Fall Show 2023
Saturday & Sunday · November 18th & 19th
Call for Entries
DEADLINE: Wednesday · September 6th 2023
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The Contemporary Clay Fair (CCF) is an exhibition and sale of ceramic artwork, held bi-annually in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
All clay artists are encouraged to apply! Please read and follow all instructions carefully. We look forward to your application!
Saturday & Sunday · November 18th & 19th
Call for Entries
DEADLINE: Wednesday · September 6th 2023
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED OF UP-COMING OPEN CALLS-FOR-ENTRIES
CLICK HERE AND PUT "CALL FOR ENTRIES" IN SUBJECT LINE.
The Contemporary Clay Fair (CCF) is an exhibition and sale of ceramic artwork, held bi-annually in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
All clay artists are encouraged to apply! Please read and follow all instructions carefully. We look forward to your application!
NEW APPLICATION PROCESS
1) Mail your completed application + $25 application fee to:
CCF
11 Palacio Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
2) Submit 3 JPG's of individual pieces or sets and 1 JPG of a grouping that shows the breath of your work to: ccfsantafe@gmail.com
Applications that do not have a group shot will not be considered. See photo guidelines below in the Submission Requirements.
SHOW DATES: Saturday & Sunday · November 18th & 19th · 10AM – 5PM
SET UP: Friday · November 17th · 4PM – 7PM
TEAR DOWN: Sunday · November 19th · 5PM – 7PM
JURY/APPLICATION FEE: $25.00
TABLE FEE: $185.000 + $10 for city license fee if needed
POSTMARKED APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/6/2023
JURYING: 9/13/2023
NOTIFICATION VIA EMAIL: 9/16/2023
CONTRACTS AND TABLE FEES DUE: 9/30/2023
LAST DAY FOR REFUND: 10/7/2023
SHOW LOCATION
Santa Fe Woman’s Club
1616 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
ELIGIBILITY
All clay artists with e-mail are eligible to apply. Selection of the participants is made by the steering committee, which considers quality, originality, focus and breadth of each artist’s work, quality of photographs and teamwork during previous shows (if applicable) in the scoring of each application. Emerging artists are welcome. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. All CCF Steering Committee decisions are final.
REQUIREMENTS
prior to and during the show
Artists are required to help with general show set-up and take down, and are assigned several jobs during the show, e.g. greeter, kitchen help, cashier, bagger, etc. Artists must be present during the entire show. Each artist is required to attend a brief pre-show orientation meeting. If desired, each participating artist may submit a mailing list after acceptance to the mailing coordinator for the group mailing. The group mailing list is neither shared with any other group or person, nor used for any event other than the Contemporary Clay Fair. We will send the artists a copy of the digital postcard before the show so each artist can send it out to their own customers and friends.
ABOUT THE SPACE
The show is held indoors at the Santa Fe Woman’s Club, an intimate space of about 2500 square feet. Generally 25 artists participate in each show. Each accepted artist is provided with a table or footprint area of approximately 3 x 6 feet. Table assignments are made by the steering committee. Display requirements will be provided upon acceptance to the show.
PUBLICITY & ATTENDANCE
The Contemporary Clay Fair advertises in regional newspapers, magazines, and on the internet and radio. We display street signage, send digital postcards to our CCF mailing list and maintain a website. Admission and parking is free. Approximately 1000+ attendees are regularly recorded for each show.
SHOW SALES
Sales are handled at a central cashier station and artists are paid within one month after the show.
Every item must have a price label with the artist’s initials and must be priced in whole dollar amounts to include the City of Santa Fe tax. Please be aware that the min. price per item is $15.00. Artists who use inventory numbers must put their inventory number on a separate label with a “#” before the number. Artists are responsible for reporting and paying their own gross receipts tax. A 6% fee is deducted from gross sales for bank fee processing and venue rental.
QUESTIONS
Please read the show information and application carefully. If you have any questions regarding show and/or application information, please contact Karin N. Bergh, chair, by email at ccfsantafe@gmail.com
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS - Please read carefully!
The quality of your images is important for 2 reasons:
1. The digital images are what the Steering Committee uses to jury your work.
2. Digital images of accepted artists' work are used in publicity for the show. In order to be considered for publicity, you must leave sufficient background to allow for flexibility in cropping by advertisers.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1) Mail your completed application + $25 application fee to:
CCF
11 Palacio Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
2) Submit 3 JPG's of individual pieces or sets and 1 JPG of a grouping that shows the breath of your work to: ccfsantafe@gmail.com
Applications that do not have a group shot will not be considered. See photo guidelines below in the Submission Requirements.
SHOW DATES: Saturday & Sunday · November 18th & 19th · 10AM – 5PM
SET UP: Friday · November 17th · 4PM – 7PM
TEAR DOWN: Sunday · November 19th · 5PM – 7PM
JURY/APPLICATION FEE: $25.00
TABLE FEE: $185.000 + $10 for city license fee if needed
POSTMARKED APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/6/2023
JURYING: 9/13/2023
NOTIFICATION VIA EMAIL: 9/16/2023
CONTRACTS AND TABLE FEES DUE: 9/30/2023
LAST DAY FOR REFUND: 10/7/2023
SHOW LOCATION
Santa Fe Woman’s Club
1616 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
ELIGIBILITY
All clay artists with e-mail are eligible to apply. Selection of the participants is made by the steering committee, which considers quality, originality, focus and breadth of each artist’s work, quality of photographs and teamwork during previous shows (if applicable) in the scoring of each application. Emerging artists are welcome. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. All CCF Steering Committee decisions are final.
REQUIREMENTS
prior to and during the show
Artists are required to help with general show set-up and take down, and are assigned several jobs during the show, e.g. greeter, kitchen help, cashier, bagger, etc. Artists must be present during the entire show. Each artist is required to attend a brief pre-show orientation meeting. If desired, each participating artist may submit a mailing list after acceptance to the mailing coordinator for the group mailing. The group mailing list is neither shared with any other group or person, nor used for any event other than the Contemporary Clay Fair. We will send the artists a copy of the digital postcard before the show so each artist can send it out to their own customers and friends.
ABOUT THE SPACE
The show is held indoors at the Santa Fe Woman’s Club, an intimate space of about 2500 square feet. Generally 25 artists participate in each show. Each accepted artist is provided with a table or footprint area of approximately 3 x 6 feet. Table assignments are made by the steering committee. Display requirements will be provided upon acceptance to the show.
PUBLICITY & ATTENDANCE
The Contemporary Clay Fair advertises in regional newspapers, magazines, and on the internet and radio. We display street signage, send digital postcards to our CCF mailing list and maintain a website. Admission and parking is free. Approximately 1000+ attendees are regularly recorded for each show.
SHOW SALES
Sales are handled at a central cashier station and artists are paid within one month after the show.
Every item must have a price label with the artist’s initials and must be priced in whole dollar amounts to include the City of Santa Fe tax. Please be aware that the min. price per item is $15.00. Artists who use inventory numbers must put their inventory number on a separate label with a “#” before the number. Artists are responsible for reporting and paying their own gross receipts tax. A 6% fee is deducted from gross sales for bank fee processing and venue rental.
QUESTIONS
Please read the show information and application carefully. If you have any questions regarding show and/or application information, please contact Karin N. Bergh, chair, by email at ccfsantafe@gmail.com
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS - Please read carefully!
The quality of your images is important for 2 reasons:
1. The digital images are what the Steering Committee uses to jury your work.
2. Digital images of accepted artists' work are used in publicity for the show. In order to be considered for publicity, you must leave sufficient background to allow for flexibility in cropping by advertisers.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- 300 DPI (digital pixels per inch), JPG (jpeg), no greater than 7” and no smaller than 3” on any side
- 4 images total: 3 images of individual pieces + 1 image showing the breadth, or variety, of your work
- Naming image files: use last name, first name, title and entry number
- No spaces in filename
- Capitalize Name and Title words
- Underscore between title_entry number
- Example: SmithJohn_Nightbirdscup_1.jpg
- Submit only images representative of the work you would bring to the show if accepted
- DO NOT SUBMIT extra images. Submit only 4 images as described above
