Artist Information

Each year, winners of the Top 11 awards at the Mainsail Arts Festival – the Best of Show and ten Awards of Excellence - will not have to go through the screening process and will be accepted automatically into the next year’s show. Each of the top 11 award winners must still submit a new artist application and booth fee check prior to the application deadline.

Artist Entry Fees:
      Artist Jury Fee $35
      Exhibitor Space Fee $275

Artist applications are available online beginning October 1st each year.

Applications must be submitted online to Zapp Application by midnight December 1st.

Artists will be notified on ZAPP (www.zapplicaton.org)

Please click on the link below to view the rules:

     Application Information & Rules

Awards: $50,000 in Cash Awards including

• Best of Mainsail (1) $10,000
• Awards of Excellence (10) $1,500
• Awards of Distinction (15) $1,000
• Awards of Merit (20) $500
• Sponsored Purchase Awards (10) $200

Again this year, Mainsail is ranked among the "200 Best Shows" in the nation -- by Sunshine Artist Magazine. Since Sunshine Artist began the ranking program in 1993, Mainsail continues to be named among the "100 Best" Fine Art and Design Shows in the U.S.