Shelter Valley Folk Festival, Sept 4 - Sept 6, 2009

About the Artists' Village…

The Shelter Valley Folk Festival is a grassroots family event, featuring multiple stages with performers from across the continent and around the corner, an exceptional array of talented artists, fabulous hands-on programming for children of all ages, family camping, fine local and organic food, and a wellness area where festival-goers can explore new options for health, well-being, and sustainable living.

Artist's Village
Application Form
(Coming Soon)

This year's festival runs Labour Day Weekend from Friday August 29 to August 31, 2008
A group of approximately 20 Artists will be selected participants of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival Artists' Village. The juried selection process will be guided by a desire to create a vibrant and welcoming artist's community for the weekend that will support the contributions of the participating artists and encourage festival-goers to share in the experience. Our choices will be based on the quality and originality of the artist's work as well as a perceived willingness to interact with and demonstrate their artistic process to the audience. In this way the artists become part of the community as we present this unique weekend experience.

The Festival offers participating Artists:

An opportunity to show and sell their work
Free access to the weekend festival and camping
Use of a 10 X 10 festival tent
Assistance with setting up and dismantling of booths
Facilitation of periodic breaks for Artists, during Artists' Village hours.

Artists are expected to:

Provide an attractive display of the art work that has been approved
by the selection committee
Present their display during all operating hours of the Artists' Village
Interact with the festival audience in a friendly, inclusive manner
Maintain the Vision and Values of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival throughout the event
Assist the Festival by distributing promotional materials to their personal
contacts in advance of the Festival.

For further information, feel free to contact Barbara Buntin, Village Coordinator, at 905.372.8535 or

If you would like to be a part of the Artists' Village for 2008, and contribute to making the artistic process a vital and accessible part of our community,
please download the application form to be available here soon.

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