- Deadline
- 2 days left
- Entry fee
- $50
- Location
- Oberlin, Ohio
- Exhibition window
- Sep 12, 2026 → Sep 12, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Aug 10, 2026
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Artists and craftspeople of all mediums are invited to register to participate in FAVA's 4th annual Art Fair in the Square in Oberlin, Ohio's historic downtown Tappan Square, with a 10' x 10' booth space for the sale of handmade items.
Overview
The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA), in partnership with the City of Oberlin, Ohio, invites artists and craftspeople of all mediums to register for the 4th annual FAVA's Art Fair in the Square in Oberlin, Ohio's historic downtown Tappan Square.
Key dates
- Application deadline: July 15, 2026
- Confirmation of acceptance by August 10, 2026 (early applications notified earlier)
- Event date: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Setup: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 7 a.m.–10 a.m.
- Vendor check-in: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 7 a.m.–9 a.m.
- Booth numbers assigned by August 20, 2026
Eligibility
- Open to artists, guilds, art clubs, and craftspeople
- All mediums accepted
- National eligibility
Application requirements
- Submit images: minimum of 3, maximum of 6 (include examples of work and at least one of display if available)
- One application submission per artist
Fee
- Application fee: $50
- Early-bird discount: Use coupon code EARLY26 on or before April 30, 2026 for $10 off your application
Booth and event details
- One 10' x 10' booth space per artist
- All work displayed must be for sale
- Setup time: 7 a.m.–10 a.m. on event day
- Artist check-in at FAVA table in Tappan Square
- Free parking available
- Artist hospitality: morning coffee, water, snacks throughout the day, and access to indoor restrooms at FAVA Gallery, 39 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074
Location
Tappan Square, 67 N Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074. Hospitality location: FAVA Gallery, 39 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Art categories accepted
- 2D Mixed Media
- 3D Mixed Media
- Candle & Soap Making
- Ceramics
- Digital Art
- Drawing
- Fiber (leather, baskets, weaving, dolls, paper, textiles, wearable and non-wearable)
- Food & Beverage (items intended to be consumed upon sale; packaged foods excluded)
- Furniture (original, handmade from raw/unfinished material; factory-produced items not accepted)
- Glass (functional and sculptural, kiln-forming, blowing, molding, casting, and cold working processes permitted)
- Jewelry (handmade or assembled, any materials)
- Metal Smithing (sculptural or decorative work)
- Painting (acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolor)
- Photography (traditional film, hand-colored, emulsion transfers, digital; artist's original source material only)
- Printmaking
- Entry fee
- $50 application fee (Use coupon code EARLY26 on or before April 30, 2026 for $10 off your application)
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Eligibility
- Open to artists, guilds, art clubs, and craftspeople of all mediums; national eligibility.
- Audience
- Artists and craftspeople of all mediums
- Contact
- kathleen@fava.org
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