MAIN ST. is Fort Worth's signature arts festival featuring corner booth spaces, diverse artist amenities including a complete hospitality area, an Artist's and Sponsor reception on Wednesday evening, and an Awards breakfast on Friday. The festival offers on-site storage and a scheduled, stress-free load-in process. Artist awards total $7,000. Promotional tools include an industry-best online gallery, full digital directory, and a social advertising program with a social audience of over 200,000.
Work is accepted in the following categories: Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing, Emerging Artist, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metalworks, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood. All work must be original and handmade; mass production and commercial casts are not permitted in most categories.
Artist application details
Images
- Five images are to be submitted for each application entered by the artist.
- Four images must be of individual pieces of a consistent body of work to be showcased during the Festival.
Booth image
- The fifth image must be of a single display booth of the artist's work in an outdoor, daytime setting, shot full front (side to side and top to bottom), and not at an oblique angle.
- Those applying in the Emerging Artist category, reserved for those artists who have never juried into a large show previously and reside in the Metroplex specifically, or in Texas, may use a fifth image of work in place of a booth slide. Simply designate one image as "Booth Slide," and submit.
- Double booths are not offered unless the artist is juried into the show with two or more separate bodies of work. Double booth images will be rejected.
- The booth image must show overall continuity, scale and presentation of the body of work being submitted with this application. The booth shot will NOT be used to determine work approved to be displayed at the festival; only the jury images will be used for this determination.
- Do not reference your name or your company name in your booth image. Do not submit an image with you or your collaborator in the booth. This is a blind jury; names are not disclosed to the jurors. If your name appears in your booth image your application will be rejected.
Festival schedule
- April 15, 2027: 10AM to 10PM, artists may close at 8 PM
- April 16, 2027: 10AM to 11PM, artists may close at 8 PM
- April 17, 2027: 10AM to 11PM, artists may close at 8 PM
- April 18, 2027: 10AM to 8PM, artists may close at 6 PM
Jury and agreement
Jury dates are November 5 and 6. Jurors will be announced in October 2026. The deadline for return of the agreement and payment is midnight on Friday, December 4. Upon acceptance, Emerging Artists pay a lower booth fee, receive a tent, and receive mentoring from veteran artists.