Frisco’s Arts in the Square call for artists

Arts in the Square 2020 – Frisco Texas

Arts in the Square is an annual juried fine arts and crafts festival featuring over 120 of the best local and regional artists selling their handmade creations on March 28-29th, 2020 in the country’s fastest-growing city. This tenth-annual festival is presented by Frisco Square in collaboration with Frisco Independent School District, with proceeds going to the Frisco Education Foundation and Frisco Family Services. Frisco Square hosts and presents events throughout the year and has a reputation of bringing out the high-end buying crowd. Every aspect of this event is artist-focused and seeks to provide a venue for enhancing the artist’s visibility in the community. During the festival, cash prizes for Best-in-Show ($500) and Juror’s Choice ($500), along with nine student prizes will be presented. Other amenities include free parking and artist hospitality. https://friscosquare.com/AITS/

Event Dates: 3/28/20 – 3/29/20
Application Fee: $25, non-refundable, due at time of application. 
Deadline to Submit Application5PM, January 18th, 2020
Other Important DUE Dates/Deadlines/Times:
January 25th, 2020: Acceptance Notification
January 26, 2019, 11:59PM: Artist Confirmation of Acceptance
February 22, 2020, 5PM: Booth Fees Paid in FULL/Last Day to Withdraw for FULL REFUND
March 28th, 2020, 6AM: CHECK-IN/SET-UP BY 10AM
March 29th, 2020, 6PM: STRIKE/CLEAN-UP BY 9:30PM (roads re-open)

Eligibility: Original fine arts and crafts created by the applying artist(s) working in ONE of the following ten categories: Fine Arts/Graphics, Painting, Pottery, Textiles, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Photography, Wood, and Miscellaneous. 

Festival Hours: Saturday, March 28th, 2020 from 11AM-6PM and Sunday, March 29th, 2020, from 11AM-6PM, rain or shine.

How to Apply: Go to https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=7862. Artists may apply in more than one category, but not with the same body of work.
Questions? Email [email protected] or call 214-872-1054 and ask for Vianei Ponce.