2015 Art & Craft Show - Open exhibition submissions invited.

 The Art & Craft Show in 2015 will take place on 1st and 2nd August in Arlington Village Hall

Opening at 12 noon on Saturday 1st August alongside Arlington Day music events in the field and marquee, the show continues until 10.30pm on Saturday, reopens at 10.30am on the Sunday and closes at 4.30pm. Entrance for visitors is free.

We shall have art on screens and walls in the main hall and craft tables in the committee room.
There is no selection committee so the exhibition is a truly Open Exhibition where anyone can exhibit their work*.

The booking form is below.

*The only stipulations are that we do not want work that has been displayed at the Arlington Art Show in the last 5 years,  no copyright infringement allowed (work must be your own original work or, if based on the work of another artist or photographer it must be duly attributed) and no material likely to cause offence may be exhibited - the committee have the right to remove work they feel inappropriate, By applying to exhibit you agree to abide by these rules.




VIEW and print the PDF of the form here

VIEW and print the WORD file here 

Art & Craft Show 2014

Arlington Art & Craft Show 2014

Sat 10th May, 10 AM TO 6PM

SUN 11th May, 10.30 AM TO 5PM

Arlington Village Hall and Field

Free entry. Parking. Refreshments.

Bookings are now open for the 2014 Arlington Art & Craft Show. You can download an interactive form (in Word) to fill in and email HERE or print off a copy to fill in and post HERE.
Email form to info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk or post printed form and cheque payable to Arlington Arts Group to Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate BN26 6RR.

Catalogue Forms (INTERACTIVE or TO PRINT) must be completed and brought ON THE DAY of the show.


Arlington Art & Craft Show 2014 - 10th & 11th May 10 AM TO 6PM SAT, 10.30 AM TO 5PM SUN 

Artists and photographers may book space to display their own framed original artwork or prints in Arlington Village Hall and  craft makers may book pitches in the field for TRADITIONAL crafts or space in the hall for other crafts. There is NO MARQUEE this year.

Hanging will be on the evening of Friday 9th May, craft setting up in the field will be from 8.30 til 9.30 on the Saturday morning.

Arlington Arts Group will take a 10% commission on ALL sales from the hall including framed pictures, browser pictures, cards and crafts IN THE HALL.

HANGING
Whole Screen sides are £10 each (£8 AAG members) Hanging space on a whole screen side is approximately 44" x 44” (Note: the screen sizes vary slightly but this is the MINIMUM hanging space) You may book up to 2 whole screen sides Half screen sides are £6 each (£4 AAG members) Hanging space on a half screen side is approximately 44" wide x 22” high.
You may book a half screen side instead of or in addition to the whole screen side/s

Exhibitors will hang their own work on the screens using the hooks provided. There MUST be at least 2” (5cm) space between all pictures, no pictures may be hung over the edges of the screens. Please take this into consideration when booking you space.

If you have large lightweight work that could be hung on the walls, please tell us about the work on a separate sheet (ie size, if framed or on canvas, approximate weight etc) and we will try to allocate space at £5 per picture (£3 AAG members) Work will be suspended from the ceiling on wires so must be UNGLAZED.

For a single fee of £2 (£1 AAG members) you can submit up to 12 unframed pictures. All browser pictures must be either mounted or secured to a backing board, wrapped and clearly labeled

For a single fee of £1 exhibiting artists / photographers can submit any number of cards which must either be the original work of the artist or prints of work by the artist / photographer. All cards must be wrapped and labeled with the artist/photographer's name and supplied in a display box. To simplify record keeping for stewards, ALL cards will have a fixed sale price of £2. [If you wish to sell cards for more than £2, please book a craft space.]

CRAFTS
We will have space in the field for gazebos for TRADITIONAL crafts only such as wood carving, trug making, basket weaving etc. These will be charged a PITCH fee only.
In addition, we shall have some table space in the hall for a SMALL selection of other craft items such as jewellery, needlecraft, decoupage cards etc. A submission fee will be charged and a 10% commission will be taken on ALL SALES from the hall.

Craft Table in hall: Single Fee of £2 (£1 AAG members) to submit items to go on the craft table in the hall - approximately 12" x 24" space. All items MUST be individually labeled and priced to include a 10% commission on sales. We will ask you to take a shift stewarding.

Craft Pitch in field: Daily fee of £8 (£5 AAG members) for approximately 3m x 3m pitch in the field adjacent to the hall for TRADITIONAL crafts only. Bring your own marquee and chairs. PLEASE NOTE - in the event of cancellation by the organisers due to poor weather, pitch fees will be refunded. Please take all your litter home with you


Stewarding
We ask all those exhibiting in the hall to assist with the running of the exhibition. We will only ask you for a maximum of 2 sessions.


Setting up / Clearing up You will need to display your own CLEARLY LABELED work in the allocated space and put up your own display labels on screens using blutac only. When you bring your work you must provide us with a completed Catalogue Sheet listing details of all items you are exhibiting including crafts. If leaving cards to sell, you will need to count these with the steward on arrival. All items on screens MUST be in place by 10pm on Friday and all craft items in the hall must be in pace by 9.30 am on Saturday. ALL packing materials should be removed from the hall.

Craft Pitches in the Field can be set up any time up until 20 minutes before the show opens - all vehicles must be cleared from the site by this time.


The hall will be open from 8.30am Sat, 10am Sun. The show closes at 6pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. There must be no packing up of craft stalls or taking down of exhibits before the closing time each day. It is not recommended to leave any items in the field overnight. 

Those exhibiting in the hall must clear by 6pm. If you are unable to collect your work at this time, please arrange for someone else to collect on your behalf. There is NO STORAGE at the hall – NO ITEMS may be left after the show.

If you have any questions contact us on info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk or call 01323 485153. Email form to info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk or post printed form and cheque payable to Arlington Arts Group to Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate BN26 6RR.

2014 dates

The Arlington Art & Craft show will be on 10th and 11th May 2014 - booking details will be on the website in the new year.

http://www.arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk/2013/06/thank-you-everyone-for-making-arlington.html

http://www.arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk/2013/06/thank-you-everyone-for-making-arlington.html

Look who's taking part!

On 21st. 22nd and 23rd June you can see a display of work in Arlington Village hall by:

Alan Chapman- photography, Alan Clark, Andrew Forrest, Anne-Claude Downs, Anne Howard, Brenda Carr, Camilla Pennant, Carol Drew, Frances Stevens, Gill Phelps, Hazel Hooker, Helen Groom, Helen Lavinia Moore, Josie Tipler, Keith A Pettit, Leia Charleson, Maragaret Ann Worster, Michael Blaber, Mike Neale, Robert Bell, Sarah Gauntelt, Vi Robinson  

and more...     

(open 1030-3 and 7-9pm on Friday 21st June, 10.30 -5 on 22nd/23rd June) FREE ENTRY

and on 22nd and 23rd June you can also see craft stalls in the marquee and field by:

Sue Wilson-crackers for all occassions, finger puppets

Ali Parris,Nancy in the tree- felt and needlecraft

Gill Phelps-needlecraft

Ivy Dunk - knitted toys

Andrew Cottingham - Pottery

Keith A Pettit – wood engraving, prints (Saturday only)           

Linda Parrish, Fripperies 4 You - gem/bead jewellery & accessories

Liz Cottingham- Silver jewellery & photo cards

Mandy Lower, Crafts4u- floral based crafts

Pam Smith, Bentley Crafts- paper crafts, rubber stamps, knitted scarves (sunday only)

Pam Vieler, Button lady –button and bead jewellery and accessories

Carol Wood- knitting

Sarah Slaughter, Purple Butterfly Crafts – nappy cakes (saturday only)

Tania Long-jewellery, peg dolls, cards

Treasured moments, Emma Binfield- imprints in silver

RSPB - wildlife gifts

Arlington Art Group - Tombola

and more...     

(open 10.30 -5 ) FREE ENTRY

Road diversions...

Look out for possible road diversions the week of the Arts Festival (15th - 23rd June). South East Water have decided to close the roads to lay new mains water pipes. They can't be specific about dates and MAY be finished by the 22nd/23rd but the possibilities are that either the road into Arlington from Hailsham direction will be closed by Abbots Wood so follow diversions, probably past Michelham Priory, down past Berwick Station, then left into Arlington Village  OR the road from Wilmington to Arlington will be closed in which case continue down the A27 to the Drusillas roundabout, turn right to Berwick station and right to Arlington Village.

Apologies for any problems or inconvenience but it's out of our control and we're limited as to what signage we are going to be able to put up due to the diversion signs!

Art & Craft Show 2013

We are still accepting applications for the Art & Craft Show for:
Hanging space in the hall for Artists;
Pitches in the field for Craft Stalls;
FREE Pitches in the field for fundraising games or sideshows for local charities or not-for-profit groups;
Tables in the marquee for Author's Book Fair


The programme is ready and all info is now on our festival page: http://arlingtonartsfestival.blogspot.co.uk/
15th to 23rd June. Some events need tickets in advance so don't delay, check out the events today!