Telluride Autumn Classic Fine Arts Festival 2025

The Fine Arts Festival takes place in the Heritage Plaza of Mountain Village, showcasing a curated selection of fine art vendors. Both car enthusiasts and art aficionados can wander through Heritage Plaza, admiring exquisite jewelry, paintings, photography, ceramics, metalwork, and much more. The Telluride Fine Arts Festival is a genuine 'boutique' event, focusing on a small group of highly skilled and diverse artists. The event accommodates only 38 to 42 artists, with the exact number determined by the quality of submissions and available booth sizes. Great care is taken during the jury selection process to ensure a diverse range of unique, high-quality artistry, allowing each artist's work to shine in creativity and style.

The event runs September 25-28, 2025, as part of the 3-day Telluride Autumn Classic festival that takes place on the last full weekend in September amid the spectacular display of the San Juan Mountains' autumnal foliage. Located at Heritage Plaza in Mountain Village, Telluride, Colorado, at an elevation of 9000 feet, the venue is pedestrian-only and the vendor artist area is free for festival attendees. All artists are invited to the Artist Welcome & Appreciation Reception on Friday evening, and each artist booth comes with two complimentary Saturday General Admission passes to the Telluride Autumn Classic events.

Booth rates are $625 for 10x10 spaces and $1125 for 20x10 spaces (limited availability). Additional costs include a mandatory $25 Telluride Mountain Village Special Business License and optional $25 electricity add-on (limited availability). The application fee is $45 per application and is non-refundable. Artists must submit 5 images including one booth setup image, provide their own tents, tables, chairs, and at least 65 lbs of weights per tent leg. All exhibited art must be original and handcrafted, with categories including ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, mixed media, painting, paper, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood objects/hand-crafted furniture.