Gasparilla Arts will open applications on Oct. 1 for its 2027 Emerging Artists Program, offering up-and-coming artists an opportunity to gain professional experience and exhibit their work at the 57th Annual Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.

Fifteen artists will be selected for the program and will exhibit at the festival March 6-7, 2027, in Tampa.

Each selected artist will receive a free booth to present and sell their work to more than 30,000 art lovers expected to attend the two-day festival. Participants will also receive a $450 stipend to help offset expenses associated with preparing for the event.

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