February 2 & 3, 2019
Downtown Fort Myers, Florida
206 Artists
Downtown Fort Myers, Florida
Option to participate in Opening Night - February 1, 2019
Deadline: September 11, 2018
Looking for a profitable and stress-free weekend show? Apply to ArtFest Fort Myers - Southwest Florida's premier fine art festival and largest weekend event. Creating an artwork-selling festival for artists is the focus of our year-round professional staff with 19 years of consistent management.
ArtFest Fort Myers takes place in Southwest Florida's
largest metro area
, featuring an international airport serving 8.8 million passengers. In a nation wide survey, Forbes Magazine rated Fort Myers/Cape Coral as #1 in population growth and #10 in job growth and our construction activity is topping the chart! This means
your appreciative audience of upscale and savvy art patrons grows everyday.
HOW DO WE PROMOTE FOR YOU?
$175,000 Marketing Campaign
targeted to art buyers from Marco Island to Sarasota to West Palm Beach. We are getting the word out about your fabulous art work via TV, radio, daily newspapers and weekly publications, digital billboards, magazine articles, our mobile friendly website, our online Artist Gallery, regional theatre and symphony programs plus social media outreach and e-vites to our special patrons.
HOW DO WE SET THE CONDITIONS FOR ARTIST SUCCESS?
You
need
an appropriate environment to showcase your artwork
and create vigorous sales. ArtFest Fort Myers creates that environment along a wide boulevard with ease-for-patron flow of artist booths flanked by a beautiful riverfront park and yacht basin.
You
need
a supportive, income-appropriate audience in a broad age range
to produce excellent sales. At ArtFest Fort Myers, you will find:
- a very loyal base of VIP's, patrons and sponsors who wait all year to purchase art at our festival
- upscale dining areas, including shaded table seating & ample food/beverage options, encouraging buyers to stay longer and shop more.
- on-site arts related activities to keep the patrons engaged while they decide on more art purchases (high school art competition, children's art yard, high school sidewalk chalk competition and more)
HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF ARTISTS?
- Oversized booth spaces - 3 feet between booths & behind-booth storage area
- Easy Friday Set-up with scheduled staggered drive-up access
- Breakfast Saturday and Sunday plus water all day & indoor bathrooms
- Booth Sitters and dedicated Artist Ambassadors
- Discounted hotel rates & reserved artist parking with complimentary trolley transportation
- 24 hour security
- $5,500 in Artist Awards
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