Artist Info

Arrival and set-up

Festival hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday. Booths should be set up by 9:30 am Saturday and 10:30 am Sunday. Upon arrival, all exhibitors should check in at HEADQUARTERS, located along the north side of East Park. Here you will receive your check-in folder with name tags, booth signs, etc. A volunteer will be on hand until 7:00 pm Friday, and starting at 6:30 am Saturday to check in artists. We encourage you to present donations for the ART MARKET directly to the ART MARKET in West Park so that they will be available for the auction as early as possible.

Set-up begins at noon on Friday. Beginning at 2:00 pm, side streets will close to regular traffic. As a courtesy to others, vehicles should be removed as quickly as they are unloaded and parked in a designated area. NO VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE GRASS AT ANY TIME. No tent stakes more than 12” long are permitted; weights should be used instead. The Norwich Police Dept. is just across Main Street and provides overnight security, but if you wish to reload your vehicle, you may do so after 6:00 pm on Saturday.

When loading out at the close of the event, please do not move your vehicle from the parking area until your booth is packed up and ready to load. Parking space is limited near the parks and your cooperation will help make things go more smoothly. Please be considerate and do not block others’ access to their booths or vehicles.

West Park vendor parking is available in the County Office parking lot, behind The Red Roof Inn or behind the United Church of Christ (accessible from Hayes Street). East Park vendor parking is available in the Frontier parking lot, which can most easily be accessed through a gate on one-way Lackawanna Avenue, or from East Park Place.

Sales tax information

Exhibitors must collect NYS sales tax and prominently display a current Sales Tax Certificate at all times as required by law. The sales tax rate in Chenango County is 8%, excluding footwear and clothing for human use costing less than $110. Clothing costing less than $110 is now subject to a 1.5% city sales tax. To receive a Sales Tax Certificate, contact the NYS Dept. of Taxation & Finance by calling 800-698-2909 or 518-485-2889, or visit www.tax.ny.gov.

Judging & Awards

Judging begins at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.

• Categories with five or more entries receive three awards (1st, 2nd and 3rd);
• Categories with four or more entries receive two awards (1st and 2nd); and
• Categories with three entries or fewer will receive one award (1st).

Award amounts are: 1st – $200; 2nd – $100; and 3rd – $50. $200 BEST BOOTH and $300 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS will also be presented. Award winners will be granted jury-exempt status for the 31st Annual Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, September 6th & 7th, 2025.

Awards will be presented at the complimentary Artist Awards Breakfast Sunday morning at the Broad Street Methodist Church, across from the Red Roof Inn. Details will follow later in the summer.

“ColorCash” Certificates

May be presented by shoppers and should be treated the same as cash for the purchase of artwork. Make change as needed, as you will be reimbursed for the full value of the Certificate. Please treat the holders of these Certificates well, since they are Colorscape’s partners – the people and businesses who make this all possible!

All Certificates must be signed by Michele Ericksen, Executive Director, and have an embossed corporate stamp (dated 1999) to be valid. Instructions for redemption are on the Certificates.