The 5th Annual Arts Festival Conference, Presented by ZAPP® ♦ October 7-8, 2013 ♦ Hilton Seelbach Hotel ♦ Louisville, Kentucky Think you should be a speaker at the upcoming Arts Festival Conference? Have a hot topic you want covered? We’re accepting proposals for conference content until June 30! Great presentations make a great conference. Be part of this a...

Happy spring! The leaves on the trees and flowers in the garden can only mean one thing: Festival season is in full swing! We’re wishing you all successful shows and buyers with lots of spending power! Registration Now Open for the Arts Festival Conference Join us for the fifth annual Arts Festival Conference! The conference takes place October 7-8, 2013, in lovely Louisville, Kentucky immed...

The Application Process After registering for ZAPP®, you will have full access to the system. You can view upcoming events, deadlines, and begin applying to events online. There are four basic steps to completing an application: 1. Prepare and upload images 2. Locate events accepting applications 3. Complete the application 4. Checkout and pay LOCATING AN EVENT After logging in, c...

Purchase a Booth on ZAPP® in 7 Easy Steps These instructions only apply to events who sell their booth products through the ZAPP® system. Not all shows use ZAPP® to sell booths so please reference any communications sent to you by the event to verify how and where to make your purchases. 1. Log in to your ZAPPlication.org account. You will land on the My ZAPPlications page. 2. Find the...

My Life in Numbers (AKA Why Event Producers Are Crazy) The Bayou City Art Festivals are produced twice a year — one spring, one fall — by arts nonprofit group Art Colony Association. Executive Director Kelly Kindred distills her life down to the hard figures. Stakeholders to Whom I Answer 12 Board Members 4 Emeritus Board Members 1 Featured Artist each Festival 300 Artists Partici...