CALL FOR ENTRIES! The New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell will begin accepting crafts
applications for its 2013 event on Friday, October 12 at 12:00AM (midnight).
The Festival will once again showcase three unique craft areas: Congo Square African Marketplace: features unique, handcrafted artwork that reflects
cultural influences seen throughout the African Diaspora. Presentations
by artists and vendors resonate with the rich African-Caribbean cultural legacy
in Congo Square. Contemporary Crafts: presents work by both Louisiana and the nation’s most
talented contemporary artists. It features original, handcrafted,
one-of-a-kind designs and limited-edition works, accepting applicants from all
crafts media and disciplines. Louisiana Marketplace: introduces Festival-goers to a variety of handcrafted
works by only Louisiana artisans and craftspeople. The
Marketplace showcases works that express various aspects of the state’s unique
cultural heritage.
Apply at www.nojazzfest.com click on the “Apply to
Crafts” link or go directly to www.zapplication.org. The application fee
is $30.00, the deadline is Wednesday, November 28, 2012. For more information contact: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival, Crafts Department 336 Camp Street, Suite 250, New Orleans,
LA 70130. Phone (504) 410-4100, fax (504) 558-6121 craftsadmin@nojazzfest.com .
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