Art Harvest 2026 – 62nd Annual | Announcement
Art Harvest 2026 – 62nd Annual is a juried arts event organized by the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc. Artists interested in exhibiting can apply through Zapplication.
Participation & Requirements:
• This event accepts applications from artists.
• Artists may submit up to 2 applications per event.
• 4 images (including a booth shot) are required for submission.
• Emerging artists are accepted and may be eligible for specific programs.
Fees:
• Application fee is $40 USD.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Application Deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2026
- Jurying Process: Tuesday, September 1 – Friday, September 4, 2026
- Notifications Sent via Email: Sunday, September 6, 2026
- Deadline to Accept Invitation / Purchase Booth: Sunday, October 4, 2026
- Booth Assignments Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Artist Check-In & Set-Up: Friday, November 6, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
- Art Harvest Show: Saturday & Sunday, November 7–8, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Submission Method:
• All entries must be submitted online via Zapplication, with required images and information.
Exhibition & Selection:
• Accepted works will be exhibited at the event; jury decisions and notifications are managed via the platform.
AWARDS
- Best of Show: $5,000
- Award of Distinction: $2,000
- Two (2) Awards of Excellence: $1,000 each
- Two (2) Awards of Merit: $500 each
Total Cash Awards: $10,000
MEDIA CATEGORIES
- CERAMICS: Original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry. Works must be handmade by the artist. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed, the artist must sign each piece. No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted.
- DIGITAL ART: This category includes any original work for which the original image, or the manipulation of other source material, was executed by the artist using a computer. All digital images printed must be signed and limited to a numbered edition of no more than 250. Exhibitor must disclose and display both their creative and printing processes in their booth during the show.
- FIBERS: All work crafted from fibers, including basketry, embroidery, weaving, leatherwork, tapestry and papermaking. No machine-tooling, machine-screened patterns or other miscellaneous forms of mass production are permitted. No factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist, may be exhibited.
- GLASS: Glass works that are functional or decorative by design and are kiln- formed or have been crafted by glass blowing, molding or casting. Works may be etched or engraved. No forms of mass production are permitted.
- GRAPHICS: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayons, etc., or from a fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush. Printed works for which the artists hand-manipulated the plates, stones or screens and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition may be entered in this category. Printmakers are required to disclose both their creative and printmaking processes.
- JEWELRY: All jewelry, whether produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work is allowed.
- METAL: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
- MIXED MEDIA: Two and three dimensional works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production. Media should include more than one of the following: paint, pencil, watercolor, photography, printmaking, clay work, fiber, glass, metal, wood, or any other 3-D objects.
- OIL/ACRYLIC: Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other image on a flat surface with oil and/or acrylic paint or sticks.
- PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographic prints made from artists original that have been processed either by the artist or under his/her direct supervision. Prints must be signed and limited to a numbered edition of no more than 250. Photographers are required to disclose and display both their creative and printing processes during the show.
- SCULPTURE: Three dimensional original work done in any medium.
- WATERCOLORS: Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other image on a flat surface with watercolors.
- WOOD: Original works that are hand tooled, machine- worked, turned or carved.
Art Harvest is the primary fundraiser for the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc.
Website: www.jlcd.org