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  •  OFFICIAL ARTISTS APPLICATION

    (only way to be accepted)

  • PHOTO of an artist in their booth
  • Sunday, September 14, 2025

    11am- 3pm

     

    The Fenton
    21 Fenton Main Street, Cary, NC

     

    rain date October 12, 2025

  • Fenton Art Festival is an outdoor art market 

    and public art-making event.

     

    This is the first year that ChesterGoodtree  will partner with Fenton in Cary to bring this unique event to artists and art lovers of the Triangle.

    The event will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2025

    at Fenton in Cary from 11-3 pm.

    It is the only event in Cary focused exclusively on Fine Arts artists.

    NO CRAFT MAKERS. 

    This is a FINE ARTS Festival and we are looking for practicing artists, not craft makers. We are sorry, but many pop-up markets already accommodate craft makers throughout the Triangle region. What the area has lacked is a festival dedicated to artists creating award-winning visual fine art.

    This event is Different! We are NOT a pop-up!

    Do not apply if you create items in the following categories: (no exceptions)

    • Jewelry
    • Candles
    • Soap
    • Wreaths
    • Bath & Body products
    • Clothing
    • Pillows


    We seek traditional visual fine arts categories ONLY. Space is limited to fine artists who exhibit and sell their art in shows and galleries, and the arts organizations that support them throughout North Carolina.

  • CASH AWARDS!!!!!

    The event will award cash prizes to two exhibitors: A Best-In-Show Award of $1000 chosen by our event juror, Lyman Collins,  during the event

    The People's Choice Award of $500 will be voted on by festival attendees and announced at the close of the event. 

     

    About our Juror:

    Lyman Collins is an arts evangelist. His career included 20 years as the Town of Cary's Cultural Arts manager, where he oversaw art festivals that included Lazy Daze and Spring daze, two of the region's largest arts events.

  • DEADLINE TO APPLY: July 1, 2025

    Notice of Acceptance: July 15, 2025

    Payment Due: August 1, 2025

    No refunds are offered after August 31. If you cancel before that date, we will refund the booth fee minus the Square fees that we pay. 

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  • About the Organizers:

    ChesterGoodtree has run dozens of events over the last 15 years in Cary. Exhibitors appreciate our attention to detail. We run organized events with volunteers to help you, clear instructions, and lots of fun, not to mention the crowds that come ready to buy! Again, not a Pop-up, but a true festival with a team behind it.

    Other festivals that we have produced include Fest in the West, The Farmers Fall Festival, Cary Meet Yourself, and The Cary Scavenger Hunt. We have also served as lead volunteers for more than a dozen years at Cary Lazy Daze and Spring Daze.

    WE KNOW FESTIVALS. 

    We understand events not only as an organizer, but also as a vendor and a volunteer. We get it, and we want to create the BEST experience for everyone involved, from vendors to volunteers, sponsors and the PUBLIC!

  • RULES/REGULATIONS


    Application Process
    All artists who wish to participate in the Fenton Art Fair must submit this online application with images and the $15 application fee

    Only applicants who submit the $15 non-refundable application fee and images of their current work will be considered. Once juried into the show, a $150 booth fee ($300 for double booths) will be requested via a QuickBooks invoice. The invoice will come from lindsey@chestergoodtree.com. You will receive directions and load-in instructions about one week before the event.

    All art booths must supply their own tents, with at least 20-pound weights for each leg, and all their own booth supplies. We cannot provide that for you. 

    Booth spaces are 10'x 10' , double booths are 10' x 20'

    All art must be original concepts created by the exhibiting artist.

    Fine Art Printing methods are allowed ( see below)

    Photographs/collages/paintings/graphics* (laser and ink jet prints), original lithographs and serigraphs, monotype, monoprint, intaglio, relief printing, planographic printing, stencil printing, and artist-manipulated xerography. 

    All photographic prints, conventionally or digitally produced, must be printed by the photographer or under the photographer’s direct supervision. They must be labeled with all relevant output information (ex: silver gelatin print on fiber paper; Iris print on Arches watercolor paper).

    AI-generated art is not allowed at the Fenton Art Fair. 

    Reproductions of your original art ARE ALLOWED and must be clearly labeled as such. Reproductions must represent the individual work of the participating artist. They cannot be more than 50% of your booth display.

    Artists who fail to follow our guidelines will be asked to leave if we find them out of compliance.

    RULES/REGULATIONS

    All booths must have weights on all four corners to secure against winds. You must bring your own supplies. You CAN bring giveaways and conduct interactive activities for the public.

    All booths must clean up after themselves during load out. Any trash you bring must be disposed of properly. NO early departure. All booths must remain onsite throughout the entire event. All vehicles are barred from the festival footprint between 11 am -3 pm.

    Booth numbers will be assigned in advance. Load-in instructions will be emailed to all booths about 1 week before the event. No switching of booths, these are assigned in advance to keep competing booth categories separated. 

    Our Cancellation policy: 

    We understand life throws you curveballs. After August 31, no refunds will be given UNLESS we cancel the event due to unsafe weather. If you cancel before that date, we will refund the booth fee minus the Square fees that we pay. 

    We will make weather decisions on Friday, September 12, after analyzing weather and wind predictions during the week leading up to our event.

    We have secured a raindate of Sunday, October 12, 2025. Keep this date available, as we will not refund if you cannot make it.

    If the weather is deemed severe, we will postpone to this date. 

     

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  • LIABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY
    The Fenton Art Festival and ChesterGoodtree are not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged artwork. Artists participate at their own risk and are encouraged to take necessary precautions to protect their work.

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