Call for Artists
Join Us at the 14th Annual Uptown Art Expo
Award artists section limited to 140 carefully juried artists and crafters from across the USA
Our judging team will consist of two independent judges.
Awards will be presented solely at the discretion of the judges and will be awarded at the winning artists’ booths at about 4:00 PM on Saturday.
Jury Artist Booth Space: $340; $30 application fee - spaces: 31 - 161 - Electric is available for $15 for locations 31 - 143 only.
Non Competitive Art/Fine Craft Artist Space: $295; $30 application fee - spaces: 7 - 23, 86-110, 169 - 182. No electric is available for these locations.
Double booths are available, contact us!
Artist Set-Up is Saturday morning March 13th, 2027 set-up starts at 6:00am - 10:30am.
Application Deadline on Zapp is Feb 12, 2027.
Art Awards present by independent judges
Drive up load-in and load-out at; free adjacent parking, overnight security
Sunday morning artist brunch
Highest household buying income in the region
Major advertising and promotion: TV, newspaper, radio, social media
World-class entertainment/high public attendance
Abundant, affordable accommodations and restaurants
2026 Uptown Art Expo Layout
UpTown Art Expo Artist Hotel Special!
Hilton - Embassy Suites, Altamonte Springs if offering our artists a special room rate of $169 with buffet breakfast for 2 per room. For more information: Click Here!
Ruth Grim
Ruth Grim earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, summacum laude, from the University of Minnesota and went on to earn her Master of Arts degree from York
University’s Graduate Art History program at its Institute of Fine Arts. Her first major appointment, as Chief Curator at Miami Beach’s Bass Museum of Art, involved researching and developing exhibitions, researching works in the museum’s collection, and writing grants to fund exhibitions and art conservation programs. Among the more than 30 exhibitions Ms. Grim curated at the Bass was Promises of Paradise:
Miami Mid-Century Architecture and Design, which went on to become one of the most well attended exhibitions in the history of the museum. Her museum career spans 32 years of curatorial work throughout the state including 18 years at the Bass, followed by seven years at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, and more than six years as chief curator at the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach. She is currently the Chief Curator at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens in Ormond Beach, FL.
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