Northport, Alabama
Kentuck Art Center
Saturday 9am-5pm & Sunday 9am-4pm
270 Artists
Deadline: June 1
Application fee: $35 Early Bird by May 15 Booth fee: $275-$550
The Kentuck Festival of the Arts is held in Kentuck Park, a scenic wooded park in Northport, Alabama. Kentuck Park is a 5-minute drive from Kentuck Art Center's main campus in the heart of Historic Downtown Northport's Shopping District. It's only a 10-minute drive from The University of Alabama and Downtown Tuscaloosa's lively restaurants, local breweries, shops, and art galleries. Coming from out of town? Tuscaloosa is located 60 miles west of Birmingham, Alabama and 200 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia.
Artists Amenities include:
- $7000 in awards: Best of Show ($1,500), 2 Awards of Distinction ($1,000 each), and 12 Merit Awards ($300 each). Award winners are automatically invited to the 2023 Festival
- A new jury panel every year
- Booth sitters
- Drive up unload/load
- Security overnight and during the Festival
- Qualified buyers. Admission per day is $10, with children 12 and under free with a ticketed adult
- An artists' hospitality tent where fresh doughnuts and hot coffee are available at 7:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. Drinks and snacks are served throughout the Festival.
- ATM on site. Credit card processing is also available for a 6% processing fee at the Information Building
- VIP program featuring pre-paid Kentuck Bucks that can only be used to purchase art from artists at the Festival
- An artists' party with dinner and live music Saturday night at Kentuck Art Center. Judges are introduced, and awards are announced
More info: https://www.kentuck.org/artists-apply
Contact: Amy Echols kentuck@kentuck.org
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