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Old Florida Celebration of the Arts 2027: Artist Applications
Cedar Key Arts Center
You should apply if you're a fine artist or artisan who makes original handmade work and can run a booth at an outdoor festival in Cedar Key, FL.
About
The Cedar Key Arts Center is jurying artists for the Old Florida Celebration of the Arts, a two-day outdoor fine art festival in Cedar Key's beachfront City Park on April 3 and 4, 2027, with about 100 artists and roughly 12,000 visitors. Applicants submit four images through Zapplication: three of the work they plan to show and sell, and one booth shot. An outside judge awards $8,500 in prizes, led by a $1,500 top prize and two $1,000 awards for 2D and 3D work, and local businesses fund $5,000 to $10,000 in purchase awards. Selected artists are announced December 11, 2026.
Eligibility
Fine artists and artisans in a wide range of media. Not open to country crafts, specialty food, authors or musicians; mass-produced, kit, mold or pattern work, knitting, crochet, buy/sell and imports are ineligible. Artists may apply in up to two media.
Applications happen on Cedar Key Arts Center's website. Seeke reviews and indexes the listing but does not accept applications.