Handheld for the Holidays 2026
Submit 2–10 images of small-scale handmade items such as mugs, bowls, coasters, prints, and giftable crafts for a holiday retail exhibition.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 36 days left
- Entry fee
- $25
- Location
- Roseville, California
- Exhibition window
- Nov 24, 2026 → Dec 19, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Oct 16, 2026
About
Overview
Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA invites artists to submit small-scale handmade items such as mugs, bowls, coasters, prints, and other giftables for a holiday retail exhibition. Artworks will be sold directly off the wall/shelf with opportunities to restock work with local artists during the exhibition. Pieces should be priced at or below $100 (though higher-priced work is accepted). Only handmade items are accepted; no commercially printed or pre-manufactured items.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: September 25, 2026 at 5:00pm PST
- Notifications: October 16, 2026 at 5pm PST
- Shipping deadline: October 31, 2026
- Hand delivery: November 15–16, 2026, 10am–3pm
- Show dates: November 24–December 19, 2026
- Reception: Saturday December 19, 5–7pm
- Pick up unsold work: December 20–21, 2026, 10am–3pm
Eligibility
Open to artists everywhere. You must be 18 years or older. All artwork must be original and completed within the last 2 years. Artwork cannot have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts. All artwork must be individually for sale. No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date.
Submission Requirements
Submit 2–10 images of your work. An artist statement is optional. Images must be between 1MB and 3MB in size, JPG format, with a minimum of 1200px on one side.
Media & Size
Small, handheld giftables. Examples: mugs, bowls, coasters, prints, and similar items. No commercially printed or pre-manufactured items.
Fees
- Blue Line Artist Members ($75 or above): FREE (contact [email protected] for discount code)
- Non-Members: $25 flat fee for up to 10 images/artworks
Awards & Sales Commission
Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions. Non-member artists receive a 50% commission from all gallery sales. Members receive a 60% commission.
Shipping & Delivery
Artwork can be shipped or hand-delivered. All shipped work will be returned within 2 weeks of the show's closing date. The artist is responsible for all shipping costs and must provide a prepaid FedEx or UPS label (no US Mail). Hand-delivered work must be picked up by hand; shipped work may be picked up or returned via courier.
- Entry fee
- FREE for Blue Line Arts Artist Members ($75) or above. $25 fee for Non-Members to submit up to 10 images/artworks.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 10
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 50% on sales
- Theme
- Small-scale handmade giftable items such as mugs, bowls, coasters, prints, and other items suitable for holiday gift-giving.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists everywhere, 18 years or older; artwork must be original and completed within the last 2 years and cannot have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts.
- Size & format
- small, handheld giftables
- Also worth noting
- small, handheld giftables
- Contact
- [email protected]
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