Welcome to the 4th Annual Loop Music & Art Festival artist application! The Festival is now a two-day festival! It will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025, from 4 pm - 8 pm, and on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 10 am - 8 pm in Downtown Dothan, Alabama. Browse through our application and let us know if you have any questions. Only ORIGINAL ART is accepted or exhibited at The Loop. 
Artists may apply in up to three categories and be accepted in only one category. You must submit a separate application for each category - paying a non-refundable application fee for each application. If only one application is accepted, only work in that medium may be exhibited. Artist Application and Booth Fees:$25 Early Bird Discount - Deadline: 9/30/24 11:59 PM CT
$35 Regular Application - Deadline: 12/30/24 11:59 PM CT$45 "Better Late Than Never" Application - Deadline: 01/05/23 11:59 PM CT $75 for all booth fees - Deadline: 2/1/25 The Loop Festival has eight visual art categories: Two-Dimensional (drawing, painting, and digital), Three-Dimensional/Sculpture (wood, clay, metal, glass, etc.), Mixed Media, Jewelry, Fiber, Photography, Printmaking (letterpress, art books, etc.), and Natural Materials (basketweaving, furniture, etc.). 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 the 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. Categories:Two-dimensional: 2D works include drawings, paintings, and digital works. Reproduction prints are not allowed. Three-dimensional/Sculpture: This category encompasses original sculpture that is functional, decorative, or non-functional in clay, porcelain, glass, wood, or metal mediums, using additive or subtractive processes in a single medium. Kiln forming, blowing, molding, or casting, as well as all cold working processes, are permitted. Only wooden works that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned, or carved will be accepted. *no jewelry will be accepted in this category. Mixed Media: Work that combines materials from two or more mediums in one piece. Jewelry: Only those artists accepted in the jewelry category may display or sell jewelry. Items made from commercial parts may not be exhibited. If artists are found to be exhibiting items made from commercial parts, they will be asked to leave the Festival. Fiber: Includes wearable and non-wearable. Machine-tooling, machine-screen printing, and other forms of mass production are not accepted. Machine stitching is permissible. Photography: Includes traditional film photography, hand-colored images, emulsion transfers, and digital photography. Only the artist’s original source material is acceptable. Printmaking: Only hand-pulled original prints are allowed. Prints must be in limited editions, signed, and numbered.  Natural Materials: This includes basket weaving, chair caning, brooms, gourds, and other works made from materials found in nature. Leather items should be submitted under the fiber category. *Please direct all inquiries to theloopfestival@gmail.com 

Artist Check-In and Set-Up:
Friday, April 11th, from 11 am until 2 pm. *artists must be set up by 2 pm. *In case of inclement weather, set-up time will be re-evaluated and communicated 24 hours before check-in.
 
Important Dates:

• September 1, 2024 – Application available at Eventeny.com. Applications will only be accepted through EVENTENY.
• September 30, 2024 – Early Bird Deadline for discounted fee ends at 11:59 PM CDT.
• December 30, 2024 – The deadline for regular applications is 11:59 PM CDT.
• January 5, 2025 – The "Better Late Than Never" application deadline ends at 11:59 PM CDT. 
• January 15, 2025 – Notifications of acceptance/declination emailed.
• February 1, 2025 – Deadline for booth fee payments ($75). No refund will be given to artists who cancel on or after February 15, 2025.
• April 11, 2025 (Day 1)
  • 11 am - 2 pm: Artist check-in
  • 4 pm: Gates open, Judges begin to Loop
  • 8 pm: Festival day one ends; close up booths for overnight
• April 12th, 2025 (Day 2)
  • 9 am - artists must be on site
  • 10 am - Gates open, awards given to artist winners
  • 7 pm - Artist booth clean up, patron buck payment, and sales tax exchange
  • 8p - Festival day two ends