Statesboro Festival of the Arts (SFA) requires artists to be present and available during festival hours. SFA requires both members of a collaborating team to be present and available during festival hours.

Artists must remain at the festival site until 4 pm on Sunday, March 23. Artists who breakdown and leave early compromise their standing with SFA and the Averitt Center for the Arts and may forfeit their ability to exhibit in future festivals.

An exhibit must feature original, handcrafted art, created by the artist or collaborative team who applied to the festival. An artist must guarantee that the work presented is authentic and created as indicated in the artist’s application.

All work must be available for sale.

Artists must exhibit artwork that reflects the quality and craftsmanship of the pieces presented in their applications. Artists must exhibit artwork specific to the categories indicated on their applications and artwork that clearly relates to the body of work selected during the jury process. SFA will remove artists whose work is inconsistent with the quality and craftsmanship presented in their applications.

Artists can sell reproductions in browse bins.  Artists are responsible for understanding and abiding by the specifics set forth in Policy for Selling Reproductions.

Artists cannot exhibit or sell subcontracted work for another artist. 

Artists cannot exhibit or sell work made using commercial casts/molds, kits, or patterns.

Artists cannot exhibit or sell copyrighted designs imports, t-shirts, stationary, plants, velvet paintings, commercially or factory-produced merchandise, etc.

Artists and their agents, associates, and assistants should maintain high standards of professionalism. Festival organizers reserve the right to remove an exhibitor whose conduct and/or merchandise are unacceptable and whose participation conflicts with the rules and regulations of Statesboro Festival of the Arts.

Artists participate at SFA at their own risk and assume responsibility for maintaining liability insurance that covers any damages or losses during the festival.

Open to artists 18 years of age or older who exhibit work of original concept, design and execution. 

A valid driver’s license/picture ID will be required at check in. 

All sales will be handled by the exhibitor. 

1. 1. It is the exhibitor's responsibility to collect and remit payment of Statesboro, Georgia sales tax (8%).  Sales tax forms will be included in the exhibitor packets at check-in or are available on the State of Georgia website.

This is a family-oriented show. The Festival Committee reserves the right to ask the artist to remove questionable work including erotic and macabre art. Tasteful nudes are acceptable. 

We will use Images of Exhibiting Artists’ work for advertising, and promotional materials for this or future years of SFA. Please inform the coordinator if you prefer your images not be used.  

No animals are allowed in exhibit areas-inside or out, other than registered emotional support animals or those providing assistance to persons with disabilities.  

No discount or ‘on sale’ signage permitted. 

Artists who wish to show work in more than one medium (ie, painting and ceramics, weaving and woodwork, etc.) must apply with a complete portfolio application for each media they wish to display and pay separate application fees for each. The SFA reserves the right to refuse either or both applications, or request the artist limit their inventory to only one medium. Submitted images of art works may not be repeated from one application to another, except for the booth image which may be used for both applications.  

Artists accepted into their specific medium may ONLY display work in that medium. The festival committee reserves the right to refuse exhibition of work not consistent with submitted images.

Failure to follow the rules and regulations may result in artists removal from the festival and participation in future festivals.