Emerging visual artists from Northwest Arkansas and surrounding communities will be selected and featured in a special Emerging Artist Exhibition & Sale at the 3rd annual Pinnacle Hills Arts & Food Festival.

The Exhibition & Sale aims to give young and emerging artists the opportunity to exhibit at a major art festival, and to network and learn from some of the area’s top established fine artists.

Eligible artists for the Emerging Artist Exhibition & Sale include those living and working in Arkansas and surrounding areas that are no more than three years removed from a full-time educational program, or artists with less than five years of exhibition experience.

Artists who do not fit either of these criteria, but feel they can make a compelling case to be considered as emerging may also apply; the jury will determine their competitiveness based on review criteria.

Emerging Artists working in all fifteen media categories of the festival are encouraged to apply.

The jury will select work based on the quality of the artist's work, the innovation evidenced by the submitted work and proposal, the potential impact of the exhibition on the artist's career and the economic and physical feasibility of the proposed exhibition.

• The $25 Jury Fee will apply.
• Emerging Artists will not be required pay an exhibition fee.
• All work exhibited must be available for purchase, with prices clearly marked.

The Festival will retain a 25% commission on all work sold at the Emerging Artists Exhibition & Sale in order to offset some of the expenses associated with producing the Emerging Artist Exhibition & Sale.

Artists selected to participate in the Emerging Artist Exhibition & Sale must agree to offer their work for sale at the festival at a fair and reasonable cost.

The Festival staff will complete all sales transactions; including collecting, reporting, and paying required 9% sales taxes.

Artists will be mailed a check within one week after the conclusion of the festival, representing their portion of the sale of their work at the festival.

Step Two: Click Here to Download, Print, Review, Complete, and mail-in the Emerging Artist Exhibition & Sale Jury Selection Invitation Application along with required documentation and the Jury Fee of $25

Step Three: Review, complete, and return your 2009 Artist Exhibitor Agreement (Mailed to you upon acceptance into the Emerging Artist Exhibition).  Since space assignments are based on receipt of your application, you'll want to submit your Exhibitor Agreement as soon as possible after acceptance by the Jury.