Louisville's Art Festival On The River

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: 1-1-2024

The Big Four Arts Festival
 

SEPTEMBER 7 & 8, 2024

 

Saturday September 7, 10am - 7pm

Sunday September 8, 10am - 7pm

Waterfront Park on the Big Four Bridge Lawn

Louisville, Kentucky

Deadline: 5/10/2024

Featuring Music, Art, and Entertainment

The Big Four Arts Festival has been the most attended (20,000) two-day Event ever held in Louisville at Waterfront Park on the Big Four Bridge Lawn. The weekend following Labor Day, the 8th annual festival,  September 7 & 8, will be held on the lawn which consist of four acres of tree lined walks overlooking the Ohio River, located at the B4 Walking Bridge. The B4 Walking Bridge has 25,000 people strolling it each weekend. The Festival is a two-minute drive from downtown Louisville and draws patrons from Southern Indiana as well as Louisville.

Such was the overall success of the Festival that Louisville's Convention & Visitors Bureau presented the Rose Award to the Festival for a Event that is bringing so much commerce to Louisville! Louisville's Festival is known for it's 150 juried artists, EZ in-out access, spacious booth layouts and many artist amenities. With a proven multi-media campaign we will produce record crowds again in 2024!

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DETAILED FACTS ABOUT THE SHOW

 

WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOUR WORK!

The Festival is open to individual and collaborating artists who make their own fine art and fine crafts by hand. All work must be original and made by the artist/collaborating artist; any subsidiary reproduction works must strictly adhere to the rules described in “Reproductions” below. We accept the following mediums:

  • Oil
  • Pastel
  • Acrylic
  • Pencil
  • Pen and ink
  • Charcoal
  • Ceramic/ceramic sculpture
  • Fiber Art
  • Glass/glass sculpture
  • Jewelry
  • Metal work/metal sculpture
  • Other
  • Photography (standard and digital)
  • Printmaking


  • Stencil
  • Stonework/stone sculpture
  • Instruments
  • Book arts/papermaking
  • Woodworking/wood sculpture
  • 3d sculpture
  • Acrylic
  • Craft's vendor
  • Leather
  • Mixed media
  • Pencil
  • Tempera
  • Textile
  • Watercolor


Please refer to the expanded “Medium Definitions” in the Prospectus at bigfourartsfestival.com for detailed descriptions of each medium. If you believe that your work would enhance the quality of our festival and is not listed, we ask that you contact us. 502-435-7602. We will consider any new, creative, quality expression made by hand.

BIG FOUR ART FESTIVAL

Contact: Lou Nunnelley

1054 Oakwood Ave

Louisville, Kentucky 40215

Ph: 502-435-7602

Email: b4b@twc.com

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