Art Splash 2027

Summary

Please join us on July 16th and July 17th , 2027, for the fourth annual ART SPLASH! It’s a unique and diverse art experience in Cheboygan, MI., featuring juried fine art and creative maker’s. In addition, there will be numerous art-related activities in town including onsite workshops and live music. The event will be open to the public on Friday, July 16, from 11:00am-6:00pm and on Saturday, July 17, 9:00am-4:00pm.

This two-day juried fine art fair is held in downtown Cheboygan, only a few steps away from our incredible Saturday morning Farmer’s Market, which will run concurrently with ART SPLASH! Prizes for best in show $300, 2nd place $200, and 3rd place $100 will be awarded on July 16th.

ART SPLASH and the Farmer’s Market are connected by accessible sidewalks to free public parking.

General information

We are looking for a variety of creative artists and makers. Requirements are 1) you make your products, no buying and reselling, 2) no independent distributors, and 3) no items with blatant copyright infringement issues, 4) artists and makers refrain from any products with offensive messages or imagery.

Artists will be juried in through-out the application process. You will receive an answer to your application within a one-week period. The jury uses a variety of criteria to determine acceptance including: uniqueness, skill level, medium, category and booth display. As booths for similar categories fill up, we will close out that category for additional vendors, in order to keep a uniqueness to the market.

The non-refundable application fee is $35. Juried art booths are $200. Maker’s booths are $100. This is in addition to the application fee.

Coffee, donuts, and bottled water will be provided for participants. Volunteers will be available to booth sitting for up to 15 minutes to allow for bathroom breaks for individuals who are alone in their booth.

Artist check-in begins at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, July 16th. Once artists check-in, they will unload their equipment/art/essentials at their assigned booth location and then park their car in the designated artist lot before returning to set up their booth. Booths must be fully operational by 10:00am on Friday, July 16. Vendors must stay for both days. On Saturday, vendors may begin packing up no earlier than 4:00 pm. Once the artist’s booth is packed, they will be given a ticket and allowed to bring their vehicle to the booth to load. You must have a ticket to bring your vehicle into the festival area. All vendors must depart the area by 7:00 pm.

Rules and regulations

Cheboygan Area Arts Council, in its sole discretion, may reserve the right to refuse participation by any applicant.

Artists must comply with all municipal and state laws as well as festival rules, regulations, and policies listed in this application or otherwise provided to festival participants. Noncompliance will cause elimination from the festival, and artists may be immediately removed from the festival with no refund of fees nor compensation for expenditures. Noncompliant artists may also be barred from acceptance to participate in future festivals.

Cheboygan Area Arts Council and Art Splash are not liable for any refunds or any other liabilities for an applicant’s or participant’s failure to obey the rules and regulations.

By completing an application to participate in the festival, all artists release and hold harmless the Cheboygan Area Arts Council from any and all liability due to an external condition at the area in and around the festival, caused by weather, fire, an act of nature, public enemy, strikes, statutes, lawful ordinances, or other cause beyond the control of the Cheboygan Area Arts Council.

Artists agree that images provided will be used for the jury process and may also be used for specific event-related publicity. Artists also agree to the use of festival videos or photographs taken at the event for promotional purposes. Any photos taken by the Cheboygan Area Arts Council and Art Splash are the property of the festival.

All trash and litter must be contained and each booth kept clear of garbage. At the close of festival hours, trash must be placed in plastic bags and tied off, and all boxes must be broken down and stacked. Before leaving each booth, artists should leave all waste at designated sites for pickup by the festival crew.

There will be a roaming security guard on duty Friday night, however the Cheboygan Area Arts Council and Art Splash assume no responsibility for items in artist booths. Artists are solely responsible to secure items at their designated booth and to remove valuable items.

Booth information and fees

Juried art booths are $200. Maker’s booths are $100. Booth spaces are 10’x10’ with 3’ in between. While canopies are not required, if one is used it must be weighted with 40lbs per leg, NO STAKES ALLOWED. Canopies, tables and displays are to be provided by the artist!

Jury details

Average number of applications submitted each year: 50

Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event: 30

Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event: 10

How returning artists are selected: History of participation

How images are viewed by jurors: Computer monitor

Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by: Application Received (date the application was submitted)

Jurors score applications using the following scale: 1 - 5

Number of jurors scoring applications: 3

The show organizes the jurors for a: Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories

Jurors score: Separately from various locations

Am I allowed to observe the jury process? Jury process is closed