Woodland Indian Art Show & Market Application Page
Please read information here and on application carefully as requirements, categories, payment, etc. have changed.
Application Due Date: April 5, 2020
Extended Due Date: April 6 - 19th, $25 fee. (No submissions after April 19th will be accepted.)
2020 Theme: Indigenous Economy (See definition in category section.)
Pay fees, online, at the bottom of this page.
Please email photos of your work, bio, copy of tribal ID, lesson plan(s) (if applying to be instructor) to [email protected] Your application will not be complete without all information requested.
Disclaimer: Artist who sell their work at the Woodland Indian Art Show & Market are only allowed to sell their artwork at the show and not the artwork of others.
Application Due Date: April 5, 2020
Extended Due Date: April 6 - 19th, $25 fee. (No submissions after April 19th will be accepted.)
2020 Theme: Indigenous Economy (See definition in category section.)
Pay fees, online, at the bottom of this page.
Please email photos of your work, bio, copy of tribal ID, lesson plan(s) (if applying to be instructor) to [email protected] Your application will not be complete without all information requested.
Disclaimer: Artist who sell their work at the Woodland Indian Art Show & Market are only allowed to sell their artwork at the show and not the artwork of others.
Please Note: Friday, June 5th NO artwork will be entered into the Juried Art Show after 12 Noon!!!
Click links to apply for the Woodland Indian Art Show & Market and Pay Fees
Categories
Please read over carefully to ensure the work you enter is in the correct category. The Woodland Indian Arts Board has the right to move artwork from one category to another, if there are not enough entries into that original category. Note categories have changed.
Please read over carefully to ensure the work you enter is in the correct category. The Woodland Indian Arts Board has the right to move artwork from one category to another, if there are not enough entries into that original category. Note categories have changed.
2-Dimensional Art
3-Dimensional Art
Vessels
Diversified Art
Beadwork
Quillwork
Apparel & Textiles
Artists are requested to provide dress forms for display purposes, if appropriate
Theme Category: Indigenous Economy
This category is subject only to the artists’ imagination and creativity, but must comply with all requirements and standards listed here. NOTE: Art judges have asked for an artists’ explanation of the creative expression in the artwork submitted for competition. This is particularly important for our Theme category.
"The ‘economy’ simply means the way a people provide for themselves’ – both the act of gathering resources and the social agreements about how resources are distributed. Every Indigenous Nation had a traditional economy, a way of gathering and distributing what we needed to live and thrive, that was connected to extensive trade routes across the Americas, allowing exchange of the gifts of the land, knowledge, language, and culture.” - Originally published by NDN Collective.
Youth – An accepted artist or parent may sponsor work from American Indian Youth ages 10-18 for no extra fee. Youth artwork may be submitted for competition in the Youth category. Accepted Artist is fully responsible for their sponsored youth including a signed permission slip if the Artist is not the parent or guardian of the youth. One piece of artwork may be entered for competition in the general “Youth” category, which includes all forms of art described as eligible.
- Examples: Painting, Drawing, Prints & Photography
- Prints must be hand-pulled in a limited edition of no more than 250 (per the 1990 Visual Artists Rights Act), signed by the artist and consecutively numbered.
- Photographs must be matted, signed, and numbered, not to exceed editions of 50.
- Photomechanical reproductions (i.e. note cards, posters and t-shirts) are not allowed for competition but can be sold in the artists’ booth so long as the item is a reproduction of the artists’ original artwork.
- Artists are requested to provide an easel for display purposes.
3-Dimensional Art
- Examples: Sculpture & dolls
- Cast sculptures must be signed and numbered, not to exceed editions of 50.
- Disclose if kiln-fired and/or double fired pottery.
Vessels
- Examples: Pottery, basketry, birchbark, gourd containers
- NO greenware or slip mold commercial pottery is allowed.
- Disclose if kiln-fired and/or double fired pottery
- If less than 5 submissions are received, the vessel art pieces will be included within the 3-Dimensional Art category.
Diversified Art
- Examples: Jewelry, rattles, drums, shells, feather fans, furniture, etc
- All jewelry is accepted into this category except beadwork and quillwork.
Beadwork
- Types of beadwork may include: flat stitch, two needle, loom work, gourd stitch, Iroquois raised beadwork. (Art is not to include lazy stitch or shell.)
Quillwork
- Includes anything that includes quillwork will be included in this category.
- If less than 5 submissions are received, the quill work pieces will be included within the Beadwork category.
Apparel & Textiles
Artists are requested to provide dress forms for display purposes, if appropriate
- Examples: Clothing, moccasins, gustoweh, both traditional and contemporary styles; woven belts; quilts; bandolier bags, etc.
- All apparel and textile pieces to include beadwork and/or quillwork will be accepted into the Apparel & Textile Category.
- Commercial materials and dyes are allowed.
Theme Category: Indigenous Economy
This category is subject only to the artists’ imagination and creativity, but must comply with all requirements and standards listed here. NOTE: Art judges have asked for an artists’ explanation of the creative expression in the artwork submitted for competition. This is particularly important for our Theme category.
"The ‘economy’ simply means the way a people provide for themselves’ – both the act of gathering resources and the social agreements about how resources are distributed. Every Indigenous Nation had a traditional economy, a way of gathering and distributing what we needed to live and thrive, that was connected to extensive trade routes across the Americas, allowing exchange of the gifts of the land, knowledge, language, and culture.” - Originally published by NDN Collective.
Youth – An accepted artist or parent may sponsor work from American Indian Youth ages 10-18 for no extra fee. Youth artwork may be submitted for competition in the Youth category. Accepted Artist is fully responsible for their sponsored youth including a signed permission slip if the Artist is not the parent or guardian of the youth. One piece of artwork may be entered for competition in the general “Youth” category, which includes all forms of art described as eligible.
THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS ART SHOW BELIEVE…
it is vital that native tribes hold onto their unique cultural identity. Too often, native culture and arts are mistakenly viewed as one culture, the same in every tribe. We strive to raise awareness of Woodland Indian art. We want people to recognize that Woodland Indian art is on a different track than Southwestern Indian art. The Woodland Indian tribes have floral, woodland animals and birds, and streams in their environment. That’s different from the Southwestern Indians who have mountains, prairies, and deserts in their surroundings.
The Woodland Indians use media such as porcupine quills, moose hair, black ash and birch baskets, flat and raised beadwork. The Oneida people have their wampum belts, raised beadwork and unique pottery designs; the Menominee have wood carvers and painters who bring out the spirit of the woods they live in; the northern Chippewas have lure carvers and birchbark art. These are just a few examples of Woodland Indian art that come together annually at the Woodland Indian Arts & Culture Festival.
Application packets are now available for the Woodland Indian Art Show. Use the links above to print the application or use our online application. Please fill out the application. Email or mail your completed application. You can pay your fees on PayPal. (See below) No applications after April 19, 2020 will be accepted.
The Woodland Indians use media such as porcupine quills, moose hair, black ash and birch baskets, flat and raised beadwork. The Oneida people have their wampum belts, raised beadwork and unique pottery designs; the Menominee have wood carvers and painters who bring out the spirit of the woods they live in; the northern Chippewas have lure carvers and birchbark art. These are just a few examples of Woodland Indian art that come together annually at the Woodland Indian Arts & Culture Festival.
Application packets are now available for the Woodland Indian Art Show. Use the links above to print the application or use our online application. Please fill out the application. Email or mail your completed application. You can pay your fees on PayPal. (See below) No applications after April 19, 2020 will be accepted.
