Information For All Artists

An application that you can print out and mail to us is here.

An online application is here.

If you wish to receive a paper application, email excomm@heardguild.org or text or call 480-285-6626 (9-5, Monday-Friday).

You can pay the application fee with a credit card at our Shopping Cart or you can mail a money order or cashier’s check to the address above.

Please review these documents before applying:

• 2024 Classifications and Divisions
• 2024 General Information and Policies and Regulations

Eligibility Requirements

The Heard Museum and Heard Museum Guild comply with the requirements of the Indian Arts & Crafts Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-644) which makes it illegal to market an art or craft item in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian-produced. Under the Act, an Indian is defined as a member of any federally or officially State recognized Indian Tribe, or an individual certified as an Indian by an Indian Tribe. For information:  www.doi.gov/iacb/act

First-time applicants must include a proof of tribal enrollment with their application. If you have submitted this information with a previous year’s application, you do not need to submit another copy.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed changes to the current Indian Arts and Crafts Act. Read about the projected impact of the revisions here.

Youth Artists

Artists who are 17 years old and under at the time of the Fair and whose relatives have been accepted into the Fair may sell their work in their relatives’ booth. They must submit a separate application and proof of tribal enrollment and be present at the Fair.

A paper application to download and print is here.

An online application is here. There is no application fee or booth fee for youths.

All art submitted by artists in grades 7 through 12 will be judged at the Youth Art Show & Sale on the same weekend as the Indian Fair & Market. Please note that if you are 18 and you attend high school, you may either enter the Fair as an adult or participate in the Youth Art Show & Sale as a youth. Further information about the Youth Art Show & Sale is on our website at www.heardguild.org/youth-art-show-sale.

Juried Competition

All adult artists accepted in the current Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market may enter the Juried Competition.

Please review these documents (these will change for the 2024 Fair):

• Juried Competition Chair letter to artists (this will be available in October)
• 2024 Classifications and Divisions
• 2024 Standards

Judges are invited from a wide variety of fields and have in-depth experience in judging artwork. Judges may include experienced American Indian artists, curators, gallery directors, educators, and collectors.

Awards

The following documents have information about the awards:

• 2024 Special Awards Definitions: the Conrad House Innovation Award, Idyllwild Arts Imagination Award, and the Indian Arts and Crafts Association Commemorative Award as well as the definition of Classification XI: Open Standards.
• 2024 Best of Show Award Flow Chart
• List of 2024 Award Amounts

All adult award winners will be invited to the next year’s Indian Fair & Market.

Entrance Documents

If you are accepted into the Fair, the Juried Competition Guidelines and one Juried Competition Entry Form, will be mailed to you with your booth assignment at the end of January. Additional entry forms are available upon request and will also be available during entrance into JC Thursday before the Fair. The Open Standards form is available below and at entrance into JC.

• 2023 Entry Guidelines (2024 Guidelines available in October)

Questions? Email us at juriedcomp@heardguild.org.

Pat Kilburn, Chair, Juried Competition

Native American Artists Resource Collection

The Heard Museum Library maintains the Native American Artists Resource Collection of biographical and professional information. Artists are the best source for accurate information.  Visit the Library’s website, where you can search the online collection and download an artist questionnaire.

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