine art and are acceptable. Limited edition prints executed in processes involving four-color separation, acid free ink, archival paper, and/or hand work by the artist are also permitted.
- Printmakers and photographers are strongly encouraged to do their own printing.
- The work exhibited must be consistent with the application submitted by the artist and KMAF guidelines. Compliance will be verified during the Art Fair. KMAF has the right to require that any other work be immediately removed from the show. Failure to comply may result in exhibitor's removal from the show with no refund of fees and exhibitor's right to exhibit in future Art Fairs may be refused.
Marilyn Endres
2007
Fees
A non-refundable jury fee of $10.00, made payable to KMAF, must accompany each application. If accepted, there is a $100 entry fee and 15% commission on sales. (There will be a charge of $25 for returned checks.) All sales taxes are the responsibility of each artist and a California Seller's Permit is required by the State (800-400-7115 or www.boe.ca.gov).Spaces
Spaces are at least 10' X 10'. Many can be "free-form" beyond that. There are no "double" spaces available. The redwood forest location prevents us from offering any perfectly level spaces and the terrain can be rough; many spaces can be challenging for setting up a booth. Every attempt is made to be fair about distributing the 135 spaces. Fewer than 50% of the spaces have adjacent space for unloading/loading vehicles. There is no electricity and generators are not allowed.Different categories may not be combined in the same booth. Paintings and such display best on A-frames. Individual booth assignments are made to create an appealing mix of mediums and in consideration of the character of the work to be exhibited. Assignments are at the sole discretion of the Art Fair and are not interchangeable. While KMAF attempts to honor specific space location requests, no guarantees can be made.
Lyn Swan
2006-2007
Our waiting list is made up of artists who have gone through the jury process. This is the only way an artist can be placed on the waiting list. Artists are selected from the list to replace cancellations based upon category and location of booth space.
Helpful Hints
The weather at the Fair can be unpredictable. Situated outdoors in the redwoods at approximately 2,250 feet elevation in the Coastal Mountain Range, we may experience coastal fog and strong fog drip under the redwoods - bring something to cover yourself and your art. On the other hand, it can be quite warm. Should this occur, watering cans will be available to keep the dust down. In any weather, the show will go on!Overnight accommodations are located in San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont and Half Moon Bay. Portola State Park is within 45 minutes of the Fair. The following hotels offer special "Art Fair" rates:
Bay Landing Hotel
1550 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame
(650) 259 - 9000
Hilton Garden Inn
2000 Bridgepointe Pkwy, San Mateo
(650) 522-9000
Residence Inn by Marriott
2000 Winward Way, San Mateo
(650) 574 - 4700
Holiday Inn Express
1650 El Camino Real, Belmont
(650) 654 - 4000
Camping overnight on the Fair grounds is permitted. Since Kings Mountain is in a forest fire hazard area, open fires are prohibited. Chemical toilets and a wash area with running cold water are available. There are no kitchen or shower facilities.
The Art Fair offers breakfast and lunch prepared and served in a separate area by volunteers to customers, artists and volunteers. There are no commercial food vendors. There are also three restaurants near the Fair.
Categories
Please note: per the Art Work criteria policy, no forms of mass production are permitted in any category. Different categories may not be combined in the same booth.Ceramics
All original clay and porcelain work, other than jewelry, is accepted in this category.
Clothing and Accessories
Wearing apparel is accepted in this category, including hand-woven or handsewn clothing, hand-screened or hand-painted by the artist ready-made clothing. No machine tooling or machine-screened patterns are permitted.
Glass
Jewelry
All jewelry, whether the work is produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, plastic, or other materials, must be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed.
Leather
Miscellaneous
Any work that doesn't fit the description of any other category is considered "miscellaneous." If your medium is recorded music, it may be presented at the Fair only through headphones and/or live performance. There is no stage/performance area. Food items are not accepted.
Painting/Artist
Works created in oils, acrylics, watercolor, etc. fall into this category. Also included are works created using dry medium including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayon, etc. or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush; serigraphs, lithographs, offset lithographs, and etchings of limited edition prints signed and numbered within reasonably sized editions executed in processes involving four-color separation, acid free ink, archival paper, and/or hand work by the artist. Printmakers are strongly encouraged to do their own printing.
Photography
Photographic prints made from the artist's original negative and that have been processed by that artist, or under his or her direct supervision, are included in this category. Photographers are strongly encouraged to do their own printing.
Sculpture
Three-dimensional original work done in any medium, including built-up works in wood, is included in this category.
Textile/Fiber
All work crafted from fibers including basketry, batiks, embroidery, weaving, tapestry, and papermaking are included in this category. No machine tooling or machine-screened patterns are permitted.
Toys
Wood
Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned, or carved are accepted in this category.
How to Apply
Our Drop Tester
Jury, Kings Mountain Art Fair, 13106 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062
Applications must be received between November 15 and January 30.
Applications:
- must be accompanied by five or more photos (preferred) or slides of your work and a photo or slide of your booth set up at a fair. Applications without a booth photo will NOT be accepted. Please put your name on your photos/slides and indicate the orientation (top). These are the means for judging your work.
- must NOT include samples of your work.
- must include a letter or note describing your art form, technique and process. Please define terms to give the jury a common language with which to work. A resume of recent shows is extremely helpful. Please note the price range of your art.
- must include a $10.00 non-refundable jury fee payable to KMAF. (There is a $25 check return charge.)
- must include an appropriately sized, legibly self-addressed, postage paid envelope to return your presentation and reply.
- must be received by January 30. (Please send via US Postal Service, which is the most reliable. Special delivery drivers have difficulty with our rural location.) We recommend you mail your application at least one week prior to January 30 to allow for timely delivery and provide us time to contact you if anything is missing or unclear.
- does not require a signature for delivery (our mailbox is secure).
- is ideally contained in a folder with the photos in protective sleeves, oriented correctly (captions optional) and passes the “drop test”. Click here to see what we mean.
If accepted, we respectfully request your permission to keep the photo/slide of your booth and one photo/slide of your work until the show. This will aid us greatly in assigning you a space.
Application
Click here to view and print the application, or right-click and choose "Save Target As" to download it to your computer.You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the downloaded file. Click here to download the FREE Acrobat Reader software.
If you are unable to download or access this file and require a hardcopy, please contact kmafsecty@aol.com or call (650) 851-2710.