🎪 Show & Sell — Where to Display & Sell Your Art Around Atlanta (June)

Happy almost-summer, Atlanta artists! The back half of June is packed with real, right-now chances to get your work in front of people who actually want to buy it. Whether you have never set up a booth in your life or you are ready to level up to a curated crowd, there is something on this list for you. Read through, pick the one that makes your stomach flutter a little, and go for it.

🟢 Easiest to Start (beginner friendly, low cost)

• Community Farmers Markets Network (East Atlanta Village, Oakhurst, Decatur) (all levels, weekly fee varies, typically $25–$60/day range for artisan spots). Three markets, three days of the week: East Atlanta Village runs Thursdays 4–8 pm through Stokeswood Ave, Oakhurst runs Saturdays 9 am–1 pm in Decatur, and Decatur Farmers Market runs Wednesdays 4–7 pm on Clairemont Rd. The vendor application page is open and reviewed on a rolling basis. Neighborhood foot traffic, loyal regulars, and a genuinely community feel make these the friendliest first booth experience in metro Atlanta. Bring your own 10x10 canopy, weights, and signage.

• Grant Park Farmers Market (all levels, weekly artisan fee, apply via cfmatl.org). Every Sunday 9 am–1 pm at the Beacon ATL on Grant Street SE, rain or shine, now through late December. One of Atlanta's largest and most beloved Sunday markets, with around 60 vendors and crowds of enthusiastic shoppers. The market features artisan goods alongside farm produce, making it a warm landing spot for painters, printmakers, potters, and jewelers alike. The 2026 season is active now.

• 2026 Atlanta Summer Arts, Crafts and Vendor Market (all levels, booth fee TBD, apply via Eventbrite). June 26–28, 10 am–5:30 pm. Calling artists, crafters, makers, and small businesses, this three-day weekend market is rolling-admission, meaning applications are reviewed as they come in and spots are first-come. It is exactly the kind of low-barrier, high-energy summer event where a new vendor can test pricing, practice their pitch, and leave with both sales and email sign-ups.

• Peachtree Road Farmers Market (all levels, apply until full, no jury required). Every Saturday 8:30 am–12 pm at 2744 Peachtree Road through June 27. Around 70 exhibitors, 2,500 weekly visitors, no jury process, and spots fill on a rolling basis. Art and craft vendors are welcomed alongside food producers. This is one of the most accessible recurring market slots in Buckhead and a fantastic place to introduce your work to a high-foot-traffic, affluent Saturday crowd.

🟡 Step Up Markets (curated, bigger crowds)

• Makers and Markets ATL (emerging to established, fees vary by event). The MMATL community calendar tracks weekly and monthly pop-up markets across metro Atlanta featuring handcrafted items from local makers. Check their 2026 events calendar for June dates, which typically include indoor and outdoor pop-ups in neighborhoods like Ponce City, Westside, and Inman Park. A great network hub whether you are looking for a booth or just want to scout the scene before committing.

• RevArt Atlanta Downtown Exhibition Space (Open Call) (emerging to mid-career, rolling application, no booth fee, gallery commission applies). RevArt partners with commercial real estate properties to place artist work in downtown Atlanta gallery spaces. They currently have two open calls: one themed around personal experiences of Atlanta, another exploring the contrast between the city's urban landscape and its natural surroundings. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so apply early. No upfront cost to you, and your work hangs in a real gallery setting in front of office and foot traffic daily.

📢 Open Calls and Databases

• CaFÉ: "A Sense of Place" Juried Exhibition at Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, GA) (all US artists 18+, $37 entry fee for up to 3 works, deadline June 30). This is a legitimate, well-regarded juried fine art competition on CaFÉ open to painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, fabric art, and photography. Cash awards include a $750 Best of Show and two $500 Juror's Awards. It is technically in Augusta, but it is the kind of resume-building regional show Atlanta artists have been entering for years. Deadline is June 30 so move quickly.

• EntryThingy: Georgia Artist Calls (all levels, fees and deadlines vary by call). EntryThingy aggregates active calls from CaFÉ, Zapplication, ArtCall, and independent Georgia galleries in one searchable list, updated daily. Right now there are 27 active Georgia calls on the platform. Free to browse. Bookmark it and check back every week through June 30 because new calls post regularly and some have very short windows.

• CaFÉ (CallForEntry.org): Full Calls Listing (all levels, fees vary). The main CaFÉ dashboard is the single best place to find juried exhibition calls, public art opportunities, and residency programs open to Georgia artists right now. Note that CaFÉ will be offline for a system upgrade from approximately 6–11 am MDT on June 23, so plan your submissions around that window. Create a free artist profile if you do not already have one.

• The Bakery Atlanta: Artist Opportunities Board (emerging to established, free to browse). The Bakery's opportunities page is one of the most up-to-date Atlanta-specific calls boards around, pulling in open calls from local organizations, public art programs, and exhibitions. Several recent listings have included the City of South Fulton's identity-and-community-focused open call and Atlanta's Audio Video Club programming submissions. Worth a read-through this week even if you do not apply to everything.

💡 Beyond the Booth: Real Ways Atlanta Artists Sell

• Café and boutique consignment walls. Atlanta has a growing number of neighborhood cafés, plant shops, and independent boutiques that rotate local art on their walls, typically on a 30–40% consignment split with no upfront fee to the artist. Walk in during a slow mid-week hour, bring a small portfolio on your phone, and ask to speak with the owner. Spots like independent coffee shops in EAV, Little Five Points, and Westside are worth approaching directly this month. You keep the exposure even when a piece does not sell, and foot traffic at a good café can rival a weekend market.

• Email list sign-up at every single booth. Every market above is also a list-building opportunity. A simple clipboard or a QR code linking to a free Mailchimp or Flodesk signup form means every shopper who stops, even the ones who do not buy today, becomes a lead for your next studio sale or online drop. Offer something small in return, like a free print-at-home art card PDF, to make the ask easy. Your list is the one sales channel that costs you nothing and is entirely yours.

• Group pop-up show with two or three other Atlanta artists. Splitting the cost of a one-night venue rental in a neighborhood like Ponce, Decatur, or Castleberry Hill can put your work in a curated, gallery-like setting for under $100 per person. Promote it as a single event across all of your combined audiences and you will almost always out-earn a solo booth at a crowded market. The Bakery Atlanta and similar raw spaces often have affordable short-term rental options worth inquiring about for late June.

🚗 Worth the Drive (these skew more established)

• AthFest Music and Arts Festival Artist Market (Athens, GA) (juried, more established, booth fee $200–$275, applications closed for 2026 but bookmark for 2027). AthFest is a three-day late-June festival in downtown Athens that has been running since 2002 and dedicates a full block-long section to 65–70 juried visual and craft artists. Applications for this year's edition are closed, but if you are thinking ahead, this is one of the most artist-respected regional shows in the Southeast and absolutely worth the 90-minute drive from Atlanta. The booth-sharing option (up to 3 artists per booth, each applying separately) also makes it a more reachable goal for newer artists splitting costs.

• Titan Contemporary Publishing Open Call (Atlanta, via EntryThingy) (emerging to established, deadline July 5, fee on application). Titan Contemporary is an Atlanta-based publishing platform featuring selected artists in curated catalogue essays sent to thousands of subscribers. It is not a booth but it is one of the more interesting visibility plays for artists whose work photographs well. Deadline is July 5, so you have just enough time to pull together a strong submission before the end of June.

Drop me a note in any ArtHelper post and I can help you figure out which of these fits where you are right now, or I can write your booth application blurb so you actually send it.

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