Big Sky Artisan Festival

Event Information

Date: Saturday July 19th, 2025

Time: 11am - 7pm, weather permitting

Location: Big Sky Town Center, Len Hill Park

Application Fee: $20, non-refundable

Event Contact

Artist Coordinator: Jesine Munson, jesine@bigskyarts.org. Contact Jesine with questions about applications, booths, and artist specific info.

Event Coordinator: Tamara Knappenberger tamara@bigskyarts.org. Contact Tamara with general questions about the event, venue, schedule, etc.

Application

One application per artist is accepted. All artists must apply individually.

A non-refundable application fee of $20 is required at the time of application.

Outdoor Booth Fee: $100 for a 10 x 10, $150 for a 10 x 20

Two artists may occupy one 10x10 booth space for an additional $50 fee, but both artists need to apply separately. Artists wishing to share a booth larger than 10x10 must purchase two booth spaces.

Shared Booths: Add $50 (two artist max per any size booth)

All booth fees support the Arts Council of Big Sky's Art Education programs.

Big Sky Artists Collective Members

Currently enrolled members of the Big Sky Artists Collective are eligible for 25% discounted booth fee. These artists must apply and may not be accepted if they apply late.

“Rolling Jury” Application Review and Notification

The applications will be reviewed at the end of every month beginning in March and ending on June 30th, 2025. Artists will be notified of their acceptance status on the following schedule. Artists should note that applications are reviewed on a first come first served basis and if capacity is reached later applicants may be at a disadvantage. Applications will not be accepted after June 23rd.

Review and notification will occur on the last Monday of the month, on the following dates

• March 31st

• April 28th

• May 26th

• June 30th - final acceptance notification

Upon acceptance, artists must confirm their participation and pay their booth fee. All artists must confirm and pay their booth fee no later than July 7th, 2025. Artists who confirm after this date may not be accepted.

Accepted Artwork Categories

All artists who create original, quality art are encouraged to apply for this festival. Only artisans selling visual art items will be accepted. All artisans are generally accepted, assuming we have not met capacity, their applications convey professionalism, and the artwork is deemed appropriate for an all ages, public event. For more specific information about artwork categories, please read below.

Artforms not accepted:

• Commercially produced/machine made items

• Secondary Sales

• Consumable items such as soaps, lotions, perfumes, etc

• Food and drink, if you want to apply to be a food vendor please contact tamara@bigskyarts.org

Artisans selling consumable products such as food, soap, lotion, oil, drinks, etc will not be accepted. There is a separate application for Food Trucks/Vendors for this event. Please contact tamara@bigskyarts.org for more information.

Accepted Art Forms:

Clay:  Three-dimensional clay and porcelain work created by the artist. Work may not be machine-made.

Drawings:  Two-dimensional works created by the artist using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencils, wax crayon, and other 2D mediums.

Fiber:  Three-dimensional work, wearable and non-wearable, created from fibrous materials. This category includes but is not limited to baskets, books, embroidery, paper, quilts, weavings, felting, etc. All work must be designed and created by the artist. No commercial or mass production works are permitted.

Glass:  Three-dimensional work created by the artist in glass. No molds or other forms of mass production are permitted.

Jewelry:  Jewelry created by the artist without the use of commercial casts, molds, kits or a production studio, regardless of medium. 

Leather:  Handmade work designed by and created by the artist with leather.

Metal:  Artwork created by the artist through the fabrication of various metals.

Mixed Media 2D:  Two-dimensional and three-dimensional, one-of-a-kind works created by the artist in which the primary intent is the union of two (2) or more physical materials.

Painting:  Two-dimensional work created by the artist with pigment including oils, acrylics, watercolor, egg tempera, casein, alkyd, encaustic. 

Photography:  Two-dimensional work created by the artist that includes digital and film photography. Only the artist’s original source material is acceptable. 

Printmaking:  Two-dimensional printmaking is a transfer process of producing original art, usually in multiples. Printed original works are hand manipulated by the artist using etching, engraving, silk-screening, stone and plate lithography, linoleum block or woodcut, etc., which have been properly signed and numbered.

Sculpture:  Three-dimensional work created by the artist primarily in a single medium such as shaping figures or a design in the round or in relief, by chiseling marble, modeling clay, casting metal or other materials. No forms of commercial or mass-produced or enhanced items not made by the artist are permitted.

Wood:  Three-dimensional work created by the artist that is hand-tooled, machine-worked, built-up, turned or carved in wood.

Other: Other artforms not listed here may also be accepted, with the exception of artwork that is not original, is mass produced or a secondary sale or a food or consumable item.