Submitting Your Site Listings for the Juried OnLine Arts Festival

"Where Collectors Turn for Handmade Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on the World Wide Web"

~ Application to Exhibit ~

The information on this page will make up the actual content for your listings, so please be accurate & thorough. There are several hyperlinks in this form that will provide further details in a small pop-up window if you feel you need more explanation...

FIRST, please indicate: Are you a *professional* artist and/or craftsperson?
Yes Not yet

SECOND, use the pull down menu below to indicate the MEDIUM/CATEGORY that best represents your studio:

[Click arrow, then scroll to your medium]

NEXT, carefully complete the following fields - do capitalize where appropriate, but please *do not* use ALLCAPS. Be certain your URL and email address are typed correctly!!

Indicate your Firstname & Lastname exactly as you want it on your listing. Example: Ron Gladkowski Note: We do not list by studio, only by artist name. You can enter your studio name lower on the page.
Artist Name:
Please indicate the email address to which we should respond (this is kept absolutely confidential and is not published):
Artist Primary E-mail:
If you have a secondary email address, please indicate in case your primary is eventually ended:
Secondary E-MAIL??:
Do you have your own registered domain name? Yes Not yet
Your name will be directly linked to the website address you provide here:
Website Address (URL):
Next to your name we place your physical location ~ either Town / State (USA & Canada) or Town / Country (all others). Examples: Baltimore, MD or Dublin, Ireland
USA: Town & State:
If NOT USA: Town & Country:
If your studio name differs from your own name, please enter it here. Example: Phoenix Glass
Studio Name??:
VERY IMPORTANT! How would you describe your work so visitors will be enticed to click on your hyperlinked name? Please DO NOT repeat your name in this 20 word description ~ you will be much more successful in attracting visitors if you detail your technique and/or the kind of work that you have for sale. If you are not sure what to write, we have a sample description for your reference.
Concise description of your artwork [about 20 words]:
You can add 10 keywords for the JOLAF internal search engine. Use words which directly relate to your work ~ if you are not sure how to choose effective keywords, here are some tips to provide guidance.
10 Keywords:
Do you have a shopping cart on your site for secure online ordering? Yes Not yet [Note: having a shopping cart is NOT a requirement for participation!]
Do you currently have a listing at JOLAF's online sister-site "EC Gallery" (ElectronicCottage.com)? Yes No Note: If accepted as a member of the JOLAF arts community, you will receive an automatic listing at EC also.
Approximately how long has your site been active on the WWW? Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years More than 4 years
If your site is selected for inclusion, are you likely to make your membership payment by: charge? or by check? (Note that we securely accept Visa, MC, AE, Disc, or PayPal; plus personal or business check; or MO)
Is it your wish to have your listings included throughout JOLAF: ASAP or Eventually
Do you have a page on your site where you "demonstrate" how you make your work? If so, you might be eligible for an extra free listing in the JOLAF demo section: Yes or No If yes, what is the exact web address of your demo page?

FINAL STEP, please tell us how you learned about the Juried OnLine Arts Festival. This will help us improve our services for both customers and exhibitors. Check whichever box or boxes are appropriate:
Link on another exhibitor's website Email message from JOLAF Email message from friend Search Engine listing	Link at ElectronicCottage Gallery Message at online forum Press story Other
If you found us via a Search Engine listing, please indicate: Which search engine? Do you recall your search query?

Please make sure you filled out every section; also, double check your spelling, email address, and website URL ~ if it is wrong we cannot find you!

If your studio is accepted into JOLAF, then it will be listed after payment is received.

Please note that your credit card statement will reflect a charge to our business name "Contois & Reynolds Studio" ~ it will NOT say JOLAF.com!

If this form does not submit properly, please wait a few seconds and try again. If it still does not submit, please

[Firmly press SEND button one time only until it darkens & "blinks"]

You should hear back from us within 4 days, but if not, you can to confirm that the submission was received on our end. Email is a great tool, but there are occasionally glitches in cyberspace.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:

We'll visit your site, and if everything checks out, we will send you an acceptance email with a printable invoice for the annual membership.

Then, once payment is received, your site is promptly included throughout JOLAF's various sections.

Your email address remains absolutely confidential - we never provide this information to any other individual or group.

Please DO NOT SEND EMAIL ATTACHMENTS showing us your work! We never open unrequested graphic attachments, so it will automatically be filtered to the trash.

THANK YOU!

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If you have any problems submitting our form, or have any questions ... contact Ann Contois or Steve Reynolds at:

Juried OnLine Arts Festival
1501 Trace Creek Road, Hamlin, West Virginia 25523
304-824-5651

To avoid any confusion and subsequent problems with work that is borderline or appears to be questionable, JOLAF must retain final approval on all inquiries. Because all exhibitors want the Juried OnLine Arts Festival to consistently remain an aesthetically impressive website, the quality of images is a major factor in the decision making.