In celebration of America Recycles Day, the Columbus Area Visitors Center and the Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center are pleased to present a show featuring professional artists who creatively reuse and recycle materials. This juried show will be held at The Commons in downtown Columbus, Indiana from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., EST on Saturday, November 14, 2026.

Eligibility: Any artist who uses scrap materials or repurposes and/or recycles materials to make art or fine crafts may apply. A few artists who create work from natural and/or sustainable materials also will be accepted. The participant must use solid waste, at least in part, to create the work. The exhibiting artist must show only his or her own art or fine crafts and be present at the show the entire time.

Materials to Accompany Application: You must submit at least three high resolution digital photos (on disk or thumb drive) of your work and one of your booth. If you prefer, you may send them online to kidatart@kid-at-art.com. Please include your name, title of work, and medium. If you wish to have disks returned, you must enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your application. For additional information, contact the LCNFC at 812-379-1630.

Jury Fee, Mailing Address, and Deadline: By June 27,mail your application, along with a $10 jury fee, to Déjà Vu, c/o LCNFC, 1039 Sycamore St., Columbus IN 47201. Make the check payable to LCNFC with the words Déjà Vu Jury Fee in the memo section. Artists will be notified by e-mail regarding their entry status by July 8.

Booth Space: Two chairs will be provided. The Commons will furnish some tables, but you must request one when you apply. They will be given to the first applicants whose works are accepted. You must furnish a table covering and provide a backdrop, if you require one, to hang your work. Some electrical outlets are available, and they will be given to those who are first to request them. Each booth space is approximately 10' x 10'. Chairs, tables, and electricity are provided free of charge.

Additional Rules of Participation: The individual who is exhibiting must create all work shown. You will be asked to remove items not in accordance with show rules. Artists whose works are accepted give permission to the Déjà Vu Art and Fine Craft Show committee to use photos of their work for publicity and advertising purposes.

Booth fees: If accepted, a $100 booth space rental fee is due by July 24. Please make your check payable to LCNFC, and note Déjà Vu in the memo section. Payment is a commitment to exhibit. No refunds will be issued after August 31. Due to the unusual circumstances caused by the pandemic and our current world situation, if the show must be cancelled after this date, artists will receive a $65 refund. The remainder of your rental fee of $35 will be used to defray costs spent for advertising up to that time.

The show sponsors, take no responsibility for loss or damage to your work. For your personal protection, we recommend you purchase liability insurance for exhibiting at the show. 

We're pleased to present our twenty-first Déjà Vu Art and Fine Craft Show, and we're thrilled to hold the event at the beautiful Commons. Click here for the application in doc format or in PDF format, or pick up an entry form at the Lincoln-Central Family Center at 1039 Sycamore Street in Columbus. If you have any questions, you may call 812-379-1630 to speak to someone at the LCNFC.

To see additional photos of past shows and artists' work, visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DejaVuArtAndFineCraftShow/.