Fairs/Festivals
Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts 2026
Plover, Wisconsin
Contact Information
Stevens Point Festival of the Arts
Contact Email: artfestival@stevenspointfoa.com
Contact Phone: 715-252-4125
Requirement Overview
- Eligible Applicant Types: Artist
- Submission Limit: 3
Media Requirements
- Images | Min: 5, Max: 5
- Total | Max: 5
Opportunity Summary
The Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts (FoA) will celebrate our 52nd year on Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 10am-4pm at our indoor location: Artist & Fare and O'so Brewing Company in Plover, WI - a sister city to Stevens Point, in the heart of Wisconsin. This is our fifth year at the new venue. The FoA exhibits 52 fine art and fine craft artists.The event is free to the public, has ample parking, free kid's art zone, and an art raffle to support local art education grants.
This show is run by working artists and art loving volunteers who value a thriving artist community. The FoA council works hard to encourage art awareness, support working artists, and contribute to local art education. Join us for this one day event to help kick off the 2026 Spring art fair season!
This show is run by working artists and art loving volunteers who value a thriving artist community. The FoA council works hard to encourage art awareness, support working artists, and contribute to local art education. Join us for this one day event to help kick off the 2026 Spring art fair season!
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52nd Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts 2026
Date and Time:
Sunday, April 12 ▪ 10am-4pm
Location: Artist & Fare and O'so Brewing Company in Plover, WI. 1800 Plover Road, Plover, WI 54467
The Festival of the Arts will be held in the Atrium of Artist & Fare and inside O'so Brewery Company and their event space. Local entrepreneurs purchased an old Shopko building and created Artist & Fare in 2020, an indoor market for local small businesses. It's near hotels, restaurants, a grocery store, Menards, and other businesses for easy access to neccesities during the art festival.
Entry Deadline: Saturday January 31, 2026, midnight CST.
Jury/Application Fee: $30. Paid through ZAPP and non-refundable.
Images: 4 images of artwork. 1 booth shot. 5 images total.
Total number of booths: 52
Booth Fee: $130 for 10'x10’ standard booth or flexible 6x15" booth.
Contact: Jessie Fritsch - FoA Council Chair
Phone: 715-252-4125
Email: artfestival@stevenspointfoa.com
Mailing Address: Festival of the Arts 2125 Michigan Ave. Stevens Point, WI 54481
Event Address: 1800 Plover Road, Plover, WI 54467
Website: www.StevensPointFoA.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StevensPointFoA/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/festivaloftheartsstevenspoint
Artist Amenities
Important Dates/Timeline:
Eligibility: All artwork must be original and produced by the exhibiting artist or collaborative artists. The FoA maintains high standards of quality in fine art and fine crafts.
Multiple Applications: Artist may only exhibit in the media for which they have been accepted. A separate application is required for each medium. Artists can submit up to two applications. Only artists accepted in the jewelry category may exhibit jewelry.
Collaborating Artists: If two artists have collaborated in the joint creation and production of the art displayed, they may together show their work in the booth and will be listed jointly in the program, website, and social media.
$30 Jury Fee. A non-refundable credit card or PayPal purchase, payable through ZAPPlication, must be made with each application. Checks will not be accepted. A booth fee is NOT required at the time of application
Statement: A brief statement of 500 words or less describing the artist’s creative process, materials, and techniques is required in application.
Acceptable Media Categories: 2-D Mixed Media, 3-D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing/Pastels, Fiber, Leather, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Stone, and Wood
3-D Mixed Media: Works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production. Three-dimensional mixed media should include more than one of the following: clay work, fiber, glass, metal, wood or any other 3-D objects.
Ceramics: Original, hand-crafted clay and porcelain. No machine-made or mass-produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed each piece must be signed. Work should be primarily aesthetic; functionality is secondary.
Digital Art: Includes any original work in which the original image was crafted and manipulated by the artist using the computer. Work must be in editions, signed and numbered, on archival paper. Artwork created using a camera and then subsequently manipulated utilizing computer technology should be entered in the photography category.
Drawing/Pastel: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, scratchboard, wax crayon or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush.
Fiber: Artwork crafted from fibers, including embroidery, weaving, tapestry, and papermaking.
Glass: Glassworks that are functional or decorative by design and are kiln-formed or have been crafted by glass blowing, molding or casting. Works may be etched or engraved. No forms of mass production are permitted. Work must be made primarily by the hands of the applying artist.
Jewelry: All jewelry, whether produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed. Work must be primarily hand-fabricated by the artist.
Leather: Leather that is decorated, painted, or stained and turned into an art object.
Metal: Includes all non-jewelry work crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
Painting: Original compositions on a flat surface created by the artist’s hand using oils, acrylics, encaustic, gouache, or watercolor.
Photography: Limited-edition digital or film photographic prints made from the artist’s original image and processed by that artist digitally or using wet techniques, or under his or her direct supervision. Work must be printed on archival-quality paper and be properly signed and numbered as a limited edition.
Printmaking: Printed works for which the artist hand-manipulated the plates, stones or screens. Prints must be signed and numbered as a limited edition.
Sculpture: Artists sculpting clay, metal, wood or stone should apply in that medium unless the work incorporates mixed materials (in which case it is 3D-Mixed Media) or media not included separately here. This category is only for work that does not fit into any other category.
Stone: Original work in stone that is shaped by the artist, whether hand-tooled or machine worked.
Wood: Original work in wood that is hand-tooled or machine worked by the artist.
Fine Art Requirements: The FOA council has the right to remove artwork not representative of images presented for jury or that do not abide by the fine art requirements.
Jury Notifications: Artists will be emailed their jury status on Friday, February 13, 2026.
All work exhibited and sold at the FoA must be original and made by the exhibiting artist. Artists are required to display their artist’s statement with information about materials and techniques in their booth.
Image use for Promotion: Images used in jury process will be used for FoA promotional purposes. Artists must grant permission of use of their jury images for the promotion of the festival on the FoA website and social media. FoA will add watermarks for images used for promotion to prevent image theft.
Artist Booth Fees and Commitment through ZAPP: Due Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Artist Attendance: Artists must be present during the event and must personally staff their booths. No representatives will be permitted.
Security: Items left in the booth Saturday night are at the artist’s own risk. Artists must have their own insurance against damage and loss. Artist bears all risk and responsibility for any loss, theft, or damage to their work or other personal property despite cause.
Booth Set-up: There will be late afternoon and evening Saturday set-up on April 11. Booths are 10'x10’ booths and some must be flexible at be 6x15' No Corner and double booths.
Date and Time:
Sunday, April 12 ▪ 10am-4pm
Location: Artist & Fare and O'so Brewing Company in Plover, WI. 1800 Plover Road, Plover, WI 54467
The Festival of the Arts will be held in the Atrium of Artist & Fare and inside O'so Brewery Company and their event space. Local entrepreneurs purchased an old Shopko building and created Artist & Fare in 2020, an indoor market for local small businesses. It's near hotels, restaurants, a grocery store, Menards, and other businesses for easy access to neccesities during the art festival.
Entry Deadline: Saturday January 31, 2026, midnight CST.
Jury/Application Fee: $30. Paid through ZAPP and non-refundable.
Images: 4 images of artwork. 1 booth shot. 5 images total.
Total number of booths: 52
Booth Fee: $130 for 10'x10’ standard booth or flexible 6x15" booth.
- Electricity is an additional $30 and must be asked for in the application and paid by March 1, 2026. Lighting is highly recommended in all areas of the show.
- No Corner Booths
- No Double Booths
Contact: Jessie Fritsch - FoA Council Chair
Phone: 715-252-4125
Email: artfestival@stevenspointfoa.com
Mailing Address: Festival of the Arts 2125 Michigan Ave. Stevens Point, WI 54481
Event Address: 1800 Plover Road, Plover, WI 54467
Website: www.StevensPointFoA.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StevensPointFoA/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/festivaloftheartsstevenspoint
Artist Amenities
- Saturday check-in and set-up. No overnight security on Saturday and building is open to the public Saturday evening.
- Storage areas located near artist booths.
- Booth sitters and energetic volunteers.
- Awards: Dick Schneider Best of Show-$500, Brenda Gingles 3-D Award-$250, John Morser 2-D Award-$250. Three Award's of Excellence -$150.
- All award winners recieve an invitation and waived jury fee for an Atrium booth at the 2027 festival.
- Complimentary coffee and donuts available Sunday morning for artists and helpers.
- Breakfast is available for purchase at Artist & Fare.
- Lunch is available for purchase at Artist & Fare.
- Participating artists gallery on website with link to artist’s website.
- Extensive event marketing, including electronic postcard, posters, lobby cards, billboards, social media ads, newspapers, TV, radio, and great word of mouth promotion.
- Free and ample parking for artists.
Important Dates/Timeline:
- Saturday, January 31, 2026: Application Deadline at Midnight CST
- February 1-7, 2026: Jury Process
- Friday, February 13, 2026: Jury invitation to exhibit at FoA will be emailed.
- Sunday, March 1, 2026: Booth fee and artist committment due through ZAPP.
- No refunds will be given for cancellations after March 1.
- Sunday, March 1, 2026: IRS Tax form S-240 with tax ID number must be emailed to artfestival@stevenspointfoa.com. Artists will not get assigned a booth if they do not submit this form.
- Monday, March 16, 2026: Booth assignments and festival information emailed.
- Saturday, April 11, 2026: Artist check-in and load-in. Saturday Set-up is 3-8pm. Please note that there is NO security over night on Saturday and people have access to the building all night due to active businesses. Put up your artwork on Saturday at your own risk.
- Sunday setup starting at 6:30am. Sunday take-down starts at 4pm.
- Sunday, April 12, 2026: 52nd Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts. Event 10am-4pm.
Eligibility: All artwork must be original and produced by the exhibiting artist or collaborative artists. The FoA maintains high standards of quality in fine art and fine crafts.
Multiple Applications: Artist may only exhibit in the media for which they have been accepted. A separate application is required for each medium. Artists can submit up to two applications. Only artists accepted in the jewelry category may exhibit jewelry.
Collaborating Artists: If two artists have collaborated in the joint creation and production of the art displayed, they may together show their work in the booth and will be listed jointly in the program, website, and social media.
$30 Jury Fee. A non-refundable credit card or PayPal purchase, payable through ZAPPlication, must be made with each application. Checks will not be accepted. A booth fee is NOT required at the time of application
Statement: A brief statement of 500 words or less describing the artist’s creative process, materials, and techniques is required in application.
Acceptable Media Categories: 2-D Mixed Media, 3-D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing/Pastels, Fiber, Leather, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Stone, and Wood
2-D Mixed Media: Works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production. Two-dimensional mixed media should include more than one of the following: paint, pencil, watercolor, photography, printmaking or drawing, fabric or other found objects, and collages.
3-D Mixed Media: Works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production. Three-dimensional mixed media should include more than one of the following: clay work, fiber, glass, metal, wood or any other 3-D objects.
Ceramics: Original, hand-crafted clay and porcelain. No machine-made or mass-produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed each piece must be signed. Work should be primarily aesthetic; functionality is secondary.
Digital Art: Includes any original work in which the original image was crafted and manipulated by the artist using the computer. Work must be in editions, signed and numbered, on archival paper. Artwork created using a camera and then subsequently manipulated utilizing computer technology should be entered in the photography category.
Drawing/Pastel: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, scratchboard, wax crayon or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush.
Fiber: Artwork crafted from fibers, including embroidery, weaving, tapestry, and papermaking.
Glass: Glassworks that are functional or decorative by design and are kiln-formed or have been crafted by glass blowing, molding or casting. Works may be etched or engraved. No forms of mass production are permitted. Work must be made primarily by the hands of the applying artist.
Jewelry: All jewelry, whether produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed. Work must be primarily hand-fabricated by the artist.
Leather: Leather that is decorated, painted, or stained and turned into an art object.
Metal: Includes all non-jewelry work crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
Painting: Original compositions on a flat surface created by the artist’s hand using oils, acrylics, encaustic, gouache, or watercolor.
Photography: Limited-edition digital or film photographic prints made from the artist’s original image and processed by that artist digitally or using wet techniques, or under his or her direct supervision. Work must be printed on archival-quality paper and be properly signed and numbered as a limited edition.
Printmaking: Printed works for which the artist hand-manipulated the plates, stones or screens. Prints must be signed and numbered as a limited edition.
Sculpture: Artists sculpting clay, metal, wood or stone should apply in that medium unless the work incorporates mixed materials (in which case it is 3D-Mixed Media) or media not included separately here. This category is only for work that does not fit into any other category.
Stone: Original work in stone that is shaped by the artist, whether hand-tooled or machine worked.
Wood: Original work in wood that is hand-tooled or machine worked by the artist.
Fine Art Requirements: The FOA council has the right to remove artwork not representative of images presented for jury or that do not abide by the fine art requirements.
- Jewelry made from strung, commercial beads are not considered handmade by the artist and will not be accepted in the FoA.
- Production studio work is prohibited.
- Items bought elsewhere and sold as original art are not allowed.
- Reproduction prints can only make up 25% of the artist’s display. The council prefers reproductions be placed in clearly marked bins. Reproduction Prints must be signed.
- No names, signatures, or studio names can be on the photos, artwork, or booth shot. Do not submit images with the artist's face. This is a blind jury process.
- The quality and presentation of the artist’s booth are very important to us. The purpose of the booth image is to ensure a consistent presentation of the artist's work. The represented images submitted with your application give the jury an idea of their overall presentation at the festival.
- The jury consists of three guest jurors. New jurors each year. The board and council are not part of the jury.
- Artist’s images, artwork description, and artist’s statement are reviewed by the jurors.
- Each application is given a score 1(low) - 5(high) with 3 eliminated from use. The artists with the highest scores are invited to exhibit.
- Event jurors will view artist images on individual computer monitors over a two day period.
- The FoA is a small show of only 52 artists and we are committed to keeping the show balanced, appealing, and unique to artists, patrons and guests.
Jury Notifications: Artists will be emailed their jury status on Friday, February 13, 2026.
- Invited: Artists will be emailed an invitation with further instructions and requirements. They will have until Sunday, March 1 to accept invitation and fulfill other requirements.
- Waitlist: Artists who received high scores but are below the initial cut-off will be placed on the waitlist. Artists on the waitlist will be contacted if space in their respective medium becomes available. Spaces become available upon cancellation.
- Not Invited: Artists not chosen to exhibit at the 2026 festival will be emailed their jury scores. We ask that artists please respect our decisions and do not request feedback as to why they did not get into the festival.
All work exhibited and sold at the FoA must be original and made by the exhibiting artist. Artists are required to display their artist’s statement with information about materials and techniques in their booth.
Image use for Promotion: Images used in jury process will be used for FoA promotional purposes. Artists must grant permission of use of their jury images for the promotion of the festival on the FoA website and social media. FoA will add watermarks for images used for promotion to prevent image theft.
Artist Booth Fees and Commitment through ZAPP: Due Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Artist Attendance: Artists must be present during the event and must personally staff their booths. No representatives will be permitted.
Security: Items left in the booth Saturday night are at the artist’s own risk. Artists must have their own insurance against damage and loss. Artist bears all risk and responsibility for any loss, theft, or damage to their work or other personal property despite cause.
Booth Set-up: There will be late afternoon and evening Saturday set-up on April 11. Booths are 10'x10’ booths and some must be flexible at be 6x15' No Corner and double booths.
- Artist check-in is located in the atrium near the entrance of Artist & Fare. A photo ID is required.
- Vehicles are NOT allowed to drive into the venue. Carts will not be provided.
- All parking is free at Artist & Fare. Please respect patron and guest parking the day of the event and all artists and volunteers should park farthest away from the entrance into Artist & Fare.
- No tent tops allowed indoors.
- Lights are highly recommended in all areas of the show. Electricity can be purchased for $30 through ZAPP.
Application Requirements
All artwork must be original and produced by the exhibiting artist or collaborative artists.
All artwork must be for sale and must be properly identified.
Reproduction Print Policy: Reproduction prints that are numbered, signed, and in limited runs of 250 are allowed to be for sale the festival. Reproduction Prints must be clearly labeled and not take up more than 25% of artist’s display. The FoA council prefers reproduction prints to remain in bins.
Artist Attendance is mandatory. Artists may not tear down and leave their booth early during the festival. This would result in not being invited back into the festival in future years.
Cancellation and No-Show Policy:
Failure to give advanced notice in the inability to attend may result in disqualification from future festivals.
Be Nice Policy:
Artists must follow load-in and load-out procedures as well as general festival rules and participation. Artists are expected to treat the FoA Council, volunteers, Artist & Fare staff, Artist & Fare businesses, other artists, and guests with respect and kindness. Artists who mistreat others will not be invited back to future festivals.
Taxes: Sales tax in Portage County is 5.5%. State of Wisconsin law requires all FoA exhibitors to pay all applicable WI Sales tax directly to the State of Wisconsin. For more information go to https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/home.aspx
The FoA Council reserves the right to change festival rules without prior notice.
All artwork must be for sale and must be properly identified.
Reproduction Print Policy: Reproduction prints that are numbered, signed, and in limited runs of 250 are allowed to be for sale the festival. Reproduction Prints must be clearly labeled and not take up more than 25% of artist’s display. The FoA council prefers reproduction prints to remain in bins.
Artist Attendance is mandatory. Artists may not tear down and leave their booth early during the festival. This would result in not being invited back into the festival in future years.
Cancellation and No-Show Policy:
Failure to give advanced notice in the inability to attend may result in disqualification from future festivals.
Be Nice Policy:
Artists must follow load-in and load-out procedures as well as general festival rules and participation. Artists are expected to treat the FoA Council, volunteers, Artist & Fare staff, Artist & Fare businesses, other artists, and guests with respect and kindness. Artists who mistreat others will not be invited back to future festivals.
Taxes: Sales tax in Portage County is 5.5%. State of Wisconsin law requires all FoA exhibitors to pay all applicable WI Sales tax directly to the State of Wisconsin. For more information go to https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/home.aspx
The FoA Council reserves the right to change festival rules without prior notice.
Jury Details
Average number of applications submitted each year
130
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event
42
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event
10
Booth Information
Booth Fee: $130
The FoA charges a booth fee of $130 that must be paid in full by Sunday, March 1, 2026 by credit card or PayPal through ZAPP. No booth refunds.
Booth Size: Many booths are the standard 10'x10'. A few are 6'x15' are require a flexible display.
Additional Booth Fees.
Tidy Booth: We ask that artists keep all packaging materially neatly stowed away in their booth. There will be an artist storage area located in the back of building to keep additional packaging, extra bins, and backup work.
The FoA charges a booth fee of $130 that must be paid in full by Sunday, March 1, 2026 by credit card or PayPal through ZAPP. No booth refunds.
Booth Size: Many booths are the standard 10'x10'. A few are 6'x15' are require a flexible display.
Additional Booth Fees.
- An additional $30 for electricity is paid through ZAPP by March 1, 2026.
- No corner booths.
- No double booths.
Tidy Booth: We ask that artists keep all packaging materially neatly stowed away in their booth. There will be an artist storage area located in the back of building to keep additional packaging, extra bins, and backup work.
Refund Policy
Cancellation Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026. Booth fee refund of $130. Electricity fee refund of $30 if cancelation is before March 1. Refunds subjected to $25 processing fee.
No refunds after Sunday, March 1, 2026.
No refunds after Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Additional Fees
Booth Fee: $130
500-watt limit. Bring Extension Cord. : $30
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