CHAC

Chicano Humanities and Arts Council

Chile Harvest 2011

CHAC Announces Chile Harvest Winners

Green Chile Award Winner: Shay Guerrero

The Green Chile Award is presented to the best new artist exhibiting at the Chile Harvest Festival.

Red Chile Award Winner:  Michael Penny

The Red Chile Award is presented to the best veteran artist exhibiting at the Chile Harvest Festival.

Eppie Archuleta Traditional Award Winner:  Ronn Miera

The Eppie Archuleta Traditional Award is presented to the best traditional artist exhibiting at the Chile Harvest Festival.

Rick Manzanares Contemporary Award Winner:  Moses (Sonny) Valdez

The Rick Manzanares Contemporary Award is presented to the best contemporary artist exhibiting at the Chile Harvest Festival.

Chile Harvest 2011-Calling all Artists Artist Application -

This summer, a Colorado tradition will draw more than 4,000 people to Lakewood’s Heritage Center to celebrate traditional Spanish Colonial and contemporary art with music and food. Held in honor of the harvest of the chile pepper and with views of the Rocky Mountain foothills as a backdrop, the Chile Harvest Art Festival will be in full swing August 27th & 28th.

Artist Requirements
Applicants are required to submit three (3) images on one (1) CD of current work they wish to exhibit at the festival. Each CD must be labeled with applicant name and the title of the three works in image. Business name, personal name or personal image should not be visible in the image. Only applicants displaying their own handmade work may participate. No stand-in or proxy exhibitors will be allowed to represent the artist. All artwork on exhibit must be for sale. CDs will not be returned.

Selection Process
Up to 75 artists will be accepted into the event based on highest jury scores. A panel will review the work of each applicant. The work will be selected based on it being hand-crafted and innovative, with evidence of personal imagination and originality, and the use of quality materials. Each image must accurately represent work to be exhibited. The Chile Harvest Festival will reflect a variety of works, sizes, mediums and textures. PLEASE NOTE: This is a City of Lakewood sponsored event. All applications are accepted and considered according to Equal Opportunity Employment (EOE) standards.

Awards
Awards will be given for the following categories and will receive a free booth at the 2012 event:
Eppie Archuleta Folk Art Award
Contemporary Art Award
Green Chile Award (awarded to a first time Chile Harvest Festival artist).

Artist Name ____________________________________________________

Business Name _________________________________________________

Mailing Address _______________________________________________City _________________________________

State __________ Zip ___________________ Phone (home) ________________________________

Phone (office) _____________________________

Phone (Cell/Emergency # during event dates) _____________________________________________

Email ____________________________________________________________________________

Medium of artwork (eg.sculpture,jewelry,oil,acrylic, etc.)

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Image #1 description (including size & price):_____________________________________________________________

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Image #2 description (including size & price):_____________________________________________________________

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Image #3 description (including size & price):_____________________________________________________________

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Booth Fees
A limited number of premium spaces are available along the main entrance to the site (Colfax Hub) and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please issue two (2) separate checks – one for the rental fee and a separate check for the Damage Deposit.
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: CITY OF LAKEWOOD

ARTIST:
COLFAX HUB BOOTH _____1 Booth @ $150 = $________
NON-COLFAX HUB BOOTH _____1 Booth or _____2 Booths @ $100 ea. = $________
NON-PROFIT EXHIBITOR:
COLFAX HUB BOOTH _____1 Booth @ $100 = $________
NON-COLFAX HUB BOOTH _____1 Booth or _____2 Booths @ $50 ea. = $________
ELECTRICITY: _____110 volt / 20 amp outlet @$25 = $________
BOOTH FEE TOTAL: $________
REFUNDABLE DAMAGE DEPOSIT—see Contract Item #10 @$50 per booth = $________
(issue separate check)
2011 Chile Harvest Festival Artist Exhibitor Application & Agreement
Return completed application to:
Chile Harvest Art Festival
801 S Yarrow Street
Lakewood, CO 80226
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this _____ day of , 2011 , by and between the CITY OF LAKEWOOD, Department of Community Resources, a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado, 80226 (“City”), and _____________________________________________________ (Exhibitor Name, hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”).
The City hereby contracts for your services as EXHIBITOR scheduled for: Chile Harvest Festival, August 27 & 28, 2011.
1. It is understood and agreed that Contractor is an independent contractor and has the authority to control and direct the performance and details of the services which are the subject of this contract. The services contemplated by this Agreement must meet the approval of the City of Lakewood and shall be subject to the City of Lakewood’s general right of supervision to secure the satisfactory completion thereof. Compensation for the above services will be revenue generated from Contractor booth sales.
2. Contractor shall provide proof of Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Should the Contractor be a sole proprietor, signing this agreement acknowledges that the City will not be held liable for injuries sustained while performing this contract.
3. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the City of Lakewood, its officers, employees, and insurers, from and against claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, arising out of or resulting from performance of this contract, provided that such claim, damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property, but only to the extent caused by the negligent acts or omissions of the Contractor, a Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for whose acts they may be liable. Such obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or reduce other rights or obligations of indemnity which would otherwise exist as to a party or person described in this paragraph. The Contractor agrees to investigate, handle, respond to, and to provide defense for any such liability, claims, or demands at the sole expense of the Contractor, and agrees to bear all other costs and expenses related thereto, including court costs and attorney fees, whether or not any such liability, claims, or demands alleged are groundless, false, or fraudulent.
4. Contractor shall be provided with a 10-foot by 10-foot ground space on a natural grass, crusher fines or dirt surface. Vendors must provide their own display system including tent/canopy. Display units should be designed for outdoor use, capable of withstanding the elements, and all materials must be contained within the 10-foot-by-10-foot area. Vendors are required to provide an adequate weight system for their booth (minimum 100 lbs). The use of stakes is strictly prohibited.
5. Space assignments will only be available at check-in. All assignments are final. Contractor or Contractor’s employee(s) shall remain in the assigned booth space for the duration of the event. Contractor shall assemble the display booth by 9:30 am on Saturday, August 27, 2011, and Sunday, August 28, 2011. Pre-assemble for Contractor booth space is scheduled for Friday, August 26, 2011, between the hours of 10:00 am and 7:00 pm. All exhibitors MUST check in on Friday, August 26, 2011. Contractor vehicles will be allowed 20 minutes in the designated loading / unloading area each day before the event and after the event. Contractor shall remain open during the festival hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday, August 27, 2011, and Sunday, August 28, 2011. Canvassing from outside of the booth space is not permitted. NO amplified music or sounds will be allowed in the Contractor booth space at any time during festival hours. Contractor vehicles may not be allowed back in the designated loading / unloading area until after 5:30 pm each day. Contractor is responsible for depositing trash in the provided dumpster each day. Contractor must request in advance and pay an additional fee if electricity is required. Failure to comply with all City of Lakewood ordinances, site and event policies & procedures and/or Chile Harvest Festival staff instructions or requests may be grounds for immediate expulsion from the event, preclusion from participation in future events and loss of Damage Deposit.
6. Contractor is responsible for reporting all sales tax (City and State) collected during the event. The 3% City tax will be collected in one of two ways:
1) Vendor must apply for a City of Lakewood sales & use tax license at least 30 days prior to the event (a $15 one-time fee) or, 2) Vendor will be required to report sales revenues to the event and the 3% City tax will be collected by event staff before vendor leaves the event on Sunday, August 28, 2011.
7. Contractor grants permission for the use of his or her name and business name or likeness related to the Contractors participation in any event conducted by the City of Lakewood. Contractor also grants the use of his or her voice and any and all recorded and or filmed/video/photographed footage of Contractor and or Contractor's display including Contractor's art, and further waive all rights to any compensation, as a result of Contractor's name or Business name or likeness being used in any way.
8. Contractor assumes responsibility for any sustained damages to the City of Lakewood’s Heritage Center/Belmar Park, festival grounds, buildings, staff, volunteers, other artists or vendors and / or the general public, caused by Contractor or Contractor property. Contractor understands that neither Chile Harvest Festival, the City of Lakewood, its City Council and employees, nor the sponsoring organizations or businesses bear any responsibility for any damages, theft, weather or vandalism for the duration of the event August 26, 27, & 28, 2011.
9. Written notification of cancellation must be received by July 31, 2011, in order to receive a full refund.
10. Any exhibited artwork that is not representative of that which was submitted must be removed if requested by Chile Harvest Festival staff.
11. PROHIBITION AGAINST EMPLOYING ILLEGAL ALIENS: (This section shall not apply to an individual person who does not hire employees to perform this contract.) This paragraph shall apply to all Contractors whose performance of work under this Agreement does not involve the delivery of a specific end product other than reports that are merely incidental to the performance of said work. Pursuant to Section 8-17.5-
101,C.R.S., et seq., Contractor represents and agrees that:
A. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS: Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this Contract. Contractor shall not knowingly contract with a subcontractor that (a) knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work under this Contract or (b) fails to certify to the Contractor that the subcontractor will not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this Contract.
B. VERIFICATION REGARDING ILLEGAL ALIENS: Upon entry into a new contract or renewal of a contract for services Contractor will verify through participation in either the E-verify Program or the Department Program of the State of Colorado that Contractor does not employ any illegal aliens. If Contractor chooses to use the Department Program, Contractor shall complete a “Notice of Participation in the Department Program for Public Contracts for Services” and distribute said notice to the Colorado Division of Labor and the City.
If Contractor has chosen to use the Department Program, and if, during the contract period, Contractor hires an employee who is newly hired for employment to perform work under the contract, Contractor shall, within twenty days of hiring an employee, affirm that Contractor has examined the legal work status of such employee, retained file copies of the documents required by 8.U.S.C. 1324a, and not altered or falsified the identification documents for such employees. The Contractor shall provide a written, notarized copy of the affirmation to the City.
C. LIMITATION REGARDING E-VERIFY PROGRAM AND DEPARTMENT PROGRAM: Contractor shall not use either the E-verify Program or the Department Program procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while performing this Contract.
D. DUTY TO TERMINATE A SUBCONTRACT; EXCEPTIONS: If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under this Contract knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, the Contractor shall, unless the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien:
(a) notify the subcontractor and the City within three days that the Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien; and
(b) terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if, within three days of receiving notice that the Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien, the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the illegal alien.
E. DUTY TO COMPLY WITH STATE INVESTIGATION: Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation pursuant to C.R.S. 8-17.5-102 (5).
F. DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT: In addition to any other legal or equitable remedy the City may be entitled to a breach of this Contract, if the City terminates this Contract, in whole or in part, due to Contractor’s breach of any paragraph in this Section, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the City.
G. CERTIFICATION: Prior to executing contract, the contractor shall certify that it does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien who will perform work under the contract and that the contractor will participate in the E-verify Program or the Department Program in order to confirm the employment eligibility of its employees. In addition to any other legal or equitable remedy the City may be entitled to for a breach of this Contract, if the City terminates this Contract, in whole or in part, due to Contractor’s breach of any paragraph numbered one (1) through eleven (11) inclusive, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the City and shall forfeit all amounts previously paid as liquidated damages. In addition to the above, this agreement includes all information contained on the reverse side of this page.
CITY OF LAKEWOOD CONTRACTOR

By: _________________________________ Signature:___________________________________
Manager,
Heritage, Culture & the Arts Printed Name:______________________________________________

By: _________________________________ Address:_____________________________________
City Clerk
City/ST/Zip:__________________________________