Summary
The Palm Springs Art Festival will return to Uptown Palm Springs on February 6 - 7, 2027, for its 38th year at Frances Stevens Park in downtown Palm Springs, California.
We invite you to submit your application for this popular event, held in the heart of Palm Springs during the peak season.
The artwork accepted into the event will include 2 and 3-dimensional mixed media, ceramics, digital, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture, and other.
General information
You are invited to submit your application for admission to the 38th annual Palm Springs Art Festival, February 6 - 7, 2027. This Artist Prospectus and Exhibitor Application includes essential details on exhibitor participation and should be read carefully before submitting your application.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to conduct an outdoor fair to promote the original work of artists, craftsmen, painters, sculptors, and photographers. Our aim to bring together the artist and the public in informal surroundings to their mutual benefit. We continually strive for quality in the arts.
General Information
The Palm Springs Art Festival is a two-day outdoor celebration of the visual arts. This event typically features the work of 70 exhibitors. Our goal is to provide a venue for creators of quality fine art and fine craft to meet with the art-buying public.
Rules and regulations
Jury Procedure
The jury is comprised of professionals working within the art community. The panel uses a blinded jury process to review a set of four images provided by each artist. The identities of individual artists are not disclosed to jurors. Artistic excellence is the sole criterion for the selection of exhibitors. The panel is convened to discuss their rankings, and the artists with the top scores will receive invitations to exhibit. High-scoring artists who are not initially invited to exhibit will be added to a waitlist.
Booth Space and Regulations
- All booth spaces are sized to accommodate display tents measuring 10' X 10' or 10' X 20'.
- Canopies must be white.
- Electricity is not provided.
- Display arrangements must meet with the approval of the committee.
- Artists must exhibit work on both days from 10 am to 4 pm.
Sales
Artists will pay a 10% commission on all sales made at and generated from the fair, due at the close of the festival on Sunday at 4:00 pm. Artists are responsible for their sales and collecting and reporting the State of California sales tax on any sales.
Application Fees
A non-refundable jury fee of $25 is due with the application.
Exhibit Fee
$400.00 for a 10' X 10' space; $650.00 for a 10' X 20' space (double spaces are limited); 10% commission on sales.
Digital Images
- Five (5) images are to be submitted for each media category.
- Four (4) images must be of individual pieces of work.
- One (1) image must be a booth image showing overall continuity and presentation of the artist's current body of work.
- Images must be 1920 x 1920 pixels.
- Images must accurately represent the body of work to be exhibited.
Artists can submit in up to 3 categories.
Booth information and fees
Overnight security will be provided on Friday and Saturday nights. The Palm Springs Art Festival presents the original work of exhibiting artists, not the work of mass production studios, representatives, organizations, or groups. No imports, commercial, or purchased-for-resale work, no clothing.
Exhibitors must be at least 16 years old. Artists must be present with their work for the entire event; representatives may not attend in place of the artist. Artists may exhibit only in the category in which they were juried.
Hours
Set-up: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday, February 5, or 5:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday, February 6, 2027.
Festival Hours: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday.
Tear down: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sunday.
Jury details
Average number of applications submitted each year: 140. Average number of artists selected from the jury: 50. Average number exempt from jury: 20. Jurors score applications on a scale of 1-5, with 2 jurors scoring separately from various locations, viewed on a computer monitor. The jury process is closed to observers.