The deadline to apply for the 2017 Festival of Arts Fine Art Show is quickly approaching. The Festival of Arts is a prestigious, highly competitive, regional juried fine art show featuring original artwork by Orange County’s finest artists. The annual exhibit will run July 5 – August 31, 2017. Artists who would like to apply for the 2017 fine art show should submit three digital images per media and a completed application form to the Festival of Arts by October 31, 2016 (by 4pm). Applicants must apply online through the Festival’s website, https://www.foapom.com/apply/. For more information call 949-464-4234.
Artists applying to the Festival of Arts must be able to show that they have resided in Orange County for at least one year prior to October 31, 2016. Jurying fees are $50 per medium submitted.
The jurors for the 2017 exhibit are Sali Heradez, Board Member of Orange County Center for Contemporary Art and owner of SolArt Gallery; David Hudson, Dean of Arts and Letters at Golden West College and faculty member at Cal State University Long Beach and Orange Coast College; Robin Kalota, founder of Plan Art LLC and Orange County Museum of Art trustee; and current Festival of Arts exhibitors Dennis Dunton, Carolyn Machado, April Raber and Troy Poeschl (alternate). They will score the submitted artwork based on quality, intention and content; excellence of craftsmanship; facility with media; excellence in the use of design elements; and professional presentation.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS
The Festival of Arts is a non-profit organization whose proceeds support the arts and art education in and about Orange County. This prestigious juried art exhibition is Southern California’s oldest and most respected outdoor art show and has been rated one of the top festivals in the nation. Recent accolades include Orange County Register’s Best Place to Buy Original Art, Art Fair Calendar’s Top Five Art Fairs in the West and Top Five Art Festivals in the nation voted by USA Today readers. Each summer the works of 140 accomplished artists are showcased to the public in a six-acre art haven. The event is located at 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California. For general information visit www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org or call (949) 494-1145.
