Art on the Side 2027 Liberty Arts Festival

The "artist application" is intended for Fine Artists and Artisan Craftspeople.

• Work that has been produced with commercially-acquired kits, commercial patterns, plans, prefabricated forms or other commercial methods is not permitted.
• .All work - in every category - must be the original work produced by the exhibiting artist.

Welcome to Art on the Side located in beautiful Historic Downtown Liberty.  We will have 50 available spaces for fine artists and fine craftspeople.  We hope to grow each and every year. Event Date: Saturday, June 5th 2027 from 8am to 5pm. Set-up begins at 6:00am. Art on the Side will happen "rain or shine". Browse through our application and let us know if you have any questions. This is an electronic agreement and by completing the application, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically.  All work displayed in the booth must be for sale.

• Clay: Original work, functional or sculptural.
• Fiber: Includes wearable and non-wearable, original designs only.  
• Glass: Functional and sculptural work is accepted. Kiln forming, blowing, molding, or casting, as well as all cold working processes are permitted.
• Jewelry: Original designs, no resale items, no assembly only work.
• Metal: Sculptural or decorative work made from metal.
• Mixed Media: Work which combines materials from two or more mediums in one piece.
• Natural Materials: This includes basket weaving, chair caning, brooms, gourds, and other works made from materials found in nature.
• Photography: Includes traditional film photography, hand-colored images, emulsion transfers, and digital photography. Only the artist’s original source material and signed, limited-edition prints produced from the original source are acceptable. The edition size must be clearly disclosed.
• Printmaking: Only hand-pulled original prints are allowed. Prints must be in limited editions, signed, and numbered.
• Sculpture: Three-dimensional work using additive or subtractive processes in a single medium.
• Two-Dimensional: Drawing, painting, and digital works. Reproduction prints from original art is permitted.
• Wood: Original works that are hand tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.

This area is for crafters and artists that are not are not eligable for  our Fine Arts or Fine Crafts categories because you either are a performing artisan (face painter, caricaturist, etc) or your product is a commercial product (tumblers, coffe cups, t-shirts, assembled jewelry etc.)We will have 15 available spaces for our marketplace area: Marketplace arts are not included in the juried show and are not eligable for prize money. 
 
Event date: Saturday, June 5th, 2027 from 8am to 5pm. Set-up begins at 6:00am. Art on the Side will happen "rain or shine". Browse through our application and let us know if you have any questions. This is an electronic agreement and by completing the application, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically.