Spring Artists

Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, the March 27 – 29, 2009 Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts is among the oldest, largest, and best-loved traditions in the Desert Southwest. Held over a 3-day weekend, more than 250,000 visitors shop from the Valley’s best selection of fine art and craft, from more than 350 artists who come from nearly all 50 states and beyond. The Festival occurs in a vibrant street fair atmosphere in the Mill Avenue District of downtown Tempe, Arizona. This juried show does not admit buy-sell artists, and promotes original art with all artists on site to engage visitors. Held semi-annually, the Spring version of the Tempe Festival of the Arts is geared toward slightly fewer artists than our Spring Festival, and appeals to an actively-interested art buying audience. Fully a third of the Festival’s visitors are escaping the last of the winter blues and come from outside Phoenix and outside Arizona, on Spring break vacation or attending Cactus League baseball in the Valley. It’s fun for the whole family, too, with live entertainment, special kids’ activities, and the Arizona Wine Festival. The Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts offers a wide variety of amenities for artists including hospitality carts, booth sitting services, a large-art delivery assistance program, and a 24-hour security patrol. In addition, we host a fun evening of awards and entertainment, free to artists who pre-register for it. The event won “Best in Arizona” in 2006 from the IFEA-sanctioned AzTec Awards forum.

Call for entries for the Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts is now OPEN.

Deadline is October 1, 2008

Visit www.zapplication.org to apply.