Instructor's Information

FLORIDA GOURD SOCIETY GOURD ARTS FESTIVAL

February 21-23, 2025 

Theme: Growing Gourds

The link for the Instructor Application is: https://forms.gle/ZHgiraq4nATQK8Hg6

Deadline for application is OCTOBER 15, 2024!

Please read the following before submitting your application

TEACHER APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Florida Gourd Society is looking forward to the 2025 Florida Gourd Society Show & Festival. We will again be in Melbourne, Florida. Classes will be held in a climate-controlled building, plus a separate covered pavilion outside for all carving and wood-burning. Come share your knowledge of gourds with us and enjoy the Florida Space Coast. We are located just 10 minutes away from the beaches, an hour south of the Kennedy Space Center, and east of Orlando theme parks, so we encourage you to plan on staying a few extra days and enjoying the Central Florida weather. We look forward to working with each and every one of you and seeing the exciting new projects you come up with. See you in Melbourne in 2025!

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS is a firm date of October 15, 2024. If your class/classes are accepted, you will be notified prior to November 4, 2024, and provided a schedule to proof. We will be looking for great classes that are unique and/or new. Classes for beginners are desirable also. If your classes are accepted, you will also be required to donate an item to the Silent Auction.

CLASS TIMES are as follows with eight to nine (8-9) different classes offered in each time slot: I will try to accommodate you with your preferred time. Please make sure your project will fit in the time allotted.

Friday:  8:30 a.m. thru 12:00 p.m. (3 1/2 hr. class only) 

Friday:  1:30 p.m. thru 5:30 p.m. (4 hr. class)

Saturday:  8:30 a.m. thru 12:00 p.m. (3 1/2 hr. class only) 

Saturday:  1:30 p.m. thru 5:30 p.m. (4 hr. class)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. thru 2:00 p.m. (3 or 4 hr. class) with 1 hour for lunch. 

Note: Sunday show hours are until 3 p.m.

THE CUT OFF TIME for a class to meet the minimum number of students is February 1, 2023. This is a firm deadline. At that time any class not meeting the minimum number of students will have the instructor contacted to determine if the class needs to be cancelled. Please consider a low minimum as we do have many drop-ins at show time. 

You may stop by the registration table at any time to check on new additions to your class.

FEES:  A fee of $5 for members and $10 for non-members will be added to the amount you charge for your class.  This money helps pay for the facilities.  Instructors are not charged any additional fee.
 

HANDOUTS: We would like for you to have handouts for your students; written instructions with step-by-step procedures, including a photo or illustration of the planned project. If you are teaching a technique, rather than a specific project, please explain the technique thoroughly in your instructions. A list of sources for materials for the project would also be desirable. Also please remember if you are supplying the gourd, students expect a GOOD QUALITY gourd.

PHOTOS: Photograph your projects on a solid color background, crop in as close as possible. File size should be no larger than 5” in any direction and 300 dpi. Please rename your file to: your last name-classname.jpg. Send only jpg format to: flgourdsoc@gmail.com.

PLEASE HAVE A SAMPLE OF YOUR CLASS PROJECT AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE BY FRIDAY AT 8 A.M.

PLEASE NOTE - All wood burning, carving and rotary tool classes will be outside under the large open pavilion.

CLASS APPLICATION QUESTIONS: email Jane Essig at flgourdsoc@gmail.com