We are back to having ALL Artists on 4th Street for 2024!!!
No artist booths on side streets. 
We are returning to our old footprint from 2022.

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Jury-2024

• Anna Brown: Fiber Artist
  I have been looking at art since I was young.I attended IU fine arts with classes in drawing, painting, fiber and silversmithing. As an exhibitor in fiber, I always took the opportunity to look at the work of other artists. It is an honor to jury this show.

• Marji Rawson: Jewelry ArtistI have 36 years of experience and degrees in Fine ARt and Art History  I salvage and cut up the bodies of vintage cars and trucks in search of and in remembrance of  the glory days of road trips and adventure, family drive-in nights and freedom only the open road could deliver. The colorful steel carriages that took us there are resting on hillsides all around us. I rescue the steel in its fun- filled original paint pallets and now weathered patinas to then  construct a new  wearable journey that you can carry forward into its next adventure. I use cold construction techniques combined with fine and sterling silver to create a modern joyful aesthetic that is ready to hit the road!

• Mark J. Sudduth: Glass Artist
  Makes hand blown, hand formed glasswork that he then cold works to cut, polish, engrave, highlight surfaces using lathes, merkers, dynafiles and flexible shafts incorporating stone and diamond wheels and other various tools. 

• Jaime Sweany: Owner, Artist, Juniper Art Gallery
  As a young girl, Jaime Sweany loved visiting the art studios of her parents’ peers; these acquaintances began her lifetime passion for the arts and for artists. In 1978, she moved to Bloomington, IN and received her B.A. in Fine Arts from Indiana University. Jaime operated a portrait photography business, Illuminessence Photography throughout the 1990’s. In the mid-1990’s, her love of birding and the natural world evolved into co-ownership of a Wild Birds Unlimited franchise. From 2002-2011, she owned and operated Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, receiving the 2009 “Small Business of the Year” award from Downtown Bloomington, Inc. She then served as Executive Director for the Brown County Art Guild (Nashville, IN), and directed creative arts programming at the Endwright Center at Area 10 Agency on Aging (Ellettsville, IN). Jaime also has worked with Sycamore Land Trust and served as the Associate Publisher for Bloom Magazine.
  She has owned and operated Juniper Art Gallery,  representing the finest of regional midwestern artwork for the past six years (now located at 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404). Juniper has two gallery spaces and offers several monthly and special creative events, including music, fiber arts, writing groups and a book club.

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​Day Of Show Judges-2024
 

• Allyson May

• Sarah Pearce

• Sarah Nichols

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Instructions for 2024
We have been working hard to organize our show to make it the best year ever for you. Below are the important details - please note that we have made some changes to set up and check in with the hope that this streamlines our flow.
 

​BEFORE THE SHOW:

Check in and Set Up:
Friday August 30th from 1pm-6pm.

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​Check-in is divided into three groups:

• Booths 66-130, North side of 4th: Arrive 1:00pm to 2:30pm

• Booths 1-65, South side of 4th: Arrive 3:00pm-4:30pm

• Trailers and extra wide vehicles: Arrive 4:30-5:30pm

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​Your first stop will be the Early Arrival/Pre-check-in tent on the intersection of 4th and Washington. If you arrive before your designated time, you will be directed to a parking lot to wait at until your assigned timeframe. All cars must pass through this check in area first.

 

You will then be ushered to the second check in-in point at 4th and Lincoln where staff will verify your information, and assist you to your booth

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You will have one hour to unload your vehicle and move it off the street. Do not block the street with your vehicle. Once your vehicle has been moved, you can continue setting up your booth until sunset. After unloading, you will exit the show site either on Dunn Street, going South, or on Indiana, going North. You may also dolly in at any time during setup if you prefer not to drive your vehicle onto the fair site.

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All artists must check in by 6pm Friday or forfeit your booth. Police will fill water barricades at 6pm. Vehicles left inside the festival barricades after 6pm will be trapped until Sunday tear-down. Therefore, if you plan to check in by 6pm but set up after this time, you will have to dolly in.

 

The Venue at 4th and Grant is once again hosting artists on Friday night with free snacks and drinks or those interested.

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ARTIST PARKING:

The IU parking lot, located on the southside of 4th and Indiana, opens to artists at 5pm on Friday. It is the largest and best place to park during the show. Park only in EMP or EMS marked spaces. Do not park in R or 24 Hour Reserved spaces.

 

The parking permit from your check-in packet must be displayed on your dashboard with your booth and cell phone number written on the pass. Vehicles must park between the lines. If you have a trailer, you must unhook and place it in a single parking space.

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Additional lots:

• Oversized vehicle/trailer parking is available at the corner of College & 3rd St, directly east of the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center. If you need oversized parking, please ask for a parking pass at check-in.

• Dunn kirk Square lot. This lot is smaller than IU but open anytime. The address is 430 E Kirkwood Ave

• Old National Bank lot, on 4th between Lincoln and Grant, can only be used for vehicles beginning at 5PM on Friday. Vehicles parked in this lot will be blocked from exiting for the entire weekend. The lot will reopen at 5pm on Sunday, and is a good option for anyone staying within walking distance.

• Artists may park in the early check-in lot for free anytime on Friday, and $6 for all day Saturday. You must be out of the lot by midnight on Saturday as the owner of this lot tows all cars on Sunday. This lot is NOT available on Sunday.

 

Important Note: City and IU regulations prohibit overnight camping in parking lots or on city streets. Fourth Street Festival will not be responsible for parking tickets.

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BOOTH REGULATIONS:

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1. ​Booth signs must be visible on the right front corner of your booth.

2. All tents must be properly weighted and secured, this will be monitored and enforced.

3. No generators or open flames allowed.

4. All merchandise and displays must be contained within your designated booth space.(i.e. no chairs, a frame signs, or print bins should extend out past the front of your booth)

5. Sidewalks behind booths must remain clear at all times for pedestrians and emergency crew access.

6. Awnings are to be up only during festival hours, 10am-6pm Sat and 10am-5pm Sun. They must be down for emergency vehicle access after show hours.

7. The artist or artists who juried into the show must be present at the festival, no exceptions.

8. Standards committee: Saturday morning individuals will be visiting and comparing your work and booth with the images you submitted in your ZAPP application.

a. Artists may only display work in the category into which they successfully juried and confirmed.

b. Reproductions cannot exceed 20% of your booth.

c. Only those artists that are accepted in the jewelry category are permitted to display and sell jewelry.