Milwaukee Domes Art Festival Jury Standards

Important Dates

March 12 – Last day to submit artist applications.

April 18 – Artists will be notified by e-mail whether they have been accepted as exhibitors, declined, or accepted as alternates.

May 9 – Deadline for artists to accept invitation, return signed contract and remit booth payment fee.

Jury Process

Approximately 65 to 100 artists were chosen to exhibit at the both the 2010 and 2011 Milwaukee Domes Art Festival through the competitive jury process. We expect approximately the same number for 2012.

Projected images are reviewed by the panel in a blind jury process with multiple rounds. The identities of artists are not disclosed to jurors. The jury is comprised of one working artist and two other art professionals. The jury will view each artist's set of five images projected simultaneously in a horizontal grouping. The process, materials and dimensions for each image as well as artist information statements will be made available to the jury. Artistic excellence and a well balanced show are the criteria for selection of exhibitors, the Arts Festival does not have any quotas. The top 65-100 receive invitations; the balance of artists in the final round are retained to comprise a waiting list of alternates. Decisions of the jury panel are final.