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 Oak Island Art Guild

Annual Arts & Craft Festival

Dear Arts & Crafts Vendors, Visitors and Community members -   

We look forward to a healthy & successful Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday, September 2,  2023.

This very popular event has several thousand people who attend each year! 

If you are a vendor (arts, craft, food) please note that the 2023 application is below - click and open then print & complete.  

We wish everyone a happy &  creative year  and we will hopefully see you next year on:

September 2, 2023, 9 am to 4 pm

rain date is Sunday, September 3, 2023

Mary Beth Livers, Festival Chairperson & Vendor Manager
910-448-1016 cell

mblivers@gmail.com




2023 FEstival Application- Click Here

Tucker, the 2022 Festival  year’s art dog gave us a “high fivepaw” 

 



2022 Oak Island Art Guild Arts & Crafts Festival Acceptable Categories

Clay/Pottery: Decorative or functional works of stoneware, earthenware, terra cotta, and porcelain made by shaping and firing.
 
Country Crafts: Decorative and functional handicrafts including wreaths, baskets, candles, buckets, signs, painted lampshades, plates, containers, etc. No personal care products, including soaps, lotions, essential oils, or honey.
 
Fabrics/Wearables:
Wearable or decorative items crafted from fibers, batik, painted fabric, or paper. Includes quilts, soft sculpture, tapestry, embroidery, and weaving.
 
Garden: Crafts meant to be displayed or used outdoors.
 
Glass: Stained, blown, fused, molded, or etched glass. Also mosaics.
 
Jewelry: Produced from metal, clay, glass, fiber, paper, plastic, or other materials. Beads not made by the artist should play a subordinate role in the finished piece. This is a popular category and is strictly juried.
 
Metals: Functional or decorative metal works including sculpture.
 
Painting: Dry and wet media, including watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints, pastels, and pencils applied to paper, canvas, or board. Includes mixed media collages and assemblage. Reproductions of your original art work are eligible.
 
Photography/Digital Art: Prints or photographs made from artist’s original images. Includes work developed with traditional photography techniques and work executed or manipulated on a computer.
 
Wood: Hand tooled, machine worked, turned, or carved.


"I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things." ~Henri Matisse