Naples Art Institute, located at the corner of Cambier Park by Park Street and 5th Ave South, is the hub of Art in the Park. Accepted artists receive complimentary access to the museum exhibition.
Key Dates
January 18, 2027: Application deadline
March 8, 2027: Deadline for booth purchase
April 10, 2027: Art in the Park: Local to Local event (with NAI Open House)
Eligibility
Open to all original artists. All artwork must be original work, designed and executed by the accepted artist. Applicants certify that submitted images represent their original work in both design and production.
Conditions for Acceptance
Accepted artists must be present in their booths during all art show days and hours; no substitutes allowed (NAI booth-sitter service available for short breaks)
Booths are for individual exhibiting artists and may not be shared
Work displayed and sold must be consistent with images submitted; NAI will inspect all booths during the fair
No work solely created by apprentices or employees
No commercial agents, dealers, manufacturers, or buy/sell vendors
No artwork from commercially available molds, patterns, kits, or volume production studios
No embellished ready-made items (clothing, furniture, etc.)
No copies of masters, advertisements, widely circulated photographs, or registered trademarks
No posters, laser prints, t-shirts, postcards, calendars, cards, or promotional items
Collaborating artists may apply as a single exhibitor if the collaboration is artistic (not business-related) and clearly defined in the artist statement; both must be present during all show hours
Art Categories Accepted
Ceramics: original shaped and fired clay (earthenware, porcelain, stoneware, terracotta); may not be machine-made or mass produced
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
Digital Art: signed, original work created by the artist using a computer, printed with archival quality materials; includes significantly manipulated scanned images of the artist's original photography
Fiber/Wearable: original non-wearable artwork from fibers (basketry, batik, weaving, tapestry, papermaking) and original clothing or leather goods (no factory-produced items or tie dye)
Furniture: original work in any material that is functional as furniture
Glass: original work created by the artist (blown glass, fused glass, stained glass)
Drawing/Printmaking/Graphics: drawings in graphite, ink, charcoal, pastels, or other marking media; printmaking through transfer processes
Jewelry (precious): work from gold, sterling silver, precious stones, and enamel on silver or gold; high degree of skill and original design
Jewelry (semi-precious): costume jewelry or non-precious metals, glass, clay, paper, fiber, wood, leather, polymer clay; high degree of skill and original design
Metal: original metalwork created by the artist without production studio use
Mixed Media 2D: includes collage and handmade paper; more than one media type with relief depth less than 1/8 inch
Mixed Media 3D: original non-functional work combining more than one material or media exceeding 1/8-inch depth
Painting—Oil/Acrylic: still life, portrait, landscape, abstract, or other subjects on canvas or flat surface using oil, acrylic, egg tempera, casein, or alkyd
Painting—Watercolor: still life, portrait, landscape, abstract, or other subjects on paper with watercolor paints
Photography: signed prints from the artist's own original negatives or digital files processed by the artist or under direct supervision
Sculpture: original three-dimensional work created by shaping stone or other hard material
Wood: original hand-tooled, machine-worked, built-up, turned, or carved work in wood; functional furniture pieces should be entered in the furniture category