What you need to know if this is your first Frederick Art Walk

The Frederick Art Walk is an event which happens at the homes of artists in the Central Frederick Neighbourhood. It’s a community event, selling high-quality hand-crafted artisan works. And we encourage host artists to invite friends, neighbours, and family who are also artists to share their outdoor space. All artisans must be present on the day of the FAW.

Important details:

Applications close on April 30, 2023.
Your house must be in the area bounded by Lancaster St., Victoria St., Indiana St., East Ave., and Krug St.
The registration fee for the 2023 Frederick Art Walk is $125/house.
All artists must be present on all days of the FAW.
The Frederick Art walk will be advertised as an outdoor, accessible event.

Participation Requirements:

To be eligible to participate you must agree to the following three duties:

1. Pay the $125 fee.

2. Complete the assigned Art Walk job.

3. Attend the wrap-up meeting.

If you need help with anything, contact the FAW Registrar.

To be part of the FAW, you need to submit a fully-completed application, complete with photos, by April 30, 2023. Your application will be reviewed by the FAW Organization Committee. Artists are assessed on their artwork and submitted photo(s) and must qualify under the FAW Terms and Conditions. If your location is invited to participate, the "homeowner" receives a confirmation email by May 12, 2023.

Your confirmation email explains how to pay the fee of $125. per house, which is due no later than Friday, May 19, 2023.

Note Late application, no photo submissions, or non-payment of fees may eliminate you from participating this year. Refer to the Terms and Conditions for details.

The wrap-up meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26th. Reserve that date now in your calendar. One knowledgeable member of your house is required to attend - no exceptions. The Terms and Conditions document explains how to choose the person who can best represent your house.

FAQs
Can I be part of the FAW if I can’t be open on Sunday?

Yes! You can choose "Open Saturday Only". We will note it on all channels of advertisement.

I don’t want to be outside, but I want to be part of the Art Walk. Can I still take part?

We are advertising the Frederick Art walk as an outdoor, accessible event, and people will be expecting that. A lot of our shoppers like having the event outdoors. It's also important for this event to be as accessible as possible. Please keep that in mind as you set up.

My house has space for another artist/I'm an artist looking for a space. Is there a way to connect us?

We’ve discontinued the Homeless Artist Registration. But send an email to fawartist@gmail.com, and we’ll try to help you out. No guarantees.

Ready to apply?

You’ll need an active Google account (like a gmail address) to open the application. If you don’t have one, you can use one of ours to apply. Contact the FAW Registrar. to get the email address and instructions on how to use it before you start.

To complete the application, you will need the following information for each artist at your location:

Each Artists Name and/or Business Name
Each Artists social media, web and email address

Three descriptions of their art:

a 1-word description, like “woodworking” or “painting”
a 6-word short description, like “wood folk art sculptures” or “acrylic and watercolour painting”
a 50-word long description that talks a bit about the art and the artist, and what makes it unique.

Photos of the artists work, preferably high resolution.

Photos must be named like these examples (so we can match up the pictures to each artist): First photo for artist with initials lc, who will be showing at 111 Chestnut St : 111Chestnut_lc1.jpg. Second photo for artist hs, at 230 Lydia St : 230Lydia_hs2.jpg.
If a photo can’t be used, we’ll tell you and ask for another one.

Apply for the 2023 Frederick Art Walk