Application Process & Deadlines
October 23, 2023: Zapplication jury applications open. APPLY TODAY.
December 1, 2023: Zapplication jury application will close.
January 19, 2024: Jury results will be emailed to artists.
January 19, 2024: February 9, 2024: Zapplication booth applications will be available for invited artists.
February 15, 2024: Waitlist artists will be notified of booth openings (if available).
March 17, 2024: Booth refund deadline. Artists must submit a written request (via email or mail) for a booth refund. An artist requesting a booth refund, for any reason, before the stated refund date will receive a 75% refund of their booth fee. Refunds due to COVID will be on an individual basis.
May 17, 2024: Booth set up. Time varies according to booth location.
May 18 & 19, 2024: Springfield Old Capitol Art Fair weekend.
Jury Process
SOCAF has partnered with Zapplication for our jury and booth applications. The SOCAF jury is a blind jury done in December, with anonymous volunteer judges who have a master’s level or higher art degree and/or hands on experience in the field.
ALL artists are to complete a Zapplication jury application and be juried into the Fair each year. Award winners (excluding Civic Purchase) from the previous year’s Fair must also complete a Zapplication jury application for the Fair, but these artists will be exempt from jury and will receive an automatic booth invitation into the next year’s Fair.
