Please fill out this application if you have been accepted to the 50th Kentuck Festival of the Arts and are interested in staying with a local host family for the weekend of the 50th Kentuck Festival of the Arts. While we are not always able to accommodate requests for host lodging, Kentuck staff solicits applications from local homes and artists traveling in, and, if possible, will match you with a local host.

GENERAL INFORMATION Kentuck Festival of the Arts 2021 - 50th Annual Show Dates: 10/16/2021 – 10/17/2021 At Kentuck Park in Northport: 3401 5th Street, Northport, AL $35 Jurying Artist Early Bird Discount Deadline: 5/15/19 midnight CDT $50 Final Application Deadline: 6/1/19 midnight CDT The Kentuck Festival of the Arts and the Kentuck Art Center: The Kentuck Festival of the Arts is a juried show in its 50th year that attracts 10,000-15,000 visitors from across the United States. Festival attendees pay $10 per day, children 12 and under are free. Along with more than 250 exhibiting artists, the Festival features educational demonstrations, interactive arts areas, children's arts activities, music, storytelling, craft beer, and food trucks. In 2018, the Festival was named 5th in the nation (based on artists' self-reported sales) in the category of Classic and Contemporary Craft Shows by Sunshine Artists Magazine, recognized by Alabama Department of Tourism as one of the top-ten events to attend in Alabama in 2018, and by Alabama Magazine as one of the “Best of Bama 2018.” The Festival was featured on the National Endowment of the Arts website as one of the top arts programs in the state. Kentuck has also been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, Southern Living, American Style Magazine, and National Geographic Traveler. Festival proceeds help support the funding of next year’s Festival and the year-round programming of Kentuck Art Center in Northport's historic downtown district, where resident artists' studios, exhibition spaces, a community clay studio, a community arts classroom, and gallery shop are situated around a courtyard and sculpture garden. The Kentuck Art Center presents regular exhibitions on campus in their 2 galleries and at Hotel Indigo in Tuscaloosa, showcasing southern folk artists and traditional and contemporary American craft by both established and emerging artists. More than 200 Festival and regional artists are represented in Kentuck’s Gallery Shop. Festival Location: Kentuck Park 3401 5th Street Northport, AL 35476 Kentuck Park in Northport, Alabama, is a wooded park with paved and natural paths. Kentuck Park is an open-air venue, and the Kentuck Festival of the Arts takes place, rain or shine, on October 16 and 17, 2021. Northport, located in west central Alabama, is a five-minute drive from downtown Tuscaloosa, approximately 50 miles southwest of Birmingham, and around 200 miles west of Atlanta. Festival Dates and Times: Saturday, October 16 & Sunday, October 17, 2021 Open to the public 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday. Early-bird shopping is open to benefactor-level Kentuck VIPs at 8 a.m. on Saturday. For information on how to become a Kentuck VIP, please see our website at www.kentuck.org. If you know a collector, gallery owner, museum, educational colleague, or friend you want us to invite to attend the Festival as a Kentuck VIP, please email their name and contact information to kentuck@kentuck.org with "VIP Prospect" in the subject line. Artist Check-In and Set-Up Friday, October 15, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.*; Saturday, October 16, 5 a.m. until 7 a.m. (*In case of inclement weather, set-up time will be re-evaluated every half hour, commencing no later than 2 p.m. on Friday.) Check-in is the best time to sign up for a booth sitter for the weekend. Important Dates for 2021: • March 1 – Application available at Eventeny.com. Applications will only be accepted through EVENTENY. • May 15 – Early Bird Deadline for discounted fee ends at midnight, CDT. • June 1 – Final deadline for all applications is midnight, CDT. • June 30 – Notifications of acceptance emailed. • August 1 – Deadline for booth and/or tent payments. No refund will be given to artists who cancel on or after this date. • August 1 – Deadline for registration and payment of City of Northport business licenses. • October 1-11– Tuscaloosa County/ State of Alabama business licenses available to purchase. • October 15 – Artist Check-in 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. • October 15 - 17 – Kentuck Gallery Shop is open • October 15 – Kentuck VIP Party • October 16 – Artist Check-in 5 a.m. – 7 a.m. • October 16 & 17 – 50th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts • October 16 – Artists’ Party and Awards Ceremony • October 17 – Pay sales taxes and receive reimbursement for Kentuck Bucks and credit card sales processed through Kentuck on Festival grounds 2:30 – 4:30

Kentuck Park, 3401 Fifth St, Northport, AL. - Must physically be able to rake mulch for 3 hours. Rake and landscape paint provided. Spread mulch and spray paint tree roots over a 7 acre park. Bring work gloves. Lunch provided for volunteers who work 2 shifts/day. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will assist with the transport of materials from the Kentuck Art Center to Kentuck Part. Must have own transportation and heavy lifting will be involved. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Assisting with the placement of signs around the park prior to the start of the festival. Please be aware this will involve walking and possible heavy lifting -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will hand out programs to people entering the park -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will pick up a food order and deliver lunch to the shuttle drivers. Must have own transportation

Assisting with the breakdown of the festival site. This job will involve a good deal of walking and heavy lifting -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Assisting with the set up and maintenance of the VIP Hospitality tent -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Assist with checking volunteers in and out of the festival and directing them to their assigned location -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Assisting children with building a small wooden birdhouse. You would be working under the guidance of the West Alabama Woodworkers Association members. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Who doesn't love getting their face painted?! Paint your face, kids faces, paint your friends' faces. So much fun! No painting skills necessary, just a good attitude =) -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Assisting Park Manager with maintaining the park during the festival. It will involve a lot of walking and possible heavy lifting -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

This application is for our local Northport and Tuscaloosa families to apply to host a Kentuck Festival Artist!

Will assist with the set and maintenance of the Artist Hospitality Tent -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Pets are not allowed in the park (per city rules) so this person would need to confirm that any animal entering the park is a service animal (service animals may be dogs or mini horses) and be nice but firm while explaining the rules if necessary. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Kentuck Park, 3401 Fifth St, Northport, AL. - Assisting park layout manager in measuring, hammering stakes, and stringing/labeling booth positions; Please note this position requires the ability to perform manual labor. Lunch provided for volunteers who work 2 shifts/day. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Assist with the Kentuck Retail tent (selling t-shirts, mugs, commemorative programs, etc.) -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will sell 20 oz drinks from a Pepsi drink truck. Must be comfortable handling money and making change. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

The person would be assigned to a job as needed. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will hand out programs to people entering the park -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Confirming that everyone entering the festival has an armband (their proof of ticket purchase) -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Confirming that everyone entering the festival has an armband (their proof of ticket purchase) -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will need to pick up food from a designated restaurant and deliver the food to the volunteers at Kentuck Park. Must have own transportation

Will assist with setting up the artist party which will take place at the Kentuck Park -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

This activity will provide a hands-on opportunity to learn about the papermaking process. Using pulp prepared in our papermill, participants will learn how to form sheets of handmade paper and experiment with colored pulps to create original works of art. Participants may choose to allow the damp paper to dry at the activity table or to take the paper with them along with instructions that we will provide for drying the paper at home. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Come get messy and play with Clay! Help kids sculpt, shape, squish and rebuild clay sculptures. Kids of all ages welcome =) -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

Will assist with the creation of badges, artist packets, VIP packets, etc. This volunteer job will be located at Kentuck Art Center at 503 Main Avenue, Northport, AL 35476.

No skills required to help out with paper marbling! Please wear clothes you don't mind getting paint on; this paint in permanent. These volunteers will be working with kids of all ages. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.

This is one of our most popular activities! Help kids make tie dye t-shirts, bandanas, and more. -MASK REQUIRED: Masks are required for entry and are to be worn on Kentuck Festival grounds unless actively eating or drinking. Please be considerate of our artists, volunteers, and other guests. If a guest forgets their mask, a limited supply will be available for free at the front gate.