Art Harvest 2026 - 62nd Annual | Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc.

The 62nd Annual Art Harvest will take place Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Highlander Park in Dunedin, FL.

Art Harvest is a long-standing tradition of the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin. What began more than six decades ago as a small sidewalk art show has grown into one of the most anticipated juried fine arts festivals in the Tampa Bay area. Today, Art Harvest features over 200 accomplished artists from around the country, showcasing a balanced mix of media and competing for $10,000 in prize awards.

Art Harvest is also a beloved community tradition. Each year, thousands of patrons return to enjoy exceptional art, support artists, purchase holiday gifts, enjoy food and fall weather. 

As the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin’s largest annual fundraiser, Art Harvest directly supports the League’s mission to advance women’s leadership through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. Proceeds from the event remain local and fund leadership development as well as mission-driven community initiatives, throughout Northern Pinellas County. Our current community focus is mental well-being.

We invite you to join us for the 62nd Annual Art Harvest and become part of a cherished tradition that celebrates art while making a meaningful impact in our community.

The 62nd Annual Art Harvest

Presented by the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin
 

• The application fee for this event is $40.00 (non-refundable)
• Application Deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2026 (Midnight ET)
• Questions? Email: artistcoordinator@jlcd.org

Show Dates: November 7 & 8, 2026
Show Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Highlander Park
Address: 903 Michigan Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR JURY

1. Completed application
2. Images: Submit four (4) digital images — three (3) of current work and one (1) of booth display
3. Jury/Application Fee: $40.00

 

ARTIST AMENITIES

• Artist Reception – Saturday evening (artist included; $15.00 fee per additional guest)
• Light Breakfast Saturday & Sunday
• Booth sitting service
• On-site parking

Overnight security is provided during the weekend, but neither the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc. nor the City of Dunedin will assume responsibility for lost, damaged, or stolen items.

 

AWARDS  

• Best of Show: $5,000
• Award of Distinction: $2,000
• Two (2) Awards of Excellence: $1,000 each
• Two (2) Awards of Merit: $500 each

Total Cash Awards: $10,000

 

Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin 62nd Annual Art Harvest 

HISTORY: What began more than six decades ago as a small sidewalk art show has grown into a highly respected juried show of high-quality art with balanced media involving over 200 artists. Held on the first weekend in November in Dunedin, Florida, this event continues to grow year after year. Historically thousands of people of all ages have attended this event and there is something for everyone.  As one of the largest autumn art shows in the Tampa Bay area, artists and patrons of the arts have found this event to be an enjoyable and successful weekend affair. Thank you to our all-volunteer committee, and to our community partners that provide sponsorship dollars every year to make this event a huge success.

Art Harvest is the primary fundraiser for the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc.
Website: www.jlcd.org

MISSION STATEMENT: The Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.
 

IMPORTANT DATES

• Application Deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2026
• Jurying Process: Tuesday, September 1 – Friday, September 4, 2026
• Notifications Sent via Email: Sunday, September 6, 2026
• Deadline to Accept Invitation / Purchase Booth: Sunday, October 4, 2026
• Booth Assignments Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2026
• Artist Check-In & Set-Up: Friday, November 6, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
• Art Harvest Show: Saturday & Sunday, November 7–8, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

Note: This is a rain-or-shine event. There are no refunds due to weather conditions.              

APPLICATION PROCESS

Each exhibiting artist must complete an online application with only one artist per entry, unless you are entering as a team in collaboration. All work represented MUST be of original design and produced by the artist or artist collaboration. Artists may apply in more than one category, but a separate online application must be filled out for each category. Each application must include a jury fee and its own set of images. 

IMAGES: Submit (4) images - (3) of individual pieces of artwork and (1) of your booth display. The purpose of a booth display image is to ensure the artist has a complete body of work which is represented in the first 3 images and helps identify the scale of the artist’s work. The images must be an accurate representation of the work to be exhibited and reflect current creation. Image quality is important, so please submit images in 1920 x 1920 pixels. NOTE: This is a blind jury process; Do not include artist names, business names, or photos of the artist in any image.  Image submission tips: http://www.zapplication.org/imaging_tips.phtml

ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS

• Multiple Categories: An artist may apply in multiple medium categories for different bodies of work, but may exhibit in only one category per booth at the show. A separate application including its own set of images and jury fee must be submitted for each medium. 
• Collaborating Artists:  Collaborating artists is defined as a group of (2) artists that collaborate on every piece of artwork.  If two artists collaborate, you will be regarded as a single exhibitor and may only exhibit artwork which is a collaboration. The names of both artists must be on the application and a description of the team involvement with the art produced must be provided.  If accepted, both artists must be present for the duration of the show.
• NOVEMBER 2025 AWARD WINNERS: Award winners of Art Harvest November 2025, are exempt from the jury process and are automatically accepted into their awarded category for Art Harvest 2026. To confirm your participation, returning award winners must submit an application to ZAPP, which includes submission of the following: digital images, application fee and booth fee.

 

The jury consists of a panel of two experienced art professionals representing museum curators, gallery owners, professional artists and art educators. Decisions by the jurors are based solely on the quality of work in the submitted images. The jurors have sole discretion on which artists will be invited to attend or be held as alternates. Images must clearly represent all work intended for exhibition at Art Harvest. Each category will be juried separately.  Protected images are reviewed by the panel in a blind jury process with multiple rounds. The identities of the artists are not disclosed to jurors. The jury will view each artist’s set of four images including booth display.  The process, materials and dimensions for each image as well as artist information statements will be made available to the jury. Artistic excellence and a well balanced show are the criteria for selection of exhibitors at Art Harvest.

The top scored artists will receive an invitation to the show; however there are no established quotas for individual media categories. The award winners of November 2025, are automatically juried into the show. An artist must achieve a minimum score to be considered for the show. 

MEDIA CATEGORIES

• CERAMICS: Original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry. Works must be handmade by the artist. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed, the artist must sign each piece. No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted. 
• DIGITAL ART: This category includes any original work for which the original image, or the manipulation of other source material, was executed by the artist using a computer.  All digital images printed must be signed and limited to a numbered edition of no more than 250.  Exhibitor must disclose and display both their creative and printing processes in their booth during the show.
• FIBERS: All work crafted from fibers, including basketry, embroidery, weaving, leatherwork, tapestry and papermaking. No machine-tooling, machine-screened patterns or other miscellaneous forms of mass production are permitted.  No factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist, may be exhibited. 
• GLASS: Glass works 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.
• GRAPHICS: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayons, etc., or from a fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush.  Printed works for which the artists hand-manipulated the plates, stones or screens and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition may be entered in this category. Printmakers are required to disclose both their creative and printmaking processes. 
• 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. 
• METAL: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
• MIXED MEDIA: Two and three dimensional works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production.  Media should include more than one of the following: paint, pencil, watercolor, photography, printmaking, clay work, fiber, glass, metal, wood, or any other 3-D objects. 
• OIL/ACRYLIC: Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other image on a flat surface with oil and/or acrylic paint or sticks. 
• PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographic prints made from artists original that have been processed either by the artist or under his/her direct supervision. Prints must be signed and limited to a numbered edition of no more than 250.  Photographers are required to disclose and display both their creative and printing processes during the show.
• SCULPTURE: Three dimensional original work done in any medium.
• WATERCOLORS: Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other image on a flat surface with watercolors.
• WOOD: Original works that are hand tooled, machine- worked, turned or carved.

DEFINITION OF TERMS & POLICIES

• ORIGINAL ARTWORK: Artwork that is one-of-a-kind. For artwork printed utilizing inkjet technology to qualify as an original artwork, it must be created on a computer and then exhibited as first printed. Original artwork printed utilizing inkjet technology may be further modified by other methods, such as traditional painting, and exhibited in the mixed media category. 
• ORIGINAL LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: An Image that originates as digital art, a photographic negative or a traditional printmaking technique, including linoleum blocks, woodcuts, etching plate, stone lithograph or silk screening, etc., must be executed in media worked by the artist him/herself, printed and signed and limited to a numbered edition of no more than 250. 
• COMMERCIAL & PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS: When an original artwork is scanned into a computer or photographed onto film and then printed as an inkjet print, photograph, offset lithograph, etc., the result is a reproduction. The defining factor is that an original piece of artwork already exists prior to the printing- everything that follows is a reproduction.
• REPRODUCTION POLICY: Mechanical reproductions of your original artwork. If a work of art already exists (as a painting, watercolor, drawing, photograph, etc.) and is copied by digital or photographic means  and printed (photo offset, letterpress, photocopy, gravure, giclees, IRIS or inkjet prints)- including those receiving additional modification or enhancement by the artist- must be matted and may not be sold as framed art or hung alongside original works. All reproductions must be clearly and individually labeled as such; no other terms, such as “print” or “offset lithograph” may be used. Labels must say “Reproductions”. An explanation of the reproduction process used for each piece must be visible to the consumer.  All reproductions must be in signed and numbered editions of not more than 250. They must be displayed within the assigned booth space in a browse bin labeled “Reproductions”. Reproductions are an ancillary part of the artist’s display.

ARTIST RULES AND POLICIES

• Exhibiting artists MUST be present throughout the entire show on both Saturday and Sunday of Art Harvest from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No commercial dealers or agents are permitted to represent the artist. The Art Harvest Committee reserves the right to close down or remove any booth in which the artist is not present.
• ALL artists are required to check in at Artist Check-In prior to setting up their booth. A photo ID will be required by the artist (and collaborator if applicable) listed on application at check-in and may be checked at any time during the weekend.
• Accepted artists may not exhibit in other festivals during the dates of Art Harvest.
• No machine-made or mass-produced artwork is allowed. If more than one piece of the same design is displayed, each must be signed.
• Artists may only exhibit artwork in the medium in which he/she was accepted.
• Artwork must be original and produced by or under the direction of the artist. All artwork must be available for sale. Commercial kits, molds, or other commercial, mass-produced or imported goods are not eligible. Ready-made objects which have been embellished, painted, decorated, dyed, or batiked are not eligible. Studios involved in volume production are not permitted to exhibit in Art Harvest. We reserve the right to remove any questionable, non-approved artwork from the show.
• Buy/Sell vendors are strictly prohibited.
• All artwork shown in an artist’s booth must correspond to the artwork represented in their ZAPP application images. Compliance will be verified during the event. Ineligible work must be removed or an artist may be directed to remove their entire exhibit without fee refund. Booth images will be used to verify booth display presentation. Booth areas must look professional at all times.
• Artists must post an artist’s statement explaining the process and materials used in displayed works. Reproductions must also be disclosed in this statement.
• No artist shall be allowed to sell non-original items at Art Harvest such as posters, greeting cards, postcards, calendars, t-shirts, or personal merchandise.
• Artists may not disassemble booths prior to the close of the show at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Artists who close down booths early will not be invited to future shows. Artists who sell their entire body of work must remain with their booth for the duration of the show. If items sell out, the artist may maintain the booth with one or more of the following: displaying portfolio pictures and/or showroom samples, or retaining sold artwork for delivery after the event.
• All artists are expected and required to cooperate with the Art Harvest Committee to facilitate the orderly set up, operation, and breakdown of all booths.
• Breaking Down: Vehicles are not permitted in the park until after 4:15 p.m. on Sunday of the show. Artists breaking down and bringing vehicles into the park before 4:15 p.m. on Sunday will not be permitted to return to Art Harvest. This is for the safety of show patrons, artists, and volunteers staffing the event.
• Parking on sidewalks is strictly prohibited at all times, including during artist load-in and load-out. Vehicles parked on sidewalks may be subject to citation or towing by the City of Dunedin.
• Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in the artist being ineligible for jurying, ejection from this year’s show, and possible suspension from exhibiting in future shows.

JUDGING

A respected judge(s) will review all eligible work displayed to determine all awards. Judging begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Exhibiting artists must have their booths set up and artwork displayed by this time. Failure to do so will result in the inability to evaluate your work.

Art Harvest utilizes Zapplication’s ZAPP Onsite adjudication system for at-event judging. Jurors will score artwork directly from artist booths using a secure mobile platform and may reference the images submitted during the jury process for comparison.

In order for an artist to be judged, the artist name and booth number (contained in artist packet provided at check-in) must be displayed clearly in the artist booth. Judging for all awards will be based on the overall quality of artwork exhibited rather than that of individual pieces. The judge(s) will make final decisions based on their sole discretion Saturday afternoon, and cash awards will be made based on the judge(s) determination. Awards will be presented at the Artist Reception Saturday evening.

BOOTH INFORMATION

Exhibit space will be 12’ x 12’. Tents should NOT exceed 10’ x 10’. Artists are not limited to a maximum number of works; however, all work must be contained within the assigned space. Artists must furnish their own tent, tables, and chairs. Water-resistant coverings with weights are highly recommended. Stake supports are not permitted. Booth and display must be constructed to withstand crowds and wind.

Booth Awnings of any kind are strictly prohibited, including front, side, or rear awnings. This applies to single and double booths. Awnings may not be used as additional space or shade under any circumstances. 

Art Harvest is open rain or shine; exhibitors should be prepared for inclement weather. In order to maximize artist participation, double booths will be available on a limited, pre-approved basis only. No electricity will be provided at exhibitor spaces and Generators are not allowed; batteries are permitted.

ARTIST CONTACT INFORMATION

The JLCD Art Harvest Committee will use the contact information provided by the artist on their Zapplication. Artists are responsible for providing accurate information and updating any changes after submitting their application. Changes should be sent to artistcoordinator@jlcd.org.

ARTIST PARKING

Limited on-site parking will be provided. Parking for artists and attendees is located in a combined lot. Only one parking pass will be provided per exhibiting artist. Additional parking passes may be purchased in advance for assistants. Artists must park in designated artist parking areas and may not park in the small lot in front of the Dunedin Recreation Center. This lot is reserved for handicap and VIP parking.

All artists’ vehicles must be out of the park by 8:45 a.m. Vehicles will not be allowed back into the park each evening until after 4:15 p.m. This is for the safety of all attending and working the show.

Parking on sidewalks is strictly prohibited at all times, including during artist load-in and load-out. Vehicles parked on sidewalks may be subject to citation or towing by the City of Dunedin.

TAX

Each artist is responsible for collecting Florida State Sales Tax (7%) on all sales made during Art Harvest and remitting it to the Florida Department of Revenue. (Call 1-800-352-3671 for additional sales tax information.)
 

It is the goal of the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc. to produce an arts show for all to enjoy. These rules and policies are not intended to cover every situation, but serve as guidelines to operate Art Harvest as a fine arts show we can all be proud of.

SUMMARY OF FEES

To be paid by credit card via zapplication.org. No checks or money orders accepted.

• Jury Fee (Application Fee): $40.00
• Late Application Fee: $60.00 (for applications submitted after deadline)
• Booth Fee: $375.00
• End Booth: $475.00
• Double Booth: $675.00

CANCELLATION POLICY

An accepted application is a commitment to participate in the show and no refunds will be made for cancellations. The Art Harvest Committee will assume that any accepted artist not paying the booth fee by the deadline will NOT be exhibiting in Art Harvest 2026 and no booth space will be reserved. Exhibitors who are accepted and fail to show/attend/participate without withdrawing their application will not be re-invited. ALL WITHDRAWALS MUST BE IN WRITING AND DELIVERED BY MAIL OR EMAIL.

Note: This is a rain or shine event. There are no refunds due to weather conditions.