2027 SAF Community Stage Application

Summer Arts Festival:
Entertainment Application - COMMUNITY STAGE

Festival Dates: June 25, 26, 27, 2027

Deadline to submit: April 30th, 2027

Our Community Stage is a special area where we celebrate our community and welcome local performance groups and organizations to showcase the talents of their performers. The Community Stage is made possible through local comunity partnership and support, and is located on the south side of the building, facing Harvard. This stage features an array of local talent including dance troupes, magic, music, and more!

The lineup for the Community Stage are selected based on a seledction process which embraces the philosophy and goals of the Summer Arts Festival. When selecting acts for the Community Stage, the following is considered:

How upbeat, energetic, and family-friendly the performances are.
What area of our local community culture the performance highlights.
How the performance can engage with visitors and educate them on the performance group or organization.

This year, we are introducting a NEW feature on our Community Stage. Interested performing groups can sign up for the opportunity to share about their performing art with a short class or workshop after they perform. These workshops/classes will take place on the Community Stage and be no more than 60 minutes long. It would also be free to participants to encourage attendance and participation. UVA will market the specific workshop/class as part of our entertainment schedule, and instructors are welcome to share the opportunity among their networks to also encourage attendance.

All applications for the Community Stage Entertainment are reviewed and juried after the April 18th deadline. If selected, you will receive notification of your acceptance no later than May 14th, wherein a discussion about performance dates/times and more will be discussed with the Representative listed on the application.

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Application Deadline: April 18th
All Applicants Notified: May 14th
Entertainment Contracts & W-9s Due (if applicable): May 28th
Entertainment Booklet Sent: June 1st

COMMUNITY STAGE LINEUP

The Community Stage runs all three days of the festival. Each group has 60-90 minutes to perform and there are at least 30 minutes in between to change equipment and get ready for the next act. Due to the nature of the performers that apply to our Community Stage, we understand that not every act will have 90 minutes worth of material and welcome acts that have at least 60 minutes worth of material. Below, we are outlining the opening time (Start of the first act) and closing time (End of the last act) for each day of the festival:

Friday, June 25th: 11:00am-8:30pm

Saturday, June 26th: 11:00am-8:30pm

Sunday, June 27th: 11:00am-4:00pm

COMMUNITY STAGE APPLICATION INFORMATION

It is FREE for all interested applicants to apply. For multiple acts within the same group, please include one point of contact (Representative Name) to coordinate between UVA and the individual performers. All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis leading up to the April 18th deadline and confirmed until all timeslots are filled. If all timeslots are filled before the final deadline, the application process will be closed. This rolling jury is to ensure a timely response for confirming availability with each performer/group. Once a performer/group is confirmed, UVA Staff will send an Entertainment Booklet which will provide the performer/group with important information around the festival.

The Summer Arts Festival is UVA's biggest fundraiser of the year, providing our organization with essential funding that helps us stay sustainable and operational as we provide year-round arts and educational programming to our community.
Our Community Stage, and the rest of the festival, is made possible by the generous support of community partners who contribute to our event.

COMMUNITY STAGE APPLICATION INFORMATION

All Community Stage applicants MUST complete the online form in its entirety to be considered for jurying. Submissions made using slides, physical cds/tapes, paper applications, or emailed resumes/CVs and digital music/video files will not be accepted for jurying. Links to live performance examples are welcomed, but optional.

Representative Name

First NameLast Name

Business Name, if applicable

Group Name

E-mail

Confirmation Email

Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry

Primary Phone #

Area CodePhone Number

Secondary Phone #

Area CodePhone Number

Please check one:

Please provide details about your performance/group (i.e. What kind of performance will you be doing? What area of our community does your performance exhibit?):

0/300

Number of group members and any special needs you may have (If you are a solo performer with back-up performers, please itemize how many back-up performers are with you):

0/300

Number of years performing:

Please check the days you would be available.

Please select if your group can fill a 90 minute time slot, or a 60 minute time slot (minimum). This helps UVA Staff know when to best schedule your group on our lineup:

Are you able to and interested in sharing more about your performing art with a workshop or class?

Website Link: if applicable

YouTube Link: if applicable

Facebook or Other Social Media Link: if applicable

How did you hear about UVA's Summer Arts Festival?