The Fine Art Fair SourceBook has ranked Art in the High Desert the 14th best fine arts festival in sales in the nation.

“We’re number 14 in a list of 600 shows the Art Fair SourceBook ranks,“ a press release quotes Carla Fox, the festival’s director. “The Art Fair SourceBook is the consumer reports of art shows, aimed at artists. This is a very big deal.”

This year, the artist-run festival will be Aug. 23-25 in Bend’s Old Mill District. The application process for the sixth annual event will close Feb. 18. Artists can apply at http://zapplication.org.

Contact: www.artinthehighdesert.com.