ShenArts Holiday Market Call for Art 2026
- Deadline
- 91 days left
- Entry fee
- $35
- Location
- Virginia
- Exhibition window
- Nov 19, 2026 → Jan 11, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Oct 19, 2026
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About
Submit up to 8 handmade or artist-designed pieces for a holiday market, including ceramics, fiber art, jewelry, prints, functional goods, and other giftable items.
Overview
ShenArts is excited to announce its second annual Holiday Market, a festive shopping experience featuring handmade artwork, gifts, and creative treasures made by local and regional artists. The market celebrates creativity in all forms, and work does not need to fit within a traditional fine art category.
What to Submit
Open to artists and makers working in all mediums. You may submit original handmade items, small-batch artist-made products, and reproductions of your own original artwork. All work must be your original design and creation. Submit images that accurately represent the items being entered.
Categories Welcome
Ceramics and pottery, fiber art, wearable art and accessories, jewelry, prints, greeting cards, postcards, magnets, stickers, ornaments, woodworking, glass art, mixed media work, home décor, small sculptures, artist books and zines, handmade paper goods, candles, holiday-themed items, and other handmade or artist-designed giftable products.
Submission Requirements & Limits
- Up to 8 pieces may be submitted per artist.
- Original wall art may not be duplicated.
- Non-wall-art items may include up to five duplicates of each accepted design or product (six total of any accepted item).
- Each duplicate must be individually labeled with edition or variation numbers (e.g., Mug Design A – 1/6, 2/6, 3/6).
- Artists are encouraged to submit a variety of items rather than large quantities of a single product.
- All pieces must be clearly labeled with artist name, title or item description, retail price, and inventory/variation number when applicable.
Pricing & Commission
Artists are encouraged to offer a range of price points suitable for holiday shoppers. Smaller, giftable, and affordable items are strongly encouraged. All work must be priced at the time of submission; no price changes may be made at drop-off. ShenArts handles all promotion and sales and takes a 30% commission of the retail price.
Key Dates
- Submission Deadline: October 11, 2026
- Notice of Acceptance: October 19, 2026
- Drop-off: November 16, 3–6:30 pm
- Opening Reception: December 4, 5–7 pm
- Exhibit Dates: November 19, 2026 – January 11, 2027
- Pick-up: January 11, 2027, 4–6:30 pm
Drop-Off & Presentation Requirements
All work must arrive clean, complete, and ready for display. Packaging should be neat and appropriate for retail presentation. Fragile items should be clearly identified. Wall-hung artwork must arrive ready to hang with professional hanging hardware (sawtooth hangers are not accepted). Artists must provide an inventory sheet matching all submitted items. ShenArts reserves the right to adjust display arrangements based on space limitations and sales needs.
Fees
- Members: $35
- Non-Members: $45
- Entry fee
- Members: $35. Non-Members: $45.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 8
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 30% on sales
- Eligibility
- Local
- Audience
- Artists and makers working in all mediums
Aggregated automatically — verify details at the organizer's site.