Chain of Parks Art Festival (27th Annual)

Organizer's Promotional Message

LeMoyne's Chain of Parks Arts Festival is held in a group of city parks known as 'Chain of Parks' located on Park Avenue in downtown Tallahassee, Florida. The Festival provides 150 artists and thousands of visitors a beautiful southern-style backdrop for a marquee juried Fine Art event to come out and enjoy a spring weekend outdoors in Florida's Capital City.

$10,000 in TOTAL PRIZES
1. Best of Show - $2,000.00
2. Award of Excellence - $1,000.00
3. Additional Awards - A weighted award system for the balance of award prize monies to be divided among mediums based on the number of artists in each, up to the total prize money amount.

IMPORTANT DATES
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
Jury Notification: December 1, 2026
Booth Fee Due: January 10, 2027
Show Dates: April 17 & 18, 2027, Saturday, 10am-5pm & Sunday, 10am-4pm

PARTICIPATION 
Determined by a 3-5-person blind jury in that the jurors only see the artist ID and images on computer monitors. Media categories were developed as a tool to organize artists' works into logical, related groups for judging competitions and prize awards. Our show is designed for artists who create and execute original, professional quality work. All work displayed MUST be produced by the exhibiting artist or two person team collaboration and MUST be consistent with the images submitted. Mediums: Jewelry, Painting, 2-Dimensional Mixed Media, Drawing/Graphics/Photography/Computer Generated Work, and 3-Dimensional Mixed Media which includes Studio Pottery, Glass, and Fiber.

BOOTH FEES
Application Fee: $35.00 (non-refundable)
Booth Fee: $375.00 (11x11 booth size)
Corner Booth: $195.00 (upcharge)
Double Booth: Regular Double Booth-$750, aslo a available are 2 Premium placement, 11x22 booths $1,100

ARTIST AMENITIES
* Artist Awards of over $10,000
* Artist hospitality area with all day complimentary refreshments and reserved portable toilets
* Quality Event T-shirt
* Volunteer Booth Sitters
* Limited to approximately 150 artists 
* Combined artist sales of over ½ Million for 2026 festival
* 24-hour on-site security provided by uniformed Police Officers (Tallahassee Police Dept.)
* Festival website includes artist image and live link to artist website 
* Festival program with color thumbnail image and website information for each artist  
* Marketing tools provided (digital post card, opportunity to participate in Facebook videos)
* Complimentary reserved parking; RV parking is limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis
* Friday afternoon/evening set-up 
* Automatic jury-free entry to top award winners for the following year’s Festival 
* Cover artist selected from participating festival artists

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
* Ranked in Top 100 Fine Art & Design Show by Sunshine Artist Magazine for 12 straight years, Top 10 for 8 of those years.
* Attendance of 40,000
* Over $55K in Marketing/PR throughout N. Florida & S. Georgia
* Children’s Festival with art workshops and community art partners to promote art education
* Festival hosted by non-profit art center
* On-site festival staff
* Volunteer committee with 35 members who work year-round to produce festival experience for artists, patrons, sponsors and attendees 

POLICIES
*  Artists are REQUIRED to represent their own work. Absolutely NO agents, dealers, or representatives may attend the event in place of the artist.
*  Booth to exhibit at least 50% original art created by the artist. Signed, limited edition/numbered reproductions of original artwork eligible for presentation in conjunction with originals works.
*  Objects assembled from kits, pre-carved or pre-molded reproductions, manufactured parts, commercial displays and the like are not eligible and will be disqualified.
*  Event officials will monitor exhibits and have the final authority to determine work not acceptable for display and if determined as such must be removed so as not to be viewed by the public at the Festival.
*THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A HIGH QUALITY FINE ART EVENT. Dealers, buy-sell products, and other infringements on this core mission will be dealt with on an individual basis.
*  LeMoyne does not collect commission of artist's sales at the Festival.