Artisphere has been successfully connecting artists and buyers for over a decade. Our festival has become a staple in the local and regional community as ‘the place to be’ for artists of all kinds. All artists go through an application and review process before final selections are made.
135-150 artists will be selected to attend the festival. Each artist is given a 12’x12’ booth to showcase their artwork, with double booths available for purchase.
Requirements:
- Artwork must be original, handcrafted, and produced by the artist in the last 4 years
- Submit an Artist Statement explaining the process and materials used
- Submit 4 images showing your range of work
- Submit 1 booth photo showing how your work will be displayed
Booth Details:
- 12’x12’ with 10’x10’ of display space
- Standard Booth: $500
- Corner Booth $600
- Double Booth: $1000
- Electricity: $90
Applications
Each artist must apply for at least one medium category. Artists can apply in multiple mediums by submitting separate applications for each.
Process:
- Submit an application with required photos through Zapplication.
- Register and create an artist profile
- Visit ZAPP Help Center for Image Preparation Tips
- A Jury Review Panel blind juries each application (learn more about our jury process)
- Final artist selections are made based on jury results
- Artists must sign and return the Artist Acceptance of Festival Participation and Booth Fees
Medium Categories:
- Ceramics
- Digital Art
- Drawing
- Fiber
- Furniture
- Glass
- Jewelry/Precious Metals
- Jewelry/Semi-Precious Metals
- Metal Works
- Mixed Media 2D
- Mixed Media 3D
- Painting: Oil/Acrylic
- Painting: Watercolors
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Wood
Artisphere’s Emerging Festival Artist Scholarship Program
This program is open to South Carolina artists who have developed a solid body of work, completed within the past two years, but who are not currently earning a living as a festival exhibitor.
Selected artists will participate in the Festival, attend an exhibition workshop, and receive:
- Booth space
- Use of display screens during the festival
Requirements:
Scholarship applicants undergo the same jury selection process as all visual artist applicants and submit an application with required photos through Zapplication.
- Register and create an artist profile in Zapplication
- Follow instructions to apply to Artisphere as an Emerging Festival Artist
Meet the 2025 Jury Review Panel
Each year, we carefully select a panel of Visual Arts professionals and a representative from the Artisphere Board of Directors to jury visual artist applications. All scores are combined and averaged to determine accepted and waitlisted artists by medium category. Artistic Excellence scores are based on:
- Artistic merit (vision, creativity, originality of work, cohesiveness, and consistency)
- Technical competence (strength of composition, color, design, and technical aspects)
- Booth presentation
ARTIST OF THE UPSTATE EXHIBIT
The Artists of the Upstate Exhibit is a juried exhibition that’s open to artists 18+ living in Upstate South Carolina (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, Greenwood, Laurens, Cherokee, Union, Abbeville counties). This exhibit recognizes the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by those living in the Upstate region. The accepted artists will be featured on the Artisphere website and shared on Artisphere’s social media channels. Cash prizes will be awarded to four award winners.
Applications open in February 2025.
