February Art Festival in the Kayenta Art Village 2027

About the Festival

WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY ART FESTIVAL 2027!

Stroll through a gathering of eclectic artists who specialize in media ranging from sculpture to painting, jewelry to ceramics, wood to metal and more. And then unwind to live music, and culinary delights from festival vendors and Kayenta's own Xetava Gardens Café and the Rusted Cactus, all amidst stunning desert vistas.

2027 Schedule

• Saturday, February 13 - Sunday, February 14 in the Kayenta Art Village
• Artists are required to attend both days of the festival
• Load in will begin on Friday, February 12th at 10am. Artist must be checked in by 5pm that day, and fully set up by Saturday, February 13th at 10am
• Daily public hours are 10am-5pm

Mediums Accepted

• Ceramics, Drawing/Pastels, Fiber/Textiles/Batik/Wearables, Glass, Graphics/Printmaking, Jewelry, Leather, Metal Work, Mixed Media, Painting: Oil/Watercolor/Acrylic, Photography, Sculpture & Wood.
• If your art does not fit into one of the above categories, submit an application with the category selection of "Other" or reach out to the Box Office (435.674.2787) to see if your medium is accepted

Waitlist

• If placed on the waitlist, you will be contacted on or near December 2nd after the confirmation deadline of December 1st to fill any remaining spaces

Booth Information and Fees

• Artists must bring all their own equipment and supplies, including a white canopy, corner weights (50lbs per corner minimum), point of sale/cash bank, and other display items desired (tables, stands, hanging tools, chairs, etc.) They must also be responsible for the set up of their own booth
• Display space will be a pre-assigned 10' x 10' section on cement or asphalt
• Festival Coordinators will assign booths based on several factors including artists' booth preferences, booth size, venue constraints, & art medium

Pricing:

• Regular (10' x 10') $215
• Double Booth (10' x 20') $365

Rules Highlights

• Only complete applications are considered: all required responses, up to five photographs of the artist's work, one booth-setup photograph, and all electronic signatures
• All work exhibited must be original artwork produced by the artist; no preformed molds, imports, manufactured goods, or mass-produced work; limited edition prints (limit 250), signed and numbered by the artist, are permitted
• A maximum of two artists can share one booth, containing only one medium
• Artists must be present during the entirety of the festival and may not leave early or arrive late
• Artists are responsible for constructing and tearing down their exhibits; all artists must be covered in a white canopy
• No early teardown is permitted; work may not be removed before 5pm on Sunday
• Artists are solely responsible for obtaining Utah sales tax information from the Utah State Tax Commission

A committee of Kayenta Art Village Managers & Owners selects participating booths based on the photos submitted by the applicant. Work presented for the committee must represent 80% of the work to be displayed and/or sold at the festival. Applicants will be notified of committee selection decisions by November 11th, 2026.

Two jurors score applications as Yes, No, or Maybe, viewing images on a computer monitor, each juror reviewing separately from their own location, in a single jury panel that scores applications across all medium categories. Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed in random order. The jury process is closed to observation.

On average about 50 applications are received each year, with about 20 artists selected through the jury and 0 returning artists exempt from the jury; returning artists are selected by an on-site jury/committee of esteemed artists.