--- title: 42nd Annual Ridgway Rendezvous Arts & Craft Festival description: Juried 2-day arts & craft festival in Ridgway, CO with corner booths, awards, and proceeds funding children's art programs. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/2968a6dc-7dac-4f9b-a14b-cd5cc2862eb8 type: program status: open createdAt: "2026-10-24" updatedAt: "2026-10-24" programType: Festival/fair organization: Weehawken Creative Arts organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/weehawken-creative-arts deadline: "2027-02-14" entryFee: 35 USD location: Hartwell Town Park, Ridgway, CO, United States isOnline: false disciplines: - ceramics - digital art - fiber & leather - folk/traditional arts - glass - gourmet & small batch foods - jewelry - metal - mixed media 3-d - mixed media 2-d - other - painting - photography - printmaking, drawing & graphic arts - sculpture - wearable - wood - bath, skincare, wellness products & candles --- # 42nd Annual Ridgway Rendezvous Arts & Craft Festival **Hosted by:** Weehawken Creative Arts **Type:** Festival/fair | **Location:** Hartwell Town Park, Ridgway, CO, United States | **Deadline:** February 14, 2027 | **Entry fee:** $35 ## About This Program ### About This Call The 42nd Annual Ridgway Rendezvous Arts & Craft Festival is a juried show hosted by Weehawken Creative Arts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The festival showcases beautiful artwork, quality craftsmanship, and unique handmade items. The event attracts affluent clientele including local and regional art collectors, second homeowners, and vacationers from across the United States. The festival runs alongside Telluride Jazz Fest and captures traveling festival clientele. The 2-day festival features live music, a beer, wine, and cocktail tent, and children's activities in a family-friendly atmosphere. ### Location The festival takes place at Historic Downtown Ridgway's Hartwell Town Park, surrounded by the Cimarron & Sneffels Mountain Ranges at the junction of Highways 550 & 62 along the San Juan Scenic Byway. ### Schedule - Friday, August 13, 2027: Set up & check in from 10 am to 4 pm - Saturday, August 14, 2027: Set up & check in 7 am–9 am; open to the public 9 am–5 pm; artist reception at 5:30 pm - Sunday, August 15, 2027: Open to the public 10 am–4 pm; take down 4 pm–7 pm ### What Makes Ridgway Rendezvous Special - Run by an arts organization for artists - Extensive advertising - with over 10,000 in attendance - Links to artists' websites on the Festival website - Qualified buyers - Corner booths for everyone! - Historic park & breathtaking mountains - Friday set up - Shortened Sunday hours (4 pm end) - Family-friendly & kid's art area - Dog-friendly - No admission fee - Quality live music run by a professional sound engineer - Awards - All proceeds fund children's art programs ### Brought to you by Weehawken Creative Arts Weehawken Creative Arts is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization that provides high-quality adult & children arts education programs and well-known community cultural events, including full-scale ballets featuring over 400 youth in each production. Programs are located in Ouray, Ridgway & Montrose. Weehawken is headquartered in the Ridgway Creative District where it operates a retail storefront called The 610 Arts Collective. All proceeds go to support Weehawken Creative Arts children's arts programs & scholarships. ### Jury into the Festival - Jury Members consist of an assortment of professional artists & craftspeople, Weehawken Board Members, affluent buyers, collectors, staff and local store owners. - Every year the jury changes. - No past vendor is guaranteed a space; every vendor must be juried on a yearly basis to ensure highest quality and large variety of works. ### Specific Medium Categories - Bath, Skincare Wellness Products & Candles: Must be hand-made and of high quality. - Ceramics: Original, handmade functional pottery and ceramics/porcelain work other than jewelry. No machine or mass-produced items will be accepted. - Digital Art: Original works of digital art, purely computer-generated or achieved through manipulation of source materials by the artist using a computer, in limited editions of 250 or less, signed and numbered. - Fiber & Leather: Hand-crafted wearable textiles, basketry, embroidery, weaving, tapestry, leatherwork, and papermaking. No mass or factory-produced work allowed. - Folk/Traditional Arts: Functional or decorative artwork such as leatherwork, basketry, gourds, doll making, carvings. - Glass: Blown, fused, glass mosaic, or stained glass art other than jewelry. - Gourmet & Small Batch Foods: Homemade, pre-packed food items for home consumption off-site and/or gift giving (samples must be provided to Saturday judges). - Jewelry: Any & all jewelry, regardless of medium, must be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds, or mass produced items. - Metal: All non-sculptural works crafted from metal other than jewelry. - Mixed Media 3-D and Mixed Media 2-D. - Other: for artwork not represented by other categories. - Painting: Watercolors, acrylic, and oils, including pastels. - Photography: Photographic prints from the artist's original image. - Printmaking, Drawing & Graphic Arts: original prints, etchings, drawings, and hand-manipulated printed works signed and numbered as limited editions (250 max). - Sculpture: Original 3-dimensional standalone and wall sculptures in any medium. - Wearable: Unique, one-of-a-kind clothing items, sometimes made of unconventional materials. Not mass produced garments. - Wood: Original works in wood, hand-tooled, machine worked, turned or carved, including home decor. ### What Do I Need to Apply? - Description of material and technique. - Description of your work & price range. - Biography of yourself. - Special requirements & booth requests. - Vehicle license plate number, model & color. - 4 images of work (one piece of work per photo, clear, cropped close, professional). - 1 booth shot (disqualification if missing). ### We Accept - Any artist or craftsperson exhibiting his or her own original works. - Handmade & handcrafted items ONLY. ### Disqualifications - Any manufactured items or mass produced items, including ceramics cast from commercial molds, promotional postcards, books, decoupage, kits, imported, resale or mass produced items, silk-screened T-shirts, corporate-produced gourmet products. - Buy / Sell. - Jewelry: No commercial casts, molds, or mass produced items. - Any extra medium the jury has not approved. - No booth shot. - If a category is full. - If a vendor was problematic for the organizers in a previous year. - Non-payment of sales tax in a previous year. ### Waitlist Policy If a category is full, there may be a waitlist. Waitlist status is updated every 15 to 30 days as the festival approaches, and artists may be notified by email or phone up until the week of the show. ### Awards Best in Show, Best in Category, Best Booth Display, Best Festival Vibe, and the Double Take award. Judges consist of professional artists, craftspeople, Weehawken Board Members, affluent buyers, and art collectors. ### Booth Information and Fees - Booth Sizes: Single 10'x10' and Double 10'x20'. - Booths must be free-standing; tents must be properly weighted (at least 50 lb per leg) and staked; white tent tops preferred; no tents or tables provided; shade is NOT guaranteed; tablecloths must reach the ground. - All booths are outside and are corner booths. Location requests may be made at application but are not guaranteed. - Fees Due with Application: Jury & Application Fee: $35. - Fees Due Upon Acceptance: 10'x10' Booth Fee $425; 10'x20' Booth Fee $800; Choice Electricity Fee (limited, only if needed) $50. - Limited dry camping (no services, porta-johns only) available Friday and Saturday night for $50 per camp vehicle. ### Rules and Regulations - The first wave of applications has a deadline of February 14, 2027. Applications close during Jury Review from Feb. 15 to March 15, 2027. First wave invitations will be emailed by March 16, 2027. - The second wave of submissions reopens March 17, 2027 with a late fee of $35 in addition to the regular $35 Application and Jury Fee. Applications are accepted until July 31, 2027. - Exhibitors must park in the provided vendor parking lot during show hours; vehicles must be moved from the park perimeter during the show. - The location is in the mountains and outside; artists must be prepared for any weather. There are no rain/snow dates and no refunds for inclement weather. - No cars on the lawn. Check in at the Gazebo before setting up. - All vendors must collect Town of Ridgway and State of Colorado sales tax (total 9.05%). - Dogs are allowed and must be leashed. - A limited number of professional giclees, prints & other reproduced work are accepted, but the majority of displayed work must be originals. - Take down starts after 4 pm on Sunday. ### Refund and Cancellation Policy Cancellation notice must be in writing via email before July 1st. Requests prior to July 1 have a $25 cancellation fee. After July 1, all fees are non-refundable. ### Jury Details - Average number of applications submitted each year: 200 - Average number of artists selected from the jury: 120 - Number of jurors scoring applications: 13 - Jurors score on a Yes/No/Maybe scale and 1–7 scale, separately from various locations. - The jury process is closed to observation. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Disciplines:** ceramics, digital art, fiber & leather, folk/traditional arts, glass, gourmet & small batch foods, jewelry, metal, mixed media 3-d, mixed media 2-d, other, painting, photography, printmaking, drawing & graphic arts, sculpture, wearable, wood, bath, skincare, wellness products & candles - **Note:** Open to any artist or craftsperson exhibiting his or her own original works. Work must be handmade and handcrafted only. Manufactured, mass-produced, or imported items are disqualified, as are buy/sell items. Jewelry made from commercial casts or molds is not accepted. ### Additional Requirements - Description of materials and technique - Description of your work and price range - Artist biography - Special requirements and booth requests - Vehicle license plate number, model and color - 4 professional images of work (one piece per photo) - 1 booth shot (required) ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 23, 2026 - **Deadline:** February 14, 2027 - **Program Start:** August 13, 2027 - **Program End:** August 15, 2027 ## How to Apply Apply at: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14882