Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts 2027

The 40th Annual Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts - a Premier Fine Arts Festival. Festival proceeds, sponsorships and donations are awarded as scholarships to Seminole County School District graduating seniors aspiring to become artists.

Summary

The 40th Annual Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts - a Premier Fine Arts Festival March 6th & 7th, 2027, located in Colonial Town Park just west of I-4 in Lake Mary.

The Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts is a 501 (c) (3) Non-profit organization. Festival proceeds, sponsorships and donations are awarded as scholarships to Seminole County School District graduating seniors aspiring to become artist.

For our out-of-town participants, lodging may be acquired at both the nearby Marriott and Westin hotels, within walking distance to the Art Festival

General information

LOCATED AT Colonial Town Park Lake Mary!! Between Daytona Beach and Orlando off I-4, take the Exit 101 46A for Heathrow (West) towards International Parkway, Colonial Town Center Park is on the right at the intersection of 46A and International Parkway. The venue features the sophistication and excitement of a cosmopolitan avenue, comprised of several streets lined with businesses, boutique shops, pubs, restaurants, and condos.

JURIED ARTIST AWARDS:

• BEST OF SHOW (1) $2500
• TONY SENADOR AWARD (1) $1500
• AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (2) $1000
• 2D JUROR'S CHOICE (1) $750
• 3D JUROR'S CHOICE (1) $750
• AWARD OF DISTINCTION (8) $500

Judges: TBD

Judging: Awards are given based on the Judges' scoring of each artist's body-of-work as displayed. Judging will be conducted on Saturday morning by three (3) independent judges. Judges will use a 1-5 scoring scale. No individual body of artwork will be removed from the booth by judges. Awards are not based on category. We will be awarding over $11,000 in prize money.

Set-Up and check-in hours: Friday, March 5, 2027 – 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM (strictly adhered to) Saturday, March 6, 2027 – 6:30 AM until 8:30 AM (SEE RULES & REGULATIONS)

Festival Hours: Saturday, March 6, 2027 – 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM Sunday, March 7, 2027 – 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM

APPLICATION FEE: Application fee is $30.00 for all applicants. Applications will be reviewed by committee and a determination to invite and category. All application fees are paid through the ZAPP portal and are non-refundable.

LATE FEE: Any application received and accepted after the February 6, 2027 deadline will be accessed a $50.00 late fee in addition to the $30.00 application fee.

JURIED ARTISTS All artists are invited to be juried in our festival. All Juried artists pay a booth fee of $275 for a single booth or $550 for a double booth space. Artist is limited to one (1) category entry. Fee includes booth space, artist and one guest breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, free link to your website from the Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts website.

Categories to be judged are as follows:

• Paintings: Oils Acrylics & Watercolors
• Photography & Digital
• Drawings/Graphics/Pastels
• Sculpture
• Jewelry
• Mixed Media
• Wood
• Glass
• Clay/Ceramics
• Fiber/Leather/Textile

NON-COMPETITIVE CRAFTERS Our non-competitive section will be in a separate area. Crafters are required to pay the $30.00 non-refundable application fee and booth spaces are $175.00 per space and are limited to one entry category, however they may request double spaces at a cost of $350.

Rules and regulations

1. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2027, and the DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2027. Any payments received after the February 13, 2027, if accepted, the artist location will not be shown on the map and will be located further from the center of the festival.

ALL APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MEDIUM PER BOOTH.

All entrants are required to submit four (4) photos of their work and one (1) of their booth and display. A non-refundable application fee of $30.00 is required. Once invited to apply, a booth fee of $175 is required for non-juried CRAFTERS and $275 booth and jury fee for JURIED ARTIST. EXHIBITED WORK MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF IMAGES SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW.

2. Juried Artist award winners from the 2026 Lake Mary-Heathrow Festival of the Arts need not send photos if applying in the same category as the previous year's award. Only SUBMIT booth fee (Special rate of $250.00). Also, application fee ($30.00) will be waived for all 2026 LMHFOA award winners.

3. All entrants will be notified of their acceptance or rejection no later than three weeks after applying. Once accepted, the applicant is committed to the show. NO REFUNDS will be made due to cancellation.

4. NO food, art supplies, picture frames, commercial photography, kits, commercial patterns, coin jewelry, soaps, candles, perfumes, lotions or works cast in commercial molds, mass produced items, imports, nudity of any source or buy/resell may be displayed or sold.

Booth information and fees

BOOTH SETUP time will be allowed on Friday, March 5, 2027 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. only. Saturday setup is allowed between 6:30 A.M. and 8:30 A.M. only. Sunday setup is from 8:00AM to 9:30AM.

All artists/crafters will be assigned a 12' X 12' exhibit space. Any display larger than 12' X 12' will require a double space. Tents should be water resistant and must include weights, securing all 4 sides. Electricity and water are not provided. Only generators that are not noisy are allowed.

Refund and cancellation policy

Once accepted into the festival and booth fees paid, no cash refunds. Credit may be given at the discretion of the committee depending on circumstances causing the request for a refund.

Jury details

Average number of applications submitted each year: 150 Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event: 125 Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event: 50

Applications are reviewed and selected by Artist's support committee.

Jurors score applications using a 1-5 scale, not using the number 3. Two jurors score applications. The same jurors review and score artwork for all medium categories, scoring separately from various locations. The jury process is closed.