Oak Street Art

01/27/2026

We are now accepting new artist applications for the 2026 Oak Street Art Fair! This will be our TENTH ANNIVERSARY for this event.

The Oak Street Art Fair takes place on the last Saturday in April (4/25/26) in the Logan Historic Arts Neighborhood in Murphysboro, IL. It features over 40 local artists, live music, children’s activity tent, food trucks and wine. This is a juried show open to local artists selling original artwork. The Oak Street Art Collective is a non-profit organization run by eight artists in Southern IL.
🎨TO APPLY: Please send 3 images of your work and a 3-5 sentence artist’s statement to [email protected]. Images should be no bigger than 4mb. The submission deadline is April 1 , 2026.
🖌️ELIGIBILITY: All artists wanting to sell original artwork are encouraged to apply. No AI. Artists’applications will be juried by the Oak Street Art Collective. Artwork will be judged based on originality and ex*****on, and considered alongside the number of other artists working in that medium already exhibiting at the fair. Applications are juried as they are received. Artists are welcome to apply in more than one medium, but should submit a separate set of images for each medium.

Have questions? Please contact us through email or social media.

01/23/2026

Opening Tonight!! Join us at the Sharp Museum for the (Pre-Snow) Opening Reception from 4-6pm.

The next phase of the Oak Street Art Collective Members Series will feature the artistic expressions of Stephanie Dillard (Stained Glass) and Meagan Majors (Painting). Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, January 23 from 4-6pm. This exhibition will be on display at the SIU Sharp Museum from January 23-February 21.

01/22/2026

Join us tomorrow evening for the Opening Reception of Part 3 of our 4-part OSA Collective Members Series!! This installment features the artistic expressions of Stephanie Dillard (Stained Glass Art) and Meagan Majors (Water Media Abstracts). It will be open until February 21. This series celebrates the 10th year of the Oak Street Art Fair, happening in April 2026.

We hope you can join us tomorrow night before we're snowed in all weekend!

01/12/2026

The next phase of the Oak Street Art Collective Members Series will feature the artistic expressions of Stephanie Dillard (Stained Glass) and Meagan Majors (Painting). Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, January 23 from 4-6pm. This exhibition will be on display at the SIU Sharp Museum from January 23-February 21.

12/05/2025

🎄✨ At the General John A. Logan Museum
📍 1613 Edith Street, Murphysboro
📅 Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
✨ Please share and help spread the holiday joy!

11/20/2025

11/18/2025

Nicki Rathert's scarves, cowls and key fobs, all made from her colorful weaving, will add to the festive art at the Oak Street Art Holiday Sale on November 22nd from 10 to 4! Nicki will be at the Jones House location!