May 8, 9, & 10, 2026
St. Louis, Missouri
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Friday 6pm-10pm, Saturday 10am-8pm, & Sunday 10am-5pm
156 Artists
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Application fee: Early Bird 9/1-30/25: $35; Regular 10/01/25-12/31/25: $45; Late 01/01/26-01/05/26: $55
Booth fee starts at $400
Over 25,000 patrons attend this annual three-day outdoor event on Mother’s Day weekend, featuring local food vendors, live music, and 150+ juried artists from across the country exhibiting work in ten media categories: ceramics, fiber/textiles, glass, jewelry, mixed media 2D, painting, photography/digital, printmaking/drawing, sculpture, and wood.
Laumeier Sculpture Park is one of the first and largest dedicated sculpture parks in the country. Laumeier is an internationally recognized, nonprofit arts organization that is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and operates in partnership with St. Louis County Parks. Laumeier presents 70+ works of large-scale outdoor sculpture in a 105-acre park located in St. Louis County. Free and open daily, Laumeier serves 360,000 visitors of all ages each year through sculpture conservation, education programs, temporary exhibitions, and public events.
ARTIST AMENITIES
All sales proceeds
- Average $8,500 in sales (based on past participating artist surveys)
- On-site Artist Hospitality Tent and Artist Relations team during ALL hours of the Art Fair
- Booth sitters available during ALL hours of the Art Fair
- Continental breakfast provided (Saturday & Sunday at 9am)
- 24-hour on-site security
- Indoor public restrooms available
- Electricity included
- Event widely advertised in the greater St. Louis region
- Listing in printed event program (10,000 printed and distributed)
- Listing on Laumeier’s website
- Potential advance and on-site media opportunities
- Early set-up available (Thursday, May 7 at 12:00 p.m.)
- Discounted rates at nearby hotels
- Patron art pick-up services
All artists ages 18 and up who exhibit work of original concept, design, and execution are eligible to apply. Artists may apply in more than one category (up to three); however, a separate application and jury fee must be submitted for each category. Artists may not apply more than once in the same category. Total event participation is limited to 156 artists.
Apply:
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=13601
For more information: http://www.laumeier.org/artfair
Contact: Amber Majors amajors@laumeier.org
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