🎪 Show & Sell — Where to Display & Sell Your Art Around Miami (July)

Hey Miami creatives! July is hot, humid, and honestly perfect for getting your work in front of real buyers. Summer crowds are out, neighborhood markets are buzzing, and a handful of open calls are ticking toward deadlines. This month's roundup goes from the easiest place to grab a booth right now all the way to the bigger stages worth planning for. Pick your level, pick your spot, and go.

🟢 Easiest to Start (beginner friendly, rolling applications, lower cost)

• Vizcaya Village Farmers Market, Vendor Application (Urban Oasis Project) (beginner to intermediate, booth fee via Urban Oasis Project; insurance required). Every Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at one of Miami's most beautiful outdoor settings. The market draws 40-plus local vendors and a loyal weekly crowd of collectors and culture-seekers. Apply through Urban Oasis Project online; note that vendor insurance is required, and you can grab an affordable short-term policy through ACT Insurance or FLIP. This is as recurring and local as it gets.

• Wynwood Marketplace, Vendor Application (beginner friendly, rolling application). A weekly open-air venue running Thursday through Sunday in the heart of Wynwood, right on the same block as Wynwood Walls. It features arts and crafts alongside food trucks, music, and live art installations. The audience skews young, social-media-active, and ready to spend on something original. Fill out the vendor form online directly and hear back quickly.

• Markets for Makers, Miami at Jungle Plaza (beginner friendly, $50 non-refundable application fee per market). A curated handmade market at Jungle Plaza where artisans show home décor, fashion, art, and more. The application process takes only a few minutes: build your maker profile, select the Miami market date, and submit. They intentionally cap vendor categories so the event never feels saturated, which means your booth actually gets eyes on it.

🟡 Step-Up Markets (curated, bigger crowds, some selection process)

• Makers Market in Miami, by Pop Up Gallery (Eventbrite) (intermediate, fee varies by event). Pop Up Gallery runs rotating Makers Markets across Miami with a creative, gallery-like feel. Check the Eventbrite listing for July dates and vendor inquiry contact. Good booth photography matters here; the curators look for a cohesive aesthetic.

• North Miami Beach Asian Night Market, Vendor Registration (intermediate, fee varies). A lively night market format in North Miami Beach with a multicultural, engaged crowd. Night markets in summer are a smart move: cooler air, festive atmosphere, and buyers who came out specifically to spend. Check the Eventbrite vendor registration page for July availability.

• Miami Handmade & Vintage Pop-Up at Maurice A. Ferré Park (beginner to intermediate, fee varies). Maurice A. Ferré Park sits right on the waterfront downtown. A handmade and vintage pop-up in that setting draws a wide mix of locals and visitors. The Eventbrite listing has vendor contact info. Waterfront = foot traffic, period.

📢 Open Calls and Databases

• SCOPE Art Fair Miami, Open Call via Monographica (deadline July 31) (intermediate to established, €35 entry fee). A contemporary photo prize where the top four winners exhibit at SCOPE Art Fair Miami during Art Week in December 2026, plus a feature in Form Magazine. If photography is your medium, this one has real December-week visibility. Entry fee is €35 for one to three images. Deadline is July 31, so you have the whole month.

• Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Calls to Artists (all career stages, free to submit). The county's own public art program posts rolling calls here with no submission fee. Opportunities go to local, national, and international artists at every career level. Sign up for the Art in Public Places Artist Registry Newsletter so you catch each new call the moment it drops.

• Locust Projects, Fall Open Call (watch for announcement) (intermediate to established, no submission fee). Miami's longest-running nonprofit alternative art space runs one open call in the spring and one in the fall. The fall deadline typically lands in late summer. Selected artists receive a production budget, a W.A.G.E. artist fee, 24/7 gallery access, and install support in their Little River space. Sign up for their monthly artist eNews now so you are ready the moment the fall call opens.

• CaFÉ (Call for Entry), callforentry.org (all levels, fees vary by show). The national gold standard for juried exhibition calls. Filter by Florida and by July deadlines to find regional and national shows still accepting applications this month. A free account gets you access to hundreds of active calls.

💡 Beyond the Booth: Real Ways Miami Artists Sell

• Café and boutique consignment walls. Wynwood, Little Havana, Coconut Grove, and Brickell all have independent cafés and boutiques that rotate local art on their walls. Walk in with a small portfolio of printed images, a simple one-page sell sheet with your prices and contact info, and ask about consignment terms. A typical split runs 60/40 or 70/30 in the artist's favor. Start with three to five pieces, price them to move, and check in monthly. This costs you nothing upfront and keeps your work visible every day the café is open.

• Introduce a sub-$100 entry piece. Whether it is a small original study, a signed open edition print, or a mini canvas, having something priced under $100 at every booth or market gives first-time buyers a comfortable entry point. Miami summer markets attract a lot of tourists and young professionals who love art but are not yet ready for a $500 commitment. An easy yes on a $65 print often turns into a $300 follow-up purchase six months later.

• Build your list at every single booth. Put a simple sign-up sheet or a QR code linking to a free Mailchimp form right on your table. Offer something small in return, like a postcard print or a 10 percent discount on their next purchase. Every person who signs up is someone you can invite to your next show, your next pop-up, and your December Art Week events. Miami's art-buying community is tight-knit, and a 200-person email list here is worth more than 2,000 social followers.

• Facebook Groups: Miami Vendor Opportunities and South Florida Artisans & Makers. Both groups post last-minute booth openings, pop-up calls, and neighborhood event vendor spots that never make it to the big listing sites. Check them daily in July. Summer cancellations mean open spots get filled fast, and someone in those groups always needs a vendor on short notice.

🚗 Worth the Drive (these skew more established, plan ahead)

• Jag Gallery "Poolside" Juried Exhibit, Key West (deadline July 5) (intermediate to established, $35 per entry, up to 5 entries). A popular juried show now in its seventh year at Jag Gallery in Key West, running August 5 through 30. Theme is swimming pools as subject. Open to painters, sculptors, ceramicists, photographers, and textile artists 18 and up; no AI work. Juror's Choice, Honorable Mentions, and People's Choice awards. Key West is about a three-hour drive from Miami, but the gallery has a loyal collector base and the show runs the whole back half of summer. Deadline is July 5, so move on this one today.

• Embracing Our Differences, Sarasota and St. Petersburg (deadline July 1) (all levels, free entry). An international outdoor exhibition where 50 selected works are reproduced on billboard-sized panels in public parks across Sarasota and St. Pete. Up to $6,000 in awards. Free to enter, open to artists of all backgrounds, and the exhibition reaches hundreds of thousands of visitors annually plus thousands of students through an education program. The deadline is today, July 1, so if you have work that speaks to inclusion, kindness, or resilience, submit right now.

If you want help figuring out which of these fits where you are right now, or you need a solid booth-application blurb written, just ask. Happy to help you put your best foot forward this month.

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