About This Call
The Fine Art and Crafts portion of this show is administered by the Island Art Association, Inc. in conjunction with the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival Committee. This show is an annual juried event consistently rated by "Sunshine Artist Magazine" in the top 200 of North America's best events. The street festival features fine art and crafts, antiques, food, open air entertainment and special events, providing an excellent atmosphere to exhibit and sell your work. Annually, over 100,000 visitors are expected for the 3-day event.
Summary
ANNUAL ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL
Fine Art & Crafts Show in Historic Fernandina Beach on Beautiful Amelia Island, Florida
General Information
- The rule against manufactured / mass produced items will be strictly enforced. Artists/craftspeople with such goods in their booths will be removed from the show without refunds and will be barred from future shows.
- We require a booth shot in the application. Artists should be aware that the Jury looks carefully at those images and your score includes an evaluation of the attractiveness of your booth and display.
- Artists causing disruptions, failing to follow instructions of festival, city, or IAA staff, or disregarding the rules and regulations in this application may be asked to leave without refunds and refused entry in future shows at the sole discretion of the IAA staff.
All correspondence will come to you via e-mail through the ZAPP system.
Categories and Awards
All works for judging must have been completed since 2024. For all categories except creative crafts, all items must be one-of-a-kind or limited edition objects that have been conceived and perfected by the artist's own hand and created in the artist's studio.
- Oil Painting - Artistic creation using a painting comprised of pigment on an appropriately prepared 2D surface.
- Acrylic Painting - Artistic creation using a paint comprised of pigment, acrylic polymer as the synthetic binder of the pigments and water on an appropriately prepared 2D surface
- Watercolor Painting - A painting technique using pigments diluted with water to create transparent washes (including egg tempura).
- Mixed Media - Two dimensional, one-of-a-kind works created by the artist in which the primary intent is the union of two or more physical materials.
- Drawing, Printmaking, Digital, ArtInks and Pastels - Original two-dimensional work created using graphite, charcoal, chalk, pastels, wax crayon, inks, and washes or art printmaking techniques.
- Fiber - Original work created by the artist from fibers, or leather including basketry, weaving, quilt making, papermaking and fine wearables.
- Sculpture - Original 3D work created by the artist may be in any medium or combination of two or more mediums, used for artistic sculpture such as stone, metal, mixed media.