Evergreen Fine Arts Festival 2026

This is the 60th ANNUAL EVERGREEN FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, held on August 22th & 23th, 2026 at the Buchanan Recreation Center (Evergreen Parkway and Ellingwood Trail/Squaw Pass) in Evergreen, Colorado. The original fine arts event for the Evergreen area, this high quality arts festival provides the affluent bedroom community of Denver the best of the best in art.

An estimated 6,000-8,000 collectors from the front range, Ft. Collins to Colorado Springs, and all over Colorado find their way to this free event nestled in the heart of the foothills west of Denver.

• Best in Show
• 2D (Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media 2D, Digital Art)
• 3D (Metal, Sculpture, Mixed Media 3D)
• Clay / Wood / Glass
• Fiber / Functional / Leather
• Jewelry
• Photography 
• People’s Choice

SHOW HOURS
Show hours are from 10am to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

ARTIST AMENITIES
Artist amenities include a free catered dinner on Saturday evening for the artist and one guest (fee for additional guests) booth sitters, overnight security, free parking, artist only restrooms, easy access to food and beverages, and early set up on Friday.

AGAIN THIS YEAR .. FREE artist parking within walking distance of the festival.

1. Clay
2. Digital Art (not photography)
3. Drawing and Pastel
4. Emerging Artist (see rules)
5. Fiber and Textiles
6. Functional Art - furniture, wearable art, etc.
7. Glass
8. Jewelry
9. Leather
10. Metal
11. Mixed Media 2D
12. Mixed Media 3D
13. Painting - Acrylic or Oil
14. Painting - Watercolor
15. Photography - Traditional Film or Digital
16. Printmaking - Intaglio, Relief and Planographic
17. Sculpture 3D - 1 medium (Clay, Glass, Metal, Stone or Wood)
18. Wood - Decorative

Emerging Artists
The EAA supports and encourages the next generation of art fair artists. Early career artists that are residents of Colorado may apply to the current Evergreen Fine Arts Festival in the “Emerging Artist” category. This special category is intended for artists with little or no experience in exhibiting and selling their work at an OUTDOOR art fair. 

Benefits to the Emerging Artists will be reduced booth fees, display equipment such as a tent and walls will be provided free of charge, and the emerging artists will benefit from the guidance of local art fair veterans. Emerging Artists will be responsible for assembling their tent and set-up. 

Emerging Artist’s work is submitted to the jury in the same manner as all applying artists.

Please click here for more information regarding our emerging artists program

Jury Process
A panel of jurors chosen from professional artists, gallery owners, and art educators will conduct a blind jury in early April. The jurors will score the artwork displayed in a preview followed by a slower viewing. They will not know who the artists are, where they are from, or whether they have participated in a previous EFAF festival before. This is a blind jury. All decisions made by the jury are solely based on the quality of the artwork.

We recommend you try to match your media as closely as possible to the above listed media. If there is a problem, the director will contact you to make changes prior to the jury process so that you can most fairly be judged.

Information provided by the artist on the images is given to the juror if requested.

All jury scores are final. Due to the shear volume of applicants, we are unable to give individual critiques or feedback.

Wait List
A wait list in each category will be established based solely on jury scores. Artists on the wait list will be notified via email and/or telephone when an opening arises. Our experience is that we do pull from this list up until the last week.

CALENDAR - Important Dates!
The following dates are very important for all applying artists to note and remember.
 
December 12:  Application process opens
March 31:       Deadline - Entries must be submitted by midnight
April 20:         Artists notified of jury decision by email
June 1:           Deadline to pay booth fee(s) and accept invitation to participate
June 15:         Last day to cancel and receive an 85% refund of booth fee. After this date, no refunds will be processed.
August 21:     Set up begins!
August 22 and 23:     Evergreen Fine Arts Festival is open to the art-buying public!

1. In order to maintain the integrity and anonymity of our jury process, PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING IMAGES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Any artist with their name, picture, logo, booth signage, artwork signage, etc visible in their booth or artwork slides WILL BE DISQUALIFIED without refund. Please note this includes filenames and image titles within the Zapp system.  The director may reach out to artists to allow them to correct any violations, but is not required to do so.
2. No booth sharing with non-juried artists is allowed. Only the submitting artist(s) are allowed to display and sell. Also, to share a booth with another juried artist, both artists must pay the full booth amount - not half and half.
3. Artists are responsible for their own display. All booth furnishings including, but not limited to, booths, tables, chairs, display walls, display furniture, and credit card machines must be provided by the artist. The exception to this rule is the Emerging Artist, where a tent, chair and table will be provided. Display available upon request, but Emerging Arttists are encouraged to provide their own display and walls if hanging 2D artwork. The Emerging Artist is responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of the loan of said equipment by the EFAF. If the Emerging Artist elects to provide their own equipment, they accept responsibility for that equipment.
4. Artist’s displays MUST consider the following:
5. 1. Electricity may be available on a very limited basis and generators are not allowed.  Artists requiring electricity should contact the show director as soon as possible.
   2. The Colorado mountains traditionally have afternoon showers and high winds. Artists are responsible for providing adequate weights for their booths. We recommend at least 50lbs per tent leg.
   3. No stakes are allowed due to the sprinkler system.
   4. Artists will be held liable for any damage or loss caused by their booths or display equipment to other artists belongings, to the Festival venue, patrons, or any other persons present at the Festival.
   5. Artists are responsible for their own display in case of damage or loss.
6. Insurance for transportation, exhibition, display of items or any liability incurred by the artist is the responsibility of the artist. 
7. Security is provided during off hours.
8. An Artist Statement disclosing the methods and reproduction policy, if applicable, of the artist must be displayed in the booth.
9. All artists must check in upon arrival at the show for setup. Setting up without checking in will be considered a violation of these rules.
10. Artists MUST be present during the entire festival. No reps, publishing companies, wholesalers, distributors, commercial dealers or agents are permitted to represent the artist. The Festival reserves the right to close down or remove any booth in which the artist is not present. This does not include food or restroom breaks covered by provided booth sitters.
11. Artists may only exhibit in the category in which they were accepted. If artists produce more than one media and intend to exhibit and/or sell both, separate applications and jury fees must be made. If accepted in both, they may both be shown in one booth or they may purchase two booths which will be adjacent to each other. Artists intending to exhibit and/or sell jewelry MUST also apply in the jewelry category.
12. Emerging Artists - Artists may only apply as an emerging artist or a regular artist, not both. An Emerging artist is defined as an artist that has participated in no more than one outdoor art festival prior to applying for this festival. Emerging Artists must also be Colorado Residents to qualify for this category. 
13. All art shown must be made by the hand of the artist(s) submitting the application. Displayed art not following the following rules may result in additional fees, may result in you being asked to remove un-juried art, or you may be asked to leave the festival. Displayed art may NOT include:
14. 1. Buy/sell items
    2. Art created by employees or contractors
    3. Commercially molded pottery, sculpture, or jewelry
    4. Items made from kits
    5. Items assembled from pre-manufactured components
    6. Work produced by anyone other than the submitting artist(s), including employees or contractors
    7. Work that was not juried into the show
15. Jewelry submissions MUST be existing, already created pieces of artwork created by the applying artist. Computer generated designs or CAD/CAM images of jewelry are not acceptable. Jewelry artists submitting computer generated images in their application will not be presented to the jury or considered for participation in the Festival.
16. Reproductions of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs or any other media are allowed only if they are the original design of the artist and must be labeled as such. No copies of the Old Masters or other artists not in attendance are permitted. To maintain the fine art nature of the Evergreen Fine Arts Festival, no more than 20% of an artist’s display may contain reproductions of the original artwork.
17. Artists who break down displays or depart before closing time on any day of the Festival will not be allowed to return the following day or to future shows unless proof of an emergency is presented.
18. Artists who sell their entire body of work must remain with their booth for the duration of the show.
19. Artists are responsible for obtaining a Colorado Special Events tax license and collecting and paying the appropriate sales tax. Information will be included in advance emails to accepted artists. No commission on sales is collected by the Evergreen Artists Association.
20. During the show, artists MUST park both vehicles and trailers in the artists' parking lots during the show hours. RV parking is also available. A free artists' shuttle is available at all times. Not adhering to this rule guarantees not being allowed back in the show.
21. Photographs will be taken by the Festival photographer during the show. These and all images submitted in the application may be used by the Festival promoters on their website, in future advertisement, and for other promotional purposes without citation, fee, or compensation to the artist.
22. All local and state health and safety regulations MUST be adhered to.
23. The EAA strives to produce a Festival in which all are welcome, comfortable, and accepted. To honor that SPIRIT, all artists are expected to treat Festival staff, other artists, and Festival patrons with kindness, respect, and courtesy.  Participants in the Evergreen Fine Arts Festival are also expected to behave ethically and honorably.
24. Firearms of any kind are strictly prohibited.

All standard booths spaces are 11' x 11' , with extra storage space between and behind. There are a limited number of double booths, 22' x 11', as well as, a limited number of corner booths available on a first paid basis. Maps, space assignments, and setup time will be posted PRIOR to the event to improve set up.

Set up is allowed on Friday, the day before the Festival starts, starting at 8:30 a.m. All set up times are pre-assigned based upon booth assignment and occur in two hour increments. There will be no setup prior to checking in.

Saturday morning setup is also allowed, but must be completed by 9:00 am. Other pertinent setup information will be emailed to accepted artists prior to the event.

Artists who have a legitimate reason to request a change to their setup time, may contact the Festival director at any time after being notified of their assigned setup times, but change of times is not guaranteed. 

Booth Fees
Standard booth fee:               $495
Double booth fee:                  $990 (Limited availability on a first paid basis)
Corner booth (outer edge)     $150 (Limited availability on a first paid basis)
Corner booth premium:         $175 (Limited availability on a first paid basis)
          (corner premium booths are located on the middle main aisle/aisles)
Emerging Artist booth fee:     $295 (Total of 3)