41st Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts

The Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts is the largest juried fine art exhibition in Eastern Oregon, held in Joseph. The festival is dedicated to promoting the arts and supporting artists, reflecting the beauty, culture, heritage, and traditions of the region through representational/traditional realism and contemporary art from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

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); Photography (including digital); and Other (glass, jewelry, fiber arts, ceramics, mixed media, or digital art). 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 the Arts show. All accepted work must be made available for sale.

Entry fee is $35.00 (non-refundable) for up to 3 pieces. Artists must submit 1 image per piece online via CaFE and provide a brief biography of 150 words or less. Size constraints: 3-dimensional pieces must not exceed 120" total (L+W+H), and 2-dimensional pieces must not exceed 1600 square inches (approximately 40"x40" including framing). The festival is open to all artists nationally. Acceptance emails will be sent August 8-12, 2023. The Fine Art Show runs September 15-17, 2023, with an opening night reception Friday, September 15th (7-10pm). Artists may leave artwork to hang through September 26th. An optional En Plein Air Competition and Afternoon of the Quick Draw are also offered during the festival.