Wellen Park Holiday of the Arts December 2026 (Paragon Festivals)

The second annual Wellen Park Holiday of the Arts is a fine-art show presenting original artwork in Downtown Wellen Park in Venice, Florida, on December 12–13, 2026. The show accepts specified ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, printmaking, jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood works.

Applicants must be artists creating original work in an accepted media category and submit at least four images. Media-specific rules apply: ceramics must not be machine-made or mass-produced, and repeated designs must be signed; digital works must be limited editions signed and numbered on archival materials; fiber work may not use machine tooling or mass production, and factory-produced wearable items are excluded; pressed or mass-produced glass is excluded; print works must use hand-manipulated plates, stones, or screens, be signed and numbered as limited editions, and disclose the creative and printmaking processes, with offset reproductions prohibited; jewelry may not use commercial casts, molds, or production-studio work; metalwork may not be production-studio work; painting reproductions must be signed limited editions; and photographic editions may not exceed 250. Invited artists must pay the booth fee directly to Paragon by November 12, 2026 or be moved automatically to the waitlist. Artists must check in before setup; setup is December 11 from 12pm–6pm or December 12 from 6am–9am.