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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...

CACE (Center for Art and Community Enrichment) Gallery of Fine Art is a privately funded initiative of Morgan Community College. Now in its thirteenth year, the Gallery hosts juried art exhibits featuring local, regional and national artists. The Gallery is located at 300 Main Street, Fort Morgan, Colorado, and is open to the public Monday through Friday during regular business hours, with...

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 Mudhouse is an artist residency located in the village of Agios Ioannis on the Island of Crete, Greece. The residency aims to provide artists inspiration derived from engagement with the natural beauty of the environment, solitude to foster creative growth, an artistic community to enrich professional practices, and an immersive cultural experience within a rich historical context. The...

The Avon Arts Celebration is an annual art show held in Avon, Colorado, in the Vail Valley. July is the peak season for visitors in the region, making it an ideal time to reach affluent customers. The Avon Arts Celebration is the only art show held between Vail and Beaver Creek in July. The show accepts all forms of original fine art and fine crafts, including painting, sculpture, metal, glass,...

The 52nd annual Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show will be held "Under the Trees of Old Chautauqua" on August 15 & 16, 2026. This iconic summer event for the Pennsylvania Chautauqua serves as a community fundraiser on the third full weekend in August, featuring 200 fine art and craft exhibitors as well as an "Emerging Artists" section. The show runs 9 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 5 PM on Sunday...

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,...

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 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...

BOLD AND FREE 2026 is an online exhibition open to painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, fiber art, ceramics, and all types of fine art crafts. No film or video. The theme is "Artwork that is fearless and daring, unbound and independent." This exhibition will be presented in two forms: an online presentation in the MSA Virtual Gallery which will include the price and contact...

The Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival will be celebrating 49 years this fall. The festival is held in the middle of award-winning, historic Downtown Downers Grove, located 22 miles from Chicago's loop. Direct access to the BNSF rail line brings patrons from around the region and the City of Chicago to the festival. The festival is scheduled to be held in the middle of Main Street, with live music,...

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...

Florida CraftArt in St. Petersburg, FL announces the 2026 Emerging Artist Program, designed to nurture and advance the careers of emerging craft artists working in clay, fibers, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media (including collage), printmaking, sculpture, or wood. Juried artists will receive a benefits package valued at over $1,000, including a $250 honorarium, business mentoring with renowned...

The Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency awards 6 residencies annually to early and mid-career artists—either individuals or groups collaborating on a single project. The program supports time-based work in theater, performance, dance, movement, music, sound art, instrument invention, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Each residency provides full 24/7 access for 1-4 weeks in the rehearsal studio...

Residencies for Northern California Time-Based Artists. DEAR awards 6 residencies annually to individual artists or to groups of artists collaborating on a single project. Each Residency provides full-time access to rehearsal studio and fabrication shop, access to state of the art equipment, a production stipend, technical, financial, marketing, and managerial consultations, fiscal sponsorship if...

GlassFest is a three-day outdoor street festival celebrating glass, fine art, specialty craft, food and music held in Corning, New York, home to world headquarters of Corning Inc. and the renowned Corning Museum of Glass. Now in its 17th year, GlassFest takes place Memorial Day Weekend, May 22–24, 2026, along historic Market Street in Corning's Gaffer District, attracting tens of thousands of...

The Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Competition & Exhibition is organized by the Arcadian Gallery in Cumberland, Maryland, to celebrate the beauty of nature across the Appalachian region. The competition features two jurors: Terry Miller for art and Steven David Johnson for photography. The competition is organized by Arcadian Gallery owner and former Art Director of National Geographic,...

The Arroscia Residency is a Texas-based, artist-run, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation offering 3-8 week, self-directed art residencies for emerging or mid-career artists. The residency is located in Pieve di Teco (IM) 18026, Italy and runs from September 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026. This opportunity is open to international artists working in Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media,...

The Football Art Prize is an international open call competition celebrating the confluence between football and art. Open to artists aged 18 and over working in any two-dimensional medium, including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and moving image, the prize welcomes diverse and creative interpretations of how football shapes our lives, identities, and communities. For its second...

With an emphasis on the visual arts and family fun, this two-day event is presented by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces for people of all ages, races, customs, and interests. Considered to be one of the most vibrant and one of the fastest-growing communities in the north Atlanta region, Duluth is home to one of the largest and most enthusiastic art-buying communities in metro Atlanta. The...

American Craft Endeavors returns to Hobe Sound for a second time in 2026, building on the success of their established location. This spring craft festival offers artists and craft artisans the opportunity to engage with eager buyers in a well-established market with robust community backing and impressive attendance. The event is hosted by the Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce and takes place on SE...

The Pence Gallery announces that its Emerging Artist Award 2026 is now open for application. This award supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit and an artist talk in January to February 2027. Artists must use the award of $4000 to further their work in a significant direction and may work in any medium, except...

The Berea Arts Fest is a one-day, invitational, multi-arts festival held on the second Sunday in September in historic Berea, Ohio. The 2025 festival will be held Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Coe Lake.

Sanchez Art Center invites all California visual artists 18 years and older to enter "O Say Can You See… The Soul of Our Nation," a juried in-gallery exhibition running from May 29 to June 28, 2026. The exhibition showcases art that embodies and envisions aspirations for the future of the country and its peoples. Works will be displayed in the East Gallery at Sanchez Art Center, with images also...

In the City 2026 is an open call for original 2D and 3D artwork exploring urban environments. The exhibition welcomes submissions from artists internationally that capture the essence of city life—from universal elements like skylines, crosswalks, and crowds to unique symbols and iconic places that define a community's identity. Selected works will be exhibited in Maryland Federation of Art's...

The Hambidge Center is situated on 600 forested acres in the mountains of north Georgia and offers miles of nature trails, meadows, waterfalls, a swimming hole and an abundance of wildflowers. The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether...

Established in 1985, the Riverwalk Fine Art Fair is among the top rated art fairs in the nation. Held annually on the prestigious Riverwalk in Naperville, Illinois, the two day event draws more than 40,000 art conscious citizens from near and far. The show is scheduled for September 19 and 20, 2026, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on both days, with setup on Friday, September 18, from 8:00 am to 6:30...

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to the online exhibit NIGHT MOVES. The theme explores the visual and emotional qualities of nighttime: shadow, low light, atmosphere, color shifts, silhouettes, and the spaces that come alive after dark. JPEGs are due by Friday, April 17, 2026, at midnight MST. Notification of acceptance and online gallery opening will be by Friday, May 15,...

The Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair, presented by the Orion Art Center, is a juried vendor market that kicks off the summer season for residents of Lake Orion and surrounding communities in northern Oakland County. The fair is one of two major fundraising events for the non-profit Orion Art Center. The event features 100 juried booth spaces across two vendor categories: Art, craft, and handmade...

The 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park takes place October 17-18, 2026 at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ. The show is limited to 150 fine artists and fine crafters, with an estimated attendance of 15,000-18,000+ loyal patrons. The organizers are committed to maintaining high standards and fostering a positive environment for artists and patrons, with the ambition to...

The 42nd Annual Rose Squared Art Show takes place September 19-20, 2026 at Anderson Park in Upper Montclair, NJ. This juried fine art and craft show is limited to 130 artists and features a gorgeous park setting with booths on grass, ample storage behind each booth, and free parking. The show offers Friday set-up and Sunday tear-down, 24-hour security using county police, professional staff...

The Ruidoso Art Festival is in its 55th year, held the fourth weekend in July at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico. The 2026 festival will be held July 24-26, with hours Friday 12 noon to 6 pm, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. The event draws approximately 5,000 people and features artists working in a variety of fine art disciplines....

The Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival takes place along Main Street in downtown Dunedin, Florida, located just west of Tampa and next to Clearwater. This juried street craft festival offers crafters an excellent opportunity to reach vibrant local and tourist crowds in a historic downtown setting with rich character and allure. The show runs Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm with free public...

Museum of the Bible seeks Christian and Jewish professional artists to create new work inspired by Ezekiel 37:1-14 for a major exhibition in Washington, D.C. All visual media welcome. Fifteen artists residing in the continental U.S. will be selected and awarded $3,000 to create original work for the exhibition and invited to attend the opening.

Join us for Wild about Art at the Toledo Zoo! This uniquely wild, two-day art fair takes place throughout our beautiful Zoo grounds. We feature local and regional artists with various mediums for sale to our thousands of visitors. This event will include entertainment, hands-on activities and of course animals!

The 49th annual Montclair Village Art Walk takes place April 25 & 26, 2026, from 10:00am - 5:00pm along the sidewalks of Montclair Village shopping district in Oakland, CA (Mountain Boulevard and La Salle Avenue, off Hwy 13 and near Piedmont). This event lines the sidewalk of a busy shopping district in one of Oakland's most affluent communities. Montclair Village is a charming and vibrant...

Submit your portrait and figurative artwork to be considered by a distinguished jury of acclaimed artists and illustrators. Selected entries will be exhibited in a specially curated exhibition at PAKD Gallery, running June 12 – July 4, 2026. The award presents an opportunity to showcase your art to collectors, curators, and fellow creators from the worlds of representational art and illustration....

Sedona Arts Center invites teens ages 15 to 18 to apply for Gallery 928, a unique art apprenticeship program that pairs students with a master artist to create a public art mural for the Center. Modeled after Chicago's renowned Gallery 37 program, Gallery 928 engages aspiring artists in hands-on learning that builds both creative and professional skills. Apprentices gain experience in the public...

Southern California Women's Caucus at the Beverly Hills Art Show. This exhibition encourages artists to explore personal, collective, and imagined visions of what lies ahead - expressions of resilience, possibility, renewal, and optimism in uncertain times.

In its 67th year, Chesterton Art Fair draws artists and patrons from all over the Midwest and beyond. The fair is held the first full weekend in August at Dogwood Park, a municipal park with shade trees and amenities. The 2026 fair dates are August 1-2, with hours 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 4 PM on Sunday. The fair features 90+ artists, live music, family activities, food vendors, and...