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OpenCloses 15 Mar 2027

Waterfowl Festival 2027: Exhibiting Artist Application

Waterfowl Festival · Easton, United States

Juried wildlife art festival in Easton, Maryland, each November. Artists in painting and other media (sculpture, carving, photography, mixed media) apply to exhibit and sell; subjects: waterfowl, wildlife, landscape, sporting and maritime art. Applications close 15 March 2027.

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Who can enter

Location
United States
Age
No age limit
Career stage
Any
Mediums
Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Printmaking
Theme
waterfowl, wildlife, landscape, sporting art, maritime
Sale
Work must be for sale
Submission
Online submission
Also
Listed as national (US). Juried admission, re-evaluated yearly; all displayed work must be for sale.

About

The Waterfowl Festival is a long-running wildlife art and conservation event held each November in Easton on Maryland's Eastern Shore, drawing collectors and visitors to exhibitions across the town. Artists are juried for admission and re-evaluated annually.

Accepted subject matter is all forms of waterfowl and wildlife as well as landscapes, sporting art and maritime subjects. Artists are grouped as painters or all other media (sculptors, carvers, photographers, mixed media). All work on display must be for sale.

Applications for 2027 are open online via ClearEvent until 15 March 2027 with no application fee listed. Accepted artists pay a USD $125 registration fee; commission is 35% on original paintings and framed prints, 50% on unframed prints and 30% for other media.

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