Event Information
Palm Springs Art Festival - February 1 - 2, 2025
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REQUIREMENTS:
Accepted Application Types:
Artist
Images: 5 (a booth shot is required)
Fee: (Application Fee): $25.00
Application Amount:
You can submit up to 2 applications for this show.
Emerging Artists:
This application does not accept applications from emerging artists.
The application deadline has passed.
Dates & Deadlines
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Application Deadline
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EVENT INFORMATION
The Palm Springs Art Festival will return after a 4-year hiatus. The festival will celebrate its 36th year at Frances Stevens Park, in downtown Palm Springs, California.
We invite you to submit your application for this popular event held in the heart of downtown Palm Springs during the height of the Season.
Artwork included in the event is 2 and 3-dimensional mixed media, ceramics, digital, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, and sculpture.
We invite you to submit your application for this popular event held in the heart of downtown Palm Springs during the height of the Season.
Artwork included in the event is 2 and 3-dimensional mixed media, ceramics, digital, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, and sculpture.
RULES/REGULATIONS
Jury Procedure
The jury is comprised of professionals working within the art community. The panel uses a blind jury process to review a set of five images provided by each artist. The identities of individual artists are not disclosed to jurors. The process, materials, dimensions for each image, and artist information statements are available to the jury. Artistic excellence is the sole criterion for the selection of exhibitors. The panel is convened to discuss their rankings and the artists with the top scores will receive invitations to exhibit. High-scoring artists who are not initially invited will be added to a waitlist and offered the opportunity to exhibit should an invited artist decline to participate in the Festival.
Booth Space and Regulations:
*All booth spaces are sized to accommodate display tents measuring 10' X 10' or 10' X 20'.
*Canopies must be white.
*Electricity is not provided.
*Display arrangements must meet with the approval of the committee. The committee is looking for a balance in the variety of products and how they are displayed.
*Artists must exhibit work on all three days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sales
Artists will pay a 10% commission on all sales made at and generated from the fair. The commission on sales is due at the close of the festival on Sunday at 4:00 pm. If you do not agree to pay a 10% commission, please reconsider and do not apply. Artists are responsible for their sales and collecting and reporting the State of California sales tax on any sales.
Application Fees
Please submit a non-refundable jury fee of $25 with your application. Applicants may choose to pay online with their Visa or Master Card or pay by a check made payable to the West Coast Artists. Mail check to P.O. Box 7163, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.
Acceptance of Offer to Exhibit:
Any artist selected must notify the Festival of intent to exhibit at the 2025 Festival and submit a booth fee by Friday, December 20, 2024. Failure to respond by the deadline will result in the revocation of the invitation and the immediate invitation of an alternate from the waiting list. The applicant must keep his or her Zapp profile up-to-date with correct contact information, including mailing address, email address, and phone number.
Exhibit Fee
$400.00 for a 10' X 10' space
$650.00 for a 10' X 20' space
10% commission on sales
Digital Images
* Five (5) images are to be submitted for each media category entered.
* Four (4) images must be of individual pieces of work.
* One (1) booth image must display the artist's work, showing overall continuity and presentation of your current body of work.
* Images must be in 1920 pixel horizontal x 1920 pixel vertical format, for more information access www.zapplication.org/imaging_tips.phtml
* Images must accurately represent the body of the artist's work to be exhibited at the Arts Festival.
Artists can submit in up to 3 categories.
The jury is comprised of professionals working within the art community. The panel uses a blind jury process to review a set of five images provided by each artist. The identities of individual artists are not disclosed to jurors. The process, materials, dimensions for each image, and artist information statements are available to the jury. Artistic excellence is the sole criterion for the selection of exhibitors. The panel is convened to discuss their rankings and the artists with the top scores will receive invitations to exhibit. High-scoring artists who are not initially invited will be added to a waitlist and offered the opportunity to exhibit should an invited artist decline to participate in the Festival.
Booth Space and Regulations:
*All booth spaces are sized to accommodate display tents measuring 10' X 10' or 10' X 20'.
*Canopies must be white.
*Electricity is not provided.
*Display arrangements must meet with the approval of the committee. The committee is looking for a balance in the variety of products and how they are displayed.
*Artists must exhibit work on all three days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sales
Artists will pay a 10% commission on all sales made at and generated from the fair. The commission on sales is due at the close of the festival on Sunday at 4:00 pm. If you do not agree to pay a 10% commission, please reconsider and do not apply. Artists are responsible for their sales and collecting and reporting the State of California sales tax on any sales.
Application Fees
Please submit a non-refundable jury fee of $25 with your application. Applicants may choose to pay online with their Visa or Master Card or pay by a check made payable to the West Coast Artists. Mail check to P.O. Box 7163, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.
Acceptance of Offer to Exhibit:
Any artist selected must notify the Festival of intent to exhibit at the 2025 Festival and submit a booth fee by Friday, December 20, 2024. Failure to respond by the deadline will result in the revocation of the invitation and the immediate invitation of an alternate from the waiting list. The applicant must keep his or her Zapp profile up-to-date with correct contact information, including mailing address, email address, and phone number.
Exhibit Fee
$400.00 for a 10' X 10' space
$650.00 for a 10' X 20' space
10% commission on sales
Digital Images
* Five (5) images are to be submitted for each media category entered.
* Four (4) images must be of individual pieces of work.
* One (1) booth image must display the artist's work, showing overall continuity and presentation of your current body of work.
* Images must be in 1920 pixel horizontal x 1920 pixel vertical format, for more information access www.zapplication.org/imaging_tips.phtml
* Images must accurately represent the body of the artist's work to be exhibited at the Arts Festival.
Artists can submit in up to 3 categories.
BOOTH INFORMATION
Additional Policies
Overnight security will be provided for your convenience on Friday, and Saturday nights.
The Palm Springs Art Festival presents the original work of exhibiting artists, not the work of mass production studios, organizations, or groups. No imports, commercial, purchased for resale work.
Exhibitors must be at least 16 years old.
Artists must be present with their work for the entire event. Representatives may not attend in place of the artist.
Artists may exhibit only in the category in which they were juried and may not display work in new categories without re-jurying.
Work must be consistent with submitted images.
Hours
Set-up:
2:00 pm - 9:00 Friday, January 31, or 6:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday, February 1, 2025
Festival Hours:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Tear down:
4:00 pm- 8:00 pm - Sunday
Overnight security will be provided for your convenience on Friday, and Saturday nights.
The Palm Springs Art Festival presents the original work of exhibiting artists, not the work of mass production studios, organizations, or groups. No imports, commercial, purchased for resale work.
Exhibitors must be at least 16 years old.
Artists must be present with their work for the entire event. Representatives may not attend in place of the artist.
Artists may exhibit only in the category in which they were juried and may not display work in new categories without re-jurying.
Work must be consistent with submitted images.
Hours
Set-up:
2:00 pm - 9:00 Friday, January 31, or 6:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday, February 1, 2025
Festival Hours:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Tear down:
4:00 pm- 8:00 pm - Sunday
REFUND POLICY
Credits will be given to artists canceling before January 3, 2025.
Refunds will be made at the discretion of the festival committee before January 3, 2025.
After January 3, 2025, no refunds or credits will be issued.
Refunds will be made at the discretion of the festival committee before January 3, 2025.
After January 3, 2025, no refunds or credits will be issued.
JURY DETAILS
Average number of applications submitted each year:
110
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:
50
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:
15
How returning artists are selected:
Selected by show director or board
History of participation
Vendors that are excluded/ineligible:
no commercial, no mass-produced, no imports, no resale, no CBD, no Food products, no body products, no clothing.
How images are viewed by jurors:
Computer monitor
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:
Application ID (number generated when application is started by artist)
Jurors score applications using the following scale:
1 - 5
Comments for Scoring System.
Submissions scoring a 5 will be invited to the event. A score of 4 will be placed on the waitlist, and a score below 3 will not be invited.
Number of jurors scoring applications:
2
The show organizes the jurors for a:
Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories
Jurors score
Separately from various locations
Am I allowed to observe the jury process?
Jury process is closed
