2026 Art in the Park Festival Artist Application

A two day ART & MUSIC festival located in beautiful Howard Amon Park on the Columbia River in Richland, Washington. The LARGEST Art festival in Eastern Washington! Boasting over 78,000 annual attendee's, attracting hundreds of regional and national artists.

Festival Dates: Friday, July 24th & Saturday, July 25th
Festival Hours (open to the public): 8:00am - 6:00pm

For the past 78 years, Art in the Park Festival artists have showcased the best of clay, fiber, sculpture, painting, jewelry, photography and many other art forms. This event is a fun, family friendly festival featuring local musicians, gourmet food vendors, festival entertainment, and artists from around the globe. 

Art in the Park Festival is a fundraiser for the Allied Arts Association; a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that believes a vibrant community deserves a rich variety of visual arts opportunities and promotes appreciation for the arts, changing exhibits, art education and scholarships.

Please visit: http://www.artintheparkfestival.com/artists for the full prospectus, and all related terms and conditions information. 

RULES FOR PARTICIPATION

RULE#1 "BE COOL. BE KIND". We have a ZERO tolerance policy on bullying, rude, harassing, aggressive and impolite behavior. Our festival is ran, organized, and staffed by volunteers. Good customer service and profesionalism is expected from all participants. 

Attendance - The artist accepted by the jury must be present with his/her work for the entire two days of the show. No agents or substitute family or friends are allowed. The artist must cancel if unable to attend.Quality - Any work that differs in quality or form from that viewed and accepted by the jurors, and/or fails to meet community standards for any reason, may be disqualified by the Director. 

Shared Spaces - Spaces may be shared by artists as long as each artist applies separately and indicates on each application their intent to share a space, both artists have applied, paid their application fee, and both have been approved into the show.

Pets - Artists are not allowed to have pets in their booths. Registered service dogs for blind or hearing impaired are the only exception; the Director must be informed of their presence. A pet in the camping area is discouraged.

Community - We are a community of artists and as such kindness and consideration of others is encouraged and appreciated. 

Junior Artists - Junior artists are artists who are under the age of 18 at the time of the show. They are only allowed if they are accompanied by an adult artist who has been juried into the show. Junior artists will share space with their accompanying adult artist. Junior artists are subject to the same rules, procedures and commission fees as the adult artist. 

Booth placement-  Priority is given to the highest selling artists in their specific catagory in 2025. Should you be accepted into the show, your booth placement will be decided upon on what best serves the needs of the event, show flow, and other variable factors. Please be aware that if you are accepted into the event but refuse your booth space, you could loose entry into the show without refund or be placed upon the waitlist without gurantee of entry. 

Exclusivity- The official Art in the Park event is limited to Howard Amon Park area, as defined by the show map. It should be understood that artists accepted in the show will not occupy space, either themselves or partners, in other Tri-City locations on the same weekend.
 
Load-in/Check-in: Thursday, July 23rd 2026 at Howard Amon Park.
        -Load-in hours: 8:00am to Midnight, Thursday, July 23rd 2026
        -Check-in: 9:00am to 2:00pm, Thursday, July 23rd 2026

By applying for Art in the Park Festival 2026, you are confirming that you have read, agree, and will follow the prospectus, including ALL requirements, policies, and guidelines of our event. Failure to do so, and/or claiming ignorance of the event rules will not be an accepted excuse, reason, or justification for violation of rules or policy. 

Please visit: http://www.artintheparkfestival.com/artists for the full prospectus, and all related terms and conditions information. 

Artists have foot access to Howard Amon Park during and after the show each day to load/unload or restock.

Artist Wristbands: Each artist receives 1 (one) wristband that is to be worn during the event, and will also be required to receive access to the show afterhours.  Failure to present your wristband pass will deny you entry into the site.

Vehicles-  No vehicles will be allowed to enter Howard Amon Park via main or side entrances after 7:00am on show days, during show hours, and only after 6:30pm on show days. Vehicles are NOT allowed to park in front of any entrances or exits prior to show end.

End of Show/ Load-out-  NO VECHICLES ARE PERMITTED ON PARK GROUNDS ON SATURDAY, JULY 25TH UNTIL 6:30PM.  City of Richland Police will be present at both entrances to ensure compliance. 

The Art in the Park Director has the authority to resolve any disputes regarding these rules and the right to refuse artist participation.

Booth Placement/Assignment- Artists are not guaranteed a specific booth space, even if a specific booth number (or booth location) is requested. While we do our best to accommodate the requests made by artists, we cannot promise nor guarantee a specific booth spot due to the dynamic nature of the show. If you refuse your booth location, you will be placed at the end of the "artist waitlist". No refunds will be given.

DISPLAY-

Space Number - Your space number is required to be posted and visible to all patrons on the outside of your booth. Space locations are not guaranteed. Spaces may vary from year to year. Spaces are determined at the discretion of the Director.  This space number is used to give information to customers and the Finance department. A number will be provided to you to display in your space.  

Booth Optics- It is the expectation of the festival that all artist booths and maker spaces will have a professional, and well organized appearance. A pop-up is required. We HIGHLY encourage our artists to be creative, colorful, and imaginative with their booth appearance. Artists must maintain neat and clean booth space. Artists must supply all display material. Canopy and display should be designed to withstand wind and provide shade. Shade is limited. Be prepared for 100 degree temperatures. We will be doing booth inspections on Thursday and Friday morning. Please note that if your booth does not meet show standard or does not match the booth photo included with your application, you may be asked to leave without a refund given.

Booth Sizes - Three sizes are available:

Single booth space (15x15), Double booth space (15x30), or Triple booth space (30x30).

Triple Booth Spaces are ONLY offered to artists who have participated in a prior Art in the Park Festival event and is approved per Director's discretion. If you would like to be considered for a triple booth, please make a note of your request in the "Notes for the Director" question. 

Electricity - Electricity is limited and is assigned at the discretion of the Director. Electrical outdoor extension cords must be supplied by artist and secured properly. Active demonstrations without electricity are encouraged and fans for cooling purposes are not considered necessary. Please only request electricity if you need electricity to showcase your art.  

Noise/Air Quality - Gas generators are discouraged because the fumes and noise are disruptive. Although smoking is not prohibited in the park, it is discouraged. Please be courteous to others.

Pricing- 

Federal, State, Event, Etc. taxes are to be paid by the artists. At check-out, a 1.5% credit card fee will be included for all artists checking out with a credit card. As we will no longer be accepting checks, we highly encourage our artists to pay either by credit card or cash. 

Application Fee - $35 non-refundable application fee per artist, per medium. If more than one artist is sharing a booth, but creating different products EACH must be juried in. If two artists work together to create ONE single product only one artist must apply. All contracts and advertisements will be in that one artist's name. 

Booth Fee - $130 for a 15 x 15 foot space;  $195 for a 15 x 30 foot space (equivalent to two spaces); $245 for a 30 x 30 foot space (equivalent of three booth spaces).

Junior Artist Fee- $10 for each Junior Artist (17 or younger). Payment due after the accompanying adult is juried in. 

Late Fee - A $50 late fee will be assessed for late applications or payments (per discretion of Director)

Refunds- Application fee's are non-refundable. Cancellations with a booth fee refund request may be considered until May 12th. No refunds will be provided AFTER May 12th.

CHECK IN 
Artists can Check-in between 9am and 2pm on the Thursday before the Show (July 23rd, 2026). Artists will be required to sign-in and show ID at Registration. Artists will receive placard with their booth number, and a QR code for use to locate all festival information. Check-in rules and regulations, etc. will be made electronically available on May 15th, 2026.

Artists signing the application hereby release Allied Arts Association and the City of Richland from any liability from damage to, or loss of, said artist’s property or any personal injury which he/she, associates or assistants, may sustain while participating in Art in the Park Festival.

Artists must abide by all rules and guidelines of the Prospectus and Finance Rules in order to participate and remain in good standing with Art in the Park Festival. Failure to respect the rules laid out in the Prospectus will result in an automatic change of space the following year. Artists may be removed from Art in the Park Festival if they fail to comply with the rules contained in the Prospectus. 

Artists agree to be solely responsible for any liability they may incur while doing business at Art in the Park and assume full responsibility for any and all said artist's products. 

Artist certifies that all work displayed or sold during Art in the Park are the artist's own original work. The artist releases images and likeness of his/her work to be used for event related publicity and/or materials.