Wesleyan Artist Market 2027 - Professional Artist Application
Professional artists submit a bio, website/social media links, six high-resolution images (including booth and bio photos if available), and a $40 application fee to be considered for one of approximately 85 booth spaces at the Wesleyan Artist Market.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 48 days left
- Entry fee
- $40
- Location
- Peachtree Corners, Georgia
- Exhibition window
- Apr 23, 2027 → Apr 24, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Dec 15, 2026
About
Overview
The 29th annual Wesleyan Artist Market showcases the works of approximately 85 professional artists from across the region. This family-oriented, G-rated event takes place at Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Wesleyan's portion of proceeds supports the Wesleyan School Fine Arts Program.
Key Dates
- Applications Open: September 15, 2026
- Applications Close: November 1, 2026
- Artist Notification: December 15, 2026
- Artist Invitation Acceptance Deadline / Booth Fee Deadline: January 8, 2027
- Artist Roster Announcement: January 15, 2027
- Artist Load-in: Thursday, April 23, 2027, 9am–5pm
- Market Dates: Friday, April 23, 2027 (9am–7pm), Saturday, April 24, 2027 (10am–3pm)
- Artist Move-out: Saturday, April 24, 2027, 3pm–5pm
Eligibility & Selection
- Mediums include: acrylics, watercolors, ceramics, drawing, glass, jewelry, wood, photography, oil, mixed media, and textiles
Application Requirements
- Short artist bio (no more than 5 sentences)
- Links to artist website and all social media platforms
- Six (6) high-resolution (at least 300dpi) digital images, including a booth shot (if available) and bio photo (if available)
- Payment of $40.00 application fee
- Images must be consistent and represent the quality, average price points, and style of work the artist intends to exhibit
- Updated photos required; prior submissions cannot be reused
Fees
- Application Fee: $40.00 (Nonrefundable)
- Booth Fee: $140.00 (Nonrefundable, except if WAM must cancel the event)
Sales & Commission
- Artist retains 70% of total price of each item sold; Wesleyan Arts Alliance retains 30%
- 30% commission also applies to work commissioned during the show or sold/commissioned within 45 days following the show
- Artists responsible for Georgia sales tax on the 70% portion received
- Artists coordinate separately with customers for all packaging and shipping costs; WAM receives no portion of shipping amounts
- Artists responsible for shipping delays, lost or damaged items
Artist Presence & Requirements
Artist or an artist representative must be present for the duration of the show (Friday 9am–7pm, Saturday 10am–3pm). WAM will provide a catered hospitality suite with meals and snacks. Artists must provide an inventory log to WAM no later than April 8, 2027, and are responsible for set-up and presentation of artwork on Thursday, April 23, 2027.
Marketing & Benefits
- Full-scale WAM marketing campaign including digital billboards, online outlets, social media, radio advertising, community newspaper ads, banner/signage, and cross-promotion with local magazines
- Artists listed on WAM website with link to their website or social media account
- Artists and/or artwork may be featured on WAM social media and in media advertisements
COVID-19 Policy
Should the event be canceled, artists will be refunded the booth fee.
- Entry fee
- Application Fee: $40.00 (Nonrefundable). Booth Fee: $140.00 (Nonrefundable, except if WAM cancels the event).
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 30% on sales
- Eligibility
- Open to professional artists.
- Audience
- Professional artists
- Format
- Ship your work in
- Also worth noting
- Waitlist maintained
- Waitlist
- The organizer keeps one.
- Contact
- [email protected]
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.