Arts and Crafts Exhibitor Application

• Print and fill out 'Exhibitor Application'.
• Carefully read Rules and Regulations below.
• Enclose required photos, payment and self addressed envelope.
• Only crafts made by the applicant will be considered for display at the Festival.
• Applications are processed on a first come basis.
• Our Arts & Crafts area fills up fast, so exhibitors are encouraged to apply early.
• Applications will be accepted until July 31 or when venue is filled.
• Annual Milford Oyster Festival is 'Rain or Shine'.
• Be sure to sign your application.
• A space is not guaranteed until the application has been approved.

Rules and Regulations

Download the Rules and Regulations here.

Please note: Your signature on the application for space signifies that you have read these regulations, and agree to comply with them

The applicant hereby requests permission to participate in the 38th Annual Milford Oyster Festival on Saturday August 18, 2012 as an Arts & Crafts exhibitor. The applicant recognizes that the Annual Milford Oyster Festival Inc. (AMOF) is the governing body for the Festival and agrees to abide by all regulations, rules and decisions, whether written or otherwise, up to and through the day of the Festival, made by AMOF as they relate to the Festival. Such decisions may include the requirement that the applicant/exhibitor leave the premises of the Festival for violations of any sort.

The applicant understands that this document is not a Contract for space, but a component of the Application for said space. The applicant shall not be entitled to space during the Festival unless the applicant receives notice of such by AMOF. Upon receipt of such notice from AMOF, the applicant will become an exhibitor in the Festival.

All applicants are required to submit three (3) photographs or slides of the work to be shown, one (1) photograph or slide of the complete display, and one (1) photograph of your workshop or work area, showing work in progress. Applicants/exhibitors will be restricted to a limit of two (2) different categories or craft mediums. These categories or craft mediums may be in various styles, colors, and combinations. (Example: if your medium is floral design, all items containing floral of any size, shape or color, in various styles of containers or combinations with fabric or wood will be acceptable. This will count as one category.)

All work must be original and handmade by the exhibitor, in the USA. Commercial items, buy-sell items, and imported items are NOT acceptable. Secondary representation of work will not be acceptable unless otherwise approved by AMOF.

No exhibitor will be permitted to exhibit any items deemed by AMOF to be souvenir items of the Festival, unless a licensing agreement has been negotiated with the AMOF Board of Directors. Examples of Festival souvenirs are items incorporating the Festival name, logo or trademark or a variation thereof. Example: T-shirts, caps, mugs, etc.

Exhibitors misrepresenting their craft, exhibiting items not approved for exhibit or not complying with the rules and regulations of AMOF whether written or otherwise will be asked to leave the Festival premises and will forfeit the space fee.

In the event an item is proposed for exhibiting which presents a question as to acceptability to AMOF, the AMOF, acting through its Jury Committee, reserves the right to request a list of accounts where the applicant purchases supplies for creation of such questionable art/craft before acceptance of applicant into the Festival.

All exhibitors must be completely set up no later than one hour prior to the Festival’s opening time to the public, which is 10:00 a.m. Exhibitors arriving late will not be allowed to set up, will lose the space and forfeit the space fee. All exhibitors must remain set up until 6:00 pm - the closing time of the festival. Exhibitors may begin setting up on Friday August 17th after 12 noon.

AMOF reserves the right to limit categories/mediums in relationship to the size of the Festival.

No devices of any kind are to be driven, screwed or hammered into the Green. Acceptable alternative devices to hold down approved tents/canopies are sand/cement filled objects. (Example: Sand/cement filled plastic buckets or PVC pipe; cement blocks)

Payment of space fee must be made in full at the time of application, made payable to the Annual Milford Oyster Festival, Inc. (AMOF). Returned checks will be subject to a $20.00 return check fee. Space will not be held until the check and the service charge are paid.

Fee for a single space in an inside row is $160.00 for applications postmarked before May 31st, and $170.00 for applications postmarked May 31st and after.
Fee for a single space in an outer(curbside) row, is $175.00 for applications postmarked before May 31st, and $185.00 for applications postmarked May 31st and after. Electricity is only available in the curbside rows in a limited number of spaces.

There will be no exceptions to this fee schedule. In the event an application is not accepted by AMOF, the space fee will be returned to the applicant.

The space size will be approximately 12’ wide by 10’ deep.

It is understood that the Jury Committee of AMOF will make space allocations. Requests for particular space locations will not be accepted. Participation in prior Milford Oyster Festivals does not give priority to space allocation. AMOF will give thorough consideration to space requests for exhibitors who have a proven health/physical disability.

The contracted space is to be used solely by the exhibitor as represented on the Exhibitor’s application for space. The exhibitor may not sublet, assign or share the display space with another exhibitor. Only arts/crafts juried and approved will be allowed in the contracted exhibitor’s display space.

In the event an applicant has been accepted as an exhibitor in the Festival but then wishes to cancel, the following will apply:

1. Cancellations must be in writing
2. Cancellations made more than thirty days prior to the Festival will allow the exhibitor to receive back the space fee less a 25% (twenty five percent) processing fee
3. Cancellations made thirty days or less prior to the Festival will result in the forfeiture of the exhibitor’s space fee.

No pets, alcoholic beverages or vehicles will be allowed on the Milford Green during the Festival.

Exhibitors must park in specified parking areas. AMOF will not be responsible for parking tickets or towing charges.

It is understood that the Festival will take place rain or shine.

The applicant/exhibitor hereby agrees that he/she will hold harmless from liability the Annual Milford Oyster Festival, Inc. and the City of Milford, Connecticut, or any member or representative of said organizations acting within their capacity as a member or representative, for any injury, loss or damage that may occur to the exhibitor or any employee or assistant accompanying the exhibitor, or property of the exhibitor from any cause whatsoever.

The exhibitor, upon signing his/her application for exhibit space, hereby expressly releases the aforementioned organizations from any and all claims for such loss, damage or injury; and agrees to abide by the Rules and Regulations as set forth above.

 Please note: Your signature on the application for space signifies that you have read these regulations, and agree to comply with them

Arts & Crafts Exhibitor SetUp

The Green will be ready for setup starting at NOON ON FRIDAY AUGUST 17th. Be sure you are in the right color row before you begin setup. ALL TENTS ARE TO BE SECURED. No stakes or poles can be put into the ground. Concrete weights, water weights, sandbags or concrete blocks should secure your tent. If you are using electricity, bring an extension cord and a mat to cover the cord. On SATURDAY ONLY, parking for setup on North Broad St., for the white and yellow rows, will be on the street alongside the Green. Please move you vehicles promptly after you have unloaded. Streets will be closed at 9:30 on Saturday morning. PLAN ON ARRIVING EARLY ON SATURDAY. Complimentary coffee and pastries are available to crafters starting at 7am in the Gazebo.

Arts & Crafts Exhibitor Parking

Only cars displaying an 'AMOF Exhibitor Parking Pass' will be allowed to park in these areas. Please leave your color-coded parking permit on dashboard in clear sight. The Milford Railroad Station and commuter parking lots are designated parking areas for Arts & Craft vendors.

Arts & Crafts Exhibitor Hotel Information:

Hotels in Milford within 5 miles of the Festival.

• Howard Johnson's Motel (203) 878-4611 (exit 39A on I-95)
• Comfort Inn (203) 877-9411 (exit 40 on I-95)
• Fairfield Inn (203) 874-8588 (exit 35 on I-95)
• Hampton Inn (203) 874-4400 (exit 36 on I-95)
• Hilton Garden Inn (203) 783-9988 (exit 40 on I-95)
• Hyatt Place (203) 877-9800 (exit 40 on I-95)
• Red Roof Inn (203) 877-6060 (exit 35 on I-95)
• Springhill Suits (Marriott) (203) 283-0200 (exit 35 on I-95)
• Super 8 (203) 878-3575 (exit 39A on I-95)

More Information

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