Be a part of the Launch Party!
BE A PART OF THE ART at the Arts in the Burg 2021 Launch Party Festival on June 26th, in beautiful South Pittsburg, TN. Artists, vendors, entertainers and guest speakers are invited to apply. Scroll down to complete the application form. The deadline for consideration is this Friday May 7th, 2021. WE ARE EXTENTING the DEADLINE FOR SELECT ARTISTS
Best of Show: $500
2nd Place: $150
3rd Place: $100
Honorable Mention: $50
The Arts in the Burg launch party is set to be an eclectic mix of artists and art advocates including locally and nationally recognized participants.
This is a great opportunity to connect with our community and the greater Arts community. We’re excited to hear about your artistic skills and how you will present them at our festival.
Be patient. We are a group of volunteers and it may take us a little time to reach out with an opportunity. In the meantime, thank you for reaching out.
Dale Woodfin / Director
ARTIST BOOTH SPACE please complete the form below
- The inaugural Arts in the Burg Festival is FREE admission and FREE booth space for accepted artists.
- If you (artist) do not have a booth we will rent one to you for $150 including a hanging system on a First come first serve limited availability basis. You will need to prewire your art so it is ready to hang.
- The approval process is juried and open to both established artists and emerging artists. We strongly encourage artists of all levels of experience to apply. If you (artist) are not selected for booth space in the Launch Party Festival please don’t be discouraged. Spaces are limited and there will be plenty of future opportunities.
- Artists must have inventory to fill a 10×10 booth on at least 3 walls.
- Open to all art genres: Glass, Basketry, Wood, Metal, Oil/Acrylic, Printmaking/Drawing, Fiber/Leather/Textile, Ceramics, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Photography/Digital Art, Sculputure, Watercolor/Pastel, Furniture and other creative genres.
VENDORS ENTERTAINMENT & GUEST SPEAKERS please use this form as well.
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Arts in the Burg provides working studio space, open to the public, that nurtures artists, promotes creative placemaking, as well as programming and entertainment to develop a unique travel destination in South Pittsburg, TN.
Arts in the Burg is a nonprofit program of South Pittsburg Area Revitalization Quest (SPARQ).
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Tennessee Placemaking Partnership
The Tennessee Placemaking Project is a collaborative pilot project between Thrive Regional Partnership, Tennessee Arts Commission, Southeast Tennessee Development, and the Lyndhurst Foundation. The project is designed to support local communities as they scale up strategies that leverage local arts and cultural assets for economic vibrancy and growth throughout the greater Chattanooga region. To learn more, visit www.thriveregionalpartnership.org/projects/tn-placemaking-partnership.
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Thriving Communities is a creative placemaking program of Thrive Regional Partnership designed to leverage local arts and culture assets for economic vibrancy and growth throughout the greater Chattanooga region. To learn more, visit www.ThriveRegionalPartnership.org/Thriving-Communities.
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