- Deadline
- 41 days left
- Entry fee
- $70
- Location
- Highland Park, Illinois
- Exhibition window
- Aug 29, 2026 → Aug 30, 2026
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About
Submit a minimum of 4 images for jury selection to apply for a spot at the Port Clinton Art Festival.
Overview
The 43rd Annual Port Clinton Art Festival is a highly acclaimed outdoor art festival located in the affluent community of Highland Park, Illinois, attracting more than 100,000 art savvy, loyal attendees and buyers annually. Highland Park is a community where more than 60% of households have incomes of $100,000 or more, and about 28% have incomes of $200,000 plus. Artists are encouraged to submit their very best images in jury selection, which is very competitive.
Key dates
- Submission deadline: August 23, 2026 (late application)
- Festival dates: August 29–30, 2026
- Notification: Within 10 business days after receipt of late application
Fees
- Late application fee: $70
- Early bird late application fee: $55
Application requirements
- Minimum 4 images required to apply
- Jury selection is competitive
Waitlist
If there are no available spaces when the artist applies, the artist will receive a waitlist number based on the application's jury score. If a space becomes available, we will invite artists off the waitlist.
Location
Central Avenue, 1st and 2nd Streets, Highland Park, Illinois. Outdoor setting.
- Entry fee
- Late application fee $70. Early bird late application fee $55.
- Also worth noting
- Waitlist maintained
- Waitlist
- The organizer keeps one.
Aggregated automatically — verify details at the organizer's site.