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Call for Artists: The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Posted by Meg Mettler on September 11, 2024 at 6:00am

12924208456?profile=RESIZE_400xMarch 21, 22, & 23, 2025
Winter Park, Florida
Downtown Winter Park
Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm & Sunday 9am-5pm
218 Artists
Deadline: September 23, 2024

Application fee $45/Booth fee $575

One of Central Florida’s most anticipated harbingers of spring will celebrate its 66th year March 21, 22, 23, 2024. The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious juried fine art shows. It consistently ranks among the most highly regarded outdoor art shows in the nation and its artists compete for one of the largest cash awards among the top shows, ($76,500). Additionally, the enthusiastic Patrons Program is expected to spend more than $95,000 in Art Bucks this year.

Comments from 2024 Participating Artists: 
  • This is the Best show I’ve ever done. Not only financially, but the artists are treated so well with water runs, breakfast and dinner on Saturday night. 
  • Everyone was a pleasure to deal with.
  • A very well run show. Patrons, volunteers and the city are fully invested. Large crowds of art aficionados and collectors.
  • Great weather, great crowds, great show overall. Easy load in and load out. The people running the show are the best!
  • Best show ever.  Well-organized, professional with quality work and patrons. I’ve never been treated better at any other show.
  • We LOVE this art festival ... our favorite show of the year 
  • I was thrilled with everything about it!

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The show is located in the heart of Winter Park, Florida, a beautifully landscaped area whose surrounding streets are closed during the Festival to allow for foot traffic only. Artists’ booths nestle under large oak trees in Central Park and line Winter Park’s historic Park Avenue, a quaint and charming downtown area with brick streets, unique boutique shops, and inviting outdoor cafes and bistros.

Attendance usually reaches 250,000 or more for the three-day festival, which is one of Central Florida’s largest outdoor events. Approximately 215 fine artists will be selected to participate, chosen from over 1,000 national and international applications. 

 

The application closes soon -
apply now until September 23, 2024 to be part of this highly respected, juried art festival.

 

For more informaton: https://www.wpsaf.org/
Contact: Alice Moulton ajmwpfl@earthlink.net

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Call for Artists: The 65th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Posted by Meg Mettler on September 7, 2023 at 6:00am
12218099076?profile=RESIZE_400xMarch 15, 16, & 17, 2024
Winter Park, Florida
Central Park and along Park Avenue
Friday-Saturday 9am-6pm & Sunday 9am-5pm
215 Artists
Deadline: September 25, 2023
 
Application fee: $45/Booth fee: $575
 
The 65th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation's oldest, largest, and most prestigious juried fine art festivals. It's also one of the nation's most profitable for artists, positioned at #10 in Art Fair SourceBook's 2022 festival rankings and #6 in Sunshine Artist's Top 200 from 2010-2020, a 10-year ranking of the nation's most profitable art shows. In ArtFairCalendar's ranking of Best Art Fairs, we rank #6 in America and #1 in the South.
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The Festival debuted in March 1960 as a community project and is still produced by an all-volunteer board that puts an emphasis on meeting the needs of the artists. Here are a few comments from 2023 exhibiting artists:
  • The Artist Care Team volunteers were beyond amazing. 
  • Excellent service with water and snacks. It was nice not to have to leave the booth.
  • So well-run, well juried and fun!
  • A nice high-end fair. I liked the community support, awards and art purchases.
  • Thank you for the fabulous and profitable experience.
92% said they would plan to apply to attend the next year. 
 
12218099683?profile=RESIZE_400xSet in a beautiful, historic downtown setting, the festival draws approximately 250,000 art-loving visitors. Over 1000 fine artists from around the world apply yearly to this highly competitive and very popular show. An independent panel of three judges will select the 212 fine artists and three emerging artists invited to exhibit their works.
 
ARTISTS' AMENITIES
  • Extensive media promotions
  • Artists retain all sales proceeds
  • Artists' Hospitality Center with refreshments
  • Artists' Gallery on website
  • Security patrol after hours
  • Artist Housing Program
  • Booth sitting by volunteers on call
  • Artist Care Team - several times day with water & snacks
  • Saturday Night Artists' Party (Dinner & Awards Presentation)
  • Art Festival Magazine (distributed at event & on the website)
  • Limited free artists' parking near the Park
AWARDS - TOTAL OF $76,500
  • Best of Show: Purchase Award, $12,000
  • Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Art of Philanthropy: Purchase Award, $5,000
  • Morse Museum Award for Distinguished Work of Art: $2,500
  • The Monte Livermore Celebration of Nature Award: $2,000
  • Ten Awards of Excellence: $2,000 each
  • Twenty Awards of Distinction: $1,000 each
  • Thirty Awards of Merit: $500 each
In addition, Patron Program purchases are estimated to exceed $90,000 this year.
 
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Call for Artists: 64th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Posted by Meg Mettler on September 21, 2022 at 6:00am
10814113675?profile=RESIZE_400xMarch 17, 18, & 19, 2023
Winter Park, Florida
Central Park and along Park Avenue
Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm & Sunday 9am-5pm
Deadline: September 25, 2022
 
Application fee: $45 Booth fee: $500
 
The 64th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation's oldest, largest, and most prestigious juried fine art festivals. It's also one of the nation's most profitable for artists, positioned at #3 in Art Fair SourceBook's 2020 festival rankings and #6 in Sunshine Artist's Top 200 from 2010-2020, a 10-year ranking of the nation's most profitable art shows. In ArtFairCalendar's ranking of Best Art Fairs, we rank #6 in America and #1 in the South.
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The Festival debuted in March 1960 as a community project and is still produced today by an all-volunteer board that puts an emphasis on meeting the needs of the artists.

Set in a beautiful, historic downtown setting, the festival draws approximatey 300,000 art-loving visitors. Over 1000 fine artists from around the world apply yearly to this highly competitive and very popular show. An independent panel of three judges will select the 210 fine artists and three emerging artists invited to exhibit their works.

10814116680?profile=RESIZE_400xARTISTS' AMENITIES
● Artists' Hospitality Center with refreshments
●  Artists' Gallery on website
● Security patrol after hours
● Artist Housing Program
● Booth sitting by volunteers on call
● Artist Care Team - several times day
● Saturday Night Artists' Party (Dinner & Awards Presentation)
● Art Festival Magazine (distributed at event)
●Limited free artists' parking near the Park
● Extensive media promotions throughout Central Florida
● Artists retain all sales proceeds
 
AWARDS - TOTAL OF $74,500
● Best of Show: Purchase Award, $12,000
● Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Art of Philanthropy: Purchase Award, $5,000
● Morse Museum Award for Distinguished Work of Art: $2,500
● Ten Awards of Excellence: $2,000 each
● Twenty Awards of Distinction: $1,000 each
● Thirty Awards of Merit: $500 each
● In addition, Patron Program purchases are estimated to exceed $80,000 this year
 

 

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Call for Artists: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Posted by Meg Mettler on September 23, 2021 at 6:00am
Winter ParkMarch 18, 19, & 20
Winter Park, Florida
Downtown Winter Park
Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm & Sunday 9am-5pm
213 Artists
Deadline: September 26
 
Application fee: $45  Booth fee: $500
 
The 63rd Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation's oldest, largest, and most prestigious juried fine art festivals. It's also one of the nation's most profitable for artists, positioned at #3 in Art Fair SourceBook's 2020 festival rankings and #6 in Sunshine Artist's Top 200 from 2010-202, a 10-year ranking of the nation's most profitable art shows. In ArtFairCalendar's ranking of Best Art Fairs, we rank #6 in America and #1 in the South. 
Winter Park street
The Festival debuted in March 1960 as a community project and is still produced today by an all-volunteer board that puts an emphasis on meeting the needs of the artists. 
 
Set in a beautiful, historic downtown setting, the festival draws approximately 300,000 art-loving visitors. Over 1000 fine artists from around the world apply yearly to this highly competitive and very popular show. An independent panel of three judges will select the 210 fine artists and three emerging artists invited to exhibit their works. 
 
One of Central Florida's largest annual outdoor events, the Festival also features a wide variety of entertainment on the stage in Central Park, food and beverage to please the whole family, a popular juried exhibit of student art from central Florida schools, and interactive art activities for the kids.
Winter Park show
ARTISTS' AMENITIES
● Artists' Hospitality Center with refreshments -
open daily from 7am-4 pm
● Limited free artists' parking near the Park
● Artist Housing Program
● Booth sitting staffed by volunteers available on call
● Artist Care Team - several times day
● Saturday Night Artists' Party (Dinner & Awards Presentation)
● Art Festival Magazine (distributed at event featuring participating artists gallery)
● Artists' Gallery on website
● Security patrol after hours
● Extensive media promotions throughout Central Florida leading up to and during
the Festival
● Artists retain all sales proceeds

AWARDS - TOTAL OF $74,500
● Best of Show: Purchase Award, $12,000
● Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Art of Philanthropy: Purchase Award, $5,000
● Morse Museum Award for Distinguished Work of Art: $2,500
● Ten Awards of Excellence: $2,000 each
● Twenty Awards of Distinction: $1,000 each
● Thirty Awards of Merit: $500 each
● In addition, Patron Program purchases are estimated to exceed $80,000 this year

We listened to the feedback from our 2021 Artist Survey and have scaled back the number of artists in order to have more space between the artists' booths. To make more space we have moved our traditional Friday Night Concert to the Saturday before the festival, making this concert an event to kick-off the art festival week. There will still be live entertainment during the festival, but it will take up less space, and the artists will appreciate our emphasis on easy listening music.

Apply:  https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=9598

More info: https://www.wpsaf.org/
Contact: Zapp Committee zapp@wpsaf.org

The festival is concerned about the health and safety of the artists, the community, 
and all who are involved with the festival, and will continue
to follow the CDC and government guidelines that are provided at the time of the show.
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Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival initial reports

Posted by Connie Mettler on March 21, 2010 at 10:30pm

Friday morning thousands of people filled the park and streets of Winter Park to view the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. It was well covered by the local media. Here is an article from the Orlando Sentinel, a good overview that includes many photos to really give you the flavor of the event and an idea of the work exhibited: Winter Park Draws Large Crowds


We are looking forward to reports on this past weekend's top show. Here are a few more images:

 

 

Fine quilting by Ginger O'Neil from St. Louis, MO

 

Pastels by Beth Crowder

Glass by Earl James from Cleveland, Ohio. These pieces have Earl's "signature" look all over them, but I didn't recognize the orange piece as one of his and missed attributing this work to Earl earlier.

Here is another article I found in the NewsChief.com (?) about the show in Central Park, but I think this was in Winter Haven -- the works looks wonderful. What is this? another nice-looking show right near Winter Park on the same weekend? Can anyone fill me in on this?

All photos from the Orlando Sentinel

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