Arvada Center for Arts & Humanities is now accepting artist applications for the 2019 Arts & Ales Festival.
Arts & Ales is an outdoor festival on the grounds of the Arvada Center featuring Colorado craft beer, music, food trucks, family fun, and, of course, ART.

Date: August 24, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Arvada Center for Arts & Humanities
Art and beer booths will flow around the grassy areas as well as inside  the Arvada Center.
Arts & Ales is now accepting applications. The artist application deadline is June 10.

Artists from a variety of media are encouraged to apply. All applicants pay $28 for the jury fee here. Booths may be up to 10x10 in size and cost $150. No electricity is available. The booth fee should be paid by check and mailed in once accepted to the festival. For information on double booths, email Radhika.Mahanty@gmail.com. 

The final deadline to apply is June 10, 2019.

Date: August 24, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Arvada Center for Arts & Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003
Booth Fee: $150
Deadline: June 10, 2019

ART CATEGORIES

All categories refer to art that is crafted by the artist. Reproductions are allowed, but must be of the artist's original work and of the quality that jury has accepted. Exhibitors are encouraged to contact us with questions about eligibility. 

All artists are selected by a jury. Work is chosen based on quality, originality, booth display and the number of artists within mediums. You must submit a description and/or photo of your booth.

All work must be handcrafted by the artist. Submissions that are juried and accepted in any of the following categories will be inspected at the festival for compliance. Please contact us if you are unsure of which category best fits your work.  

Ceramics: Original clay work other than jewelry is accepted in this category. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed each piece must be signed. Ceramics of any size may be displayed.

Drawing: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayon, etc. or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush are to be entered in this category.

Fiber: All work crafted from fibers including basketry, embroidery, weaving, leatherwork, tapestry, yarns, and natural materials such as hemp. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or other forms of mass production are permitted. No factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist, may be exhibited.

Glass: No forms of mass production are permitted.

Graphics and Printmaking: Printed works for which the artist's hand manipulated the plates, stones or screens and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition may be entered in this category. Signed quality reproductions of an original print are allowed.

Jewelry: No commercial cast, molds or production studio work is allowed.

Metalworks: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.

Mixed Media: Works that are both 2 and 3-dimensional, that incorporate more than one type of physical material to produce. Includes non-sculptural work as determined by the artist.

Other: Exhibitors may submit works for jury consideration that are in a category not listed. Artists are invited to contact us with any questions.

Painting: Works created in oils, acrylics, watercolor, etc. are in this category. Reproductions in the form of quality giclees are permitted and must be hand signed by the artist.

Paper: Original, handmade paper, paper artworks and objects made of paper. Decorations, handles and bases may be manufactured but may not comprise more than 25% of the artwork.

Photography: Photographic prints made from the artist's original image, which have been processed by that artist, or under his or her direct supervision. Photographers are required to disclose both their creative and printing processes. Only fine art prints are to be displayed. Commercial works may be displayed on a small free standing table in portfolio form only.

Sculpture: Three dimensional work done in any medium. Show management will help facilitate installation needs. Contact us if special needs must be considered for installation of large sculpture

Wearable Art: Original works that are made by hand. Decorations may be manufactured. Manufactured clothing with unique applied art will be considered.

Wood: Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.  

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria