31st Annual Northwest Booking Conference

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to the Northwest Booking Conference. The Juried Showcase component at the Arts Northwest Booking Conference is renowned for its commitment to quality and diversity. It has the reputation as being one of the most effective methods for artists to make themselves known to presenters in the West. Twenty-six or more performing artists or groups are selected by a peer panel process to present a 12-minute excerpt of their work. There are 50 slots reserved for Sonicbids artists.


/n/nPLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in submitting, you must carefully read STEPS TO SUBMIT TO THE NORTHWEST BOOKING CONFERENCE and follow instructions (see below).

The 31sth Annual Northwest Booking Conference will be the largest gathering of performing artists, their management and presenters of the performing arts in the northwestern region of the USA.

The Juried Showcase component at the Arts Northwest Booking Conference is renowned for its commitment to quality and diversity. It has the reputation as being one of the most effective methods for artists to make themselves known to presenters in the west. Twenty-six or more performing artists or groups are selected as Juried Showcases by a peer panel process to present a 12-minute excerpt of their work. An additional twenty-five or more performing artists or groups are selected by the same panel to present a 12-minute excerpt of their work in the After Hours Showcases. In total, there are at least 40 slots reserved for Sonicbids artists.

Showcase Eligibility: (All performing artists in all genres are encouraged to apply for the 2011 Arts Northwest Juried Showcase, Oct 17-20, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Exceptions include performing artists who were selected for the juried showcases at the NW Booking Conferences in Bellevue, WA in 2010 or Boise, ID in 2009)

• Those submitting must be a member in good standing of Arts Northwest to apply to showcase at the Arts Northwest Booking Conference. (An agency's membership covers the artists on their roster). Membership can be paid at the time of application if the submitter is not a current member.
  
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  Each applicant is assessed on artistic merit, originality, fee schedule, residency activities, availability for touring and diversity in terms of the need to showcase high quality artists from a variety of disciplines. The jury is mindful of the need to expose new artists to northwest presenters. To this end, an artist who has never showcased is likely to receive priority over an equally talented artist who showcased previously.
  
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  Artists must be available to perform in Eugene, Oregon between the dates of Oct 17 – 20, 2011 on either October 17, 18 or 19, 2011. Rehearsal times may be scheduled on Oct 17, 18 or 19, 2011.
  
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  If selected, the artists or the artist's representative must purchase a booth at the Northwest Booking conference and staff it during all exhibit hall hours.
  
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  Submitting must include a non-refundable Juried Showcase application fee of $80 with each application.
  
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  If an artist is selected, he or she must pay an additional showcase performance fee of $100.00 (The application fee will not be applied to this amount.) This fee will be non-refundable once paid.
  
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  The artist is responsible for all related costs for conference attendance including travel, food, accommodations, as well as conference registration and booth fees for any representative (s). Arts Northwest assumes responsibility for direct performance costs including technical needs, (limitations will apply), marketing and promotion.
  
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  The artist is responsible for providing written information for the conference program.
  
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  The artist must be available for touring in 2012-2013
  
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  If selected to showcase, by confirming and paying the $100 confirmation fee, the artist are also committing to pay for a Conference Exhibit Hall Booth that will require the presence of the artist or a representative throughout the event.

Note: If an artist is not successful in securing a Juried Showcase slot, there are an additional 25 After Hours Showcase spots available. The Juried Showcase slots and the After Hours Showcase slots will total at least 50 showcase performances. To learn more, visit www.artsnw.org, and click on the Conference 2011 tab.

STEPS TO SUBMIT TO THE NORTHWEST BOOKING CONFERENCE:


**Artists MUST BE MEMBERS OF ARTS NORTHWEST in order to submit. For non-members of Arts Northwest,
Join Arts Northwest – (fees vary by member type and size and range from $95 -$260)**

1. Artists must fill out a Showcase Application form through the Arts Northwest site. Please note: There is an Arts Northwest $80 non refundable Showcase application fee.
2. After completing the showcase application, artists must login to Sonicbids, create an EPK (if not already a Sonicbids member), return to this listing and press submit. Submitting artists will need to pay a $5 submission fee.
3. If selected for a showcase slot by the panel, artists must confirm their acceptance and pay a $100 confirmation fee to Arts Northwest.
4. Showcasing artists must be represented at the NW Booking Conference. Therefore, before the conference, the selected artist or his or her representative must register for a booth at the conference, and register and pay for additional attendees as needed and desired – Exhibit booth prices range from $385-$515, depending on size of organization.

In 2011, hundreds of participants from the Northwestern USA and well beyond will attend the NW Booking Conference. The NW Booking Conference ensures that performing artists have a medium that allows them access to the presenting organizations and individuals throughout the western United States, and helps get them in front of the audience most capable of booking them into the western U.S. market.

Selected Artists Will:

• Share their work with western US based performing arts presenting organizations – theatres, festivals, community concert associations, college presenters and more.
  
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  Spend time with the presenters, widening their network of connections, educating presenters on their work, etc.
  
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  Expand their skills and take advantage of the possibilities that will allow them to plan tours, performances and residency activities in the many communities these promoters may represent.

Attendees at the NW Booking Conference will enjoy activities including dynamic performance showcases, an expanded roster of late night showcases, keynote speakers, professional development seminars, workshops, block-booking sessions, networking opportunities, a packed exhibit hall, sales spotlights and social events, all adding up to four fun and highly productive and professional days. Presenters of the performing arts discover untapped resources, ideas and inspiration.

About Arts Northwest:

Arts Northwest is the northwestern US’s performing arts service organization. It has 500+ members and focuses on facilitating professional interaction between performing arts presenters, artists, management and arts service providers throughout the Northwestern U.S and Canada. Arts Northwest produces the Annual Northwest Booking Conference, books and other publications, hosts a cutting edge web site, manages professional development and showcasing opportunities for the field and is central to performing and touring life in the western USA.



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