Annual Wild Blueberry Festival
Arts & Crafts Fair
August 21, 22, & 23, 2009

The Wild Blueberry Festival Arts & Crafts Fair is held on the grounds of the Whitefish Township Community Center in Paradise, Michigan.

We have 90 spaces available. Spaces are 12'X12' outside on the blacktop or grass. Please bring your own set up and display materials for outside spaces. We also have three inside spaces available that consist of one 3'x8' table which is provided, and are on a first applicant basis. There is a limit of two outside or one inside space per artist. Artists who were here last year will get first choice of the spaces available if they apply by May 1, 2009. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide electricity for our spaces. Quiet generators are allowed with prior permission, and you will be placed on wood edge lot.

Artists are required to set up all three days of the festival for the full time the Art Fair is open. Any early breakdowns or no-shows, without prior notification, will not be asked back to the Festival. The Art Fair runs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday and Saturday, and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday.

All work must be handmade and shown by the artist who rents the space. Agents representing the artist or crafter are not allowed. Kits; commercially manufactured goods, clothing, or candles; screen print T-shirts; off-set prints from paintings, or flea-market items are not permitted. Anyone displaying or selling prohibited items will be asked to leave.

Daily parking for crafters will be by permit in the County Barn lot next to the Community Center grounds. When you apply, you will be sent a parking permit to use while you are at the festival.

In order to insure your lodging requirements, you should make advance reservations at hotels and campgrounds. Many of them fill up early, so be sure and plan ahead. For a listing of hotels in the area, please visit our lodging page on our website at www.paradisemichigan.org.

To participate in the Arts & Crafts Fair this year, please complete and return the following application with a check for $50.00 per space, two pictures of your work, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

If you have sent pictures in the past, you only ned to send pictures of new work that you will bring to the show.

Please submit application and payment by June 30, 2009. This fee covers all three days and is non-refundable.

If you have any questions, please call 906-492-3282.

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