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Open · Closes in 160 days
Applications close
Mar 22, 202711:59 PM EDT160 days left to apply
Closes Mar 22, 2027 · 160 days left
Festival · Lakewood Ranch, FL, United States · 19 programs
Join us for the 6th annual Westhampton Beach Spring Fine Art Festival on Memorial Day weekend, May 29-30, 2027. Returning to the Great Lawn on Main Street in Westhampton Beach. Setup is on Friday afternoon with event hours Saturday 10 am-6 pm and Sunday 11 am-6 pm.
Admission for the public is FREE. This event location started strong and remains one of Paragon's most successful events, annually placing in the Top 50 fine art festivals in the nation.
Application deadline: March 22, 2027
Notification: March 24, 2027
Booth fee payment due: April 22, 2027 - NOTE: All booth fee payments are made directly to PARAGON - booth fee payments cannot be made through ZAPPLICATION.
If booth fee payments are not received by the deadline, those invited artists will automatically be moved to the waitlist.
Friday, May 28, 2027: Check-in and set up: noon-6 pm
Saturday, May 29, 2027: Check-in and setup continue: 6am - 9 am; Show hours: 10 am-6pm
Sunday, May 30, 2027: Show hours: 11 am - 6 pm
ARTIST SERVICES:
MEDIA CATEGORIES:
JURY PROCESS
Jurying is conducted in-house by Paragon staff. This is a "blind" jury process which means artist scoring is based solely on the images presented without consideration of the artist's name, artist location, or reference to additional information such as websites. Juror decisions are based 70% upon the quality of work portrayed in the artwork images submitted for the jury process, and 30% on your booth presentation image. A booth image is mandatory. No images including the booth image should have the artist or any signage with the artist's name or business name visible and should represent the setup we will actually see at the event. Images are viewed simultaneously in a horizontal format, grouped by media.
IMAGE USAGE:
Accepted artists agree that Spada Graphix LLC (dba: Paragon Fine Arts Festivals) may use images for promotional, website, or publicity purposes.
STANDARDS and RULES:
All work must be original handcrafted work created by the artist(s) present at the event. Each artist guarantees the accuracy of the description of the works presented and the authenticity of the work as the creation of their own hands.
Work done by a production studio is not accepted.
All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist.
No more than two (2) artists may collaborate on work. Both must be included on the application. Both must be present at the festival for the duration of the event.
Artists must be present with the work for the entire duration of the arts festival. Representatives, including spouses and family members, may not attend in lieu of the artist(s).
Artists are required to show photo identification (in English) at check-in to ensure identity and compliance.
Artists may only show work in categories and bodies of work selected by the jury.
All work exhibited must be in the category applied to and exhibit the quality and body of work that was shown in the images used in the jury process.
PROHIBITED:
No t-shirts, commercially manufactured items, items that employ the use of commercially available molds, velvet paintings, decoupage, or plants. Traditional crafts such as soaps, wax media (e.g., candles), scented oils, and homemade food items are not items juried into our fine art events. Please email us if you need clarification before applying. The Festival Committee reserves the right to exclude work that does not conform to show standards.
APPLICATION FEE: $30.00
SINGLE booth fee: $495.00 NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP
DOUBLE booth fee: $990.00 NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP
CORNER fee: $100.00 NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP
DISPLAY SPACE: Upon acceptance, artists desiring corner or double spaces or that require electrical connection must specify and pay any applicable fees at the time payment is submitted. Specific space requests will be assigned based on the date payment is received. We will attempt to accommodate all reasonable requests.
DISPLAY SURFACE: Pavement/brick and grass: no drilling into or anchoring to the pavement is allowed; tents must be anchored by free-standing weights only.
TIMELINE for CANCELLATION and REFUND for all artists
Average number of applications submitted each year: 200
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event: 60
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event: 3
How returning artists are selected: Selected by show director or board
Vendors that are excluded/ineligible: No Buy Sell
How images are viewed by jurors: Computer monitor
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by: Application ID (number generated when application is started by artist)
Jurors score applications using the following scale: 1 - 10
Number of jurors scoring applications: 3
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
Booth Space
Single booth: $495; Double booth: $990; Corner fee: $100 (booth fees paid directly to Paragon Festivals, not through Zapplication)
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Booth includes
Single booth: $495; Double booth: $990; Corner fee: $100 (booth fees paid directly to Paragon Festivals, not through Zapplication)
Requirements
All work must be original handcrafted work created by the artist(s) present at the event. Work done by a production studio is not accepted. All work must be designed and executed by the accepted artist. No more than two artists may collaborate on work, and both must be included on the application and present for the duration of the event. Artists must be present with the work for the entire duration of the festival; representatives, including spouses and family members, may not attend in lieu of the artist(s). Artists are required to show photo identification (in English) at check-in. Artists may only show work in categories and bodies of work selected by the jury, matching the quality and body of work shown in the jury images. Prohibited: t-shirts, commercially manufactured items, items using commercially available molds, velvet paintings, decoupage, plants, soaps, wax media, scented oils, and homemade food items. No Buy Sell vendors.
Applications close
Mar 22, 202711:59 PM EDT
Program begins
May 29, 2027Through May 30, 2027
Jurying is conducted in-house by Paragon staff as a blind jury process based solely on the submitted images, with no consideration of the artist's name, location, or website. Decisions are based 70% on the quality of the work portrayed in the submitted artwork images and 30% on the booth presentation image, which is mandatory. Images are viewed simultaneously in a horizontal format, grouped by media, on a computer monitor.
Applications within a medium category are sorted and viewed by application ID. Three jurors score applications separately from various locations on a scale of 1 to 10, as a single jury panel scoring all medium categories. The jury process is closed to observation.
Evaluation criteria
Festival · Lakewood Ranch, FL, United States
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