A cash award
SLGA pays the featured artist for the rights to use the artwork across the festival, under a short written agreement.
$500 in 2026
2027 Featured Artist Call
Your art could be the face of the 2027 Sequim Lavender Festival.
Every year, the Sequim Lavender Growers Association chooses one piece of art to represent the whole festival. It goes on the poster, the brochures, the t-shirts and the merchandise that visitors take home, and the artist gets a cash award and a free booth at the festival.
Submissions are open now
40,000+festival visitors
3 daysof festival in July
Since 1996Sequim's lavender growers
1 artistchosen each year
If your art is chosen
It's a really big deal.
The featured art becomes the look of the whole festival for a year. Here's what the featured artist receives.
Your art on everything
The official festival poster, brochures and flyers, t-shirts and sportswear, buttons, decals, labels, souvenirs and merchandise, plus the festival's online, print and TV marketing.
A free festival booth
A 10x10 booth at the park during the festival, at no charge (a $395 value), to show and sell your work and sign posters.
Posters and brochures
25 festival posters, 250 brochures and a festival t-shirt, free.
Credit that stays yours
You can keep showing the piece in your portfolio and on your website, and the festival credits you as its creator.
Your art, everywhere
Seen all season long.
From posters and brochures to the shirts people wear home, the featured art is how the festival is remembered.
Sequim Lavender FestivalYour art here
Shown with the 2026 featured art by Jandi Small. These are illustrations of how the art is used.
Your free booth
Meet the people who love your art.
The featured artist gets a 10x10 booth at the festival in the park, at no charge.
- Show and sell your work to festival visitors all weekend.
- Sign festival posters for the people who buy them, at your booth.
- Talk with festival visitors about your work and the story behind the featured art.
What we're looking for
Lavender, in your style.
We want art that captures the lavender fields, farms and spirit of Sequim, in whatever medium you work in.
Lavender at the heart of it
Lavender-themed work that feels like the Sequim lavender experience.
Any medium
Painting, drawing, digital art, photography, printmaking, mixed media and more, as long as it can be photographed and reproduced.
Original and yours
Every piece must be your original work, created solely by you.
Family-friendly
It will be seen by visitors of every age, so all work must be family-appropriate.
Up to three pieces
Submit one, two or three pieces. Each one is considered on its own.
No fee
Submitting is free. All you need is a clear photo or scan of each piece.
A tip: the featured art has to work as a tall poster and still read clearly when it's small, like on a button or a decal. Strong shapes and color tend to travel well.
How it works
From your studio to the festival.
SubmitSend up to three pieces with the form below. It takes a few minutes.
JurySLGA members review every submission this winter.
AgreementThe chosen artist signs a short agreement with SLGA.
AnnouncementThe featured artist is announced at SLGA's February meeting.
FestivalYour art is everywhere, and you have your booth in July.
Your art is in. Thank you!
SLGA members will review every submission this winter, and the 2027 featured artist will be announced at the February meeting. If your work is chosen, we'll be in touch.
Keep this reference in case you need to ask about your submission.
Questions
Good to know.
Does it cost anything to enter?
No. Submitting your art is free.
How many pieces can I submit?
Up to three. Each piece is considered on its own.
What kind of file should I upload?
A clear, well-lit photo or scan of each piece as a JPG, PNG, HEIC or PDF, up to 6.5 MB each. Big phone photos are resized automatically before they upload. If your work is chosen, we'll ask for a high-resolution file and the original.
What happens to my artwork if it's chosen?
You'll sign a short agreement with SLGA. The festival receives the original artwork and the right to use it to publicize the festival in print, on TV and online, including posters, flyers, brochures, decals, labels, buttons, souvenirs, sportswear and merchandise. You keep the right to show the piece in your portfolio and on your website, and the festival credits you as its creator.
When will I hear back?
SLGA members review submissions this winter, and the featured artist is announced at SLGA's February meeting. If your work is chosen, we'll contact you directly.
Do I have to take the booth?
No. The booth is offered to the featured artist at no charge, and it's yours to accept or decline. If you accept, you'll sign posters for the public at your booth.
I have a question that isn't here.
Reach the festival team using the contact details at the bottom of this page, and we'll get back to you.
One artist. One festival. Thousands of visitors.
Let's see your lavender.
Your art could be the image that tens of thousands of visitors take home from the 2027 Sequim Lavender Festival.
Submit your art