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Art Around The Square - a fine art event, festival.
Location: 120 West Main Street - Midway, Utah
Dates: Memorial Weekend 2022 - May 26-30, closed Sunday
Set up: Thursday May 26 until Friday, May 27, 10am sharp
Show Hours: Friday & Saturday (10am-7pm) & Monday (10am till 4pm)
Booths will be juried as they are submitted
See Home page for prices and other important information is part of Guidelines
Registration will be open until spaces are filled for Memorial Day.
Indoor Booths space – new this year – Midway Town Hall
Tax collected through the main AATS desk will be returned to the artist for them to report sales to Special events.
AATS is requied to submit a list of all participating artists to Utah Tax commission.
Outdoor booth artists can also enter individual entries or have a booth in the town hall.
The call for entries link for individual art entries in the town hall, can be found through a different link at the AATS website.
Set-up: Thursday May 26, 1-7pm – Outdoor booths can start selling once they are set up on Thursday.
All Late setups must be complete by 10am Friday, May 27
Take-down: Monday, May 30, 4pm -
If you do not want to participate May 30, that is optional, but be sure to state this when you apply.
This will help us determine your booth location.
Closed Sunday: City ordinance.
Artists remove art and button up the booths Saturday night and open again on Monday morning, Memorial Day.
Leaving art in booths overnight is at your own risk and judgement.
Utah Sale Tax:
Each indoor and outdoor booth artist will collect and report their own sales tax.
AATS is required to send a list of participating artists to Utah Special Events.
It’s easy to get a sales tax number:
https://www.tax-id-bureau.com/utah-sales-tax-license/
Salesbooks & commission:
10% outdoor booths, 15-20% indoor booths.
Each artist agrees to keep a 3-part receipt book (provided) with minimum customer contact information.
AATS success and growth depends on the honor system. We sincerely appreciate your integrity on these items.
The contacts from the receipt books are invaluable for future show advertising.
Turn in your sales book and commissions to the front desk in the town hall before you leave at the end of the show.
Artists of Outdoor Booths provide their own tent and/or display equipment:
Items such as your tent, grids / panels, hangers, zip ties, tables, chair, and so forth.
Tip: White tents provide the best light to view artwork. Blue and Green are terrible.
Weights: All booths MUST have adequate weights with a minimum of 40 lbs or more for each corner.
Find out what the optimal weight needed for their booths.
It occassionally get breezy. Last year was beautiful but still, please be prepared.
One tent was destroyed for lack of weights and we don't want that to happen again.
Insurance: Booth artists should consider their their own insurance.
AATS carries catastrophic event insurance, but this does not cover individual booths if there is negligence.
For instance, if your display were to fall over and hurt someone, it would be considered your liability.
If you're interested, my agent is Richard Bolter 435-671-1330 richbolt@gmail.com
Security: AATS does not have overnight security or surveillance .
It is up to each booth artist to determine if they will remove artwork each night, or not.
We have never had a problem. However, it is your call.
There is space inside the buildings if artists wish to store artwork inside, overnight.
Unloading & Parking: Artists may unload at the closest available parking spot to their booth.
Long term parking is particularly good for artists on the North side of Town Square.
Do not park in the Post Office Parking lot.
No art vans or big vehicles will be allowed to remain parked on Main Street after unloading.
Such vehicles block the view and hinder potential customers. Artists, please give up those spaces to customers.
Volunteers:
Volunteers will be available from time to time to provide water, occasional treats, and short breaks for booth artists.
They are not allowed to sell art or manage transactions. They are not liable for any losses or claims.
We have always had rave reviews about our volunteers!
Restrooms will be available in both buildings; the Miday Community center and the Town Hall.
Location of booths will be assigned in advance of the event by AATS with location preferences given to the order of dates for paid booths.
AATS reserves the right to make booth adjustments as needed but will make every attempt to honor artist requests.
Booths are spaced 10' apart for maximum viewing of art on all sides.
No abandoned booths:
Empty, unattended booths detract from the event which affects others and create a liability.
We reserve the right to remove abandoned booths.
Original Art works:
Keep 90% original art on display.
This is a community event and subject matter is a consideration.
ATTS reseres the right to jury art onsite.
Permission for use of Images -
Images agreement: All participating AATS artists agree to allow AATS to use images (photos and video) of themselves and their artwork for publicity purposes, and to promote AATS events in general.
Water and Food: please stay hydrated!
Ridley’s grocery store is located at 42 West Main Street in Midway.
Local restaurants, a bank and a bakery can be found within walking distance of town square
Emergency Services:
Midway fire department is directly across the street on the east side of Town Square.
Wasatch County Sheriff’s department (Heber) - (435) 654-1411 dial 911
Heber City Police (435) 654-3040
Heber Valley Hospital - 454 East Medical Way, Heber City, UT (435) 654-2500
Weather - it is what it is - we do our best with whatever the weather may be.
Questions or Problems:
We are looking forward to a great summer art season and wish you all the best!
If you have any other questions, problems, or concerns at any time, please contact:
Susette Gertsch - Event Manager - 801-755-6730
The Mission, Vision and Standards of AATS:
We seek to develop a fine art experience that will be treasured by our community.
Our mission is to bring about extraordinarily friendly, active, and prosperous opportunities for like-minded fellow artists.
Together we aim to create the most enjoyable artfest possible for all ages of visitors and participants.
Where creative doors are closed, AATS wants to open them, wide!
We are indebted to the art loving public in our community and to this great country where we are granted the privilege of free enterprise.
We are committed to honesty, cooperation, and fair-minded business practices.
We sincerely appreciate friends, family members and volunteers who assist us in a multitude of critical ways.
We assume and expect that artists will work together in genuine cooperation with each other.
We are grateful for those whose vision, resources and effort in decades past, established the amazing facilities we use.
We are also sincerely grateful to the Midway City Counsel, the Midway Boosters, Mayor Celeste Johnson, the Midway City staff, private donors, and to the Wasatch County Art Council for their essential and generous support. Without them, the arts would struggle and languish, but because of them, the arts will flourish and grow.
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