55th Annual Courthouse Art Festival
August 8th, 2026

Founded in 1971, the Courthouse Art Festival is a one-day show featuring original fine art and artisan crafts, organized by the Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts. The festival accepts a wide range of mediums. Painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media are all welcome. Reproductions of the exhibiting artist’s original work are permitted so long as they don’t comprise more than 40% of the work displayed on walls or panels.

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​All Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts members in good standing, who have been members for a period of at least six months prior to the Festival, may apply to have their own vendor booth at the Courthouse Art Festival. If you plan to display the same kind of work you sell at the Gallery, you will be automatically accepted.  Any other type of art or craft must be juried into the Festival and at least three (3) photos of the items must submitted with your application. Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts members may also choose to display up to five pieces of work in the SAG booth at the Festival.  Please contact our Festival Director for more information and to obtain the Sandpiper Member Festival Booth Consignment Form.

To apply for a booth:

• REGISTER ONLINE ONLY via the Sandpiper’s website or by calling our Festival Director, Vicky Poole at (406) 518-1220.

• Submit a non-refundable application fee of $35 when applying online. Please note that two or more exhibitors intending to sell their work in the same space must register separately and each must pay the application fee. Only one booth fee will be required. For questions, please contact Vicky Poole at (406) 518-1220.

• Please provide any special considerations you might need and we will try to accommodate you. Please let us know if your tent is high and needs extra clearance.

• An accepted application is a commitment to show and no refunds will be made for cancellation. 

• If your application requires images of your work, you may send them via email. Take photos of your artwork and save your digital photos in a .JPG file format and email to: festivals.sandpiperartgallery@gmail.com. Please include your name and show designation “Courthouse” as the subject line of the email.
   

Guidelines:

• Exhibitors must supply all materials needed for their display.
   

• Single Festival booths are 10 x 10 feet. Weights are required on tents.  No stakes are allowed in the Courthouse lawn.
   

• Booth Fees:  10'x10' - $75,  10'x20' - $125
   

• Booth fee is due by July 1, 2026.
   

• No products from kits, commercially produced items, or dealers allowed.
   

• All food products require a food vendor application.
   

• Set-up times:  Friday, August 7th, 5-7 pm.   Saturday, August 8th, 6-9am.
   

• Show hours:  Saturday, August 8th, 9am - 4pm
   

• Overnight security provided Friday, 7pm to Saturday 7am.
   

• Returning exhibitors will be assigned to the same booth area unless a change is requested.   
   

• Submission Checklist:

          √  Completed application form

          √  Non-refundable Application fee of $35 made via online application

          √  If needed, please provide three (3) photos of work and one (1) photo of booth (if available) need to be emailed per instructions above.
 

Questions: For additional information please contact Festival Director,Vicky Poole, 406-518-1220 or e-mail festivals.sandpiperartgallery@gmail.com    

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