The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell (April 28 – May 7, 2023) is now accepting crafts applications for the 2023 event.

The Festival will once again showcase three unique craft areas:

• Congo Square African Marketplace: features unique, handcrafted artwork that reflects cultural influences seen throughout the African Diaspora. Presentations by artists and vendors resonate with the rich African-Caribbean cultural legacy in Congo Square.
• Contemporary Crafts: presents work by both Louisiana and the nation’s most talented contemporary artists. It features original, handcrafted, one-of-a-kind designs and accepts applicants from all crafts media and disciplines.
• Louisiana Marketplace: introduces Festivalgoers to a variety of handcrafted works by only Louisiana artisans and craftspeople. The Marketplace showcases works that express various aspects of the state’s unique cultural heritage.

Apply by going here or here. Please specify the craft department(s) needed: Congo, Contemporary, or Louisiana Marketplace. Artists may submit an application to more than one craft area, but may exhibit in ONLY ONE.  The application fee is $35.00, with a deadline of Tuesday, November 29, 2022. For more information email [email protected] or call (504) 410-6103.