Highland Rim Chapter
Tennessee Association of Craft Artists
2008 Spring Craft Fair Photos

TACA CRAFT FAIRS

The TACA Tennessee Craft Fairs are the state's outdoor showcases for fine craft. The Spring Craft Fair is held during the first weekend in May. The Fall Craft Fair is held during the last weekend in September. For more information about the fairs check TACA web site. For more chapter booth information and the application forms check the links at the bottom of the page.
New to the Fair, TACA has opened up the application process to include all photography with no distinction between the traditional wet-print processing and the digital process of creating photos.

CHAPTER BOOTH:

Exhibitor Eligibility:

Exhibitors in the Chapter Booths must be TACA members, who are not juried exhibitors in the Fair. Chapters, in consultation with the Fair Director, will determine the policy for handling inclusion of work by group membership in their region.

All work exhibited must meet the following criteria:

  1. Crafts only, traditional or contemporary, in the usual craft media: wood, clay, fiber, textiles, glass, metals, jewelry, mixed media. Photography and printmaking are acceptable, however, only prints and photos fully produced by the artist may be exhibited. Photographs should exhibit an original and artistic approach.
  2. All work must be original and made by the exhibitor. Work should show imagination and the mark of individuality and should represent the "best effort" of the individual artist. Any commercial embellishments must be subordinate to the handcrafted work.
  3. All work exhibited must be available for sale. Displays of work not intended for sale, but for purposes of receiving orders for work to be delivered in a later date will not be permitted.
Not eligible are:
  1. Photographs or prints not fully executed by the artist.
  2. Commercially produced works.
  3. Commercially molded ceramics, sculpture or jewelry.
  4. Items made from kits, commercial patterns or molds, or assembled from premanufactured components.
  5. Work made from copyrighted designs not owned by the craftsperson.
  6. Paintings on china, paper, canvas or wood.
  7. Decoupage.
The Fair Director in consultation with the Fair Committee reserves the right to request removal of any exhibited work not meeting the guidelines for eligibility.

LIABILITY: All exhibitors agree not to hold liable TACA, the Craft Fair Committee, Metro Board of Parks, City of Nashville, and any and all representatives of the above listed entities for any injury, damage, theft, or loss of members' work, display materials, or personal property during the tenure of the TACA Spring Craft Fair, or during transport to or from the TACA Spring Craft Fair. Exhibitors agree not to hold the above listed liable for loss or injury caused by products sold or exhibited by participants of this show directly or through warranty expressed or implied. Insurance of such loss or damages shall be the sole responsibility of each exhibitor at their own cost. Your signature on the application form constitutes your agreement to these terms.


EXHIBITOR ENTRY FORM (in pdf format): Spring 2008, Fall 2008

Detailed chapter booth info - Fall (in pdf format)


Last updated on July 11, 2008. Comments? Send an e-mail to Andrzej Gutek.