Applications for the 2025 festival will open on January 15, 2025 and close on March 15, 2025. Accepted artists will be notified by April 15, 2025. Booth fees will be due on April 22, 2025. There is a $15 non-refundable application fee. The booth fee is $225* non-refundable. The $15 application fee is due with your application. If you are accepted you will be notified by April 15, 2025. The card that you paid your booth fee with will automatically be charged on April 22, 2025 for the non-refundable $225* booth fee unless you inform us that you decline to participate. If booth payment is not made by April 22, 2025 the space will be given to another artist. We are now using the secure Stripe network to process credit cards. The arts festival does not store your credit card information.
* Booth fee increase reflects rising cost producing the festival
Festival Policies
We ask that all artists represented at local galleries keep their pricing consistent with retail prices in those locations. In addition, we insist that all “seconds” be marked as such.
Jewelry applicants must make the majority of their work. Jewelry assembled exclusively from commercially available beads and components will not be allowed.
The organizers of the Coolidge Corner Arts Festival (CCAF) reserve the right to cancel the Festival in the event of an Act of God or other unavoidable circumstance. The right to cancel shall continue during the course of the Festival itself.
Artists assume all responsibility of risk for any loss connected to the reservation/use of space at the CCAF. The CCAF organizers and their respective organizations shall in no way be liable for damage to property or any other injury to any artist or other persons for whom the artist allows to use their space.
Artists agree to indemnify and hold CCAF and its agents, employees, officers and members of boards of directors harmless from any injury to person or property, including loss of life, associated with or arising out of the agreement hereunder. Artists shall indemnify and hold CCAF organizers, and all those listed above, harmless and shall pay damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees that my be incurred or paid by CCAF in connection with any litigation arising from your participation.
CCAF organizers reserve the right to dismiss any artist, or their agent, who have shown to have misrepresented merchandise on their application, without refund of the application fee or booth fee.
