CALL TO MONTANA ARTISTS, CULINARY ARTISANS, AND MUSICIANS FOR THE 2016 SLAM SUMMER FESTIVAL
All applications are available on the SLAM website: www.slamfestivals.org
SLAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts and art education in the state, in a manner that enriches, and involves the community.
The 2016 Summer SLAM Festival will take place August 6 & 7, 2016 at Bogert Park in Bozeman, MT. Artists will be selected to participate based on quality and originality of their craft . Participants of the SLAM Festival must be current residents of Montana.
ARTISTS AND CULINARY ARTISANS: The application fee for the festival is $20 per application and is non-refundable. Applications are due April 18, 2016. Notification of acceptance will be e-mailed on or before April 30, 2016. We will keep a wait list of artists to fill spaces in the event of cancellation by invited artists.
The booth fee for accepted artists is $275 and is due no later than May 16th, 2016. Invited artists will be required to sign a contract. If we have not received your contract and payment for your booth by May 16th, your booth will be reassigned to an artist from the wait list.
All applications will be reviewed by a jury. The jury will consist of a panel of artists and community members. Jury scores will be out of a maximum 30 points: 10 points for originality and design, 10 points for execution and technique, 5 points for overall presentation, and 5 points for marketability. Applicants receiving the highest scores in each category will be invited to participate in the festival. If the work submitted in the application process is inconsistent in quality, medium, or style with the artwork displayed at the show, you may be asked to leave and you will forfeit all payments.
All art must be created and represented by the artist. Limited reproductions are allowed. No Buy-Sell or Kit manufactured work is allowed at this festival, and you may not display the work of any other artist.
Participants must provide their own tent with walls, tie downs, and display materials. Booth spaces are 10′ x 10′. All invited artists must be present at the event for the entire duration of the festival.
Established guilds consisting of more than one artist may apply in a single application. You may only display work in the medium category in which you have applied. If you plan on exhibiting work in more than one category, please fill out a separate application for each medium category. No booth sharing (with the exception of guilds) will be allowed at the 2016 festival.
MUSICIANS: There is no fee to apply, and no fee to play. You must be a Montana band to play at the event, and bands will not be invited to play two consecutive years in an effort to give stage time to as many bands as possible. Selections will be made based on appropriateness for the event, and to provide a diverse and high quality lineup.
Thank you for applying!
