Artist Registration Info - Weaverville Art Safari

FALL 2024 Art Safari Registration

MEMBER & NON-MEMBER/Visiting ARTIST REGISTRATION: July 15 – August 15, 2024

Jury Applications July 15 – Aug 5, 2024

Member Artists

MEMBER ARTISTS have completed the jury process and are Art Safari members. They are not required to participate in every Safari, but they must register for each Safari in which they do choose to participate. Every artist must sign up to participate on a working committee before registering.

Member Artist Safari Registration

Non-Member/Visiting Artists

NON-MEMBER ARTISTS are invited by a Member of the Art Safari and agree to exhibit from that Artist’s studio. They need NOT be juried into the Safari.

However, if you live in Weaverville and want to participate as a Resident Artist and Member of the Weaverville Art Safari, you must jury in. Application for jurying will not be accessible before OR after the designated application period. You will be notified if your application is accepted. Please FIRST read the Member Eligibility requirements below.

MEMBER ELIGIBILITY

Members must reside within our established geographical boundaries. Studio locations will be verified by our jury panel using Google Maps.
All Art Exhibited and promoted on the Brochure/website during the studio Tour Must belong to the Member artist, who demonstrates a proficient mastery of their chosen craft and an ability to explain their process to Studio Visitors. Work must be handmade in the USA, and reflect a good level of craftsmanship. Reproductions and factory made/assisted work must not make up more than 10% of the Member’s work. The exceptions being in the Fine Art Category, where printed series, giclee and photography reprints are common.
Current Categories of Art Safari Artists include: Glass, Woodworking, Ceramics & Pottery, Fiber, Jewelry, Fine Art, Mixed Media, Photography and Metals.
Members must verify during tour registration that their exhibit site is safe for tour-goers and that they are comfortable with their personal insurance provisions for having visitors during art safari tours. WAS does not provide such insurance to members.
Members must pay tour registration fees, and perform work assignments in support of organizational activities.

JURY APPLICATION
July 15 – August 5, 2024

If you are a Weaverville area resident Artist, and would like to become a member of the Art Safari, you must apply to have your work juried into the organization. See Member Eligibility for criteria.

To apply, send an email to artsafarijury@gmail.com. Please include:

Your name and contact information
Your home address (You must reside within the geographical boundaries to participate.)
Your website and/or social media information
Attach 4-6 images of your work with titles and media information. Include the highest quality images that you can. Your application will be judged first and foremost on the quality of the work, so the better your images are the easier it will be seen.
An artist statement and/or technical OR a few words describing your work and how and why you make your art. This helps us better understand what we are looking at. Include a little about yourself, your history, your studio.
Places that you show or have shown/displayed your artwork.

Please keep in mind the work needs to be handmade, by you.
90% of the pieces must be handmade and original.

After your application is submitted, our jury panel will review your work to ensure you meet member eligibility. After you have been approved, you will register and pay for the tour, using the Registration button on this website. You will simply register as a Member Artist for future tours.

Also, as the Weaverville Art Safari is a community-based, volunteer-run organization, we welcome artists who want to become active and engaged members. If selected, you will be required to sign-up for a volunteer role in the organization.

If you wish to be a Non-Member/Visiting Artist and have been invited to show at a Member Artist location, please follow these steps:

1, Contact a registered artist to request exhibit privileges at their location before ARTISTS’ OPEN REGISTRATION (see section above).
2. When your host artist registers, they will list you as a non-member guest artist at your location.
3. When Open Registration starts, you will be able to complete the form to provide information for your Art Safari website artist page. This will be visible only for the current Art Safari.
4. Thank you for participating in our Safari! Hope you have a successful weekend!

Non-Member/Visiting Artist Registration

Questions and More Information

For more information, email us at artsafariweaverville@gmail.com

For questions or help with registrations, please email weavervilleartsafari@gmail.com