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• Summer Art Walk

  • When
    29 Jul 2017
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    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Old Town Monrovia

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  Artists: Claim your spot NOW for our popular Summer Art Walk on July 29!

  Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mafaart4all to see photos of last year's packed event!

  A Summer Evening of Art, Music, and Friends

  Saturday, July 29, 7 to 10 p.m. 400 & 500 block of S. Myrtle Ave. in Old Town Monrovia. Paintings, jewelry, sculpture, live demonstrations, and more from our premier local artists. The evening includes a Gallery Fine Art Reception featuring MAFA artists and live music at 418 S. Myrtle Ave., all FREE to the public.

  We will have electricity so you can light your booth, artwork and demonstration.

  Fees

  Exhibitor Fee: $40.00 for returning artists to MAFA shows OR $50.00 for new artists.

  Membership Dues: $35.00. If you are not a current MAFA member, you must submit membership dues in the amount of $35.00 before registering for the Art Walk.

  New Member Jury Fee: $25.00. If you are a new member, you need to include (or email to frazgo@msn.com) 3 photos of your current work in order to be approved for the Art Walk. No refunds or credits.

  You can also mail or drop off a check made out to MAFA for your fees to MAFA Attn: Art Walk, 418 S. Myrtle Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016

  After you pay your fees and register...

  If you are new to MAFA, send 3 photos of your work for jury to frazgo@msn.com

  All artists: Send the following info to Christine Geltz at christine@monroviafinearts.org

  --Artist bio: You need to email your bio (no more than 200 words) including a short description of you and your work for the Event Guide. Also include your contact information for the public.

  --Your Seller’s Permit #: For more info, please go to www.boe.ca.gov. These permit numbers are free.

  --If you want to demonstrate your art at the Art Walk, please send Christine a description of your demonstration.

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• 54th Celebrate the Arts Show & ChalkFest

  • Start
    07 Oct 2017
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  • End
    08 Oct 2017
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    City of Monrovia

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  This 54th Celebrate the Arts Show & ChalkFest will feature our third chalk festival in Monrovia, a beer garden, art by Mt. Sierra College students, and kids chalk and coloring activities.

  Amenities for artists:

  • Your custom ad: Email a photo of you and your art to christine@monroviafinearts.org and we'll create a show ad featuring your website URL or other contact info that we’ll often run in our social media—and that you can use, too.
    
  • Event postcards and posters
  • Snacks and water throughout the weekend
  • Event map featuring your name, medium, and URL/contact info

  Register NOW for the 54th Annual Celebrate the Arts Show before the fees go up 25% to regular price on May 1.

  Just go to https://monroviacelebratearts.eventbrite.com to sign up and pay your discounted fee. We'll send you an Artist Packet with complete application form and details when you register and pay your fees at the link above.

  This year's show is slated for October 7 & 8 with the theme, “Art Takes Flight." It will feature quality live entertainment, an Oktoberfest beer garden, kids chalk art activities, a collectible art, and aviation book sale in the Monrovia Library and popular food trucks. Most vital of all, we are already marketing and advertising the event all over the San Gabriel Valley region and beyond.

  NOTE: This is a juried show: First-time participants will need to have their work juried by the MAFA Jury Committee by paying the one-time $25 jury fee at the link above and submitting three email images of their work to Frank Zgonc at frazgo@msn.com.

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