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UPON ACCEPTANCE, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO DO THE FOLLOWING...

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1. When you receive your acceptance email:

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• Pay your booth fees. All WAM fees are now processed by Whidbey Island Arts Council and must be paid via their Paypal account. The link will be provided via your acceptance email.

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2. As soon as your booth fees are paid, send the following items to:

    hello@whidbeyartmarket.com

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• Review the Freeland Hall Map- List your top 3 booth locations. We will try to accommodate your choices as best as we can. We cannot promise or guarantee location.   ​​

• Images - Submit FIVE(5) hi-resolution jpgs of work you will be presenting at the show 1-2MB jpgs, ARTISTNAME_piecename.jpg. 

• Artist Statement - Submit a 2-3 sentence artist statement in a Word doc. Please do not put the statement into the body of the email. Attach the Word doc or share with Dropbox.

• ‘Save the Date’ Email Broadcast - send a group email to as many of your followers as possible. Open an EmailOctopus account and use that or some other email marketing tool.

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3. By October 1, 2024…

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• Video - send a 1-2 minute video of your artwork or studio (send via Dropbox only. Name your video file with your last name. Mp4 or mov files only.

• Social Media - follow all show participants

• Begin Posting Regularly 

• Tag Posts -Tag the event, tag each other and share, share, share!

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4. By October 31, 2024…

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• Email Invitations - send a ‘You're Invited’ email to your list

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5. Finally…

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• Each artist will be asked to distribute postcards and hang posters around the Island.

• Each artist will be expected to take responsibility for a small “job”. Examples are hanging signage at the venue, helping to layout the booths prior to setup, setting up snacks, sweeping floors after the event, etc. With everyone helping the tasks are usually easy and quick!