Exhibition Space

Family SculptureFest is an outdoor event that takes place rain or shine. Each artist is allotted a 10 x 10' lawn space on which to set up tents or booths. Booth spaces are numbered and assigned by lottery. Booth configurations are designed to optimize traffic patterns on the grounds of the Sculpture Park. Please note: Exhibiting artists must be prepared to deal with the unevenness of the Park's natural terrain. Notification of assigned booth number, location, and arrival time will be sent to participating artists in mid-May. On the day of the event, maps with artists' names, booth number, and location will be distributed to all visitors.

Qualifications

Family SculptureFest features exhibitors of original contemporary fine art and fine crafts including ceramics, drawings, fibers, glass, jewelry, metals, and paintings. Jurors use standards established by the American Craft Council to jury the show. If a medium is considered unsuitable by the jury, the booth fee and slides will be returned. FamilyFest does not accept applications for dried or pressed flower arrangements, food items, soap, candles, items constructed from kits or molds, prefabricated items, or imported items.

Applications

Complete the application form (PDF) and return it to us with a non-refundable

• $25 application fee (waived for current DeCordova Members);
• three jpgs labeled with artist's last name, first name, and item number;
• jpg identification sheet with name, medium, size, technique, and jpg number;
• one slide or photograph of your booth/display;
• and $150 booth fee.

We accept CDs of 3 digital images in TIF, JPG, BMP, or EPS format. Please do not submit images placed in PowerPoint, Word, or other documents. Also, please use PC-compatible naming conventions (do not include the characters / \ : * ? < > | in the file name) and always include a file extension (artistname.tif, artistname.jpg, etc.).

Booth fees and slides will be returned to artists who are not accepted for participation with their notification letters. Applications must also include an appropriately sized self-addressed, stamped envelope (with correct postage) for the return of cds. Cds of all artists accepted to participate will be retained for publicity purposes until after the event. Your application constitutes an agreement to appear at Family SculptureFest if accepted to participate.