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West Jordan, Utah is nestled on the west side of the Wasatch Mountains, situated in the heart of Salt Lake County, the fastest-growing county in the state. Easy access to both Interstate 15 and Interstate 215 and a well-governed city have contributed to the steady growth of this thriving community.
A new public art program has been created to reimagine and support art related growth for the community. An extension of the West Jordan Arts, the Cultural Arts Society of West Jordan is a 501-3c non-profit developed to bring the arts to the west side of the Salt Lake valley. Performing arts, musical arts, visual arts, and literary arts all combine to envelop the community with many types of cultural arts.
With perfect late-spring temperatures (average 65.7 degrees high, 43.3 degrees low), we are looking forward to an outstanding event.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUT THE SHOW:
1st round juried visual artists invited. We are now excepting applications for remaining openings for all media through February 28st, 2025 or as soon as limited spaces are filled.
Location: West Jordan, Veterans Memorial Park
Event open: April 26, 2025, 11 am – 4 pm
As the West Jordan Visual Arts continues to grow and to accommodate more attendees, we’ve added our Arts in the Park to the West Jordan Veterans Memorial Park with engaging activities spanning around the park. We will be open April 29, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to our artist booths, we’ve created an inviting live performance stage and eating area, invited the Food Truck League, imagined fun kids ARTivities, and added live mural arts to encourage younger generations to dive into the arts. We are also inviting local crafters to join our event.
We are aggressively marketing the event and focusing strategies to include high-end, art-educated buyers. In March, daily social media highlights featuring artists, performers, and event updates will generate excitement and promote the event. Between Salt Lake County's rapid growth and West Jordan’s strong art ties, our event is positioned to become the premier kickoff to the summer arts festivals in the state.
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 28, 2025* Application Deadline, Five images & $30 jury fee due *Or as limited spots are filled.
March 15, 2025 Booth rental fee due for 1st round artists. Fee deposited upon receipt
March 29, 2025 Final withdrawal date with 50% booth rental fee refunded
April 3, 2025 Final day to submit application
April 14, 2025 Final day to pay for booth for late invited artists
April 26, 2025 Artist Check in/Booth Set Up/Arts in the Park
MEDIUMS:
Categories are used to organize and balance the Event. There is not a set number of each media in the Event; we are careful to select artists working in a variety of media to enhance the interest of the Festival.
• Drawing: Original compositions drawn by the artist’s hand in charcoal, digital, pastel, pencil, ink etc.
• Fiber: Works created from fibers, including basketry, weaving, papermaking, leather, and fabric. No crafts.
• Furniture: Functional or decorative furniture.
• Glass: Glass blowing, fusing, casting or kiln forming that has been handcrafted by the artist.
• Jewelry: All jewelry must be original designs made by the artist. Commercial endings are acceptable.
• Mixed Media: Artwork in which more than one medium or material has been employed.
• Painting: Original compositions created by the artist’s hand in oil, acrylic, or watercolor. A limited number of reproductions, clearly labeled as giclee’s or prints are acceptable, if the bulk of items for sale are the artist’s original paintings.
• Photography: Original photographs by the artist. May include digital alteration or hand painting.
• Pottery: Created from the imagination and by the hand of the artist from clay, porcelain, stoneware, and/or earthenware. Bisque from commercial molds is prohibited.
Print Making: Original compositions created by the artist’s hand using metal plates, stone, blocks, composite reliefs, or screens.
Soap Making: Hand-crafted work with soaps and fragrances.
• Sculpture: Three-dimensional works incorporating any material that are carved, modeled, constructed, or cast.
Wood: Any functional or non-functional work that is crafted by the artist primarily from wood.
Urban Arts: Any functional or non-functional work that is crafted the artist.
• Other - In addition to Fine Art, extremely creative, unusual, up-cycle and high-quality products will be accepted to the festival.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applications are accepted ONLY online through google forms.
There is a non-refundable $30 fee to apply to the show.
Read below for details on application and booth fees.
JURYING REQUIREMENTS:
5 images total: 4 images of work + 1 image of booth
The booth image is used to show how you will present your work at the festival. If you do not have a booth image, you may send an image that shows the size and scale of your collection.
This competitive show is chosen by a 4-member jury utilizing the rolling jury system. The Google site will be updated when categories and/or the show closes. Simply ACCEPTING on Google will not secure your space, the artists “spot” will be secured once fees are paid. WAIT LIST applications will then be accepted. Artists who will be called from the wait list will be chosen by category as cancellations are received and at that time can accept or decline our invitation to exhibit.
ARTIST AMENITIES:
Awards of Excellence with next year booth fee incentives.
Booth sitters.
Artist retreats with refreshments.
An aggressive marketing campaign that will include a daily artist focus beginning in March.
Artists retain all revenue from sales.
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