OWSF General Guidelines

Old Washington Street Festival Guidelines and Policies

Exhibition Space

Booth spaces are for individual artists and craftspersons or for non-retail food vendors. The booth spaces are 10’ by 10’ or 10’ by 20’. Requests for electricity (110 V) must be made at time of application (there will be an additional fee).

Artists must furnish their own tents, tables, chairs, sacks, and any display items. Your booth location will be available at the OWSF Information Booth. The booth is located at the intersection of E. Washington St. and N. Vine St. and will be manned starting at 5:00 pm on the Friday immediately proceeding the festival. Only your juried works of art or food that have been approved by the festival committee may be sold in your booth. No flea market items are allowed. Exhibitors are required to clean up their space at the end of each day. No packing up before 5:00 pm each day.

The Selection Process

The artists and craftspersons selected to exhibit will be determined by cd’s or photos reviewed by the jury, which will consists of Festival Committee members and professional artists and craftspersons. All work must be original and done by the exhibitor. No one medium will be disproportionately represented. The Festival Committee reserves the right to refuse any artist and craftsperson to exhibit work that has not been submitted and approved. Fee schedules are on the applications.

Artists Entries

Please submit the enclosed entry form along with your check or money order (made payable to the Old Washington Street Festival) and enclosed cd’s or photographs for each medium. The jury will make the decision based on your submission. Include the name of the artist’s or craftsperson, the medium, or your work photographed on each cd’s or photograph. If you have exhibited in the past, this is not a guarantee of return. You must submit cd’s or photographs with each entry.

Foods Participants Entries

Terms of participation are on the enclosed application. A complete menu must be included in order to attempt to limit duplicates. No one food item will be exclusive to any one vendor. If a trailer is being used a photo must be included.

A certificate of insurance is required of all food vendors, and a certificate from the Delaware County Board of Health Dept. 765-747-7721. Water will be provided but each vendor must provide a food quality hose.

Security

The East Central Neighborhood Association is NOT responsible for damage, theft or loss. The grounds will be patrolled from 5:00 pm Friday to 8:00 pm Sunday, but we recommend setting up each morning.

Additional Policies

No Wheeled Vehicles will be allowed with the exception of food vendors.

Please respect the spirit of the Festival by refraining from promoting personal agendas or public petitions.

Political participants must stay within their respected areas.

No individual music within the booth space without prior festival committees approval.

In an attempt to enhance the historic atmosphere of the Festival, all exhibitors are encouraged to dress in period (1880-1930) appropriate attire.