Decatur Arts Festival 2027

Application Requirements

The status of each artist will be posted to his or her Zapplication account. We will not send letters – all communication will be by email. Minimum 3 images required to apply.

Category Definitions

• Ceramics: Original functional and non-functional works created from clay, porcelain, stone ware, or earthenware. No factory produced work is permitted.
• Digital: work that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process. Art that has been non-trivially modified by a computing process such as a computer program, microcontroller or any electronic system capable of interpreting an input to create an output.
• Drawing: Works drawn by hand incorporating ink, charcoal, pastel, pencil, etc. are entered in this category.
• Fiber: Works created from fibers including basketry, weaving, papermaking and fine wearables. No factory-produced wearables are permitted.
• Glass: No mass or factory produced work is permitted.
• Jewelry: All work that is jewelry must be entered in this category regardless of the materials used. No commercial casts, molds, or production studio work is permitted. All work must be handcrafted by the artist; no factory production is permitted.
• Leather: Includes all works from leather. No production studio work is allowed.
• Metal: Functional and non-sculptural works incorporating metal are accepted in this category. Jewelry incorporating metal must apply in the jewelry category.
• Mixed Media: Includes any combination of a variety of materials to create an original work of art. This work may be 2-D or 3-D.
• Painting: Oil/Acrylic: Works created on a surface, such as canvas, with oil or acrylic paints.
• Painting: Watercolor: Works created on a flat surface with watercolors.
• Photography: Photographs made from the artist's original image and printed either by the artist or under his or her direction are permitted. The photographic process must be displayed and each edition must by signed and numbered. Please describe in artists statement if work is traditional photography or any additional processing or digital effects.
• Printmaking: Hand pulled original works from a brick, plate, stone or other object are acceptable. Prints must be properly signed and numbered as first editions. All photogravure, photocopy and/or offset reproductions will be rejected.
• Sculpture: Three-dimensional works incorporating any material that are carved, molded, constructed or cast are included in this category.
• Wood: Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine worked, turned or carved are accepted in the wood category.

Contact

If you have questions, call the Decatur Arts Alliance office, 404-371-9583 during business hours (10am – 4pm, EST). If you get voice mail, please leave a message with your specific question.