Call for Performing Arts Applications
Thanks for checking, the deadline was 5:00 pm on February 5, 2010. Please apply for the 2011 Festival beginning November 1, 2010 (that’s right, you had more than 5 months to get it done this year!)
Thanks
Patrick Burns
Notification, information packets, and contracts mailed to accepted artists on Friday March 26th.
Please complete the application in full. If you do not have a website with audio samples, please send an, compact disc, or DVD to the Festival. Your CD, DVD, or website must reflect the actual type of performance you plan on presenting at the Utah Arts Festival. All CDs and DVDs must be clearly labeled. If you are not selected for the show, and want your CDs or DVDs returned, please include a self-addressed stamped padded envelope with your application. The Festival is not responsible for loss or damage. CDs and/or DVDs received may also be picked up at the Utah Arts Festival offices between July 10 and July 31, 2010, after which they will be discarded or donated.
The Show
The 34th annual Utah Arts Festival will be held Thursday, June 24, through Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. The 2010 Utah Arts Festival will feature an artist's marketplace, performance on five stages, an art exhibition, a children's art yard, food and drink from around the world, and much more. Attendance at the Utah Arts Festival averages 80,000. The Utah Arts Festival is presented by the Utah Arts Festival Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting the arts in Utah. The 2010 Utah Arts Festival will expend more than $200,000 in marketing and advertising and will receive approximately $250,000 in editorial and media coverage.
>> View a list of past performers.
Selection Process
Artists will be selected by a peer jury comprised of musicians, music critics, and other professionals in the performing arts. Artists serving as jury members, and the groups with whom they perform, are invited prior to the jury to perform at the 2010 Utah Arts Festival.
Jury selections will be based upon materials submitted with the application and on past performances both in Utah and at the Utah Arts Festival. The jury will look for professionalism, originality, creativity, and suitability of materials for the Utah Arts Festival.
Deadline
Completed applications and supporting materials must be received by the Utah Arts Festival no later than 5:00 P.M. on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2010. The Utah Arts Festival offices are located at 230 South 500 West, #120, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. Notification of Jury decisions will be mailed or emailed by Friday, March 26, 2010.
Contracts
Accepted performing artists are required to sign a contract with the Utah Arts Festival Foundation, Inc., specifying, among other things, payments, requirements and liability. Contracts will be mailed by Friday, March 27, and must be returned no later than Friday, April 10. CD's and DVD's of accepted performers become the property of the Festival and may be used for archival, publicity, and web site purposes before, during and after the Festival.
Fees
Payment to musicians is based on American Federation of Musicians Local 104 two hour casual scale. The Festival does not pay transportation or housing for local or regional artists.
No onsite payments will be made. All checks will be mailed by July 31, 2010.
Information packets detailing all production and setup information will be sent to accepted artists with their contract. Questions regarding the Utah Arts Festival may be directed to Festival offices, (801) 322-2428, by mail to 230 South 500 West, #120, Salt Lake City UT 84101, or emailed to pat@uaf.org - subject: Performing Arts.
Location
The Utah Arts Festival will be in downtown Salt Lake City at the Library Square and Washington Square (the City & County Buildings). The Festival is a fenced, ticketed event with 24-hour security.
2010 Calendar
- Friday, February 5 - Application and materials due than 5:00 P.M.
- Friday, March 26 - Notification, information packets, and contracts mailed to accepted artists.
- Friday, April 9 - Contracts due in Utah Arts Festival offices.
- June 24-27 - 2010 UTAH ARTS FESTIVAL!
- July 10-31, 2010 - Pick up materials for unaccepted entries from the Festival (230 S. 500 W, #120).
