March 18, 2024
2024 ArtFields Festival Plein Air Competition Applications Open
After a revamp of our Plein Air Day in 2023, we are back with the Plein Air Competition during the 2024 ArtFields Festival! WHERE: Lake City, SC during the 2024 Festival WHEN: Saturday, May 4th from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM with awards selected by judge Anne Hightower Patterson. Artists will be awarded $1000 for first […]
March 16, 2024
2024 ArtFields Jr. Art Competition Artists
Congratulations to the South Carolina student artists accepted to be on display in Lake City during the 2024 festival April 26 – May 4th! Artist First Name Artist Last Name Artist City Age Group Zoe Fowler Lake City Primary (Grades 1-2) Kamren Foster Lake City Primary (Grades 1-2) Railyn Shaw Lake City Primary (Grades […]
March 5, 2024
2024 ArtFields Festival Portrait Contest Applications Open
Applications for the 2024 ArtFields Festival Portrait Contest are officially open through April 5th, 2024. Artists will compete for Best in Show and over $3,000 in cash prizes while painting live portraits. To apply, you’ll need basic contact information and a portfolio of work. Click here to apply via ArtBooth through April 5th. Prizes will […]
January 4, 2024
2024 ArtFields Festival Food Vendor Applications Open
What is a best paired with hundreds of high quality artworks? Food, of course! ArtFields is now accepting applications for official food vendors for the annual festival from April 26 – May 4, 2024. With over $100,000 in cash prizes awarded to artists from across the Southeast, this is the largest art competition of […]
December 8, 2023
2024 ArtFields Festival Makers Market Applications Open
Shoppers enjoy Makers Market during the 2023 festival. The Makers Market is an open air market that coincides with the ArtFields Festival, an epic 9-day celebration of all things art in Lake City, SC! The market is chock full of goods made by incredibly talented artists from across the Southeast. We’re beginning our call […]
November 22, 2023
Southern Curators Summit
A visitor explores artwork by Amy Gross on display in The ROB for the Southern Voices/Global Visions exhibition. About the Summit: South Arts, in partnership with ArtFields, presents the Southern Curators Summit in Lake City, SC. The Summit is the first of its kind to be organized by South Arts to bring Southern curators […]
October 11, 2023
Full STEAM Ahead
Students enjoy art experiences like never before during field trips to ArtFields! After many years of impactful field trips during ArtFields in the spring, we’d like to invite you to participate as we kick off a fall field trip series “Full STEAM Ahead.” These field trips will highlight the intersection of art with science, […]
October 4, 2023
Southern Voices/Global Visions Opens in Lake City, SC
Totems for My Sisters (We Are Illuminous!) by Vickie Pierre, currently on display in Crossroads Gallery in Lake City, SC as part of Southern Voices/Global Visions. 30,000 square feet of exhibition space 41 artists 5 themes 4 locations 1 immersive art experience What does it mean to be a Southern artist? In this globalized, […]
October 1, 2023
Why You Should Submit for ArtFields 2024
ArtFields 2023 Juror and former Grand Prize Winner Noah Scalin leads the artists out to the awards ceremony. The submission deadline for ArtFields 2024 is quickly approaching on November 1st. You might have seen some of our reminders and be wondering, why should I submit? We’ve got a few reasons and some of […]
September 16, 2023
How to Submit for ArtFields 2024
Around 400 artworks are on display all around downtown Lake City, including this piece from ArtFields 2023 by Cynthia Wagner “Walking on Eggshells: Finding A Way Home” Are you ready to submit to be part of the South’s most engaging art competition? Being part of the town-wide celebration of art and community is truly special […]