The Association of Artists for A Better World
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• What We Offer Artists
• Three Ways to Get a Winterfolk Gig
  • 80 Artists to be selected by Artistic Directors Committee
  • 12 Artists will be selected at Winterfolk auditions
  • 10 Artists will be selected from Submissions

Winterfolk artists receive the following

We Fill Clubs For You and Bring an Audience – Great to break in new territory!

• Typically, we try to offer artists 2 -3 paid performance opportunities during the Winterfolk weekend.
• Remuneration will be based on budget considerations, which varies every year.
• Sets may be scheduled as a combination of 45 minute sets, and additional shared spot as part of a workshop or seminar
• Your products and CD’s will be offered for sale at the Winterfolk store.
• Inclusion in Festival publicity and promotion such as -
• Consideration for interviews and coverage on Radio, TV
• Magazine and Newspaper Ads Flyers
• Winterfolk Program Guide – 40,000 copies
• Website Listings – bios and pictures posted on our website, and included in media releases
• Press and industry will be alerted to your set time
• Full access to Stage, Backstage, Hospitality privileges valid for the entire festival
• Pass to attend private Artist parties and information session.

3 Ways That Winterfolk Selects Talent for This Year’s Festival

1. Artistic Director Committee – Will Select and Hire 80 Artists -

The AD committee will select and hire approximately 80 known artists based on a variety of criteria, for which the top level consideration is artists that best fit the festival programming themes. (This varies every year). Although we hire artists from at least four provinces or territories outside Ontario, our focus is on southern Ontario talent.

We look for topical artists who are working hard to perfect their artform, and especially those who are creating a ‘buzz’ within the roots community, filling their calendars, generating some publicity, and getting their name out there. Other considerations include emerging talent, creativity, originality, potential draw, etc. Artists of interest will be contacted prior to Nov 30, 2009.

2. Send in a Submission Through Sonicbids or Via Post – 10 Artists Hired Through Submissions

Deadline Dec 30, 2009 – In keeping with our mission, Winterfolk is committed to offer performance opportunities to artists who are not known (or not selected to the Artistic Selection Committee- regardless of prior festival experience.) A Submissions Review Team – operating separately and autonomously from the AD committee – will hire 10 artists will be selected from Submissions. The submissions Review Team consists of volunteers appointed by the festival director. Submissions are accepted either online via Sonicbids, or via mail. To submit online, follow this link to Sonicbids .

To submit via mail, send a CD and single page bio/info sheet to The Association of Artists For a Better World, 182-4936 Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2N-6S3. Pls. enclose $15.00, or VISA info with permission.

3. Six Live Auditions in Four Cities – Toronto, Oakville, Peterborough, Guelph – 12 Artists Hired At Live Auditions

New this year, Winterfolk will hold live auditions at venues throughout southern Ontario . There is no cost to audition to Winterfolk. Two artists will be hired at each of the venues listed below. Artist selection based on a combination of voting by the audience and Winterfolk rep. If you want to audition for Winterfolk, Send an email to Winterfolk Auditions. and advise preferred venue, and include your EPK, or send a link to website or Myspace, etc. You will be updated with the details, and confirmed prior to the audition.