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Submit work in 16 visual art categories for jury selection to exhibit at the 2027 Columbus Arts Festival.
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Get matched →The 65th-annual Columbus Arts Festival, ranked as a top festival in the country by USA Today and Sunshine Artist Magazine, will take place June 11-13, 2027 on Columbus' downtown riverfront. Applications for exhibiting visual artists, performing artists, and food vendors open September 7, 2026.
Applications are accepted online in 16 categories: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Emerging Festival Artist Program, Digital Art (including Digital Photography), Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal (non-sculptural), Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood.
Designed specifically for artists with limited or no experience exhibiting and selling artwork at festivals. This program is open to qualifying artists in Franklin and surrounding counties: Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union. Select 'Emerging Festival Artist Program' as the category in your application.
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
Each year more than 1,000 artists apply for approximately 230 booth spaces. Artists are chosen by a panel of experts in a blind jury process in early 2027.
For application links, specific deadlines and other details, visit columbusartsfestival.org/apply/visual-artists. Call (614) 221-8531, email [email protected], or visit columbusartsfestival.org. Contact: Jami Goldstein, [email protected], (614) 221-8492.