Grand Haven Art Festival 2027

Fees

• Jury Fee: $35 non-refundable jury fee due with application, paid online only with credit card. Early Bird Discount of $5 off for applications before December 18, 2026.
• Booth Fee: Due April 18, 2027, upon acceptance. Failure to pay by this date will result in removal from the participating list and placement on a waiting list. Double booths are available for $600.

Application Process

The application must be fully completed, and jury fee payment must be received before processing. The application deadline is February 15, 2027. Four (4) digital images of work, plus one (1) digital image of the outdoor booth display are required. These images are extremely important for the jury process, and items displayed in your booth must match your additional work shots. Do not submit images containing the artist, artist name, other people, or any identifiable signage, as this may result in automatic denial. It is required to specifically mention in detail how each component of your work is handmade. More information regarding picture formatting may be found at zapplication.org.

Categories

• Clay: Functional or sculptural, original clay or porcelain work.
• Digital Art: Original image or manipulation of other source material executed by the artist using the computer. Work must be in editions, signed, and numbered. Artists using a digital camera to produce work without altering the image should apply under Photography.
• Drawing: Created using dry media (chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax, crayons) or fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush.
• Fiber: Wearable or decorative work including basketry, embroidery, weaving, leatherwork, tapestry, papermaking. No forms of mass production are accepted.
• Glass: Functional or decorative works, kiln-formed, crafted by glass blowing, molding, or casting.
• Jewelry: All jewelry, no matter the medium, must apply in this category. Only artists accepted in the jewelry category may display or sell jewelry.
• Metal: Sculptural or functional work using metal as its primary medium.
• Mixed Media: 2D and 3D work combining materials from two or more mediums in one piece.
• Painting: Acrylic, oil, and watercolors.
• Photography: Film and digital files used to create photographs from the artist's original image. Work must be printed by the artist or under the artist's direct supervision.
• Printmaking: Hand pulled original prints, in limited editions, signed, and numbered.
• Sculpture: 3D work using additive or subtractive processes in a single medium.
• Wood: Primary material is wood, either functional or decorative.

Collaborators

Collaborators participate in both the creation and the production of the work; they are not assistants, business partners, employees, apprentices or part of the production studio. All work displayed must bear the names of both collaborators. No more than two collaborators will be accepted, and both collaborators must be named on the application. The artist and collaborator(s) must check-in and be present for the entire three-day show.