Mystic Outdoor Art Festival 2025 - 67th Annual

The Mystic Outdoor Art Festival is the oldest, juried art show in the Northeast region, celebrating its 67th year on Saturday, August 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hosted by the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, the two-day festival showcases close to 270 artists from around the country with over a mile of fine arts and crafts including oils, watercolors, photography, textiles, sculpture, woodwork, acrylics and more. The trail of artists begins in downtown Mystic and follows the Mystic River into the shipyard of the Mystic Seaport Museum. The festival is free to the public and features activities and artwork for all ages to enjoy, including a Children's Art Park, Children's Art Installation and a Performing Arts Stage with local and regional performers.

All work submitted must be original, created by hand or with appropriate tools by an individual artist. Work must be of high quality, well-designed, and convey artistic originality and vision. Accepted categories include Fine Arts (painting, mixed media, photography, sculpture, watercolors, illustration/graphics, pastels, ink) and Fine Crafts (ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, wood). Work that will not be accepted includes objects from commercially available kits, premanufactured molds, embellished commercial objects, factory-made items, or pre-assembled jewelry.

The application requires 5 images including one booth shot, with an application fee of $55. Emerging artists are accepted. Jurors will review digital files and score each artist's work numerically, with exhibitors chosen from those with the highest scores in each category. Notifications of acceptances will be sent out on May 14, 2025. Each participant is preassigned a 10' x 11' space with tents no larger than 10'x 10'. All exhibitors must have a valid Connecticut tax identification number and be responsible for collecting CT sales tax.