The ZAPP team is looking back on another outstanding year for art fairs and festivals and reflecting on ZAPP’s 20th anniversary, which was celebrated in tandem with the 50th anniversary of our parent organization, Creative West (formerly WESTAF). We also made several updates to the site in 2025. In January, we added the option for events to collect booth requests from applicants, which helps organizers more easily plan their booth assignments. Also, in January, we updated a central workflow for artists, allowing them to upload images directly to their application, making applying even more straightforward. In April, we created keyboard shortcuts and updated the navigation of the scoring pages for jurors. In June, we revamped the design of single-show e-blasts to make them more visually appealing. Many more updates were made to enhance the experience for all who use ZAPP, and we plan on adding more in the coming year. Follow the product updates page to track our progress!
As we look to further our support of art festivals, fairs, artists, and vendors in the year ahead, we invite you to look back on our review of 2024.
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Events Hosted: 997
Applications Submitted: 173,411
Applications Submitted: 173,411
Events by Location: A map depicting the U.S. shaded green from dark (most events) to light (fewest events). Darker-shaded areas showing the top five states of most ZAPP events include (in order): Florida, Michigan, Colorado, Texas, and Arizona. Lighter shaded areas showing the states with the fewest events include (in order): Wyoming, West Virginia, Vermont, South Dakota, Rhode Island, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Hawai’i, Delaware, and Alaska.
Average Jury Fee: $34.70
Average Booth Fee: $439.58
Most Application Deadlines: March
Most Booth Purchase Deadlines: April
Top Medium Categories: Pie chart depicting the top medium categories.
- Painting: 19.7%
- Mixed Media: 12.5%
- Jewelry: 10.8%
- Other: 10.3%
- Drawing: 6.5%
- Woodwork: 5.4%
- Fiber: 5.1%
- Ceramics: 5%
- Photography: 4.4%
- Sculpture: 4.3%
- Digital Media: 3.6%
- Metalwork: 2.8%
- Leather: 1.2%
Galleries Published: 101
Help Requests Answered: 7,778
Fixes Released: 9
Enhancements Released: 21
