2025 Artists Market
About the application
Application only for artists that handcraft their original artwork.
Buy-Sell/Production items are prohibited.
The Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival is a coastal favorite and a nationally award-winning event that combines the classic southern dish with family-friendly entertainment, art and craft vendors, live music, food, and more. Now in its eighteen year, with more than 30,000 guests, the festival is held in Jekyll Island’s National Historic Landmark District. Note: This is not a Georgia Grown Member Application and is not transferable if used by mistake. Artist Market Vendor Requirements: Download and read all Requirements & Regulations. Provide a non-refundable application fee of $40.00. All vendors are required to use only white tents. Only vendors displaying their original artwork may participate. Buy-sell/Production items are prohibited. Reproductions of other artists' work is prohibited. Applicant must submit five (5) images:
- Three (3) of the artwork that will be sold at the festival (catalog photos will NOT be accepted)
- One (1) of the artist creating their art
- One (1) of the entire outside and front of the artist's booth, in an outside setting as it is set up for sales.
The booth image must reflect what the booth will look like at the Festival. Most of the time a photo of the outside of the booth is the final deciding factor for acceptance. An application will be rejected if all requirements are not followed.
Artist Market Vendors WILL NOT be located on a parking lot.
About the event
Terms & Conditions
Prices
| Non-Refundable Application Fee | $40.00 | Non-refundable | |
| Additional Festival Vendor Parking Hangtag for vendor parking lot | $25.00 | Non-refundable | One (1) Festival vendor parking hangtag will be distributed at load-in. This does not provide free entry to Jekyll Island State Park. Extra hangtags can be purchased at the time of applying for the festival for $25 each. However, they cannot be purchased at load-in time and must be purchased in advance. This hangtags gives you entrance to onsite vendor parking at the festival. |
| 10'x11' Single Booth Space | $280.00 | Non-refundable | All work, display easels & product must be contained within your booth space. The vendor’s display, including tent, canopy, or viewing bins, cannot extend over or into walkways and must be contained within vendor’s assigned space. If you need festival guests to access your tent from more than one entry point at the front of your tent or to walk around the sides of your tent you must purchase a double space. |
| 10' x 21' Double Booth Space | $560.00 | Non-refundable | All work, display easels & product must be contained within your booth space. The vendor’s display, including tent, canopy, or viewing bins, cannot extend over or into walkways and must be contained within vendor’s assigned space. |
Questions on the application
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Choose your discipline
- I have read and agree to follow the Festival's Legal Terms & Conditions
- I have read and agree to follow the Festival's Requirements & Regulations
- Per the Requirements & Regulations, how will vendors be notified if they have been accepted or not for the Festival?
- I have read and agree to the Festival's Vendor Guidelines for Waste Reduction
- What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
- Per the Requirements & Regulations,when will load-in take place?
- Per the Requirements & Regulations, when will accepted vendors receive their Vendor Packet?
- I have large items for sale that cannot be carried throughout the festival.
- Per the Requirements & Regulations document is water and electricity available and available to purchase?
- Per the Requirements & Regulations, when will load-out officially begin on Saturday?
- I acknowledge that I have received the 2025 Tax Form All Vendors Misc Sales document
- I am bringing a generator and understand it must pass inspection and be permitted by the Jekyll Island Authority Code Compliance Officer before it can be used on Festival grounds.
- I understand that if I’m bringing a generator I must provide a description of it below or the unit will not be scheduled for inspection and permitted for use at the festival. Answer N/A if not bringing one.
Picture requirements
- Minimum pictures required: 5
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