American Artisan Festival @ Artville 2026

American Artisan Festival @ Artville

Nashville's Downtown Walk of Fame Park will serve as home to the American Artisan Festival, a more than 50 year tradition in Nashville that will be located downtown with the support of the Nashville Downtown Partnership. On an average weekend downtown Nashville sees an estimated 200,000 people each day.

This juried show will offer more than $5,000 in awards.

The American Artisan Festival is part of a larger city wide event, Artville. The American Artisan Festival will span three full days and will be open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Along with the artisans the festival includes site-specific temporary art installations, local live music acts, a food court, and kids/family activities. 

Hours of Operation:
Friday, September 25:   11:00 am - 6:00 pm 
Saturday, September 26:  10:00 am- 6:00 pm
Sunday September 27: 11:00 am-5:00 pm

This application is for the American Artisan Festival if you are looking for the Artville Public Art Application, that will be available soon. 

This application is not for local businesses
Artville is devoted to maintaining a creatively driven vendor marketplace. Please reach out to sponsorship@goodneighborfestivals.com and reference "Artville" if you are interested in sponsoring this event. 

American Artisan Festival @ Artville

MEDIA ELIGIBILITY:
2D Arts and Crafts: Digital Art, Photography, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking, Works on Paper
3D Art and Crafts: Ceramics, Wood, Fiber/Textiles, Wearables, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Sculpture, Mixed Media

ARTWORK AND EXHIBIT ELIGIBILITY:

• Artwork must be original, designed, and produced by the exhibiting artist.
• No commercial reproductions or embellished commercial products are allowed.  If we determine that you are showing reproductions you will be asked to pack up and leave the show immediately. 
• If you produce work in editions, you must disclose edition numbers.
• All work exhibited must be of the quality, category and body of work of that shown in the images juried.
• All displayed work must be for sale or commission, with prices clearly marked.
• All artists must be in attendance presenting their work - no sales reps are allowed
• All artists are encouraged to not only display their work but also to communicate and connect with customers in order to demonstrate their commitment to this being a shared retail experience. 
• Sources of ignition are not permissible inside the exhibitor tent or display area. The use of generators is strongly discouraged. If a generator is essential to display your artwork, it must be battery-operated, quiet, and non-fume producing. Applicants must state the use of a generator on their application. 
• All exhibitor tents must be WHITE in color.
• Tents must be weighted down.  
• No prerecorded or amplified live music of any kind is permissible in an exhibitor’s booth space
• Upon acceptance, artists will need to provide a certificate of insurance listing the event organizers as additionally insured.  Specific information and FAQs will be provided in the acceptance email.

ARTIST AMENITIES
Artist will have the availability to enjoy the following benefits as an exhibitor at the festival:
- Website listing with a link to artist site
- Complimentary breakfast each morning (Saturday/Sunday)
- Dedicated Artist Hospitality Suite throughout the weekend
- Reserved parking within walking distance of the festival (details provided when accepted)
- Discounted hotel room blocks (details proved when accepted)
- Booth sitters are available throughout the weekend 
- Cash and prizes for the top booth spaces 
- Custom swag bag 
- 24 hour security 

 

Rules and Regulations can be reviewed at artville.org/artisanregs

Artists are to provide their own display booth(all tents must have a white top), racks and/or tables in order to display their work in an outdoor environment.  We may have some large tented spaces available where a display would be available for rent and we will confirm those spaces following acceptance. Other options such as corner booths and electricity, will be available for additional fees after acceptances have been given out. 

Pricing: 
10 x 10 Space - $650 
15 x 15 Space - $700 
10 x 20 Space - $900 

Add-ons: 
10 x 10 Tent - $300 
10 x 20 Tent - $400
15 x 15 Tent - $400 

All Application Fees Are non-refundable

Booth Fees are non-refundable after August 3, 2026