2025 Artist Application

Deadline to apply is June 20, 2025
Tour date is Sunday September 28, 2025
The fee to participate is $50, collected once an application is approved.

Applications for Surfside Studio Tour are open to artists or craftspeople who live in Lawrencetown, East or West Lawrencetown, Three Fathom Harbour, Seaforth, Grand Desert and West Chezzetcook. Some exceptions are made if an applicant lives just outside of these parameters, has a strong connection to these communities, and has an artist or craftsperson able to host them on the day of the tour.

We use a points system during the review process. Below are the things we are considering when looking at your application along with the corresponding number of points weighted to each criteria:

Have a studio space on the tour route you are willing to open to the public (Hwy 207) (2 points)
Creative involvement in work (2 points)
Quality craftsmanship (2 points)
Originality of design (2 points)
Interactive component/demonstration at their tour stop (2 points)
NOTE: Applicants applying from outside the parameters listed above will need to score full points in all other categories to be considered. That means you must have an interactive component/demonstration at your stop.

First and Last Name

If there is more than one artists included in your business please write all names below.

Name of Business

If Applicable

Phone

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Web Presence

List below any of your social media accounts (FB, IG, etc) as well as your website if you have one.

What is your home address?

Where you live, not where you will be located on the day of the tour if someone is hosting you.

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

What will be your location on the day of the tour?

This is your studio space address, or the address of the person who will host you. If you don't have this confirmed at the time of the application please each field as TBD.

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Tell us about your art or craft. What do you create?

List what products you plan to sell at your stop on the tour with a brief description of each.

Ie) Paintings - oil on canvas range of sizes from 4”x4” to 20”x20”

Do you have your own studio space?

Yes

We often pair artists so there are multiple mediums represented at one stop. Do you need to be paired with another artist if you don't have your own space?

Yes

Are you able to host another artist at your location on the tour?

Yes

Tell us about yourself and your art. This information will also be used to introduce you to the visitors of Surfside Studio Tour on our social media platforms if your application is approved. Include things like - where you learned to create what you make, what you enjoy about creating, what your process is for creating your art, etc.

What title do you want assigned to you and your work?

This may be used on the tour guide to describe your stop. For example: woodworker, blacksmith, painter, potter, etc.

Surfside Studio Tour is an opportunity to enhance appreciation of artistic thought and process, and those who can share a demonstration will be scored higher than those who can't. This can range from having the equipment you use on display with an opportunity to ask questions about your process, to showing demonstrations, having a short activity for people to engage with etc - you can be creative here with how you want to engage with the public!

You can select specific times throughout the day to have your demo if you’d prefer or have them ongoing as you see fit. If you want to designate specific times (Ie, I will have a pottery carving demonstration at 11:30 and 1:30) please share those times with us here and they will be communicated to the public through the tour map.

What interactive element or demonstration will you have at your stop? Please provide a description below.

Images of your work are required to complete your application. If you have applied in the past we ask that you try to send images of new work or images you haven’t applied with before. These images are used for marketing and it is very helpful to our volunteer team to have new photos to share with the public. You will not be scored negatively if you cannot do this but preference for advertising and marketing will be given to better images. Images are to be sent to cashin.amanda@yahoo.ca . Please indicate that you have or will send images to this email address by the application deadline.

I have already sent my images.

I will send my images before the application deadline.

Use this space to include any relevant information you may like to share about your application or your work