Brookside Art Annual 2027

About This Call

The Brookside Art Annual is celebrating its 41st year. Located in a vibrant neighborhood in the center of Kansas City, Brookside is just minutes from downtown, the Plaza and the southern suburbs. As the first art show of the year, Brookside becomes the center of the midwest art community each May! The focus of the show is on ART and this community loves art shows, and is consistently ranked in the top 25 shows according to Art Source. Art Source quote "This is a very pleasant, national caliber event attracting an affluent, enthusiastic and knowledgeable clientele.”

General Information

The Brookside Art Annual is produced by the Brookside Community Improvement District, an organization of merchants working to promote and market this wonderful community in the heart of Kansas City. Brookside is dominated by quaint neighborhoods and draws more than 70,000 people from the entire region. The Brookside Art Annual is known for its festive atmosphere, hospitality, convenience, and has become a must-attend event for artists and art seekers alike.

2027 Calendar:

• February 28, 2027: Booth fee due from invited artists
• Late March: Booth Assignments and information to artists
• March 30, 2027: Cancellation Deadline to receive 50% back (less $25 administrative fee)
• After April 1, 2027: NO refund except at discretion of Art Show Committee

SHOW HOURS: April 30, May 1 & 2nd

• Friday: 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Sat.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

AWARDS: Awards will be given in Best of Show, 2-D & 3-D and all the media categories. All winners are invited to next year's show.

Artist Amenities:

• Art Show Not a Festival!
• 24 Hour Security
• Booth Sitters
• Saturday Breakfast
• Saturday Night: Dinner with wine delivered to your booth
• T-shirts
• Incentives for Patrons to purchase art
• Artist set-up starts on Thursday afternoon
• Parking next to show!!!
• Advertised to entire metropolitan area; i.e., radio, e blasts, television coverage, newspapers and direct mail
• Volunteers that want to make your happy!
• Special hotel rates

Media Categories

• Clay - Art objects, either functional or decorative of earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made by shaping and then firing. No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted.
• Digital - Pictures made with the assistance of computers. Computer graphics are often made with software called drawing, painting, illustrating and photographic programs or applications. Traditional photographs taken through a digital media should apply in the photography category.
• Drawing/Pastels - Drawings are works on paper using pencil, crayon, ink, charcoal, pastels and a variety of other marking media.
• Fiber - Includes artwork from fibers such a basketry, embroidery, weaving, leatherwork, tapestry and papermaking. No machine-tooled, machine-screened patterns or miscellaneous forms of mass production are permitted.
• Glass - Glass works that are functional or decorative by design and are kiln formed or crafter by glass blowing, molding or casting. Works may be etched or engraved.
• Jewelry - Creating artwork through the forging, twisting and fabricating of various metals. All jewelry, produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials should apply in this category. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is permitted.
• Metal - Creating artwork through the forging, twisting and fabricating of various metals.
• Two-Dimensional Mixed Media - Works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production. Works should include more than one of the following: Paint, pencil, watercolor, photography, printmaking or drawing.
• Three-Dimensional Mixed Media - Works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production. Works should include more than one of the following: clay work, fiber, glass, metal, wood, or any other 3-D objects.
• Painting - Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor: Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other image on a flat surface, with oil and or acrylic paint or stick.
• Photography - Process of capturing images of objects by the action of light, then printing the images, by chemical or digital means, onto a flat surface. Negatives must be the artist's original and processed either by the artist or under his/her direct supervision.
• Printmaking/Graphics - Printmaking is a transfer process of producing original art, usually in multiples. It involves creating a drawing or other composition on a surface other than paper, from transfer to paper through the use of a press or through impressions made by hand.
• Sculpture - three dimensional works done in any medium.
• Wood - Art objects, either functional or decorative hand tooled or machine worked, turned or carved.

Booth Information and Fees

BOOTH FEES:

• Booth $575
• Corner $725
• Double Deep Booth $1100.00
• Double Wide Booth $1150.00

Optional on site Parking Fees: School $60, East lot $80.

All spaces are 10' by 10'. Each space is provided with 300 watts of electricity and the majority of booths have storage space behind booth. Corner booths are available for a fee. A very limited number of double deep booths are available but only in the open space areas.

Artists are responsible for providing all booth structures/tents, racks, tables, chairs, display units, electrical cords 100' long and other fixtures suitable for outdoor use and constructed to withstand crowds and wind. Most spaces are on asphalt so substantial weights are needed.

Jury Details

Average number of applications submitted each year: 850. Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate: 165. Average number of exempt from jury artists invited to participate: 14. Each category is juried separately with an approximate number of artists from each media selected, so the show is not heavy in one media. Jurors score applications on a scale of 1-5, with 3 jurors scoring, organized as a single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories, each scoring separately from various locations. The jury process is closed to observation.

Applications are reviewed by a single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories separately from various locations, using a scale of 1 to 5, with 3 jurors per application. Each category is juried separately with an approximate target number of artists per medium so that no single medium dominates the show.

Applications are sorted and viewed in the order received. Returning artists may be selected based on having received an award. The jury process is closed to observation.