Mery Awards 2024 Yvonne Miller + Stefan Hochhuber
FAQ
The Boca Raton Museum of Art proudly presents the 2025 annual outdoor, juried art festival. The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL in MIZNER PARK on February 1 & 2, 2025, in Boca Raton, Florida.
The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL draws 45,000 to 60,000 art buyers and enthusiasts to the Museum’s doorstep every year. Approximately 170 artists nationwide are selected to showcase their fine artworks in various mediums, including ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, drawing, painting, mixed media, jewelry, photography, and sculpture.
The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL is the ONLY art festival affiliated with the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the ONLY art festival permitted to occupy the full breadth of Mizner Park.
The Museum promotes the BOCA RATON MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL year-round as part of its comprehensive marketing plan: MUSE magazine, quarterly calendar mailings sent to 5,000+ households; e-blasts reaching 12,500+ subscribers; social media efforts reaching 25,000+ followers; week-of banner signage visible to 70,000+ vehicles daily; and a dedicated budget for multi-channel marketing that includes postcards, print and online ads, radio spots, press coverage, and zoned cable TV ads. These efforts allow for maximum targeted market infiltration with over 3 million impressions.
- Set Up – Saturday, February 1, 2025- 5 am – 9:30 am
- Public Hours
○ Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
○ Sunday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Breakdown – Sunday, February 2, 2025- 5 pm – 9 pm
- 170 exhibiting spaces
- 40,000+ art enthusiasts attend
- $16,600 total awards
○ One Best in Show $4,000
○ Nine Merit Awards $1,400 each, one per medium minimum.
- Located on the grounds of an upscale retail center and Museum
- Over $40,000 committed to advertising
- Complimentary Artist “to-go” continental breakfast
- Complimentary volunteer “booth sitters”
- Exhibit map for visitors via QR Code
- 24-hour security
- Booth signs
- FREE artist parking
$16,600 in awards where excellence is determined, regardless of media category, as follows: nine (9) Merit Awards of $1,400 each and one (1) $4,000 Best-In-Show award. On-site judging of the exhibitors occurs during Art Festival hours on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Prizes are determined by the quality of the entire body of work displayed.
The Boca Raton Museum Art Festival does not require an artist to pay commissions. The exhibitor handles all sales, and each artist is responsible for collecting Florida Sales Tax (7%) and returning the payment to the Florida Tax Revenue Service. Tax forms will be issued to each exhibitor in the on-site packet at the opening of the Art Festival. For further tax information, call 1-800-352-3671 to request Form DR-15EZ or call the West Palm Beach office at 561-640-2800.
All artists must apply on ZAPP by Midnight Eastern on Friday, September 27, 2024. Submit a separate application, image set, and jury fee of $50 for each category entered. Submit only one (1) application per body of work. Multiple applications must represent either work in different media categories or separate work bodies within one category. A collaborative team producing a single work of art may qualify as a single exhibitor.
Please submit Five (5) digital images of professional quality. Four (4) digital images must be of individual pieces of work, and one (1) digital image must be of your current booth display. The image should only display your work in the booth and not reveal names or include people standing there. The Boca Raton Museum of Art staff reserves the right to use artists’ images for promotional purposes, including advertising, publicity, and web-based distribution outlets. The Boca Raton Museum of Art will not compensate the original artist for using these images.
The jury selection process will occur September 28 – October 11, 2024. Selective Artists will get an email of their acceptance by October 25, 2024. Three (3) Jurors will be viewing each artist’s digital images utilizing high-quality computer monitors. Artists are assigned a number and judged only by the submitted digital images, not other qualifications. All digital images, three showing artwork and one showing a booth view, are evaluated together. During the first round of jurying, all Jurors will classify each artist’s work as Invited, Not Invited, or Waitlist. During the second round of jurying, Waitlist applicants are either added to the Invited category or remain on the Waitlist. The second round of invited artists will be offered spaces via Zapp by November 22, 2024. There is no telephone or postal mail notification of status.
Application fee: A $50 non-refundable credit card purchase or check, payable to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, must be submitted with each application. The application deadline is September 27, 2024. Booth fees are NOT required at the time of application but are due from Invited artists by November 15, 2024.
Upon receiving acceptance notification, the accepted artist must pay by credit card on ZAPP for booth space by November 15, 2024. Booth fees range from $400 – $1,195. Respond by the deadline to avoid the revocation of the invitation. Booth fees are not refundable due to artist cancellation after November 15, 2024.
If you are a pre-accepted artist, it is still necessary for you to apply on ZAPP, meeting all application requirements by September 27, 2024. Please email us to get your discount code to artfestival@bocamuseum.org
The Application Fee of $50 is non-refundable. Invited artists must cancel before November 15, 2025, to receive a booth payment refund minus a $30 processing fee. No refunds will be processed after this date.
The Boca Raton Museum Art Festival is a rain-or-shine event. Artists should be prepared to exhibit their work under various weather conditions. We will follow Palm Beach County weather alerts and provide updates via group text messages. Thank you for your cooperation and participation.
There is limited FREE artist parking. The artist parking area will open at noon on Friday, January 31, 2025. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Festival artists with large RVs and trucks use the surface lot adjacent to Mizner Park. Artists with regular-sized cars and SUVs use the upper level of the four parking garages in Mizner Park. Trucks and trailers are NOT permitted to park in the Mizner Park garages. Artists must follow the traffic-flow instructions the Art Festival Committee set up in conjunction with the City of Boca Raton.
- Completed application for EACH category entered.
- Four artwork images AND one booth image per application
- Booth location request (if known)
- The application fee is not refundable.
- Booth fee, if invited, by credit card on ZAPP or check before November 15, 2024.
- May 31, 2024 Application Opens – Zapp.
- September 27, 2024. – Applications Deadline Zapp.
- October 25, 2024 – Invited Artist Notifications.
- November 15, 2024. – Booth Fees deadline.
- November 15, 2024 – Cancellation & refunds deadline.
- November 22, 2024 – Waiting list artist invitation Zapp.
- January 20, 2024 – Booth Assignments.
- January 31, 2025 – Artist Check in noon – 5 pm
- February 1, 2025 – Booth set up: 5 a.m. – 9 a.m. Park car access schedule
- February 2, 2025 – Booth Breakdown after 5 p.m. Park car access schedule
KNOW THE RULES
The following rules and policies ensure fairness to all participating artists and festival guests. Any failure to comply will result in immediate removal from the Art Festival. The artist will be ineligible to join the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Art Festival for three years.
- Artists must be 18 or older – a photo ID is required at check-in.
- Representatives may not attend in place of the artist – the invited artist must be present
for the entire two-day event.
- Work displayed on site must be consistent with the submitted digital images- work outside your juried category will NOT be allowed.
- All work in every category must be original work by the invited artist. Work made from commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods is prohibited.
- All prints must be signed, numbered, and limited to no more than 250 in the series.
- Digital reproductions, Giclee, Iris, or inkjet copies can NOT be the only items in the artist’s
booth unless it is Digital Art. The booth must contain mostly original artwork.
- A reproduction is a copy of a work of art that already exists as a painting, watercolor, drawing, photograph, etc., and which is copied from the original using a digital or photographic process and printed on an offset press, serigraph press, or through a computer including all printer formats desktop or Giclee.
- All Digital and Photography prints must be signed and numbered in a limited edition of 250 or less.
- All two-dimensional work must be matted or framed – gallery-wrapped canvases are accepted but highly discouraged.
- All work must be priced or marked “Not for Sale.” The inclusion of work that is not for sale is highly discouraged.
- Exhibitors may not display ribbons or awards from any other or previous shows.
- Service animals are allowed on a leash and are the owner’s responsibility.
- Exhibitors must keep their exhibits open until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, February 2, 2025. No early dismantling is allowed.
- Vehicles must be removed from the exhibit area by 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2025, and will NOT be allowed back into the exhibit area until after 5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2025. Local police will be on hand to assist with the flow of traffic.
Insurance is Mandatory – Artists must provide proof of insurance before the event. Upon acceptance, exhibitors must provide the Boca Raton Museum of Art with an appropriate Certificate of Insurance, naming the Boca Raton Museum of Art as an additional insured according to a general liability insurance policy with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000. Please email the certificate to artfestival@bocamuseum.org.
If you do not have insurance, you may purchase a weekend policy through this link: Act Insurance Link.
The additional insured will be Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
Event layout changes annually.
● BASIC BOOTH – provided to each invited artist
○ Single Booth (10’ x 10’, one opening) = $400
● PREMIUM BOOTHS – limited availability
○ Single Corner Booth (10’ x 10’, two openings) = $615
○ Double Booth (10’ x 20’, one opening) = $725
○ Single End Cap (10’ x 10’, three openings) = $825
○ Double End Cap (10’ x 20’, three openings) = $1,095
○ Open Air (10’ x 20’ minimum, open on all sides) = $1,195
Participants MUST provide an appropriate-sized canopy (white tent) to fit their booth. The entire display must be sufficiently sturdy to withstand weather and crowds. Each regular booth space at our event measures approximately 10’x10′, while double booths are about 10’x20′. Displays should be sturdy, and water-resistant coverings and weights are recommended. Artwork should not be attached to trees, poles, or fixtures. Stakes or tools that penetrate the ground are prohibited, and displays should not exceed 8 feet in height.
Booth sharing is allowed for collaborative work, but each booth is assigned to a single exhibitor. Artists must display at least seven works to qualify for jurying, and the artist’s name and booth number must be prominently displayed at the booth.
All paintings must be framed or mounted. This can be done with a traditional frame, a gallery wrap, or a shadow box. Watercolors, drawings, and graphics that are not framed or mounted must be presented in a portfolio or display bin.
Electricity and generators are NOT permitted.
The artists are responsible for their booths’ cleanliness, safety, and security. Therefore, cartons, boxes, containers, carts, dollies, and packing materials should be kept out of the festival’s public hours.
Considering mutual benefits, invited artists agree to abide by the regulations set forth herein and, at this moment, release and forever discharge the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Anyone affiliated with the Art Festival from any responsibility whatsoever for damage or loss of any or all of any exhibit or exhibits and gives them the right to terminate or refuse any exhibit.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art staff reserves the right to use artists’ images for promotional purposes, including advertising, publicity, and web-based distribution outlets. No compensation will be given for the use of these images.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432 artfestival@bocamuseum.org
(561) 418-6039
Event Website: www.bocamuseumartfestival.com
FAQ
The Boca Raton Museum of Art proudly presents the 2025 annual outdoor, juried art festival. The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL in MIZNER PARK on February 1 & 2, 2025, in Boca Raton, Florida.
The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL draws 45,000 to 60,000 art buyers and enthusiasts to the Museum’s doorstep every year. Approximately 170 artists nationwide are selected to showcase their fine artworks in various mediums, including ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, drawing, painting, mixed media, jewelry, photography, and sculpture.
The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL is the ONLY art festival affiliated with the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the ONLY art festival permitted to occupy the full breadth of Mizner Park.
The Museum promotes the BOCA RATON MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL year-round as part of its comprehensive marketing plan: MUSE magazine, quarterly calendar mailings sent to 5,000+ households; e-blasts reaching 12,500+ subscribers; social media efforts reaching 25,000+ followers; week-of banner signage visible to 70,000+ vehicles daily; and a dedicated budget for multi-channel marketing that includes postcards, print and online ads, radio spots, press coverage, and zoned cable TV ads. These efforts allow for maximum targeted market infiltration with over 3 million impressions.
- Set Up – Saturday, February 1, 2025- 5 am – 9:30 am
- Public Hours
○ Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
○ Sunday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Breakdown – Sunday, February 2, 2025- 5 pm – 9 pm
- 170 exhibiting spaces
- 40,000+ art enthusiasts attend
- $16,600 total awards
○ One Best in Show $4,000
○ Nine Merit Awards $1,400 each, one per medium minimum.
- Located on the grounds of an upscale retail center and Museum
- Over $40,000 committed to advertising
- Complimentary Artist “to-go” continental breakfast
- Complimentary volunteer “booth sitters”
- Exhibit map for visitors via QR Code
- 24-hour security
- Booth signs
- FREE artist parking
$16,600 in awards where excellence is determined, regardless of media category, as follows: nine (9) Merit Awards of $1,400 each and one (1) $4,000 Best-In-Show award. On-site judging of the exhibitors occurs during Art Festival hours on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Prizes are determined by the quality of the entire body of work displayed.
The Boca Raton Museum Art Festival does not require an artist to pay commissions. The exhibitor handles all sales, and each artist is responsible for collecting Florida Sales Tax (7%) and returning the payment to the Florida Tax Revenue Service. Tax forms will be issued to each exhibitor in the on-site packet at the opening of the Art Festival. For further tax information, call 1-800-352-3671 to request Form DR-15EZ or call the West Palm Beach office at 561-640-2800.
All artists must apply on ZAPP by Midnight Eastern on Friday, September 27, 2024. Submit a separate application, image set, and jury fee of $50 for each category entered. Submit only one (1) application per body of work. Multiple applications must represent either work in different media categories or separate work bodies within one category. A collaborative team producing a single work of art may qualify as a single exhibitor.
Please submit Five (5) digital images of professional quality. Four (4) digital images must be of individual pieces of work, and one (1) digital image must be of your current booth display. The image should only display your work in the booth and not reveal names or include people standing there. The Boca Raton Museum of Art staff reserves the right to use artists’ images for promotional purposes, including advertising, publicity, and web-based distribution outlets. The Boca Raton Museum of Art will not compensate the original artist for using these images.
The jury selection process will occur September 28 – October 11, 2024. Selective Artists will get an email of their acceptance by October 25, 2024. Three (3) Jurors will be viewing each artist’s digital images utilizing high-quality computer monitors. Artists are assigned a number and judged only by the submitted digital images, not other qualifications. All digital images, three showing artwork and one showing a booth view, are evaluated together. During the first round of jurying, all Jurors will classify each artist’s work as Invited, Not Invited, or Waitlist. During the second round of jurying, Waitlist applicants are either added to the Invited category or remain on the Waitlist. The second round of invited artists will be offered spaces via Zapp by November 22, 2024. There is no telephone or postal mail notification of status.
Application fee: A $50 non-refundable credit card purchase or check, payable to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, must be submitted with each application. The application deadline is September 27, 2024. Booth fees are NOT required at the time of application but are due from Invited artists by November 15, 2024.
Upon receiving acceptance notification, the accepted artist must pay by credit card on ZAPP for booth space by November 15, 2024. Booth fees range from $400 – $1,195. Respond by the deadline to avoid the revocation of the invitation. Booth fees are not refundable due to artist cancellation after November 15, 2024.
If you are a pre-accepted artist, it is still necessary for you to apply on ZAPP, meeting all application requirements by September 27, 2024. Please email us to get your discount code to artfestival@bocamuseum.org
The Application Fee of $50 is non-refundable. Invited artists must cancel before November 15, 2025, to receive a booth payment refund minus a $30 processing fee. No refunds will be processed after this date.
The Boca Raton Museum Art Festival is a rain-or-shine event. Artists should be prepared to exhibit their work under various weather conditions. We will follow Palm Beach County weather alerts and provide updates via group text messages. Thank you for your cooperation and participation.
There is limited FREE artist parking. The artist parking area will open at noon on Friday, January 31, 2025. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Festival artists with large RVs and trucks use the surface lot adjacent to Mizner Park. Artists with regular-sized cars and SUVs use the upper level of the four parking garages in Mizner Park. Trucks and trailers are NOT permitted to park in the Mizner Park garages. Artists must follow the traffic-flow instructions the Art Festival Committee set up in conjunction with the City of Boca Raton.
- Completed application for EACH category entered.
- Four artwork images AND one booth image per application
- Booth location request (if known)
- The application fee is not refundable.
- Booth fee, if invited, by credit card on ZAPP or check before November 15, 2024.
- May 31, 2024 Application Opens – Zapp.
- September 27, 2024. – Applications Deadline Zapp.
- October 25, 2024 – Invited Artist Notifications.
- November 15, 2024. – Booth Fees deadline.
- November 15, 2024 – Cancellation & refunds deadline.
- November 22, 2024 – Waiting list artist invitation Zapp.
- January 20, 2024 – Booth Assignments.
- January 31, 2025 – Artist Check in noon – 5 pm
- February 1, 2025 – Booth set up: 5 a.m. – 9 a.m. Park car access schedule
- February 2, 2025 – Booth Breakdown after 5 p.m. Park car access schedule
KNOW THE RULES
The following rules and policies ensure fairness to all participating artists and festival guests. Any failure to comply will result in immediate removal from the Art Festival. The artist will be ineligible to join the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Art Festival for three years.
- Artists must be 18 or older – a photo ID is required at check-in.
- Representatives may not attend in place of the artist – the invited artist must be present
for the entire two-day event.
- Work displayed on site must be consistent with the submitted digital images- work outside your juried category will NOT be allowed.
- All work in every category must be original work by the invited artist. Work made from commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods is prohibited.
- All prints must be signed, numbered, and limited to no more than 250 in the series.
- Digital reproductions, Giclee, Iris, or inkjet copies can NOT be the only items in the artist’s
booth unless it is Digital Art. The booth must contain mostly original artwork.
- A reproduction is a copy of a work of art that already exists as a painting, watercolor, drawing, photograph, etc., and which is copied from the original using a digital or photographic process and printed on an offset press, serigraph press, or through a computer including all printer formats desktop or Giclee.
- All Digital and Photography prints must be signed and numbered in a limited edition of 250 or less.
- All two-dimensional work must be matted or framed – gallery-wrapped canvases are accepted but highly discouraged.
- All work must be priced or marked “Not for Sale.” The inclusion of work that is not for sale is highly discouraged.
- Exhibitors may not display ribbons or awards from any other or previous shows.
- Service animals are allowed on a leash and are the owner’s responsibility.
- Exhibitors must keep their exhibits open until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, February 2, 2025. No early dismantling is allowed.
- Vehicles must be removed from the exhibit area by 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2025, and will NOT be allowed back into the exhibit area until after 5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2025. Local police will be on hand to assist with the flow of traffic.
Insurance is Mandatory – Artists must provide proof of insurance before the event. Upon acceptance, exhibitors must provide the Boca Raton Museum of Art with an appropriate Certificate of Insurance, naming the Boca Raton Museum of Art as an additional insured according to a general liability insurance policy with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000. Please email the certificate to artfestival@bocamuseum.org.
If you do not have insurance, you may purchase a weekend policy through this link: Act Insurance Link.
The additional insured will be Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
Event layout changes annually.
● BASIC BOOTH – provided to each invited artist
○ Single Booth (10’ x 10’, one opening) = $400
● PREMIUM BOOTHS – limited availability
○ Single Corner Booth (10’ x 10’, two openings) = $615
○ Double Booth (10’ x 20’, one opening) = $725
○ Single End Cap (10’ x 10’, three openings) = $825
○ Double End Cap (10’ x 20’, three openings) = $1,095
○ Open Air (10’ x 20’ minimum, open on all sides) = $1,195
Participants MUST provide an appropriate-sized canopy (white tent) to fit their booth. The entire display must be sufficiently sturdy to withstand weather and crowds. Each regular booth space at our event measures approximately 10’x10′, while double booths are about 10’x20′. Displays should be sturdy, and water-resistant coverings and weights are recommended. Artwork should not be attached to trees, poles, or fixtures. Stakes or tools that penetrate the ground are prohibited, and displays should not exceed 8 feet in height.
Booth sharing is allowed for collaborative work, but each booth is assigned to a single exhibitor. Artists must display at least seven works to qualify for jurying, and the artist’s name and booth number must be prominently displayed at the booth.
All paintings must be framed or mounted. This can be done with a traditional frame, a gallery wrap, or a shadow box. Watercolors, drawings, and graphics that are not framed or mounted must be presented in a portfolio or display bin.
Electricity and generators are NOT permitted.
The artists are responsible for their booths’ cleanliness, safety, and security. Therefore, cartons, boxes, containers, carts, dollies, and packing materials should be kept out of the festival’s public hours.
Considering mutual benefits, invited artists agree to abide by the regulations set forth herein and, at this moment, release and forever discharge the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Anyone affiliated with the Art Festival from any responsibility whatsoever for damage or loss of any or all of any exhibit or exhibits and gives them the right to terminate or refuse any exhibit.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art staff reserves the right to use artists’ images for promotional purposes, including advertising, publicity, and web-based distribution outlets. No compensation will be given for the use of these images.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432 artfestival@bocamuseum.org
(561) 418-6039
Event Website: www.bocamuseumartfestival.com
WHAT WILL
YOU FIND?
THE COLOR WORKSHOP STATION
Nurture your child’s inner artist at The Color Workshop Station. Here, kids are guided through a painting activity.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
We are thrilled to invite families to our unique family artmaking and kids’ outdoor activities in Mizner Amphitheater, in front of the Museum’s Main Door.
YOUNG COLLECTORS
Here, children can embark on their first art collection journey.
LOCAL AND EMERGENT ARTIST
This unique zone celebrates the fresh and dynamic works of Palm Beach County artists participating for the first time in an Art Festival.
Meet 2025 winners
Painting
Young Collectors Corner
Mizner Amphitheater
Introducing the Young Collectors Corner, a unique feature of the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival, tailored for young art enthusiasts aged 4-13. Here, children can embark on their first art collection journey.
Kids have the unique opportunity to purchase their first artwork for a $20 donation to the Boca Raton Museum of Art. This initiative is supported by generous artists who’ve donated pieces specifically for this cause, making art accessible and inspiring for our young visitors.
This is more than just an art purchase; it’s an experience. The Young Collectors Corner is a specially curated space that engages and excites young minds, fostering a lifelong love for art.
Join us for a memorable adventure into the art world. Watch the joy as your child selects their first piece, starting a personal collection that could last a lifetime. See you at the Young Collectors Corner!
This limited artwork will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
DO YOU
WANT TO BE A
SPONSOR ?
If your are interested in supporting the Art Festival mission, please call us 561-392-2500 ext 208 or email us artfestival@bocamuseum.org - Tatiana Velasquez
FAQ
The Boca Raton Museum of Art proudly presents the 2025 annual outdoor, juried art festival. The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL in MIZNER PARK on February 1 & 2, 2025, in Boca Raton, Florida.
The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL draws 45,000 to 60,000 art buyers and enthusiasts to the Museum’s doorstep every year. Approximately 170 artists nationwide are selected to showcase their fine artworks in various mediums, including ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, drawing, painting, mixed media, jewelry, photography, and sculpture.
The BOCA MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL is the ONLY art festival affiliated with the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the ONLY art festival permitted to occupy the full breadth of Mizner Park.
The Museum promotes the BOCA RATON MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL year-round as part of its comprehensive marketing plan: MUSE magazine, quarterly calendar mailings sent to 5,000+ households; e-blasts reaching 12,500+ subscribers; social media efforts reaching 25,000+ followers; week-of banner signage visible to 70,000+ vehicles daily; and a dedicated budget for multi-channel marketing that includes postcards, print and online ads, radio spots, press coverage, and zoned cable TV ads. These efforts allow for maximum targeted market infiltration with over 3 million impressions.
- Set Up – Saturday, February 1, 2025- 5 am – 9:30 am
- Public Hours
○ Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
○ Sunday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Breakdown – Sunday, February 2, 2025- 5 pm – 9 pm
- 170 exhibiting spaces
- 40,000+ art enthusiasts attend
- $16,600 total awards
○ One Best in Show $4,000
○ Nine Merit Awards $1,400 each, one per medium minimum.
- Located on the grounds of an upscale retail center and Museum
- Over $40,000 committed to advertising
- Complimentary Artist “to-go” continental breakfast
- Complimentary volunteer “booth sitters”
- Exhibit map for visitors via QR Code
- 24-hour security
- Booth signs
- FREE artist parking
$16,600 in awards where excellence is determined, regardless of media category, as follows: nine (9) Merit Awards of $1,400 each and one (1) $4,000 Best-In-Show award. On-site judging of the exhibitors occurs during Art Festival hours on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Prizes are determined by the quality of the entire body of work displayed.
The Boca Raton Museum Art Festival does not require an artist to pay commissions. The exhibitor handles all sales, and each artist is responsible for collecting Florida Sales Tax (7%) and returning the payment to the Florida Tax Revenue Service. Tax forms will be issued to each exhibitor in the on-site packet at the opening of the Art Festival. For further tax information, call 1-800-352-3671 to request Form DR-15EZ or call the West Palm Beach office at 561-640-2800.
All artists must apply on ZAPP by Midnight Eastern on Friday, September 27, 2024. Submit a separate application, image set, and jury fee of $50 for each category entered. Submit only one (1) application per body of work. Multiple applications must represent either work in different media categories or separate work bodies within one category. A collaborative team producing a single work of art may qualify as a single exhibitor.
Please submit Five (5) digital images of professional quality. Four (4) digital images must be of individual pieces of work, and one (1) digital image must be of your current booth display. The image should only display your work in the booth and not reveal names or include people standing there. The Boca Raton Museum of Art staff reserves the right to use artists’ images for promotional purposes, including advertising, publicity, and web-based distribution outlets. The Boca Raton Museum of Art will not compensate the original artist for using these images.
The jury selection process will occur September 28 – October 11, 2024. Selective Artists will get an email of their acceptance by October 25, 2024. Three (3) Jurors will be viewing each artist’s digital images utilizing high-quality computer monitors. Artists are assigned a number and judged only by the submitted digital images, not other qualifications. All digital images, three showing artwork and one showing a booth view, are evaluated together. During the first round of jurying, all Jurors will classify each artist’s work as Invited, Not Invited, or Waitlist. During the second round of jurying, Waitlist applicants are either added to the Invited category or remain on the Waitlist. The second round of invited artists will be offered spaces via Zapp by November 22, 2024. There is no telephone or postal mail notification of status.
Application fee: A $50 non-refundable credit card purchase or check, payable to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, must be submitted with each application. The application deadline is September 27, 2024. Booth fees are NOT required at the time of application but are due from Invited artists by November 15, 2024.
Upon receiving acceptance notification, the accepted artist must pay by credit card on ZAPP for booth space by November 15, 2024. Booth fees range from $400 – $1,195. Respond by the deadline to avoid the revocation of the invitation. Booth fees are not refundable due to artist cancellation after November 15, 2024.
If you are a pre-accepted artist, it is still necessary for you to apply on ZAPP, meeting all application requirements by September 27, 2024. Please email us to get your discount code to artfestival@bocamuseum.org
The Application Fee of $50 is non-refundable. Invited artists must cancel before November 15, 2025, to receive a booth payment refund minus a $30 processing fee. No refunds will be processed after this date.
The Boca Raton Museum Art Festival is a rain-or-shine event. Artists should be prepared to exhibit their work under various weather conditions. We will follow Palm Beach County weather alerts and provide updates via group text messages. Thank you for your cooperation and participation.
There is limited FREE artist parking. The artist parking area will open at noon on Friday, January 31, 2025. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Festival artists with large RVs and trucks use the surface lot adjacent to Mizner Park. Artists with regular-sized cars and SUVs use the upper level of the four parking garages in Mizner Park. Trucks and trailers are NOT permitted to park in the Mizner Park garages. Artists must follow the traffic-flow instructions the Art Festival Committee set up in conjunction with the City of Boca Raton.
- Completed application for EACH category entered.
- Four artwork images AND one booth image per application
- Booth location request (if known)
- The application fee is not refundable.
- Booth fee, if invited, by credit card on ZAPP or check before November 15, 2024.
- May 31, 2024 Application Opens – Zapp.
- September 27, 2024. – Applications Deadline Zapp.
- October 25, 2024 – Invited Artist Notifications.
- November 15, 2024. – Booth Fees deadline.
- November 15, 2024 – Cancellation & refunds deadline.
- November 22, 2024 – Waiting list artist invitation Zapp.
- January 20, 2024 – Booth Assignments.
- January 31, 2025 – Artist Check in noon – 5 pm
- February 1, 2025 – Booth set up: 5 a.m. – 9 a.m. Park car access schedule
- February 2, 2025 – Booth Breakdown after 5 p.m. Park car access schedule
KNOW THE RULES
The following rules and policies ensure fairness to all participating artists and festival guests. Any failure to comply will result in immediate removal from the Art Festival. The artist will be ineligible to join the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Art Festival for three years.
- Artists must be 18 or older – a photo ID is required at check-in.
- Representatives may not attend in place of the artist – the invited artist must be present
for the entire two-day event.
- Work displayed on site must be consistent with the submitted digital images- work outside your juried category will NOT be allowed.
- All work in every category must be original work by the invited artist. Work made from commercial kits, molds, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods is prohibited.
- All prints must be signed, numbered, and limited to no more than 250 in the series.
- Digital reproductions, Giclee, Iris, or inkjet copies can NOT be the only items in the artist’s
booth unless it is Digital Art. The booth must contain mostly original artwork.
- A reproduction is a copy of a work of art that already exists as a painting, watercolor, drawing, photograph, etc., and which is copied from the original using a digital or photographic process and printed on an offset press, serigraph press, or through a computer including all printer formats desktop or Giclee.
- All Digital and Photography prints must be signed and numbered in a limited edition of 250 or less.
- All two-dimensional work must be matted or framed – gallery-wrapped canvases are accepted but highly discouraged.
- All work must be priced or marked “Not for Sale.” The inclusion of work that is not for sale is highly discouraged.
- Exhibitors may not display ribbons or awards from any other or previous shows.
- Service animals are allowed on a leash and are the owner’s responsibility.
- Exhibitors must keep their exhibits open until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, February 2, 2025. No early dismantling is allowed.
- Vehicles must be removed from the exhibit area by 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2025, and will NOT be allowed back into the exhibit area until after 5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2025. Local police will be on hand to assist with the flow of traffic.
Insurance is Mandatory – Artists must provide proof of insurance before the event. Upon acceptance, exhibitors must provide the Boca Raton Museum of Art with an appropriate Certificate of Insurance, naming the Boca Raton Museum of Art as an additional insured according to a general liability insurance policy with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000. Please email the certificate to artfestival@bocamuseum.org.
If you do not have insurance, you may purchase a weekend policy through this link: Act Insurance Link.
The additional insured will be Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
Event layout changes annually.
● BASIC BOOTH – provided to each invited artist
○ Single Booth (10’ x 10’, one opening) = $400
● PREMIUM BOOTHS – limited availability
○ Single Corner Booth (10’ x 10’, two openings) = $615
○ Double Booth (10’ x 20’, one opening) = $725
○ Single End Cap (10’ x 10’, three openings) = $825
○ Double End Cap (10’ x 20’, three openings) = $1,095
○ Open Air (10’ x 20’ minimum, open on all sides) = $1,195
Participants MUST provide an appropriate-sized canopy (white tent) to fit their booth. The entire display must be sufficiently sturdy to withstand weather and crowds. Each regular booth space at our event measures approximately 10’x10′, while double booths are about 10’x20′. Displays should be sturdy, and water-resistant coverings and weights are recommended. Artwork should not be attached to trees, poles, or fixtures. Stakes or tools that penetrate the ground are prohibited, and displays should not exceed 8 feet in height.
Booth sharing is allowed for collaborative work, but each booth is assigned to a single exhibitor. Artists must display at least seven works to qualify for jurying, and the artist’s name and booth number must be prominently displayed at the booth.
All paintings must be framed or mounted. This can be done with a traditional frame, a gallery wrap, or a shadow box. Watercolors, drawings, and graphics that are not framed or mounted must be presented in a portfolio or display bin.
Electricity and generators are NOT permitted.
The artists are responsible for their booths’ cleanliness, safety, and security. Therefore, cartons, boxes, containers, carts, dollies, and packing materials should be kept out of the festival’s public hours.
Considering mutual benefits, invited artists agree to abide by the regulations set forth herein and, at this moment, release and forever discharge the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Anyone affiliated with the Art Festival from any responsibility whatsoever for damage or loss of any or all of any exhibit or exhibits and gives them the right to terminate or refuse any exhibit.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art staff reserves the right to use artists’ images for promotional purposes, including advertising, publicity, and web-based distribution outlets. No compensation will be given for the use of these images.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432 artfestival@bocamuseum.org
(561) 418-6039
Event Website: www.bocamuseumartfestival.com