34th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts

The Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts is the largest juried fine art exhibition in Eastern Oregon, held in Joseph from September 14-18, 2016. The festival is dedicated to promoting the arts and supporting artists, featuring contemporary art and traditional realism reflecting the beauty, culture, and traditions of the region.

The festival accepts work in the following categories: Sculpture (wood, clay, stone, bronze, or other metal); Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor); Drawing (pastel, pencil, graphite, charcoal, ink, or combinations); Printmaking (woodblock, engraving, etching, monoprint, aquatint, linotype, lithography, silkscreen, or digital prints); Photography (any photograph captured through a lens, including digitally altered); and Other (glass, jewelry, fiber arts, ceramics, or mixed media). Copies, kits, reproductions, or work done under instructor supervision are not eligible. Work must be original and must not have been displayed in a previous Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts show.

The festival is open to all artists. Entry fee is $30.00 (non-refundable) for up to 3 pieces. Submissions are made online via Call for Entry with 1 image for two-dimensional work and 2-3 images for three-dimensional work. Size constraints: pieces weighing more than 200 lbs. or two-dimensional work measuring more than 20 square feet will not be accepted. Artists must provide a brief biography of 170 words or less. Deadline for entry is July 15, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Acceptance emails will be sent by July 31st. All accepted work must be made available for sale. The festival retains a 25% commission on all sales. Check-in for hand-delivered work is September 14th, 11am-2pm at Joseph Community Center. The Fine Art Show opens Friday, September 16th with a reception from 7-10pm and closes Sunday, September 18th at 2pm.