Artscape 2023: Kidscape Exhibitor Application
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Artscape – America's largest free arts festival – returns September 22-24, 2023.
Artscape is back! The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is excited to bring back Artscape for its 38th year after a three-year hiatus! The beloved Baltimore arts festival is where art lovers, families, and tourists come together to celebrate art, culture, and performance! Artscape is proud to showcase artists and makers, live concerts, visual arts experiences, performing arts, fashion designers, kid-focused activities, film, experimental music, improv and comedy, literary arts programming and culinary delights. We encourage artists and festival goers to embrace Artscape for what it is – a fully accessible, 100% FREE, world-class arts festival – right here in the heart of Baltimore City. Everyone’s invited to Artscape, let's celebrate the arts in Baltimore together!
ARTSCAPE
Artscape is AMERICA’S LARGEST FREE outdoor arts festival, rocking the cultural heart of Baltimore since 1982. The festival was designed as an Arts Fair that marketed Baltimore as a cultural hub, generated local community support for the arts, and stimulated economic development and investment in the Mt. Vernon/Bolton Hill neighborhood. In 2019 (the last time Artscape was held), Artscape featured more than 200 artist performers and over 100 visual artists and artisans.
FESTIVAL HOURS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 5PM – 10PM FESTIVAL OPERATIONS 9PM - 11PM ARTSCAPE AFTER HOURS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 11AM – 3PM MAIN STAGE HOURS 11AM – 11PM FESTIVAL OPERATIONS 9PM - PM ARTSCAPE AFTER HOURS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 11AM-5PM FESTIVAL OPERATIONS
LOCATION: Midtown Baltimore and the Station North Arts & Entertainment District
ABOUT KIDSCAPE:
Kidscape, the festival's children's area, showcases family-friendly organizations and entertainers with fun craft ideas, hands-on activities and workshops, demonstrations, and creative dance and/or music performances.
In keeping with the spirit of the festival, all crafts, demonstrations and workshops must be free and open to the public the entire Artscape weekend. All activities must be staffed during all festival hours.
APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY:
Non-Profit Arts/Cultural and Educational Organizations passionate about the arts and youth in Baltimore are encouraged to apply. This application is for groups looking to have an exhibit space at the festival, to provide youth-focused activities for school-aged children, and engage with festival-goers. Artscape requires the ratio of content be 80% craft/programming and 20% marketing/promotions of your organization.
Applying does not grant acceptance. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed nor considered. Applications will not be accepted nor reviewed after the application deadline (11:59pm Friday June 30th, 2023).
By submitting this application, you agree to the Terms of Use (includes Rules & Regulations, Terms & Conditions, and Liability and Insurance). Exhibitor Guidelines will be sent to accepted applicants prior to the festival dates.
WHAT ARTSCAPE PROVIDES:
- [1] 10' x 10' exhibit space, [1] table and [2] chairs
- Access to electricity
- Festival-issued sign featuring your organization's name
- Listing with link to your organization's website on Artscape.org
- Access to an audience of 350,000 over three fun-filled days of festival!
INFORMATION SESSION
Event: Artscape General Info Session
Date: 5/3/23
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201
RSVP: HERE
Submission of online application shall constitute agreement with all conditions in this prospectus. Questions? Contact Twi McCullum, Kidscape Coordinator at tmccallum@promotionandarts.org or direct dial 443-263-4347).