Edwards Place Fine Art Fair - 38th Annual 2026

In its 37th year, the Edwards Place Fine Art Fair offers a park-like setting for a dedicated following to shop the wares of artists from around the region and across the country. On the campus of the Springfield Art Association, the fair includes up to 80 artist's booths, interactive art activities for all ages, artist demonstrations, live and DJ music, food vendors, tours of Edwards Place historic house museum, and a used book sale. The fair is always held the third full weekend in September. 10 AM to 5PM on Saturday and 11AM to 4 PM on Sunday. A reception for the artists along with an awards ceremony is held on Saturday evening from 5:30 to 7PM.

The Edwards Place Fine Art Fair invites artists who work in a broad range of Fine Art and Craft media to apply. The media categories are 2D (painting in watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawing, pastel, printmaking, collage, calligraphy, mixed media, and paper arts); Ceramic (functional, sculptural, hand built, thrown); Fiber (wearable, decorative); Glass (blown, fused, slumped, cast); Jewelry (precious metal, gems, beaded, other); Photography (film, digital, alternative); Other (book arts, basketry, metal, leather, wood, other). First Place and Honorable Mention awards are given in each media category plus Best of Show and Best Newcomer. The Springfield Art Association provides the artists with a complimentary artist breakfast and lunch on Saturday and lunch on Sunday, and the Artist's Award reception Saturday evening. Overnight security is provided both Friday and Saturday nights. Booth sitters are provided throughout the fair, however they are not allowed to sell for the artists. 
All award winners from the 2024 fair will be given a coupon code that waives the jury fee. 

Edwards Place Fine Art Fair staff will visit all displays at intervals throughout the Fair to ensure that exhibitors comply with all Fair rules. It is our exclusive right and responsibility to remove work that is not in compliance. Repeated noncompliance could result in expulsion and ineligibility for participation in future Fairs.

• Artists must be 18 years or older.
• Primary artists must be present for the duration of the fair. IDs will be checked during registration.
• Artwork must be original with a majority portion designed and executed by the artist.
• Artists may only exhibit work in the category in which they are accepted. 
• Artists may jury in more than one category.
• Artists wishing to exhibit work produced in more than one media category must create a new profile for each category on Zapplication and submit a jury fee for each category. Artists whose work is selected in multiple categories must still exhibt in one booth space. 
• Kits, commercially manufactured jewelry, commercial molds or commercially cast products are not eligible.
• Artists are asked not to drive on the lawns of the grounds at any time. Artists may un/load on the perimeter streets.
• Artists' vehicles must be removed from the perimeter streets during the fair to allow public access. Artist parking is provided. (Don't Park on the Grass!) 
• Applications will be judged by a three member jury. Jurors change every year.
• Upon acceptance to the fair, a written contract will be sent to each artist. 
• Contracts with booth payments are accepted through June 1.
• Booth preferences will be awarded based upon contract/booth fee receipt date.
• Artists are responsible for collecting and reporting all taxes. The Peddler's liscence is included in the booth fee. 

Application fees are non-refundable. 95% of booth fees can be refunded until June 1, 2025. Refunds after June 1 will be made on a case by case basis. No refunds will be made after September 15, 2025.