Gasparilla Festival of the Arts’ Emerging Artists Program is accepting applications from October 1, 2024 through December 1, 2024. GFA’s Emerging Artists Program invites any artist who meets the eligibility criteria below and who will be 18 years of age as of March 1, 2025 to apply for one of 15 spots in the program. Selected artists will receive a free booth at the 55th Annual Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts on March 1 and 2, 2025 where they can present and sell their artwork to the 30,000+ patrons who attend the festival each year. In addition to a free booth, selected artists will receive a reimbursement of $400 to help build out their booth and access to a mentoring program aimed at building skills needed to pursue a professional career as an artist.
To be eligible for the program, an artist must not have a record of presenting their work in major juried festivals, exhibitions, or galleries, must not make more than 25% of their income from the sale of their art and must not be employed as an artist in the medium they wish to present at the festival. For questions about eligibility, please email EmergingArtists@Gasparillaarts.com.
Follow this link for more information and to apply: https://gasparillaarts.com/emerging-artist-program/