For / Artists

Visual artists - we are taking interest.

ZAOstock is a one-day outdoor festival in Ellsworth Maine on October 3, 2026. We are not locking specifics for the visual side yet. If you do work that could fit - posters, signage, photography, motion, on-site - reach out and we will talk about how to participate.

What you get

If you plug in

→A conversation with the ZAO team about how your work could fit into ZAOstock.
→Named credit if your work makes it into the build.
→Part of the ZAO Festivals lineage if it lands - PALOOZA NYC and CHELLA Miami came before.

What we ask

In return

→Show us what you make. Portfolio, links, samples - whatever lives where.
→Be patient. We are working out what we can actually offer before we commit to anything.
→Be honest about what you want in return so we can be honest about what we can do.

How to plug in

Pick a door

Email info@thezao.com

We are not promising compensation, crew perks, or specific deliverables yet. We are taking interest from artists who want to participate and working out the details case by case. If this sounds like an opportunity, write us.