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Festival Rules:
Our rules change as new issues arise. We encourage you to let a member of the Festival Board know if there are things we need to
change. You can do this during the Festival by speaking with any of us. We will be listed in the Festival Guide and our booth numbers will
be given, or you can find us at the information booth. Alternatively, you can email me at ketchum_arts_festival@yahoo.com. If you wish to
remain anonymous, that's not a problem. I am the only one who reads the email, and I will honor your request.
Festival Rules for Ketchum Arts Festival 2011
(These will be available on our website as soon as I finish the Festival Guide.)
1. Generators are not permitted on Festival Grounds.
2. You may not sell your work outside of your assigned booth space and the area within a couple of feet of it. Please do not infringe on
your neighbors' spaces. Artists whose booths face Sun Valley Rd. may display large scale artworks between their booths and the road at
the discretion of the KAF board.
3. Umbrellas are permitted, but the need to be REALLY weighted and set up touching your booth. We have designed wide aisles, but all
aisles must be kept clear for fire truck easement.
4. No roaming vendors.
5. Please keep music (radios, instruments you play, etc.) at a low volume out of consideration for other artists and patrons.
6. Due to customer complaints about artists' dogs in 2010, we prefer you do not bring your dog to the Festival. If you do, your dog must
be on a short leash and tied up (when not being walked) according to the City of Sun Valley law, and you will be responsible for any
damage or injuries it may cause. If a scuffle occurs, you will be asked to remove your dog from the Festival site. Here is an eloquent
comment from a 2010 artist about a dog problem at that Festival.
When there was a dog scuffle in our aisle, people ran for cover and would not stay to browse or shop. I love dogs, and love
how they are integrated into the community, but art shows are not the place for dogs.
It is not fair to all of us artists who have invested so much time and expense into our products, and it is not fair to all the dogs.
There is no way all of them can stay well behaved at all times.
7. Please refrain from smoking on Festival grounds.
8. The Board of Directors of the Ketchum Arts Festival reserves the right to ask artists to move, modify or remove items that we deem
inappropriate or dangerous.
Please note that many of the above rules are due to requirements of the City of Sun Valley, which owns Festival Meadow. We want to be
certain to follow them so that we will be welcome at this beautiful venue in the future.
9. AN ADDITIONAL, VERY IMPORTANT, NEW RULE:
We learn something new every year. Last year there was a problem with large vehicles backing up near artists' tents WHEN
THERE WERE STILL PATRONS ON THE GROUNDS!! Therefore, no vehicles will be allowed in the artist tent area until 6:30 p.m. (The
Festival closes at 6 p.m.) Additionally, vehicles are permitted in this area only for loading your stuff. DO NOT BRING YOUR VEHICLE
INTO THE AREA UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO LOAD IT. Bring it in, load your things, and leave, being aware that chaos may surround you.
If we cooperate in this way, we should be able to clear the grounds as quickly as we have in the past, as there have been delays
due to artists who have pulled their vehicles up to their tents and then begin to load items one by one instead of packing up and loading all
at once.
Our rules change as new issues arise. We encourage you to let a member of the Festival Board know if there are things we need to
change. You can do this during the Festival by speaking with any of us. We will be listed in the Festival Guide and our booth numbers will
be given, or you can find us at the information booth. Alternatively, you can email me at ketchum_arts_festival@yahoo.com. If you wish to
remain anonymous, that's not a problem. I am the only one who reads the email, and I will honor your request.
Festival Rules for Ketchum Arts Festival 2011
(These will be available on our website as soon as I finish the Festival Guide.)
1. Generators are not permitted on Festival Grounds.
2. You may not sell your work outside of your assigned booth space and the area within a couple of feet of it. Please do not infringe on
your neighbors' spaces. Artists whose booths face Sun Valley Rd. may display large scale artworks between their booths and the road at
the discretion of the KAF board.
3. Umbrellas are permitted, but the need to be REALLY weighted and set up touching your booth. We have designed wide aisles, but all
aisles must be kept clear for fire truck easement.
4. No roaming vendors.
5. Please keep music (radios, instruments you play, etc.) at a low volume out of consideration for other artists and patrons.
6. Due to customer complaints about artists' dogs in 2010, we prefer you do not bring your dog to the Festival. If you do, your dog must
be on a short leash and tied up (when not being walked) according to the City of Sun Valley law, and you will be responsible for any
damage or injuries it may cause. If a scuffle occurs, you will be asked to remove your dog from the Festival site. Here is an eloquent
comment from a 2010 artist about a dog problem at that Festival.
When there was a dog scuffle in our aisle, people ran for cover and would not stay to browse or shop. I love dogs, and love
how they are integrated into the community, but art shows are not the place for dogs.
It is not fair to all of us artists who have invested so much time and expense into our products, and it is not fair to all the dogs.
There is no way all of them can stay well behaved at all times.
7. Please refrain from smoking on Festival grounds.
8. The Board of Directors of the Ketchum Arts Festival reserves the right to ask artists to move, modify or remove items that we deem
inappropriate or dangerous.
Please note that many of the above rules are due to requirements of the City of Sun Valley, which owns Festival Meadow. We want to be
certain to follow them so that we will be welcome at this beautiful venue in the future.
9. AN ADDITIONAL, VERY IMPORTANT, NEW RULE:
We learn something new every year. Last year there was a problem with large vehicles backing up near artists' tents WHEN
THERE WERE STILL PATRONS ON THE GROUNDS!! Therefore, no vehicles will be allowed in the artist tent area until 6:30 p.m. (The
Festival closes at 6 p.m.) Additionally, vehicles are permitted in this area only for loading your stuff. DO NOT BRING YOUR VEHICLE
INTO THE AREA UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO LOAD IT. Bring it in, load your things, and leave, being aware that chaos may surround you.
If we cooperate in this way, we should be able to clear the grounds as quickly as we have in the past, as there have been delays
due to artists who have pulled their vehicles up to their tents and then begin to load items one by one instead of packing up and loading all
at once.