2009 SCOTTSDALE ARTS FESTIVAL – CALL FOR ARTISTS
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is seeking artists working in all media to exhibit at the 39th annual Scottsdale Arts Festival on March 20–22, 2009. All artists must apply online at www.ZAPPlication.org before October 16, 2008. The application fee is $30.
Long recognized for its exceptional quality and beautiful setting, the Scottsdale Arts Festival features some 200 jury-selected artists from throughout North America who display their work among the gardens and fountains of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. Works of art are available for purchase directly from the artists and from the Scottsdale Art Festival’s online art auction. Festival goers also enjoy continuous live music, entertainment, family activities and other surprises.
Each year, the Scottsdale Arts Festival attracts tens of thousands of Scottsdale-area residents and visitors, and it receives nearly 1,000 applications from artists interested in exhibiting their work. A jury of arts professionals selects approximately 200 artists to participate in the event and awards prizes in numerous categories. The participating artists work in a wide range of media, including ceramic, furniture, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and woodworking.
The Scottsdale Arts Festival is produced by the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit organization’s education and arts programs.
For additional information about the Scottsdale Arts Festival visit www.scottsdaleartsfestival.org or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/arts_festival_artists.php or call (480) 874-4686.
The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is contracted by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, to administer certain City arts and cultural projects and to manage the City-owned Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by the support of members and donors and grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
HOW TO REACH US
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 East Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Box Office: (480) 994-ARTS (2787)
TDD: (480) 874-4694
Web: www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
E-mail: info@sccarts.org
Fax: (480) 874-4699
For interviews, digital photographs or additional information please contact:
Bill Thompson
Public Relations Manager
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Phone: (480) 874-4626
E-mail: billt@sccarts.org
