The Application Process
The Filberg Festival features more than 125 of the best artisans from across Canada. The Festival receives well over 200 applications however the number of artisans are limited in order to ensure participants every chance of financial success.
Applications will be accepted till February 9, 2015. The blind jury process will take place following the closing date in February. Accepted artisans will be contacted via email before March 15, 2015.
The Jury Process
The Festival uses an anonymous jury process, meaning that jury members will not know the name of the artist submitting the work for consideration. All works will be judged for quality, originality and overall craftsmanship. Consideration will be given to the overall balance of craft categories at the Festival, and in some categories limits will be set.
The jury is made up of 10 people – experts in ceramics, glass, jewellery, soaps & lotions; textiles, wood and visual arts. The specialty food items have a separate process where the submissions are divided and tasted/sampled by at least six jurors.
Criteria to Apply for the Filberg Festival
- You MUST be the designer, creator or producer of your art or craft
- You MUST be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
- Your craft MUST be produced in Canada
- You MUST attend the Festival and be present in your booth 75% of the festival hours
- With the exception of furniture, all work MUST be for sale. Custom furniture orders may be taken and samples displayed
- Food, beauty, body and scented items MUST provide four samples and a complete product price list.
This application is in two parts:
- Part 1 collects demographic information, personal biography and description of your craft.
- Part 2 will allow you to upload the required photos:
– 6 photographs of your work
– 1 photograph of your workshop
– 1 photograph of your booth
NOTE: The photographs can be no larger than 3.0 megabytes in size. The webpage may stall if the photographs are any larger. If you do not know how to determine the size of the photograph the following may help.
To complete the online application, click here.
