Event Information
Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival 2025
https://upperarlingtonoh.gov/LDAFLocation:
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614-583-5312
REQUIREMENTS:
Accepted Application Types:
Artist
Images: 4 (a booth shot is required)
Fee: (Jury Fee): $30.00
Application Amount:
You can submit up to 3 applications for this show.
Emerging Artists:
This application does not accept applications from emerging artists.
The application deadline has passed.
Dates & Deadlines
Open Date
Application Deadline
Purchase Deadline
Event Start
Event End
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EVENT INFORMATION
Since 1966, Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival has celebrated and shared the arts with the community. Each year, more than 15,000 visitors flock to UA on Labor Day to immerse themselves in hands-on art activities, live music, and the opportunity to explore and purchase fine art. We are excited to produce this event in the central hub for the community; the beautifully designed parking lot adjacent to Northam Park and located between the UA Public Library, Tremont Elementary School, and the Tremont Pool.
Upper Arlington is a community that supports the arts and welcomes the Labor Day Arts Festival every year. Many attend the event annually as part of the community tradition. In addition to supportive residents, many travel from the Columbus and surrounding regions to attend the event and purchase art. Artists love this one day, well organized event with easy setup, teardown and friendly and helpful staff and volunteers.
Upper Arlington is a community that supports the arts and welcomes the Labor Day Arts Festival every year. Many attend the event annually as part of the community tradition. In addition to supportive residents, many travel from the Columbus and surrounding regions to attend the event and purchase art. Artists love this one day, well organized event with easy setup, teardown and friendly and helpful staff and volunteers.
RULES/REGULATIONS
General Guidelines:
- All work must be the original, hand-produced work of the artists and representative of the work submitted to the festival jury.
- Artist agrees that all work submitted to the jury process and displayed and represented for sale has been designed and executed by the artist(s).
- No mass-production, manufactured work, or work produces from kits is permitted. No work by apprentices, studios or employees will be accepted. Commercial agents, dealers, or manufacturers are not eligible to apply. No “buy/sell” items or prepared food items will be accepted.
- Sale of promotional items prohibited. Examples include but are not limited to: note cards, postcards, cell phone holders, posters, books, calendars, etc.
- Artist must be present during the entire event and available to speak with attendees. Artists will be asked to show ID upon check-in.
- Booths may not be moved from the assigned space before 5:15 pm on Monday.
- Electrical service is not available. Generators are not permitted.
- Artists retain 100% of their sales and are responsible for the collection and reporting of all applicable sales taxes. Franklin County sales tax is 7.50% (www.tax.ohio.gov). Artists shall be responsible for obtaining any required licenses, permits or approvals under state laws applicable to his/her activity at the Festival and for paying any taxes, sales taxes, fees or other charges that may be applicable to any exhibitor’s activity at the Festival.
- Artists will abide by load-in/load-out procedures monitored by City staff and volunteers. Capability to drive up to booth space for load in/out will be during scheduled hours only on Sunday from 1 pm-6 pm and Monday morning from 7 am-8:30 am. Arrival outside of these scheduled times will require the artists to cart their artwork and supplies from outside the festival area.
- This event is held on pavement – 40 lb. weights are required on EACH corner of your tent. Additional weight is highly encouraged.
- All fabric canopies must be securely fastened to the frame.
- All tents must be flame resistant. Documentation is required (typically there is a tag inside your tent with this information)
- UA Fire Prevention will be onsite the morning of the event to inspect all tents.
- All displays must be kept inside your allotted space. No additional tables or displays are permitted in the right-of-way.
- Responsibility of compliance rests with the artist. Fire Prevention Office personnel can be reached at 614-583-5119 and will answer any questions concerning the above guidelines.
- Why we are strict with these guidelines: https://sunshineartist.com/articles/2022/10/life-on-the-road-blog-stormy-weather
- Please see Medium Definitions for category-specific restrictions on 2D reproductions.
- All reproductions must be signed and numbered in limited editions of no more than 250.
- All reproductions whether framed or unframed, must be clearly and individually
labeled as such. - Framed reproductions may be displayed on one wall of the booth, not to exceed ten (10) linear feet. All unframed reproductions must be displayed in browse bins.
- Unframed reproductions may not be displayed in the same browse bin with original artworks.
BOOTH INFORMATION
Booth Fees
- 10’ x 10’ Booth Space - $175
- 10’ x 20’ Booth Space - $350
- Corner Booth - +$50 (in addition to booth space fee)
- Booths at the end of each row
- 44 available corner booth spaces
- First come first serve
- Tent Rentals
- We strongly encourage you to bring your own tent however we can provide a tent through our tent vendor at cost. Any issues with tents must be dealt with directly with tent vendor.
- 10’ x 10’ Tent Rental: +$300 (in addition to 10’x10’ booth space fee)
- Rental tents include setup, weights and side walls (these side walls are not designed to hold or display artwork).
- All rented tents will be located in one area and corner booth spaces will be limited
REFUND POLICY
Jury Fee is non refundable. Booth Fee is refundable by July 16, 2025 with confirmation before the deadline. An email must be sent to Jodi Hatfield at jhatfield@uaoh.net to request a refund.
JURY DETAILS
Average number of applications submitted each year:
250
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:
120
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:
4
How returning artists are selected:
Received an award
Vendors that are excluded/ineligible:
Any vendor with buy/sell materials are not permitted
How images are viewed by jurors:
Computer monitor
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:
Random Order
Jurors score applications using the following scale:
1 - 7
Number of jurors scoring applications:
4
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