Worthington Arts Festival 2026

The Worthington Arts Festival is one of Central Ohio's premier Fine Art festivals, celebrating its 32nd year. This community event is produced by the McConnell Arts Center in coordination with the City of Worthington, drawing 23,000 visitors and 120 artists annually. The festival takes place on the Worthington Village Green at the intersection of High Street and State Route 161 in Historic Old Worthington, spanning two days with show hours Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm.

Participation is open to artists in all Fine Art and Fine Craft mediums, with categories including ceramics, digital art, drawing and pastels, fiber, glass, jewelry, leatherwork, metalwork, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wearable art, wood, and other mediums. Artists must submit four images and one booth photo representative of their work through a blind jury process. The application fee is $50, and artists wishing to exhibit work in multiple categories must submit separate applications for each.

Awards include $1,000 for Best in Show, $500 for 2nd Place Merit Award, $250 for 3rd Place Merit Award, and Honorable Mention. Award winners are automatically accepted into the following year's show. All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist, with no mass-production, buy and sell, or manufactured work permitted. Artists may sell reproductions of their original work in signed and numbered limited editions not exceeding 250, clearly marked as reproductions and comprising no more than 10% of displayed work.