Texas Arts and Crafts Fair 2019 - 43rd Year Agreement

Texas Arts & Crafts Fair produced by the Hill Country Arts Foundation

Agreement



I/we grant permission to the Hill Country Arts Foundation, to reprint an image for promotional use of the Texas Arts & Crafts Fair. This includes the use in press releases, print, television, 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 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 this application, the booth set-up and removal instructions, security procedures, or any rule promulgated by the event director. I/we acknowledge that failure to abide by regulations and repeated non-compliance will result in expulsion and ineligibility for judging, awards, and participation in future Hill Country Arts Foundation art festivals. Expulsion of a participant from the Texas Arts & Crafts Fair is without the necessity of any written notice and without legal recourse or right to rebate any portion of the fees paid.



I/we participants, our heirs, successors and assigns agree to release and hold harmless the Texas Arts & Crafts Fair, the Hill Country Arts Foundation, its board of directors, staff, sponsors, affiliated charity partners, volunteers and vendors and their heirs, successors, and assigns for any loss of property or physical harm, including, but not inclusive, of weather damage or cancellation due to weather. Exhibiting artists must take into account festival weekend weather conditions and make arrangements to protect their art work. The Texas Arts & Crafts Fair is a rain-or-shine festival. In the event of severe weather, the Hill Country Arts Foundation board of directors will monitor weather service reports and will alert exhibitors and patrons in the event of the fair’s cancellation, and evacuation if necessary. The artist understands that the Hill Country Arts Foundation does not carry insurance to cover artwork and/or personal property. As an independent contractor, exhibiting artists are advised to obtain their own insurance.



Security will be provided during setup, fair operating hours, and breakdown. It is recommended that each artist obtain general liability insurance, as the Hill Country Arts Foundation’s insurance does not extend coverage for booth damage or bodily injury. Artists display all artwork at their own risk. The Hill Country Arts Foundation is not responsible for damage, theft, or loss of an artist’s property, or personal injury resulting from participation in the Texas Arts & Crafts Fair. In addition, the artist hereby releases and holds harmless the Hill Country Arts Foundation, the City of Ingram, the sponsors and their directors, officers, employees, agents and volunteers from any and all liability including, but not limited to, theft, personal injury, strike, public enemy, or act of God and agrees to indemnify them for any damage arising from their conduct at the Texas Arts & Crafts Fair. The Hill Country Arts Foundation reserves the right to refuse any application. The Hill Country Arts Foundation reserves the right to make changes to the rules and regulations of the Texas Arts & Crafts Fair at its discretion. 



I/we further agree to waiver any and all rights without limitation on liability for the use of the festival space and service described in this application.