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NKollectiv proudly presents the fourth annual Apis Opus, a juried exhibition honoring the artistry and versatility of beeswax-based media. Named for Apis—the genus of bees—and Opus—a work of art, this national showcase invites U.S. artists working in encaustic, cold-wax, or other beeswax-infused techniques to submit their creations. Originally focused on Colorado-based encaustic works, Apis Opus...

The Park Hill Art Festival is a juried outdoor event held at the Park Hill Masonic Lodge, located on Montview Boulevard between Dahlia and Eudora Streets in Denver's historic Park Hill neighborhood. The event is scheduled for early June and will feature up to 90 selected artists showcasing fine art and fine crafts. Accepted art categories include painting, sculpture, metal, glass,...

"A Woman's Place: Framing the Future" reframes the centuries-old question "What is a woman's place?" as a declaration of possibility rather than limitation. This exhibition envisions a woman's place as an ever-expanding horizon that redefines the trajectory of our collective future. Informed by memory, story, and lived experience, the exhibition explores how shifting perspectives on womanhood are...

The 32nd annual Mulvane Art Fair will feature more than 85 artists from across the country for a two-day event on the beautiful grounds of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. This juried fine art event draws thousands of art lovers and has been an annual favorite among artists and art appreciators since 1992. With a focus on quality and variety, proceeds from the event support the mission and...

Human Expressions invites artists to reimagine and push the boundaries of portraiture, encouraging exploration of new ways to convey the complexities of human experience. This exhibition seeks works that capture the depth of human expression through innovative approaches to portraiture, focusing on the transformative use of color, form, and composition. Artists are encouraged to break away from...

The Idaho Watercolor Society invites entries for the 42nd Annual Capitol Rotunda Show, held at the 4th Floor Rotunda in the Idaho State Capitol Building (700 West Jefferson Street, Boise). This non-juried exhibition accepts entries on a first-come basis until the February 25, 2026 deadline or until the 75-painting limit is reached. IWS membership must be current before submitting an entry....

The Spring Festival on Ponce is a two-day outdoor local art and crafts event held at the Olmsted linear Parks along Ponce de Leon Ave., the main thoroughfare in metro Atlanta. This major celebration of the arts honors the rich history of the community while supporting the Olmsted Parks restoration, located in the center of the historic affluent North Druid Hills neighborhood in Atlanta. The...

The Niza Knoll Gallery invites artists to submit work for "Gelatin Prints – A Redefined Pull," an exhibition celebrating the inventive, tactile, and ever-surprising world of gelatin printing. This show highlights how artists reinterpret this medium—pushing beyond its traditional boundaries to explore texture, layering, transparency, and chance. The gallery seeks works that demonstrate the spirit...

The 50th annual Utah Arts Festival is scheduled for June 18-21, 2026, at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Each summer the Utah Arts Festival transforms downtown Salt Lake City, attracting 35,000+ attendees and generating over one million in art sales. Being one of the only remaining multi-disciplinary events in the nation, we strive to combine high quality artistic presentations...

The Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 10am until 4pm. This juried event features artists from across the region as well as live music, free family activities, and hands-on art demonstrations. Over the last several years, Downtown Bryan has actively fostered arts & culture, and this festival continues to build on that by inviting local and regional...

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) presents the 35th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota's 66-acre Powderhorn Park. This juried fine art and fine crafts festival features approximately 190 artists displaying work around the tree-lined Powderhorn Lake, along with food vendors and community organizations. The fair attracts artists from...

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) presents the 35th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota's 66-acre Powderhorn Park. The fair features approximately 180 artists across 20 artistic mediums, including clay, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, paper, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and...

The Oconomowoc Festival of The Arts takes place in Fowler Park on the shores of Fowler Lake, in the charming city of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. This show is ranked as one of the best outdoor juried fine art festivals in the Midwest. Held annually since 1970, the Festival takes place the third full weekend of August from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, rain or shine. The show features 110 fine art artists from...

You are invited to participate in the fifth annual Holy Trinity Arts Festival as we celebrate Spring and the Arts on Saturday, May 2, 2026. The Festival continues to grow, adding more artists and larger attendance every year. This event incorporates visual artists, performing artists, and floral arts design, as well as food vendors and a beer garden, to create a true Festival atmosphere. The Holy...

The Corey Avenue Art & Craft Festivals return for their 32nd annual season, transforming the historic Corey Avenue—the cultural and social heart of downtown St. Pete Beach—into a lively, open-air marketplace. Hosted by the Corey Area Business Association (CABA), these multi-day festivals feature world-class artistry and handcrafted treasures from skilled artisans and craftsmen. 2026 event dates:...

Crooked Tree Arts Center invites you to apply to its 65th Annual Art Fair, held on Saturday, July 25, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (rain or shine) at the south east end of the Civic Center - A Grand Traverse County Park. This new location on the corner of Titus and Fair Street offers street side parking in addition to parking lots on the property, public restrooms, and food trucks.

Leeper Park Art Fair is known as one of the premier fine art fairs in the country, ranked #34 in Sunshine Artist Magazine's 2025 100 Fine Art and Design Festivals in the US. Situated in a picturesque park along the banks of the St. Joseph River in South Bend, IN, the fair attracts top-ranked artists and enthusiastic patrons year after year. The show is run by volunteers of the St.

Art Speaks Juried Exhibition is presented by the Bay School Community Arts Center. The exhibition runs April 25 - May 25, 2026, with an opening reception on Saturday, April 25, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Artwork delivery is Monday - Saturday, April 6-18, 10am–4pm at 279 Main Street, Mathews, VA. Pick up artwork Wednesday - Saturday, May 27-30, 10am–4pm.

The Highlands Art Festival is presented on the grounds of The Highlands Masonic Lodge in Denver's Highlands neighborhood. The event accepts all forms of original fine art and fine crafts, including painting, sculpture, metal, glass, printmaking/drawing, ceramics, mixed media, jewelry, wood, fiber, and photography. Artists must be present to exhibit and may only display their own original work. A...

The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts celebrates its 43rd anniversary on August 22 & 23, 2026, along University Avenue between High and Webster Streets. This open-air gallery features over 250 artists showcasing fine arts and fine crafts, attracting over sixty thousand patrons annually. The festival includes sidewalk piano performances, Italian Street Painting, food selections, and beverages. Event...

The Manayunk Development Corporation presents the 37th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival, the tri-state's largest outdoor, juried arts and crafts festival. Nearly 150,000 collectors, buyers, and designers will fill historic Main Street Manayunk over two days on Saturday, June 27th (11AM-7PM) and Sunday, June 28th (11AM-5PM), 2026. The festival selects 300 artists from an annually increasing...

The Cain Park Arts Festival is a juried fine arts and fine crafts event held over three days in Cain Park, a municipally owned park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The festival features approximately 55% two-dimensional art (painting, drawing, hand-pulled prints, and photography) and 45% fine crafts across all categories including clay, sculpture, glass, fiber, leather, jewelry, and wood. The outdoor...

Perrysburg Hearts the Arts returns August 15-16, 2026 to Louisiana Ave in Downtown Perrysburg, OH. This fine art fair features jury-selected artists and artisans working in jewelry, ceramics, painting, glass, photography, fiber and more. The event is free to attend and located near convenient parking, restaurants and shops. The fair includes food vendors and kids activities.

Art in the Park Fine Art Festival is the premier Spring Fine Art Festival on St. Simons Island, held in Postell Park in the heart of the Village. The festival hosts over 60 juried artists from around the region and includes juried awards and cash prizes. Organized by Glynn Visual Arts, now in its 31st year, the event is recognized for its attention to artists' success, community partnerships,...

The Brighton Street Art Fair returns to Main Street in the heart of downtown Brighton on August 21-23, 2026. This 3rd Annual fair will feature 125 jury-selected artists in a charming atmosphere with an eclectic mix of restaurants and shops adjacent to Mill Pond. The event includes live music and art making activities, all within walking distance to convenient parking amongst the wonderful...

The Illinois Watercolor Society invites artists to submit work for its 42nd National Exhibition, held May 1-30, 2026 at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., Dixon, Illinois. The exhibition is open to all artists 18 years or older. Work must be original, painted after January 1, 2023, and cannot have been previously displayed in an IWS exhibition or completed in a class or workshop.

The 8th Annual Evergreen Mountain Art Celebration is a juried fine art and fine craft festival held in Evergreen, Colorado. The event will feature a curated selection of up to 65 highly qualified artists, with a focus on mountain-living, Western, Southwestern, and rustic themes. The festival is scheduled for a June weekend. Accepted media include painting, sculpture, metal, glass,...

The 39th Northern National Art Competition will be held in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, from June 18 - July 31, 2026, at the Nicolet College Art Gallery. This show is a cooperative venture between Nicolet College Arts & Enrichment and the Northern Arts Council (NAC). The competition strives to showcase a cross section of contemporary art in a variety of two-dimensional mediums.

Hidden Wilds invites artists to explore the mysterious world of cryptids, from Bigfoot to Mothman, lake monsters to shadowy beings whispered about in old campfire tales. Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, a lowbrow/outsider contemporary art gallery located in the 40West Arts District in Lakewood, Colorado, welcomes the outsider, the lowbrow, and the macabre. The gallery accepts 2D and 3D artwork....

For 55 years, the Park Point Community Club has hosted the Park Point Art Fair at the Park Point Recreation Area on the last weekend in June. The fair showcases 110 professionally juried artists from across the region and nation in a unique setting on the largest freshwater baymouth bar in the world. The community hosts a free appreciation dinner for artists and volunteers. The fair accepts fine...

The Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Arts and Crafts Show takes place July 24 - August 2, 2026, in historic Abingdon, Virginia. This established fine arts and craft show accepts both contemporary and traditional submissions and offers artist access to over 22,000 patrons from multiple states over the 10-day celebration. Booth locations are available on the Barter Green and on the Martha...

The Putnam CT Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be held June 13-14, 2026, featuring 70+ fine artists and artisans from New England, New York, and New Jersey. The outdoor festival showcases handmade work including original painting, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, and more. Visitors can enjoy live musical entertainment, and the venue is a short walk from Downtown Putnam with local shops,...

The Armonk Outdoor Art Show takes place September 26 & 27, 2026 (Saturday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm, rain or shine) and is consistently ranked among the top shows in the nation based on sales reported to Art Fair Sourcebook and Sunshine Artist Magazine. The beautiful tree-lined venue attracts upscale, informed, art-buying patrons from the surrounding affluent area, including some of America's...

Art on the Green is the 58th annual fine arts and specialty crafts outdoor festival held July 31 through August 2, 2026, on the grounds of North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The festival attracts over 30,000 visitors and is produced by over 300 volunteers. Accepted categories include cloth/fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal sculpture, mixed-media, painting, photography, pottery,...

The Westfield Art+Design+Fashion Fair is a juried exhibition for serious artists seeking to expand their audience in one of New Jersey's most affluent communities. The fair takes place November 6-8, 2026, at the Westfield Armory, located five minutes off Exit 135 on the Garden State Parkway. The event attracts buyers from Bergen, Union, Essex, and Somerset Counties, as well as affluent coastal...

Art in the Park is a juried booth show held in George Rogers Park, featuring original handmade work by painters, printmakers, sculptors, designers, metalsmiths, glass artists, ceramicists, photographers, and makers. This is the 63rd year of the event, which is a signature part of the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. The three-day event brings together artists from the Pacific Northwest and...

Works on Paper 2026 is the 28th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The competition welcomes entries of original work created within the last two years that explore varied media utilizing paper. Works on Paper can include but are not limited to drawing, painting on paper, hand-pulled prints,...

The 66th Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair, the longest running art fair in Illinois, is presented by the Naperville Woman's Club. Located in downtown Naperville on the grounds of Naper Settlement, a park-like setting with paved pathways, mature trees and historic buildings, the show hosts over 110 qualified, juried artists. Located 28 miles west of Chicago, Naperville is home to approximately...

Join us for the fifth annual Westhampton Beach Spring Fine Art Festival on Memorial Day weekend, May 23-24, 2026. Returning to the Great Lawn on Main Street in Westhampton Beach. Setup is on Friday afternoon with event hours Saturday 10 am-6 pm and Sunday 11 am-6 pm. Admission for the public is FREE.

Join the 5th St. Armands Fine Art Festival held on May 24-25, 2025 on St. Armands Circle. The event draws from great demographics throughout the region of Florida, from St.

The Lake Dillon Arts Festival is a juried event taking place in historic downtown Dillon, Colorado. The festival will feature up to 110 carefully selected artists exhibiting fine art and fine crafts including painting, sculpture, metal, glass, printmaking, drawing, ceramics, mixed media, jewelry, wood, fiber, and photography. Artists must be present to exhibit their own original work only....

Join us for the second Arizona Wine Country Artists Village art fair, held in Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona on Friday, April 24th through Sunday, April 26th, at the Old Town Activity Park located at 187 E. Pima Street. Old Town Cottonwood has reinvented itself as a world-class wine tourism destination with fine-dining restaurants, bakeries, shops, galleries, and ten wine-tasting rooms. Only 30...

Art on the Commons is a fine arts and crafts festival in its 38th year, organized by Rosewood Arts Center, a division of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department of the City of Kettering. The festival features approximately one hundred artists from around the country and is held in a scenic park within the vibrant Dayton area. The festival includes live music and attracts several...

The Estes Park Labor Day Arts and Crafts Show will be held September 5-7, 2026, in Bond Park in the heart of Estes Park, near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. This juried show is organized by the Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary and staffed by 50+ volunteers. The outdoor show historically features 92+ vendor booths and several food trucks, marking the end of mountain summer days and the...

The Breckenridge August Fine Art Festival is an established show in its 25th year, limited to approximately 115 artists and craftspeople from around the country. Ranked #66 in Sunshine Artists Magazine's top 100 best Fine Art Shows for 2024, the festival is held in Main Street Station and The Village at Breckenridge in the historic town of Breckenridge, Colorado, located 80 miles west of Denver...

Waves Across Time is an exhibition at Pollak Gallery exploring Sandy Hook as a landscape shaped by centuries of change — a place where tides and time weave together the echoes of history and the spirit of renewal. Once a critical coastal battlement, Sandy Hook has transformed into a sanctuary for wildlife, beach-goers, and shifting dunes. What was once a place of defense is now a place of...

The Hendersonville Arts Festival, presented by Good Neighbor Festivals and the Hendersonville Arts Council, takes place Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The festival is open to the public from 10 am-5 pm on Saturday and 11 am-5 pm on Sunday, with artist setup on Friday afternoon. The event features local live music, a food truck court,...

The Mountain Artists Guild Mother's Day Fine Art Festival is an outdoor event on the historic Courthouse Plaza in Downtown Prescott on Saturday and Sunday, May 9th and 10th, 2026. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 9 am to 4 pm on Sunday. This area is a popular Arizona destination, attracting visitors from the Phoenix Metro area, as well as Grand Canyon tourists. The Mother's Day Fine Art...

The Allentown Art Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District of Buffalo, New York during the second weekend in June. The festival started in 1958 and is one of the longest running and most respected art shows in the United States. The Allentown Art Festival is a non profit group founded by local shop owners in 1958 with a mission to support the arts in Buffalo. Each year...

The 2026 Lubeznik Arts Festival (LAF) will take place August 15 and 16 from 10 AM to 5 PM (Central) in Michigan City, IN on the grounds of Lubeznik Center for the Arts, steps away from Lake Michigan. The festival features 80+ artists, local food vendors, indoor exhibitions, family activities, and live demonstrations. LCA's summer blockbuster exhibition will also be on display. Admission is $5 on...