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Set-up hours
Friday June 10, 2022 - Set up begins at 7:30 am Saturday June 11, 2022 - Set up 7-9 am Festival hours Saturday June 11, 2022 - Show hours 10 am - 7pm Sunday June 12, 2022 - Show hours 10 am - 5 pm |
Valley Art Center is proud to present the 38th Annual Art by the Falls outdoor fine arts and contemporary crafts festival. Each year the event draws more than 10,000 patrons to Riverside Park and the banks of the Chagrin River, located in the middle of historic Chagrin Falls, Ohio. An idyllic setting for an outdoor festival, the quaint village Main Street overlooks two waterfalls and hosts a wealth of boutiques, galleries and restaurants. Art by the Falls features approximately 110 fine artists and artisans drawn from across the country.
Artists will enjoy special hotel rates, shuttle service, dedicated booth zone for artists with physical challenges, booth sitters, dedicated zone leaders, continental breakfast both show days and an artist’s party on Saturday night. Cash awards include Best of Show, First, Second and Third place in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art.
Learn more about Art by the Falls.
Artists will enjoy special hotel rates, shuttle service, dedicated booth zone for artists with physical challenges, booth sitters, dedicated zone leaders, continental breakfast both show days and an artist’s party on Saturday night. Cash awards include Best of Show, First, Second and Third place in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art.
Learn more about Art by the Falls.
Deadline for entries: Monday, February 15, 2022 at 4PM
Non-refundable entry fee: $40
Notification of Jury Results: March 1, 2022
KEY DATES
Set-up hours:
Friday June 10, 2022 | Set up begins at 7:30 am.
Saturday June 11, 2022 | Set up is 7-9 am.
Festival hours:
Saturday June 11, 2022 | Show hours 10 am - 7 pm
Sunday June 12, 2022 | Show hours 10 am - 5 pm
ENTERING ARTISTS
CTE Opens:
October 1, 2021
Hard Deadline for Entries:
on Feb 15, 2022, 4 p.m.
Notification of Jury Results:
on Mar 1, 2022
Accepted artist booth fees due:
by Friday, March 25, 2022
No refunds after:
April 29, 2022
WAIT LIST ARTISTS
Waitlist notification:
March 28, 2022
Waitlist artist fee due in full:
on April 22, 2022
INVITED ARTISTS—already notified
Invited artist deposit:
$100
Invited artist deposit due:
on December 31, 2022
Booth fee balance due:
on March 1, 2022
FEES
Entry fee:
$40
Booth Fees:
10 x 10: $255, $220 for members
10 x 15: $355, $320 for members
10 x 20: $455, $420 for members
An individual VAC membership is $35.
ENTERING
Art by the Falls will jury all artists through Zapplication for the 2022 show.
Website:
www.valleyartcenter.org/abf-cte
Categories:
Textiles, Glass/Enamel, Photography/Prints, Wood/Metal/Sculpture, Jewelry, Painting/Drawing, Ceramics, Other/Mixed Media
IMAGES
Four images should be submitted; 3 different pieces of art and one booth image
Digital Image Properties:
Your pictures should be no smaller than 960 pixels and no larger than 4600 pixels on the longest side.
File Format:
Baseline JPG (JPEG) format (do not use Progressive JPG format).
File Size:
Each file should be less than 4 MB (four megabytes) in file size.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Incomplete submissions:
You may leave your submission partially completed and finish it later. When you are finished with your forms and uploads, you will complete the submission with a secure payment of the nonrefundable entry fee through PayPal.
Changing Submissions:
If you want to edit your entry after it is paid and submitted, you must contact VAC during office hours as soon as you can before the close of the CTE and we will revert your entry to a pre-submitted draft for you to correct. Then contact VAC again to have us resubmit. You will not have to pay a second fee.
Tutorials:
Zapplication has fantastic artist support.
Sizing Photos:
Free photo resizing is available at picresize.com.
Set-up hours:
Friday June 10, 2022 | Set up begins at 7:30 am.
Saturday June 11, 2022 | Set up is 7-9 am.
Festival hours:
Saturday June 11, 2022 | Show hours 10 am - 7 pm
Sunday June 12, 2022 | Show hours 10 am - 5 pm
ENTERING ARTISTS
CTE Opens:
October 1, 2021
Hard Deadline for Entries:
on Feb 15, 2022, 4 p.m.
Notification of Jury Results:
on Mar 1, 2022
Accepted artist booth fees due:
by Friday, March 25, 2022
No refunds after:
April 29, 2022
WAIT LIST ARTISTS
Waitlist notification:
March 28, 2022
Waitlist artist fee due in full:
on April 22, 2022
INVITED ARTISTS—already notified
Invited artist deposit:
$100
Invited artist deposit due:
on December 31, 2022
Booth fee balance due:
on March 1, 2022
FEES
Entry fee:
$40
Booth Fees:
10 x 10: $255, $220 for members
10 x 15: $355, $320 for members
10 x 20: $455, $420 for members
An individual VAC membership is $35.
ENTERING
Art by the Falls will jury all artists through Zapplication for the 2022 show.
Website:
www.valleyartcenter.org/abf-cte
Categories:
Textiles, Glass/Enamel, Photography/Prints, Wood/Metal/Sculpture, Jewelry, Painting/Drawing, Ceramics, Other/Mixed Media
IMAGES
Four images should be submitted; 3 different pieces of art and one booth image
Digital Image Properties:
Your pictures should be no smaller than 960 pixels and no larger than 4600 pixels on the longest side.
File Format:
Baseline JPG (JPEG) format (do not use Progressive JPG format).
File Size:
Each file should be less than 4 MB (four megabytes) in file size.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Incomplete submissions:
You may leave your submission partially completed and finish it later. When you are finished with your forms and uploads, you will complete the submission with a secure payment of the nonrefundable entry fee through PayPal.
Changing Submissions:
If you want to edit your entry after it is paid and submitted, you must contact VAC during office hours as soon as you can before the close of the CTE and we will revert your entry to a pre-submitted draft for you to correct. Then contact VAC again to have us resubmit. You will not have to pay a second fee.
Tutorials:
Zapplication has fantastic artist support.
Sizing Photos:
Free photo resizing is available at picresize.com.
"Art by the Falls was exceptional. I exhibited there for the first time in 2018 and I have never been at a show where the club was so incredibly helpful . . . . It was, in fact, the best organized show I've been at."—participating artist
