Artist Market
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Welcome, artists! Here, you'll find everything you need to know about the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival's Artist Market, May 31-June 9, 2024.
What's it all about?
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is a 10-day celebration of the arts in downtown Pittsburgh unlike any other in the nation. This world-class, multi-disciplinary festival is free to attend and open to the everyone, attracting nearly a half-million visitors annually.
The Artist Market features hundreds of independent artists selling handmade fine art and fine craft in an open-air setting in Pittsburgh's renowned Cultural District.
For over five decades, the Festival’s loyal visitors have enjoyed an extensive array of music, performance, visual arts, crafts/art-making activities and a renowned Artist Market featuring hundreds of artists from around the country and beyond. Artists are selected through a rigorous jury process – emphasizing quality, craftsmanship and presentation – in a wide variety of media, from jewelry to painting, woodworking to photography.
Why apply?
IT'S REWARDING
- $10,000 in cash awards
- 80% of artists earn $2,500 or more (according to artist survey data)
- 98% of artists earn $1,000 or more (according to artist survey data)
- Hosted in one of America's most exciting cities
IT'S POPULAR
- Annually ranked among the top 50 shows in the United States by Sunshine Artist Magazine
- Attracts a half million visitors to downtown Pittsburgh
- 300+ artists over 10 days
IT'S MANAGED BY CARING STAFF
- Options for length of stay: 2 or 5 day options
- Volunteer booth-sitters
- 24-hour security
- Artist restrooms
- Catered award breakfast on Saturdays
- Award-winning practice of environmental sustainability
- and much more...
IT’S GREAT FOR EMERGING ARTISTS
Established in 2002, the Emerging Artist Scholarship Program of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival provides individuals with little to no experience exhibiting in festivals the opportunity to take an important first step towards a future in fine art and craft shows. The program supports the growth and longevity of fine arts and fine crafts in the Pittsburgh region with a special devotion to introducing new art forms to the Festival and new audiences to emerging artists.
Fees
- Application fee: $35 per medium
- Booth fee: $435
Complimentary Jury Coupon Codes for Eligible Artists
- AW2023 - 2023 Award Winners
- EA2024 - 2024 Emerging Artist Applicants (must live within 150 miles of the festival and have never done an outdoor festival before)
- EA2 - Emerging Artist II Applicants (only eligible to the eight 2023 Emerging Artists)
- AB2024 - Advisory Board Members
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