The Bruce Museum sponsors two Festivals each year with the purpose of fostering an appreciation of, and increasing an interest in, the arts. Our first standard is excellence of work to be exhibited. The festivals are strictly juried from slides. A maximum of 80 exhibtors is selected from the top entrants. We do not accept dealers, imports, or reproductions.

Outdoor Crafts Festival
2009 dates: May 16 - 17, 10 am - 5 pm
Admission: $8
Members and children under 5 are free.

Held annually one week prior to Memorial Day weekend in May.
Accepted are contemporary, functional crafts, no fine art.
Categories: wood, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, metal, leather, and glass.


Application Deadline: December 1, 2008

Click here for the 2009 Crafts application form

Outdoor Arts Festival
2009 dates: October 10 - 11, 10 am - 5 pm
Admission: $8
Members and children under 5 are free.

Held annually on Columbus Day weekend in October.
Fine arts only, no crafts.
Categories: oils/acrylics on canvas, watermedia on paper, graphics and drawing, mixed media, sculpture, and photography.

Application deadline: June 2, 2009

Click here for Arts Festival 2008 exhibitor list and schedule

Click here for the 2009 Arts Festival application form

For questions, or to be included in our application mailing lists, please contact:

Sue Brown Gordon - Festival Director
203.869.6786 x336

or

Anne von Stuelpnagel - Director of Exhibitions
203.869.6786 x335