About the Fair
Laumeier Sculpture Park's 40th Annual Art Fair will celebrate four decades of bringing artists and the community together in a one-of-a-kind setting where art and nature meet. Over 25,000 patrons attend this annual three-day outdoor event on Mother's Day weekend, featuring local food vendors, live music, and 160 juried artists from across the country exhibiting work in ten media categories.
Media Categories
- Ceramics
- Fiber/Textiles
- Glass
- Jewelry
- Mixed Media
- Painting
- Photography/Digital
- Printmaking/Drawing
- Sculpture
- Wood
Eligibility
All artists ages 18 and up who exhibit work of original concept, design, and execution are eligible to apply. Artists may apply in more than one category (up to three); however, a separate application and jury fee must be submitted for each category. Artists may not apply more than once in the same category. Total event participation is limited to 160 artists.
Required Images
5 (booth shot required)
Application Fee Schedule
- Early Bird Application Period / September 1 – September 30, 2026 / $35
- Regular Application Period / October 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 / $45
- Late Application Period / January 1 - January 4, 2027 / $55
Awards
Judges award a total value of $8,000+ in cash and prizes to those artists achieving excellence, regardless of media category.
Artist Amenities
- All sales proceeds
- Average $8,500 in sales (based on past participating artist surveys)
- On-site Artist Hospitality Tent and Artist Relations team during ALL hours of the Art Fair
- Booth sitters available during ALL hours of the Art Fair
- Patron art pick-up services
- Continental breakfast provided (Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m.)
- 24-hour on-site security
- Indoor public restrooms available
- Electricity included
- Event widely advertised in the greater St. Louis region
- Listing in printed event program (15,000 printed and distributed)
- Listing on Laumeier's website
- Potential advance and on-site media opportunities
- Early set-up available (Thursday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m.)
- Discounted rates at nearby hotels
Jury Process
Artists are juried by a panel of respected fine art and craft professionals, selected by Laumeier Sculpture Park from local and regional museums, universities, and galleries. All applicants are juried anonymously. Each applicant's images are viewed individually in order from 1 to 5, viewing the booth image last. After viewing the individual images, jurors view all five images on their monitor while scoring the applications from 1 (low) to 10 (high). All scores are combined and averaged, and the top 33% of applications move onto the second round. The second-round scores are tabulated to select the top applicants in each category for invitation to participate. Consideration to balance of media categories is given to select the number of artists in each category.
Scoring is based on originality, creativity, design, technique, craftsmanship and presentation.