GENERAL ART SHOW INFORMATION
This year’s show is taking place Friday July 4th 2025.
The show hours will be from 9 am to 4 pm.
Set-up will begin at 5:30 am the day of the show.
Tear down takes place at 4:00pm and should be wrapped up as soon as possible.
NEW THIS YEAR
*Due to construction at all of our school locations, the parking lots at Harbor Springs Public Schools will NOT be available for trailers and RVs to park.
*The artist is required to attend the event displaying his/her own original work.
All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist(s). Commercial and mass produced work is prohibited. If this work is displayed for sale during the event you will not be able to participate in future shows.
*This year we will be including a Youth Artist Tent Space. Three local youth artists will be selected from a jury process to participate in displaying and selling their works within a two hour times slot each throughout the day.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
All artists, returning or new to the show, will need to apply and go through the jury process.
One application per artist per medium.
Individual artists may apply for two spaces either to display their work in two separate media or to display one medium in a double space. Artists applying in two different medium categories must submit an application and slides for both media.
Business partners or spouses must apply separately unless they are occupying the same booth space.
Only artists accepted into the show will be allowed to participate.
Spaces will be numbered and exhibitors must stay within the space allotted.
The number of artists for this year’s show is being limited to 80.
This is to allow for adequate spacing within our venue.
The artist is required to attend the event displaying his/her own original work.All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist(s). Commercial and mass produced work is prohibited. If this work is displayed for sale during the event you will not be able to participate in future shows.
Only prints properly signed, and numbered are permitted to be displayed on and in the booth. Commercial print multiples may be shown if clearly identified as commercial prints.
The art show committee reserves the right to reject any work it considers unsuitable, or that was not juried. The committee also reserves the right to interpret these rules.
Artists are responsible for collecting and filing Michigan sales tax.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
There are three parts to the application process.
Online Application
Follow the link below to take you to the Art Show Informational part of the application.
https://forms.gle/jJGgpkdWn1aBbdaw8
Fill out all of the fields listed per the directions.
Email Images
Three photos of your work, and one of your stocked display space to artshow@harborps.org .
All photos must be of high quality in JPG format and be a true representation of your work as a whole. Any attempt to misrepresent yourself will exclude you from future shows.
Please label the photos: last name_first name_1, last name_first name_2, last name_first name_3, and last name_first name_booth.
E-mail these images to artshow@harborps.org, with the subject line:
ART SHOW IMAGES and BUSINESS NAME.
Payment [Online or Check]
Payment for a single booth is $250.00, and for a double booth, the fee is $450.00.
This payment includes the non-refundable jury/handling fee of $25 and your general booth fee. Please make sure that you choose the correct one when you are registering online. Only a limited number of double booths are available.
Online Payment:
This year we are once again using our Harbor Springs Community Schools registration program for payment, eFunds.
Instruction for Online Payment is as follows:
- Please go to our online catalog (linked on our webpage as well)
- https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/55897/
- You can create an account with this new program, or check out as a guest.
- Look for “Pay for Art Show Registration”
- Enter the amount based on your choice of a single or double booth and follow the instructions for payment.
If you are not accepted into the art show, your booth fee ($225 or $425) will be sent back to you via check.
There is a convenience fee for the use of a credit card, $2.65 for every $100 or portion thereof and for checking payments it is $1.00 flat fee for every transaction.
Payment via Mail [Check]:
If you choose to opt out of using our online payment option, you may send the check for the payment of a single or double booth to:
Harbor Springs Public Schools
Attn: Jenna Treado, 4th of July Art Show Director
800 S. State Street
Harbor Springs, MI 49740
If sending a check, include your name and email. A confirmation of your check being received will be sent to you upon its arrival. Please remember, mail is checked on business days only and winter weather can affect its arrival.
Once all three parts of the application have been received, we will begin processing your application.
Checks may be held till judging is completed to prevent having to reissue refund checks.
REFUNDS:
There will be no refunds after June 15th 2025.
This includes those who do not show the day of the show.
Any refunds will be paid out by check in July.
APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
January 15 Applications available to prospective participants
April 15 Deadline for application [Online App., Payment, Photo Submission]
May 15 Notification to participants and digital advertisement file sent out
June 5 Booth Assignments Sent Out to All Artists
June 15 Refund Deadline
All artists will be notified by May 15th whether they have been accepted or not.
We understand your desire to know about your application status, but please do not call. Results will NOT be given over the phone.
We will email results as soon as possible, so PLEASE make sure all your information is correctly entered on the application.
If you have not heard anything by May 30th, please contact Jenna Treado [Talcott] at (231) 450-0232 to confirm we have the correct email address.
The Harbor Springs Community Programs 4th of July Art Show staff reserves the right to accept or reject any exhibitor.
PARTICIPTION INFORMATION:
BOOTH SPACE
The booth space allotment is 10ft x 10ft. Storage for your display supplies and artwork must be contained within your booth/display space.
Spaces between booths will be between 2-4 ft this space is to allow for foot traffic to be more spread out.
The fee is $250 (single booth) or $450 (double booth) including the $25 non refundable jury/handling fee. Booth fees are non-refundable once accepted.
The Art Show Director assigns all spaces and has the right to deny a request or change an exhibitor space if it is deemed necessary.
Artists will be notified by June 15th where their booth space will be located so they can notify patrons, make plans. Every effort is made to meet the request of each artist, but not everyone can have a corner booth or be in a certain spot.
Once assigned, booth spaces are non-negotiable, please do not call, your location will not be changed. The exhibitor’s full cooperation is expected in all of the above.
DAY OF THE SHOW
The show hours are from 9 am to 4 pm this year.
Set-up will begin at 5:30 am the day of the show.
Parking in Harbor Springs is always a concern.
Please be considerate of the car and pedestrian traffic. We will be loading and unloading only along Main Street and Bay Street. There will be NO driving on the park grounds. The lower street, Bay Street, will have limited traffic, as we will be using both sides of the park.
Parking is limited so please allow plenty of time to unload, park your vehicle, and then set up your booth. Please pay attention to signs concerning where you can and cannot park. Additional signs are added the day of the show by the Harbor Springs Police Department along the 4th of July parade route. These signs are lower and often placed on the sidewalk. Please be aware of where you park!
Internet and cell phone service can occasionally be an issue during our show. With so many visitors in town and many phones using the local networks, artists in the past have had issues with their payment platforms.
There is no city wifi at this time.
Be ready with alternative payment plans.
Additionally, please note there are not any electrical plugs available at this particular recreational park.
Upon your acceptance to the show, you will be emailed an Artist Parking Information Page in addition to other day of the show reminders. We ask that artists display this document on their vehicle dashboard the day of the show. This will allow for expedited contact in case the need arises that a vehicle is wrongfully parked and needs to be moved.
Setting up the evening before is prohibited by city ordinances.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Jenna Treado (Talcott), Art Show Director Hannah Bianchi, Community Schools Director
500 Spring Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740 ~ artshow@harborps.org ~ Telephone (231) 450-0232 ~ www.harborps.org
