Though world-renowned for its music, Jazz Fest is also a massive stage for craftsmakers, and the Jazz & Heritage Foundation is once again calling for artisans, designers, and craftspeople to submit applications through which they may showcase their work during the 2018 festival running from April 27 through May 6, 2018.
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 accepts applicants from all crafts media and disciplines.
Louisiana Marketplace: introduces Festivalgoers 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.
Interested applicants should visit Jazz Fest’s application portal, www.zapplication.org. There is a $30 application fee and applicants have until Wednesday, November 29 to complete the process. More information can be collected by contacting the Crafts Department of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival via phone at (504) 410-4100 or e-mail at [email protected]. When reaching out, the organization asks that you please specify the craft department(s) needed: Congo, Contemporary, or Louisiana Marketplace.
Furthermore, artists may submit an application to more than one craft area, but may exhibit in ONLY ONE craft area of the festival. ONLY Congo Square allows vending of handcrafted imports.
Interested parties are invited to attend the Jazz Fest Crafts Application Social on Wednesday, October 16 from 5:30-7p.m. at the Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal Street, Second Floor. RSVP is requested to Louisiana Crafts Guild, (504) 592-7633.
