Arizona Wine Country Artists Village Spring March 2027

About this call

Please join us for the eighth Arizona Wine Country Artists Village art fair, to be held in Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona on Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, 2027, (load-in Thursday, March 11 or Friday morning 6 AM), at the Old Town Activity Park located at 187 E. Pima Street. Old Town Cottonwood has reinvented itself as a world-class wine tourism destination with a number of fine-dining restaurants, bakeries, shops, galleries, and ten wine-tasting rooms including Maynard Keenan's new multi-million dollar wine-making/tasting room/restaurant located virtually across Main Street from the event. Only 30 minutes from Sedona and 10 minutes from Jerome, Old Town Cottonwood has become the region's hottest tourism destination.

The event is held on a flat, grassy field that was once a baseball field and is city property. The event is only steps from Main Street and there is adequate parking for hundreds of visitors. Art that may appeal to tourists is strongly suggested. This event is promoted by two exhibiting artists with years of experience setting-up at outdoor art fairs and is structured with both the artist and the attendee in mind. There will be 36 booth spaces available at the premiere event.

General information

All applications are processed through Zapplication and must include five photos, four of which represent your work and one of your booth display. The images that you submit are what the jury will look at when they score your work.

You will only be allowed to display and sell products that were represented in your application.

'Buy-sell/Resale' items are prohibited. No Personal Care, Home Improvement, Travel, Food or Beverage, All products must be handmade by no more than three people in the artist's studio. The primary artist must be present during the entire show.

Absolutely no AI-generated art is permitted.

Jury Procedure

All applications will go through a blind jury process. The applicant's photos, image descriptions and artist statement will be the only information provided to the jury. No identifying information should be included in the photos. Because of this, it is vital to provide clear, professional images, as well as a succinct artist statement and image description with your application. Jury scores will not be released. All decisions of the jury panel are final.

Please note, participation in a previous festival, or longstanding history with the festival, is appreciated and taken into consideration, but does not guarantee future acceptance.

Artist Categories

• Ceramics
• Clothing
• Drawing & Painting
• Fiber
• Furniture
• Glass
• Jewelry Fine
• Jewelry Ornamental
• Leather
• Metal Work
• Mixed Media
• Musical
• Other

All applications go through a blind jury process. The applicant's photos, image descriptions and artist statement are the only information provided to the jury; no identifying information should be included in the photos. Jury scores are not released and all decisions of the jury panel are final. On average 50 applications are submitted each year, with about 35 artists selected by the jury and 0 exempt invitees.

A single jury panel of 4 jurors scores applications for all medium categories, separately from various locations, viewing images on a computer monitor. The jury process is closed to observation.