Please read the following information before applying.

For 2012 we are providing two separate showcases.

Interactive Assemblies, Workshops, After School Programs
Family Fun Nights and Community Activities.

Program Preview Days are dedicated to bringing quality arts programming to support and enrich school curriculum.  It provides artists with a unique opportunity to demonstrate and inform schools of their programs.

• Open to Visual, Performing, Variety and Demonstration artists with programs designed for schools and meet California Educational Standards.
• New artists must meet requirements in the “New Artists” section to participate.
• Directories are mailed out to schools through partnerships with the 4th, 5th and 23rd District PTA.
• Showcase time slots will be given out to:
• artists who did not get the opportunity to showcase last year
• new accepted artists
• artists who showcased last year based on date of registration
• Each artist will have 5-7 minutes to set up and perform their demonstration.
• Showcasing artists will be posted online at www.ProgramPreviewDay.com for year-round viewing and direct linkage.
• All Showcase artists will be rated by the Showcase Arts Panel for quality and content of their demonstration.  If any demonstration is deemed to be lacking, the artist will be required to audition before future showcase appearances.
• Only artists who participate in the Directory will be able to attend the event.
• The Presenter Open House has limited table space, floor space and electrical accessibility.  For floor space, please email Dream Shapers info@dreamshapers.org for availability and reservation.  See Presenter Open House information for space size and fees. Tables and floor space will  be assigned on the following criteria:
• First reserved, first  paid
• Open House participation requires that artist set up assigned table 30 minutes prior to event start time and stay until close of the event.  Late arrivals could result in loss of table space, given away to a waitlist artist. No refunds for late or no shows.
• Artists unable to attend or did not reserve a table may send in literature to be placed on a General Artist display table. 
• Displays must fit on your designated table space (1/2 of an 8’ table).  Please NO large balloons, loud music or sounds or floor displays that would interfere with other exhibitors are allowed.
• No live performance demonstrations will be held in the exhibit hall.
• Aisles must remain open for attendees to freely roam around the room
  Artists will be required to:
• Stay behind their tables 
• Stay within the designated area of their booth
• Refrain from marketing themselves in the aisles or halls.
• Professionalism and courtesy is required of all artists.
• No selling of products allowed.
• All efforts are made to provide correct and complete information; however, no refunds will be given based on inaccurate listings.  You will have the ability to review your directory listing and given time to notify us of mistakes.  
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• Fees for the showcase fund:
• Website maintenance
• Directory creation and distribution
• Rental of venue space
• Marketing and publicity
• Event management
• Additional year round publicity
• Additional event incidentals