Powderhorn Art Fair - Main Exhibitor 2025
Location: MN — Twin Cities Metro
Type: Vendor / Tabling Opportunity
Categories:
Visual Arts
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Competition / prize
Open to artists nationally
Open to artists statewide
Sales opportunity
At The 34th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair (PAF) Amazing artists like you will help us showcase a wide selection of fine arts and crafts and drive sales from art enthusiasts. The 33rd Annual Powderhorn Art Fair (PAF) is a Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Upper Midwest Regional Art Fair. In the 66-acre Powderhorn Park, 190 artists will circle the tree-lined Powderhorn Lake.
This Art Fair is a collaboration between the Powderhorn Neighborhood Association (PPNA) and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB). Proceeds from the Powderhorn Art Fair go towards programs that help strengthen the community. The Powderhorn Art Fair attracts artists from over twenty states and 200 cities, making it a local and regional favorite. The fair’s success comes from the long-standing collaboration between PPNA & MPRB.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Hours:
Setup
Friday, August 1st, 12:00 pm – 6:00 PM
Event Dates & Times-
Saturday, August 2nd, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, August 3rd, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Teardown begins at 5:15 PM Sunday and must be completed by 8:00 PM [NOTE: Vehicles will be permitted back into the park to aid artists to load out between 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm]
Important Dates:
The application deadline is Friday, February 28th, 2025 (non-refundable application/jury fee). Notification to exhibit by Monday, April 7th, 2025. Confirmation deadline is Monday, April 21st, 2025 (non-refundable booth fee due).
Artist Categories:
Main Exhibitor – A maximum of 160 artists can be juried into these categories Mediums: Clay, Digital Art, Drawing, Fiber, Fiber-wearable, Glass, Jewelry, Jewelry-beaded, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media 2D. Mixed Media 3D, Painting – Acrylic/Oil, Painting – Watercolor, Painting – Other, Paper, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Wood. The Powderhorn Art Fair does not accept buy-sell, mass-produced items, lotions, soaps, or other country craft items.
Jury & Awards:
PAF uses a “blind” jury of 3 judges. The judges do not know the names of the artists they review—judges score based on their perception of Impact, Style/Design, and Technical Skill. During the fair, judges will review artists’ work on-site on Saturday. Scores will determine award recipients and the corresponding participation incentive for next year’s show. First, Second, Third Place, Honorable Mention, and Spirit of Powderhorn recipients will be invited back with the jury and booth fees waived. Twenty invitational award winners (one in each artistic medium category) will be invited back with the jury fee waived but must pay a booth fee.
About PPNA:
PPNA is a 44-year-old, small-but-mighty community-building nonprofit focusing on serving South Minneapolis. PPNA’s work involves pursuing creative ways to build connections, sharing relevant community information, and proactively partnering with others to help positively impact key community issues.
RULES/REGULATIONS
All work must be original, designed, and created by the accepted artist as represented by work in the submitted visual samples. Work made with the use of commercial kits, molds including greenware or mass-produced, will not be accepted. Absolutely no buy/sell items. PAF does not accept crafts such as dried flowers, soap, candles, etc.
The selected artist’s presence is required on-site for the entire show.
If your work reflects and constitutes more than one category, you may apply separately in each category. Each category will be juried separately and require its own jury fee. You cannot jury into more than one category, and you cannot present more than one medium in your booth. A single booth fee will be required for the category you are juried into.
Main Exhibitor Artists Guidelines:
(1) Be 18 years of age or older.
(2) Artists must have a Minnesota Tax ID number.
(3) Artists must fill out an ST-19 form and submit it to an event representative by the due dates as directed by event management.
CANCELLATION POLICY
There are no refunds of booth fees after confirming PPNA’s invitation to exhibit.
BOOTH INFORMATION
Fees: Jury Fee: $25 [NOTE: Non-refundable] Booth Fee: $275 [NOTE: Non-refundable after you confirm acceptance, if invited to the show] Booth Size: (11′ x11′). Tent Size: (10′ x 10′).
Booth Requirements & Notes:
(1) Artists must provide their own 10′ x 10′ tent, tables, chairs, and all related merchandising materials for their booth.
(2) All artist booth tents must be white.
(3) Only one booth space per artist is allowed.
(4) Artists may only share a booth if the work is made collaboratively and within the same artistic medium—no double booths.
(5) Booths must be free-standing, and tents must be properly weighted with 45-pound weights for each leg.
(6) Display units should be designed for outdoor use and capable of withstanding the elements.
(7) No electricity is provided to artist booths.
(8) PAF will not take specific booth requests from artists.
(9) All artist pieces and related display materials must be primarily and reasonably contained in the designated booth space.
Location Access & Details:
(1) Artists may drive into the park on paved paths and the grass area to their booth space for loading & unloading during designated times.
(2) All booth spaces are on the grass near the lake.
(3) Please be mindful and come prepared to address uneven ground conditions.
(4) PAF will not find an alternative location based on uneven ground conditions.
(5) There is overnight security beginning at 7 pm on Friday and Saturday for PAF weekend.
REFUND POLICY
CANCELLATION POLICY There are no refunds of booth fees after confirming PPNA’s invitation to exhibit.
JURY DETAILS
Average number of applications submitted each year:
300
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:
160
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:
25
How returning artists are selected:
Selected by on-site jury
How images are viewed by jurors:
Computer monitor
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:
Application Received (date the application was submitted)
Jurors score applications using the following scale:
1 – 5
Number of jurors scoring applications:
3
The show organizes the jurors for a:
Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories
Jurors score
Separately from various locations
Am I allowed to observe the jury process?
Jury process is closed