--- title: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell - Contemporary Crafts 2027 description: Juried Contemporary Crafts Fair at the 2027 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; $35 application fee, booth fees from $1,270, individual artists only. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/e5876f6f-2c34-4288-99c5-f2f4961be8aa type: program status: open createdAt: "2026-10-24" updatedAt: "2026-10-24" programType: Festival/fair organization: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/new-orleans-jazz-heritage-festival-and-foundation deadline: "2026-12-01" entryFee: 35 USD location: Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA, United States isOnline: false disciplines: - mixed media - graphics/printmaking - painting - photography - digital art - fiber - jewelry - glass - wood --- # New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell - Contemporary Crafts 2027 **Hosted by:** New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. **Type:** Festival/fair | **Location:** Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA, United States | **Deadline:** December 1, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $35 ## About This Program ### About This Call The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell is a joyous and spirited celebration showcasing the authentic music and heritage of Louisiana and New Orleans. It began in 1970 when 350 musicians entertained a crowd half that number in New Orleans' Congo Square. The Festival is one of the most prestigious and well-attended in the nation, attracting hundreds of thousands of people annually. The Festival is owned by The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc., a Louisiana non-profit corporation organized to preserve and promote the music, arts, culture and heritage, indigenous to Louisiana and the New Orleans area. A two-weekend event featuring fourteen stages of music, plus art and traditional food, this outdoor daytime celebration is held on the park-like infield and in the grandstand area of the historic Fair Grounds Race Course. The Craft Fairs present works by Louisiana, national, and international artisans participating in three tented areas – Contemporary Crafts, Louisiana Marketplace, and Congo Square African Marketplace. The highly competitive juried Contemporary Crafts Fair, located in Heritage Square, set amid some of our most dynamic musical tents, will feature approximately sixty different artists each weekend. Artists exhibit and sell fine art and fine crafts including one-of-a-kind and/or limited edition works. ### General Information FESTIVAL DATES & HOURS First Weekend: April 22, 23, 24, 25 Second Weekend: April 29, 30, May 1, 2 Hours of Operation: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Daily (There are no substitute rain dates.) ### REQUIREMENTS Images: Five (5) (4 of artwork – 1 of booth display) Application Fee $35.00 Before applying, be sure to read all ELIGIBILITY, GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC MEDIA and RULES. Unless Festival criteria is met, the application will not be processed for jury. Application fees are non-refundable. For clarification or questions, please contact us before applying. A separate application is required for each medium/category for which an artist wishes consideration. No advantage is gained by submitting multiple applications for the same body of work. No more than three (3) applications can be made per Crafts area. ### Rules and Regulations ### ELIGIBILITY Artwork is gallery quality fine art and crafts. Work must be original handmade art created by the applicant artist. Artwork must be one-of-a-kind and/or limited edition. GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC MEDIA - Mixed Media: Original work where the primary intent is the union of two or more media categories. No prints on canvas or any type of stretched fabric materials. - Graphics/Printmaking: Handpulled original prints produced from hand manipulated screens, plates, or stones by the applicant printmaker. Prints must be in limited editions of 250 or less, signed and numbered on archival quality materials. No commercial or mechanical reproductions of any kind are allowed. - Painting: Original oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc. are in this category. Reproductions of all kinds are prohibited. - Photography: Photographers may submit photographs only from their own original images and must do their own printing or directly supervise this process. Photographs must be in limited editions of 250 or less, signed and numbered on archival quality materials. - Digital Art: Wall mounted original work for which the original image, or the manipulation of other source material, is executed by the artist using a computer. Work generated by or with assistance of Artificial Intelligence is prohibited. - Fiber: No factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist. No upcycled or recycled work. - Jewelry: Artists wishing to sell any jewelry must submit an application in the jewelry category. No strung beads or assembled work. The majority of each piece must consist of handmade components. - Glass: Handblown, cast or lampworked. No painted, decorated or embellished manufactured glass. - Wood: Original free-standing works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved are accepted in the wood category. RULES 1. Artists may display and sell only the type of work represented in the four (4) artwork images submitted with the online application. 2. Application images may not contain identifiable signatures, signage or photos of the applicant artist. 3. The majority of each piece must consist of handmade components. 4. No 3D printed or AI related work is allowed. 5. Festival expressly prohibits commercial kits, t-shirts, night lights, magnets, edibles/consumables, CDs, DVDs, audio/video tapes, books, catalogs, poster graphics, postcards/note cards, imports, mass-distributed products, 3D printed objects or AI related work, buy/sell, factory-sewn work, strung beads/assembled work, commercially-cast plaster or clay objects, or pre-manufactured or commercially-made clothing. 6. Artists wishing to sell any jewelry must submit an application in the jewelry category. 8. Joint applicants must both contribute to the creation of the work and be listed on the application. 9. Any artist applying to more than one crafts area must submit a separate application and set of five (5) images for each. 10. No galleries, cooperatives or groups may apply. Only individual artists may apply. 11. Each artist must be present in the assigned booth and keep it open throughout the official hours of the Festival. 13. The Festival requires that artists describe and in some cases demonstrate their craft process to the public. All exhibiting artists are required to display an Artist's Statement in a prominent place within their booth. 16. Applicants must be minimum age of 18. ### Application Images - Each applicant must submit four (4) digital artwork images that best represent current work along with one (1) digital image of booth display. - This is a blind jury process; there should be NO images with identifiable signatures, signage or photo of the artist. - All images must be in 1920 pixel horizontal x 1920 pixel vertical format. ### Jury Process An outside panel consisting of artist peers and art professionals review all submissions and selects exhibitors. A new panel is seated each year. 1. A code number is assigned for each application, so that jurying is anonymous. 2. Selection criteria include creativity, uniqueness, concept, and craftsmanship, as well as the need to achieve a balance of media categories. 3. The Artist Information Statement is read to the jury. 4. Applications not selected by the jury panel will not be further considered. THIS IS A JURIED SHOW AND AS SUCH, PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION IN THIS FESTIVAL DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE. ### Booth Information and Fees BOOTH FEES include PRODUCT LIABILITY and AMENITIES. FIRST WEEKEND - Standard/One Artist: $2020 - Corner/One Artist: $2145 - Corner/Two Artists - Share: $1270/each - Demo Corner: $1545 SECOND WEEKEND - Standard/One Artist: $2020 - Corner/One Artist: $2145 - Corner/Two Artists - Share: $1270/each - Demo Corner: $1545 Only two (2) artists may share a booth and it must be a corner booth. Demonstrators may not share. BOOTH DISPLAY - Booth spaces measure approximately 10' x 10' and are housed within larger tents. The front opening of each booth is approximately 8' high. - No signage or décor is permitted outside the booth. - Artist must provide BACK AND SIDE WALLS for the booth. - Festival does not provide tables, chairs, or electricity. - Exhibiting artists are required to display an Artist's Statement in a prominent place within their booth. ### AWARDS Contemporary Crafts will present three awards each weekend: Best of Show, Most Unique Work, and Best Display. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** mixed media, graphics/printmaking, painting, photography, digital art, fiber, jewelry, glass, wood - **Age Requirements:** 18+ years old - **Note:** Artwork must be gallery quality fine art and crafts, original handmade art created by the applicant artist, one-of-a-kind and/or limited edition. No galleries, cooperatives or groups may apply; only individual artists may apply, though joint applicants may share a corner booth if both contribute to the creation of the work and both are listed on the application. Applicants must be a minimum age of 18. Vendors and non-handcrafted or mass-produced work are excluded; only handcrafted one-of-a-kind and/or limited edition works produced by the artist applicant are accepted. ### Additional Requirements - 5 images (4 of artwork, 1 of booth display) - Artist statement (disclosing printmaking/casting process where applicable; read aloud to the jury) - $35.00 application fee ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 23, 2026 - **Deadline:** December 1, 2026 - **Program Start:** April 22, 2027 - **Program End:** May 2, 2027 ## Contact **Email:** craftsadmin@nojazzfest.com **Phone:** (504) 410-6103 ## How to Apply Apply at: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14761