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Open · Closes in 122 days
Applications close
Mar 1, 202711:59 PM CST122 days left to apply
Closes Mar 1, 2027 · 122 days left
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(334) 674-2455Festival · Troy, AL, United States · 1 program
The TroyFest Art & Craft Festival, held in honor of Jean Lake, is the premier fine art & craft festival for the central Alabama region. The weekend-long show draws upwards of 10,000 people to downtown Troy to celebrate the arts. A wonderful selection of art, food, entertainment, and activities are offered for people of all ages.
April 24 & 25. Check-in on Friday (4/23) night & Saturday morning. Festival hours: Saturday 9 - 5 and Sunday 10 - 4.
Each year artists enjoy returning to this festival that draws a great crowd of art-loving Southerners. The festival committee prides itself in spoiling our vendors with the very best hospitality and amenities along with awarding great cash awards. The committee spends more than $10,000 (along with in-kind donations) on media placements and promotions for the festival. Many of our festival attendees brag about being repeat attendees and wouldn't miss the yearly festival rain or shine. Our patron purchase program sells at least $10,000 prior to the festival, guaranteeing at least that much in artist sales.
TroyFest prides itself on being one of the "most vendor-friendly festivals" around. Each year, we graciously receive compliments on our unsurpassed hospitality and friendly atmosphere.
Artist Amenities Include:
AWARDS & CATEGORIES
Exhibitors will be judged Saturday morning at 10 am by professionals not affiliated with the TroyFest Planning Committee. Complete description on troyfestarts.com. Each award includes a cash prize & ribbon.
TroyFest exhibiting artists are exclusive to handcrafted, original works of art (artists' prints permitted) and all artists must be accepted to exhibit. Exhibitors are selected by a jury committee, based on submitted images and application. Qualifications include quality, originality and creativity. A limited number of artists per category will be accepted to provide a balanced show. Booth space is assigned based on category and receipt of completed application and fees. Items must be made by artist exhibiting at the show. No commercially made items allowed!
Accepted exhibitors must exhibit the entire show. Please read carefully before submitting an application. If unable to meet our criteria, please do not apply. MORE DETAILS ON TROYFESTARTS.COM
A non-refundable jury fee of $15 is required for each entry form/category submitted. Credit cards will be accepted through Zapplication. If accepted during the jury process, you will be expected to immediately purchase your booth space.
First-Round Jury Selections: March 11
Application Deadline: March 1
Late Application: Applications will be considered after March 1 when a late fee of $50 is paid. There are no guarantees for late applicants, even to previous vendors.
An application is a commitment to exhibit if accepted. No refunds will be made for cancellation or removal of cause. No refund will be made in case of rain, wind, or other natural disasters. Notification of cancellation, for any reason, is appreciated and will be considered for future events. All checks will be cashed upon receipt.
$4,000 in juried cash awards across multiple categories, plus a guaranteed art sales purchase program.
Booth Space · 10' w x 15' d · Power available
Vending permit included; additional booth spaces $75 each; electricity $75 (one 115V 15A circuit); vendors responsible for own power cords.
Compensation details
Exhibitors are judged Saturday morning by professionals not affiliated with the TroyFest Planning Committee. Each award includes a cash prize and ribbon: Best of Show $1,000 & solo exhibit; Corley C. Chapman 1st Place Fine Arts $500; 1st Place Craft $500; Jean Lake Folk Art $500; Merit Awards $125 each (ten categories); Most Creative Use of Materials $100; Demonstrating Artist $175; Freshman Exhibitor $100; Longest Distance Traveled $125. The Friends of Jean Lake Purchase Program guarantees approximately $5,000 in art sales.
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Disciplines: Painting, Pottery, Jewelry Design, Photography, Graphics & Drawing, Sculpture, Functional Traditional Crafts, Decorative Traditional Crafts, Folk Art, Farmers Market
Applications close
Mar 1, 202711:59 PM CST
Program begins
Apr 24, 2027Through Apr 25, 2027
Exhibitors are selected by a jury committee based on submitted images and application. A single jury panel of 3 jurors, scoring separately from various locations using a Yes/No/Maybe scale, reviews applications by category in random order, then alphabetically. Images are viewed on a computer monitor. The jury process is closed to observation.
Evaluation criteria
Quality
Originality
Festival · Troy, AL, United States
Free annual fine art and craft festival in downtown Troy, Alabama, held in honor of Jean Lake.
Individual artists only
Requirements
More about eligibility
Exhibiting artists must work exclusively in handcrafted, original works of art (artists' prints permitted) and all artists must be accepted to exhibit. Items must be made by the artist exhibiting at the show. No commercially made items allowed. Accepted exhibitors must exhibit the entire show.
Creativity
Jury
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