📣 ArtBeat 2026 Artist Calls Are Now Open — Join Us in Davis Square! 🎶 🎨

[Jessica Saavedra Eleno]

🎨🤹 ArtBeat 2026 Calls for Talent are Now Available! 🤹🎨

 

Get ready for ArtBeat 2026! In addition to approximately 100 craft, community, and food vendors on the street, we'll have two stages of music and a dance showcase at the Somerville Theater. The Somerville Arts Council invites musicians, street performers, circus artists, installation artists, buskers, craft vendors, and more to participate at ArtBeat 2026.

FESTIVAL DATE and TIME: Saturday, July 18, 2026; 12-9 pm (Rain date: Sunday, July 19) Davis Square, Somerville. The main festival will be 12-7pm, but music and food will continue in Seven Hills Park from 7-9pm.

 

About the Festival

ArtBeat is Somerville’s annual multi-media street party! The festival showcases the City’s diverse and vibrant arts communities and attracts thousands of visitors to Davis Square. Presented by the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) and Mayor Jake Wilson, ArtBeat has reached its 40th year and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, theater, food, performance, and interactive activities. We choose a new theme each year to keep things fresh!

 

ArtBeat 2026 Theme: REVolution

Let’s get revved up! In honor of the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary, this year’s ArtBeat theme will be REVolution. Think of it as an artistic prompt. Let’s celebrate the powerful spirit of transformation and explore the spark that challenges the status quo. We encourage our creative community to interpret this theme in myriad ways – perhaps by exploring celestial revolutions of the planets or artistic revolutions that have changed the course of art history. Whether it’s the physical turning of a potter’s wheel, a punk rock revolt, or the rhythmic cycles of nature, REVolution is not just a commemoration of the past, but a spirit that propels us forward.

 

Apply here for the following ArtBeat Calls

• 🧵 Craft Vendors - APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 15th
• 🎶 Bands/Musicians - APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 15th
• 💃 Dancers/Choreographers - APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 15th
• 🤹 General Talent & Art Installation - APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 15th
• 🤝Community Organizations - APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, June 15th

 

To learn more about the past ArtBeat themes and festival talent go to: www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat

 

Feel free to share with your network and spread the word. We hope you will consider joining us at ArtBeat 2026 and look forward to reviewing your applications!

 

Warmly,

The Somerville Arts Council

 

 

 
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