43rd Annual American Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Show
The Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44502 (330) 743-1107


Dear Artist:

You are invited to submit an application for the 43rd Annual American Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Show to be held at The Butler Institute of American Art on December 6, 7, & 8, 2013. The hours for the show subject to change are:

In keeping with our mission as a museum of American art, we are interested in hand-crafted items representing the best of ingenuity, artistry, and craftsmanship. Therefore all work exhibited must be hand-created by you. We take great pride in the quality of our show.

This year we excitedly look forward to fully utilizing the Butler North Annex (the former First Christian Church adjacent to the Butler) upon completion of a glass-enclosed bridge connecting the two building at the second floor of each. This building will house our Americana collection. We look forward to highlighting these new galleries as a means of attracting more people to the show.

The evening of the Preview Party, we are introducing a Chinese auction. This innovation has a dual purpose: to raise additional money for the museum's educational programs and to draw attention and traffic to our vendors. We are asking each vendor to donate an item for the auction. These items will be showcased at each artist's booth: the vendor will have no responsibility other than displaying an item and welcoming the customers to "bid" with tickets pre sold by committee members. We trust that this will provide more opportunities to greet customers and impress them with your work.

Please fill out the enclosed application and remit with a non-refundable $15.00 processing fee together with your slides and/or photos by April 30 2013. Even though you may have been accepted to previous shows, we ask that you re-jury per instructions with the enclosed application. A space in the show will not be reserved automatically due to your previous participation. For those accepted into the show, our fee of $250.00 will be due by July 15, 2013, and will include an 8' x 10' space with an 8' table and two chairs. There will be no refund of this fee if cancellation occurs after 90 days prior to the show.

Send applications to:
American Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Show
The Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, Ohio 44502

If you have any questions you may e-mail me at j_haims@butlerart.com, call (330-743-1107 ext. 112), or write. We look forward to hearing from both our old and new friends!

Sincerely,

Jack Haims