22nd Annual Old Church Fine Crafts Show – Corrales

The Fine Crafts Show is held annually the first weekend of December in the historic Old San Ysidro Church. The church is a beautiful place for artists to show and sell their work and there’s always a good holiday shopping crowd. Entry Deadline:  August 28th (postmarked) Booth Fee: $50.00 When: December 3-5, 2010 Where: Old San Ysidro [...]

Niche Awards

NICHE magazine is now accepting applications for the 2011 NICHE Awards competition. The competition is open to any professional craft artist residing in the U.S. or Canada, over the age of 21, who is actively involved in the design and production of craftwork supplied to galleries and craft stores. Entry Deadline: August 31st, 2010 Entry Fee: [...]

Materials Hard & Soft

National contemporary craft competition and exhibition with $5000 in awards. Artist may submit up to 3 entries, in clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wood or any combination of craft media. Entry deadline: September 10, 2010 5pm Entry Fee:  $30 When:  February 5  thru  April 3, 2011 Where: Meadows Gallery, located in the Center for the [...]

Saul Bell Design Award 2011

In its eleventh year, the Saul Bell Design Award competition continues to recognize artists whose work challenges traditional perceptions of jewelry design. We invite you to enter your most inspired creations in the 2011 Saul Bell Design Award competition. Rio Grande Gift certificate awards! Grand Prize $10,000. First Place $2500. Second Place $1000. Entry Deadline: September 17, [...]

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22nd Annual Old Church Fine Crafts Show – Corrales

22nd Annual Old Church Fine Crafts Show – Corrales

The Fine Crafts Show is held annually the first weekend of December in the historic Old San Ysidro Church. The church is a beautiful place for artists to show and sell their work and there’s always a good holiday shopping crowd.

Entry Deadline:  August 28th (postmarked)

Booth Fee: $50.00

When: December 3-5, 2010

Where: Old San Ysidro Church, Corrales NM

Go to:  www.corraleshistory.com

Niche Awards

Niche Awards

NICHE magazine is now accepting applications for the 2011 NICHE Awards competition.

The competition is open to any professional craft artist residing in the U.S. or Canada, over the age of 21, who is actively involved in the design and production of craftwork supplied to galleries and craft stores.

Entry Deadline: August 31st, 2010

Entry Fee: $40.00

When: Feb 18-21, 2011

Where: Philadelphia at the Winter Buyers Market of American Craft

Go to: www.nicheawards.com

Materials Hard & Soft

Materials Hard & Soft

National contemporary craft competition and exhibition with $5000 in awards. Artist may submit up to 3 entries, in clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wood or any combination of craft media.

Entry deadline: September 10, 2010 5pm

Entry Fee:  $30

When:  February 5  thru  April 3, 2011

Where: Meadows Gallery, located in the Center for the Visual Arts, Denton Texas

Go to: www.dentonarts.com

Commission charged for sold items:  30%

American Craft Council Shows

American Craft Council Shows

The American Craft Council’s mission is to champion craft. As a national, nonprofit public educational organization, the Council actively promotes the understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft through its bimonthly magazine AMERICAN CRAFT, annual juried shows presenting artists and their work, leadership conferences, awards for excellence, research library, workshops and seminars.

Entry Deadline : July 25, 2010 via ZAPP    www.zapplication.org

Entry Deadline LATE:  August 1, 2010  ($100 late fee)

Where: Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Paul, San Francisco (apply to one or more)

go to:  www.craftcouncil.org

Entry fees and booth fees vary for each city, as does wholesale attendance and public attendance. Visit their site for the prospectus.


Corrales Harvest Festival Arts and Crafts

Corrales Harvest Festival Arts and Crafts

The Corrales Harvest Festival has become a well-known event over the years, drawing thousands of visitors from the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area.

Entry Deadline:  July 15, 2010

Entry Fee: $10

Booth Fee:  Corrales Residents $150, others $175

When: September 25, 26

Where: La Entrada Park, Corrales

Go to:  www.corralesharvestfestival.com

All prospective artists/craftsmen are required to submit an application & either slides or photos to be juried into the show (returned at the show). We encourage you to submit your best work – this will be a top quality show.

Ancient Cultures/Modern Artifacts

Ancient Cultures/Modern Artifacts

Join the featured artist Cindy Chavez in this show depicting Mysteries of the past and relics of the future!

Entry Deadline: July 10, 2010

Entry Fee:  $20 (for 3 entries)

Go to: www.thewoodencow.com

Where: The Wooden Cow Art Gallery

When: August 4-27, 2010

The Cow invites your visions of faraway times. Bring us depictions of rituals, talismans, temples and treasures that might divine times to come. Or share your modern art that could be interpreted as something of millennia past. Open to any medium, including wall art, mixed media, jewelry, sculpture, photography, etc. Submissions must contain references to ancient cultures or what the artist believe shall become an ancient culture.

Spirit of Place: New Mexico

Spirit of Place: New Mexico

The Art Center at Fuller Lodge invites you to enter this show for Photography and Photo-based printmaking techniques, based on the unique, distinctive and cherished aspects of a place…

Entry Deadline: entry packets must be received by July 2, 2010

Entry Fee:  $30

When: August 6 thru September 25, 2010

Where: The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM

Go to: www.artfulnm.org

Day of Enchantment (Online Photo Contest)

Day of Enchantment (Online Photo Contest)

Online New Mexico Photo contest has ONE WEEK left! Grand prize is $10,000. Nearly 90,000 web site page views, 4,200 photo contest entries and 31,000 total votes cast – all within the first three weeks of an eight-week contest. This is the final week so get your photos in!

Entry Deadline: June 27 Midnight

Go to:  www.dayofenchantment.com


Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival

Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival

The 10th Annual Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival Holiday Show. Features work of more than 200 artists (local and nationwide) and attracts 20,000 visitors.

Deadline:  July 15, 2010

Entry Fee:   $30

Booth Fee:  $450 – $850

Go to:  www.riograndefestivals.com for more information!

Go to:  www.zapplication.org to apply!

When:  November 27, 28, 29

Where: Manual Lujan Blgd, EXPO NM Fairgrounds

Mountainair Sunflower Festival

Mountainair Sunflower Festival

Annual juried event showcasing local and regional artists and crafts people. Extensive advertising for the show and there are several cash awards – Best of show $100, two Awards of Merit $50 each.

Deadline:  August 1. 2010

Booth Fee:  indoor $25, outside $10

Go to:  www.mountainairsunflowerfestival.org

When:   Saturday, August 28

Where:  Dr  Saul Community Center, Mountainair NM


Event hosted by the Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC), for more info visit their website www.mountainairarts.org

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