Paragon Fine Art Festivals

Mission Statement
The mission of Paragon Fine Arts Festival is to create and promote the highest quality destination fine art events in the Northeastern United States.

OBJECTIVES

To achieve the goal of the mission statement, Paragon has set the following objectives:

Attract the best fine art and fine craft artisans from the United States and abroad.
Treat artists with respect and appreciation.
Provide a fair and equitable jury system to select artists for the events
Ensure that all artwork is hand made by the artisans and that artisans are present at the shows
Create strong corporate and media partnerships to advertise and promote these events

To achieve these objectives and thus the mission, Paragon will incorporate the following procedures and approaches in developing each event:

Utilize an online jury system (i.e., at this time, ZAPPlication) to promote ease of application for artisans and a more thorough jury process
Jury “blind”, meaning jurors will be selected that to the greatest extent possible, do not recognize or have previous knowledge of the artisans applying to the show, thus jurying will be based solely on the quality of work and booth presentation submitted in the application
Disallow from participation in all events any buy-sell and production works and prohibit the use of artist representatives; Paragon requires all artists to be present at each event, no exceptions
Locate shows in areas of high income, high visibility, and when appropriate, areas frequented by large numbers of travelers and tourists
Develop extensive and creative media promotions that include ads in radio, TV, local and regional newspapers and periodicals, e-mail advertisements, posters, show postcards, billboards and road signage (when available)
Nurture strong relationships with local businesses (e.g., local Chambers of Commerce)
When possible, develop opportunities for artists to have exposure on the local community through interviews with local media (e.g., TV interviews recorded for artists at the Montauk Fine Arts Festival)

REFUND POLICY

It is our intention to make refunds available that are fair and agreeable to both parties. Your application is a commitment to show.

Cancellations must be in writing, faxed or emailed for a refund.

Following refund schedule will apply:
90-61 days before the show 75% refund
60-31 days before the show 50% refund
30 days before the show there can be no refunds given.

This is a rain or shine Festival there are no refunds due to inclement weather.

The decision to close the show due to weather is at the sole discretion of the Show Director.

Hardship refunds can be made up to the show date and must be accompanied with documentation (accident report, doctor’s note etc.).

Booth fees may be applied to another shows if available.

Jury fees are not cancelable and non-refundable.

A no call, no show exhibitor will be ineligible for future shows.

Leaving early without an acceptable excuse will make exhibitors ineligible for admission to future shows.

STANDARDS & RULES

1) All work must be original hand-crafted work. Each artist guarantees the accuracy of the description of the works presented, the authenticity of the work, as the creation of their own hand.

2) Work done by a production studio is not accepted.

3) All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist.

4) No more than 2 artists may collaborate on work. Both must be included on and sign the application. Both must be present at the arts festival.

5) Artists must be present with the work for the entire arts festival. Representatives may not attend in place of the artists.

4) The Arts Festival requires photo identification at check-in to ensure compliance.

5) Artists may only show work in categories and bodies of work selected by the jury.

6) All work exhibited must be of the quality, category, and body of work that were shown in the images used in the jury process.

PROHIBITED

No t-shirts, commercially manufactured items, soap, wax media, velvet paintings, decoupage, or plants. The Festival Committee reserves the right to exclude work which does not conform to show standards.