Welcome to the event! Browse through our applications and let us know if you have any questions.This is an electronic agreement and by selecting the booths, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically.Categories:Artists may apply in up to 3 categories. You must submit a separate application for each category.If you sell jewelry, you may apply in a category other than Jewelry if jewelry is less than 10% of your items for sale. Otherwise, you must apply in Jewelry. All work displayed in the booth must be for sale.Clay: Original clay and porcelain work, functional or sculptural.Fiber: Includes wearable and non-wearable. No machine-tooled, machine-screen printing, or other forms of mass production are accepted.Glass: Functional and sculptural work is accepted. Kiln forming, blowing, molding, or casting, as well as all cold working processes are permitted. Jewelry: Only those artists accepted in the jewelry category may display or sell jewelry. Items made from commercial parts may not be exhibited.Metal: Sculptural or decorative work made from metal. No jewelry will be accepted in this category.Mixed Media: Work which combines materials from two or more mediums in one piece.Musical Instruments: Handmade instruments.Natural Materials: This includes basket weaving, chair caning, brooms, gourds, and other works made from materials found in nature.Photography: Includes traditional film photography, hand-colored images, emulsion transfers, and digital photography. Only artist’s original source material is acceptable. Printmaking: Only hand-pulled original prints are allowed. Prints must be in limited editions, signed, and numbered.Sculpture: Three-dimensional work using additive or subtractive processes in a single medium.Two-Dimensional: Drawing, painting, and digital works. Reproduction prints are not allowed.Wood: Original works that are hand tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.

Welcome to the event! Browse through our applications and let us know if you have any questions.This is an electronic agreement and by selecting the booths, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically.

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Date: Saturday, April 15^th, 2023

Time: 10:00 A.M.

Theme: Stone County, AR Sesquicentennial/ Celebrate 150 years!

Prizes: First: $800 Second: $600 Third: $400 People’s Choice: $200 (Prizes are subject to change)

Who: Schools, Businesses, Churches, Youth and Adult Organizations.

 

A major part of the Arkansas Folk Festival each year is the Folk Festival Parade held Saturday morning at 10 A.M. For many years, the parade was so popular that it was a two-day affair- the school parade was one day, and the town parade was the following day.

 

This year marks the 150^th anniversary of Stone County, AR. Stone County was formed in 1873 from Izard, Independence, Searcy, and Van Buren counties and we want to celebrate 150 Years of Making.  From industrious mountain men to musicians, from moonshiners to metalsmiths, Mountain View is known for it's artisan makers.  Celebrate the sesquicentennial by playing off this themes of makers, traditional skills, and our heritage. 

The Festival Committee would love to see your float decorated in celebration of Stone County – 150 years!

So, get your group together and build a float, create a walking float, organize a marching band- whatever it takes to become part of the tradition of the Folk Festival parade.

We are raising funds to put on the 2023 Folk Festival. This were are renewing the focus on crafts, arts, creativity, and of course folk music, not to mention great food and people.