- Registration closing date: Friday 31st May 2024
Event Update: Saturday 6th July - Due to a showery weather forecast, the Art Fair will be located indoors from 11am to 5pm, in the McCalmont Suite, not in the Ornamental Walled Garden as originally planned. All other details remain the same.
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This summer, Mount Juliet Estate, in partnership with Butler Gallery, will be hosting a Summer Art Fair which will take place in the Ornamental Walled Garden of Mount Juliet Estate on Sunday 7th July from 11.00am to 5.00pm. The event will include a drop-in sketching workshop hosted by Butler Gallery for visitors and artist talks.
We invite artists to take part and showcase your work for sale in the magnificent informal historic setting of the Ornamental Garden at Mount Juliet Estate. Connect with art enthusiasts, collectors, and fellow artists in a dynamic and supportive environment.
How to Get Involved:
Submit representations of your artwork via the online form here by 5.00pm on Friday 31st of May. Whether you're a painter, sculptor, photographer, or mixed-media artist, we welcome all mediums and styles. The Art Fair will showcase the highest quality Irish art submitted from artists all over Ireland. We have space for 30 Artists who will be selected by the Butler Gallery Selection Committee.
A registration fee of €10 applies.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Mount Juliet Estate is a supporter of Butler Gallery and is generously supporting this event. This is an essential fundraising event for the gallery.
- Visitors will be charged €10 per person for entry. Children under 16 have free entry.
- A €10 registration fee applies to submit an application to take part in the event.
- There is space for 30 Artists - selection decisions will be made by the Butler Gallery selection committee.
- All sales are for the sole benefit of the seller.
- You may bring your own promotional material, tables, easels and equipment. Space available 12x5ft.
- Trestle tables can be provided free of charge if needed.
- Butler Gallery will provide you with Summer Art Fair graphics ahead of the event to help you promote the Fair to your audiences.
- Set up will take place on Sunday 7th July between 8.00am and 11.00am.
- In the event of rain the event will take place in-doors in the McCalmont Suite.
Butler Gallery is a registered charity, 40% of all our income must be generated from private fundraising activities. We provide free access to art for all and support living artists and all audiences. All proceeds from the Art Fair artist registration and visitor entrance fee will provide essential income for the Gallery to enable us to continue supporting artists and audiences.