• City/County of Denver [250 S. Jackson St. Denver CO 80209] its elected and appointed officials, employees & volunteers nor Smash in the Square LLC will be responsible for damage to artists' work or set-ups due to weather or unrelated incidents. 


• City/County of Denver [250 S. Jackson St. Denver CO 80209] its elected and appointed officials, employees & volunteers nor Smash in the Square LLC will be held liable for any loss/theft of artists' artwork. There will be hired Overnight Security. All artists are required/recommended to lock-up & secure tents/booths ov​er-night to prevent unexpected/unforeseen theft of property. 


• Submission of an application + booth-payment (coordinated upon acceptance between the festival & each individual artist via PayPal or check) is a commitment to participate in the 2018 [Smash] Fine-Arts Festival.


• Upon booth payment artist agrees to submit at least 1 piece of artwork into the [Smash] Fine-Arts Auction (free to all accepted artists), therein artist sets own minimum bid(s) and allows Smash in the Square LLC to upload artwork onto online bidding platform + handle sales for said auction item(s). If artist's artwork doesn't sell online, artist is obligated to showcase/display auction item(s) at the live festival show (Aug. 18/19). If auction item is sold at the event, artist agrees to manage art exchanges (at or after the event) with highest bidder w/ Smash in the Square LLC collecting final payments from bidders. Within a month after the event, Smash in the Square LLC agrees/commits to compensate artist 70% of the total bid-sale from auction item(s). No refunds can/will be made after booth payment, unless for unforeseen circumstances the 2nd Annual [Smash] Fine-Arts Festival is cancelled - then Smash in the Square LLC will reimburse artist 100% of booth-fee. The [Smash] Fine-Arts Auction is contingent upon the fine-art festival occurring.


• The applicant(s) certifies that he/she/they will be in attendance for the entire show.


• I/we grant permission to Smash in the Square LLC to reprint an image for promotional use of the [Smash] Festival. This includes the use in press releases, print, television, social media, and the festival web-site. I/we certify that I/we am/are the artist who creates the work I/we sell and not an artist representative or wholesaler. I/we understand all booths will be visited by the viewing committee - event director - at intervals throughout the festival to ensure that all exhibitors comply with all festival rules. I/we further agree to abide by all regulations outlined in the show's application/guidelines, the load-in and load-out instructions, liability insurance + sales tax license(s) requirements, security procedures, or any rule set forth by the event director. I/we participant(s) agree to release and hold harmless [Smash] Fine-Arts Festival (Smash in the Square LLC), City/County of Denver [250 S. Jackson St. Denver CO 80209] its elected and appointed officials, employees & volunteers for any loss/damage of property or physical harm. I/we certify that I/we have read and agree to all aforementioned rules and regulations.


• By signing (agreeing to) this contract the participating artist/applicant agrees to the terms & conditions stated above + has read and understands the requirements (Artist Rules/Regulations) for participation in [Smash] Fine-Arts Festival August 18th & 19th 2018.