Each year about 1,000 artists apply to Art on the Square. Through a blind jurying process, 105 are chosen to participate. During the fair, a panel of judges considers the exhibited work and $30,000 of prize money is awarded. Also, prior to the show upwards of $90,000 of pre-purchase art cash is sold. This cash is used by patrons to purchase art at the fair. For the past several years, more than $1,000,000 of art has been purchased and participating artists are very pleased with their experiences. Several refer to Art on the Square as a “gem of a show where they do everything right.”