An event such as the Firefly Fine Arts Festival would not be successful without the countless volunteers that give of their time for this great weekend.  If you are interested in volunteering, simply check out the volunteer job descriptions below and find the one you are most passionate about, then fill out the Involvement Application Form and submit.  Don’t worry, we’ll let you help; this is an application you can’t mess up!

At Firefly we want the cool and unusual when it comes to Food Vendors!  If you offer a unique (yet edible) product let us know!  Remember, this is a three-day festival and our hours of operation are 10am-8pm Friday and Saturday and 10am-6pm on Sunday.  To find out more information, fill out the Involvement Application Form and indicate your interest in being a food vendor for the festival.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the Firefly Fine Arts Festival we would love to talk to you.  There are numerous opportunities for both monetary and in-kind sponsorships.  Please allow us to custom-build a sponsorship proposal that will meet the needs of your business.  If interested, contact Jeremy Spencer, Festival Director at jeremy@fireflyartsfestival.com or (615) 740-5534.

If you’re an artist looking to submit your work, click here to go to the artist aplication page.

Volunteer Jobs:

• Artists’ Hospitality
• Artist Hospitality is taking care of the artists exhibiting their work throughout the weekend.  We want our artists to know they are valued and to feel well taken care of! 
• Hospitality Center, Booth Sitting, and Artist Errands are a few of the vital things done by volunteers in this category
• Performing Arts
• Assistance with the setup and strike of staging, stage hands, sound and technical, assisting performers
• Production
• Setup and take down of all aspects of the festival
• Culinary/Food Vending
• Provide assistance to the food vendors: running additional change, making sure the eating areas are clean, and making sure the vendors and their customers have everything they need.
• Beverages
• Making sure the organizations in the beverage booths have everything they need, aid in inventory control.
• Beverage booths will be open to local organizations to man and retain a portion of the sales to fund their own projects. 
• Merchandise
• Selling merchandise at our onsite booths.
• Children’s Area
• Pre-festival assistance in preparing activities for the children, providing extra hands during the festival, having fun with creative minds.

FIREFLY FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
PATRON PROGRAM

Patrons can participate at the $1,000 Collector, $500 Advocate levels, or $250 Friend level. These amounts include a tax-deductible donation that helps support CAD’s mission of bringing the arts to the citizens of Dickson County and providing scholarship money to Dickson County students majoring in the arts.
Firefly Patrons will receive “Firefly Bucks” in several denominations to be used for buying art at the festival (June 26-27, 2010). Patrons also receive two tickets to the Preview Party (June 25, 2010), admission to the hospitality area during the festival, recognition in the 2010 Firefly program, and stickers identifying them as Firefly Patrons the weekend of the festival.
Firefly Bucks equal dollar-for-dollar monetary slips to be spent on original artwork at the Firefly Fine Arts Festival 2010.
The Patron Program attracts top name artists to the Firefly Fine Arts Festival by encouraging monetary commitments among local art buyers prior to the event.