2012 Craft Show The 36th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, a juried exhibition and retail sale, will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from November 8 to 11, 2012, with a preview party on November 7. The jury will accept 195 craft artists. The show serves as the Museum’s largest yearly fundraising event and is devoted to bringing wide public attention to the field of craft art. Cumulative 35-year contribution: $9.6+ million. Funds raised are used to purchase works of art and craft for the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to support exhibitions and education programs and to contribute to conservation and publication projects. At the 2012 show, 18,686 visitors attended.

Contact Information

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 215-684-7930 Mailing Address:
PMA Craft Show
P.O. Box 7646
Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646

Application Deadlines and Fees

The non-refundable processing fee for applying electronically by April 1, 2012 is $50, payable online at the time you complete the application. The non-refundable processing fee for applying electronically between April 2, 2012 and April 12, 2012 is $75, payable online at the time you complete the application. The deadline for paper applications with slides is a March 16, 2012 postmark. The non-refundable processing fee for a paper application with slides is $90.00 (The additional $40 is for scanning slides and preparing a portfolio.) Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope so that slides can be returned to you. Make check payable to PMA Craft Show and mail to PMA Craft Show, PO Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

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Applicants applying electronically and who prefer to pay by check rather than Pay Pal may do so. Make check payable to PMA Craft Show and mail to PMA Craft Show, PO Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA 19101. Please include application ID number on check. Each entrant must submit five (5) images for consideration by the jury. Images must be of current work and representative of work entrant plans to exhibit at the show. Do not submit a booth display image. Only one submission per media will be accepted. Complete Information about this call!