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Melbourne Main Street Fall Festival Event Information

Melbourne Main Street, with support from the City of Melbourne, presents this juried art celebration, and expansion of the Masters of Art Festival of years prior. The Melbourne Main Street Fall Festival venue includes live music, food, wine, beverages, vendors, and entertainment for families, young adults, professionals, and retirees. The event will include the juried fine art show, a student art show, a craft show, as well as showcases for technology, innovation, health, beauty, and other arts – dance, music, theatre and more. Historic Downtown Melbourne features quaint tree-lined streets and an assortment of unique retail shops, art galleries, antique stores, and fine restaurants. Downtown Melbourne has become the entertainment destination for Brevard County residents, bringing people from neighboring Indian River and Orange Counties. Attendance at the event is expected to exceed 30,000.

RULES, ELIGIBILITY, AND EXHIBIT SPACE:

  1. JURIED ART SHOW: The Masters of Art jurying committee will consider artists’ creativity, artistic skill, and professionalism in jurying process. To be eligible for the juried show, all artwork must be original, created, and to be sold directly by the artist. Commercial items, “buy/sell” or work from kits are prohibited in the juried show.
  2. CRAFT SHOW (Non-Juried) Please note there will be a SEPARATE Craft Show section to our Fall Fastival. Craft vendors are encouraged to apply through Zapplication.
  3. AWARDS & PATRON PROGRAM:There will be a minimum of $3,500 in prize monies awarded at the show. Festival Patrons will have vouchers good to purchase artwork from the juried art show.
  4. EXHIBIT SPACE: Each artist is expected to supply their own tent and display units, to be confined within a 10’x10’ perimeter. Festival has tent rental package available for an additional $175 to include tent, skirted table, 2 chairs, setup, and breakdown. Electricity is not provided. All booths are outdoors, subject to the vagaries of Florida weather. There are a limited number of available double sized 10’x20’ booths. Premium corner/ end-booths are available on a first-come, first served basis.
  5. BOOTH FEES:
    • $175 for 10x10' Booth
    • $225 for 10x10' Premium Booth (End or Corner Booths)
    • We also have tent rental package available for convenience of travelers and new artists (additional $175).
  6. DISPLAY GUIDELINES: Work displayed at the show must be consistent with images submitted with application. Original artwork must be the focal point of the exhibit booth, although sales of reproductions are permitted. The event committee has the right to remove work that does not meet these guidelines. The Artist must be present (excepting reasonable breaks) and keep the booth open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday.
  7. SALES GUIDELINES: Exhibitors are responsible for processing payments of their art sales. Each exhibitor is responsible for collecting Florida Sales Tax (6%) on all sales made during the show and submitting this payment to the State of Florida Dept. of Revenue. Tax must also be paid on space rental. No one is exempt. Artists are responsible for reporting their income to the IRS.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION:

  • Deadline for application is July 16th, 2010.
  • Artist applications and application fees will be accepted through http://www.zapplication.org
  • Applying online online at Zapplication.org is quick and easy. First register for an artist account. Then apply for the show "Melbourne Main Street Fall Festival".
  • Include four images of artwork and one booth shot.  If there is no booth shot available submit another artwork image in place of the booth shot in zapplication system.
  • Artists may submit a completed application along with a non-refundable $25 application fee payable to Melbourne Main Street, a CD with 4 art images and one booth shot if available, a stamped, self-addressed envelope for jurying notification (1 stamp only) and mailed to Melbourne Main Street, P.O. Box 754, Melbourne, FL 32902. Deadline for application: July 16th, 2010. Absolutely no applications postmarked after that date will be accepted.
  • If you need any help, feel free to call 321-557-2643.

ACCEPTANCE:

Acceptance notification will be sent on August 2nd. Artists will be required to submit a booth fee of $175 for middle booths or $225 for premium corner/end booths. We will make every attempt to honor booth requests, but do not guarantee first choice. Once paid, booth fees are not refundable. Please do not submit booth fees with applications as all fees are non-refundable. Information about booth location, accommodations, set up and rental costs, etc. will be sent to accepted artists. An alternates list will be maintained in the event that additional space becomes available.

Questions? Call 321-557-2643 or email UpsideART@gmail.com