Exhibitors' Information:
To be placed on the
mailing list for future exhibits, send an email message to
info@kenancenter.org. Please include your mailing address.
New York State Sales Tax Collection
If you still need to apply for a NYS Sales Tax ID Number
and Certificate, please do so!
All
artisans must have a NYS Certificate to collect sales tax, even if you are
doing only one show in the state. For
form and instructions on how to apply, go to the New York State Department of Taxation website You will
need to fill out form DTF17 a minimum of 20 days before the show. Artists cannot exhibit without a
tax certificate number!
Application
Process: New for 2009
New Artists
Requirements. All new artists (those who have
not been accepted previously into 100 American Craftsmen) are asked to
provide a studio photo, CV, or print out from your web page. We ask this in
an effort to insure that your work is handcrafted by you and not manufactured
or produced by others.
Booth Guidelines and
Ideas! We’ve added a whole page to
give you ideas and suggestions on appropriate booth design including photos
of different kinds of set up. Artists who are new to show exhibiting will
find this especially useful in helping to design your space to fit the high
level of quality expected at 100 American Craftsmen.
Jury Reports. Based on
feedback from last year’s artisans, all artists will receive with your
acceptance or non-acceptance letter, your jury score and any
comments/suggestions made by the jurors. Jurors change each year, and each
group will have different perspectives on what work meets our standards for
quality, originality, and demonstrated technical skill. Jurors are experts in
the field of craft art and represent different media to provide a balanced
and fair review of work.
100 American Craftsmen is a juried show
which seeks artisans from across the country and Canada. The show is strictly for
contemporary craft art that is hand-made by the exhibiting artist. Buy and
sell items will not be accepted.
Along with standard amenities such as
indoor booths, electricity, and on-site food service, artists enjoy extremely
attentive hospitality service from our dedicated volunteers. Exhibitors are
also invited to a craftsmens' party opening night,
and a Sunday continental breakfast meeting, to share their perspectives on
the show. Five awards are presented totaling $1750. The Kenan Center
takes no commission on sales.
Promotion
and Advertising
Standard promotion for 100 American Craftsmen
includes paid newspaper, radio and TV advertising, billboards, listings in
national craft show publications and websites, 10,000 piece postcard mailing,
street banner, year-long features in Kenan Connections, the Kenan Center's
quarterly newsletter, designated page on the Kenan Center website, listing in
two bi-national brochures with distribution of more than 200,000, and
extensive regional publicity. In addition, the Kenan Center
develops feature stories in several regional publications, distributes
hundreds of posters, and sends out weekly E-news to a list of over 1,000
members, art organizations and cultural institutions, and past participants.
General
Guidelines and Submission Requirements
Applicants are asked to submit five slides or
digital images on CD (4 product/1 booth) along with a $35 jurying
fee and $200 exhibitors' fee. Corner booths are $240. To receive an
application for 2009, email info@kenancenter.org or fax a request to (716)
433-6645, and include your name, address and telephone number. All work must
be original and made by hand, or with the appropriate tools. Work must be
produced entirely by the artisan making the submission and must comply with the
defined categories in this application and with the standards for craft
quality as spelled out below. Absolutely no buy and sell items will be
accepted. Artisans who are submitting work under a medium category (i.e.,
glass, wood, paper, metal, etc.), must restrict their booth display only to
the product stated in the application. If you plan to sell jewelry made from
your media, you must state this in the application and indicate the
percentage of your product that will be jewelry. The Kenan Center reserves
the right to request a limitation or total restriction of jewelry that has
not been juried under the jewelry category in fairness to those jewelry
makers who are exhibiting in the show. The artisan whose work is represented
in the slides must be present at the festival. No exceptions!
Helpful
Articles
We’ve culled our resources and found some great
articles that could be helpful to both new and veteran exhibiting artisans.
Click the link below to download a pdf on the
story. (Since these are large files, it may take a few minutes to open the
documents. We recommend saving to your desktop.)
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