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Juried Art Fair

The centerpiece of the Des Moines Arts Festival is the highly competitive Juried Art Fair presented by Nationwide. Festival artists are selected through a rigorous, industry acclaimed blind jury process that takes place over the course of multiple days. The process is completed by five jurors who are privy to images of the artwork with associated pricing, booth images, and an artist statement. No other information is provided to them. This intensive process results in a collection of vibrant, innovative, and masterful original works of art. The wide array of art in every medium is what attracts Festival guests year after year, who annually spend more than one million dollars on art at the Festival.

PRESENTED BY

The Weight We Carry 

Clifton Henri

Chicago, IL

2023 BEST OF SHOW

2024 invited artists

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

 

Su Abbott, East Point, GA - Mixed Media

Claudia Abderhalden, Santa Barbara, CA - Jewelry

Nanasei Agyemang, Bolgatanga, Ghana – Non-Wearable Fiber

Jeanne Akita, North Richland Hills, TX - Non-Wearable Fiber

Joel Anderson, Lykens, PA - Photography

Jeribai Andrew-jaja, Fort Worth, TX - Drawing

Dennis Angel, Edgewood, FL - Drawing

Andres Arango, Miami, FL - Fiber

William Armstrong, Sante Fe, NM - Mixed Media

Jackson Avila, Evergreen, CO - Jewelry & Mixed Media

Anna Bailey & Nathanael Bailey, Duluth, MN - Wood

Melissa Banks, Chicago, IL - Jewelry

Laura Baring-Gould, Somerville, MA - Metalworks

Billie Barthelemy, Pinewood, MN – Wearable Fiber

Lori Betz, Porter, TX - Sculpture

Annie Bisone, Milwaukee, WI – Wearable Fiber

Mike Bose, Bedford, IA - Clay

Jenna Brownlee, Clive, IA - Painting

Michael Bryant, Atlanta, GA - Photography

Eric Candee, Salida, CO - Jewelry

George Ceffalio, Gallatin, TN - Painting

Mary Christian, Champlin, MN – Wearable Fiber

Eric Clay, Orlando, FL - Digital

James Cole, Plainfield, IL - Photography

Nichole Collins, Lawrence, KS - Jewelry

Matt Conlon, Ogden, UT - Clay

Justin Coursey, Little Elm, TX - Mixed Media

Tony Cray, New Melle, MO - Glass

Chris Cumbie, Mobile, AL - Mixed Media

Chris Dahlquist, Kansas City, MO - Photography

Michel Delgado, Chicago, IL - Mixed Media

Brandon DeNormandie, Manteno, IL - Mixed Media

Chad Eames, Lexington, KY - Wood

Jeff Easley, Parnell, IA - Wood

LJ Eidolon, Charleston, SC - Digital

Ummarid Eitharong, DeLand, FL - Mixed Media

Angelika Ejtel, Garland, TX - Digital & Photography

Lisa Ellingworth, Waverly, IA – Emerging Iowa Artist

Jennifer Falter, Springfield, MO - Clay

Micah Ferin, Johnston, IA – Emerging Iowa Artist

Andy Fletcher, Stoddard, WI - Painting

Todd K Fox, Orlando, FL - Mixed Media

Steve Frank, St. Louis, MO - Wood

Leslie Friedman, Arlington, TX - Glass

Michele Friedman, Chicago, IL - Jewelry

Steve Germaine, Fort Collins, CO - Wood

Betsy Giberson, Warner, NH – Wearable Fiber

Luis Gonzalez, Miami, FL - Wood

Blake Gore, Christiansburg, VA - Drawing

Carol Greiwe, Portland, OR - Jewelry

Jeremy Griffith & Chelsea Griffith, Murphysboro, IL - Glass

Richard Gruchalla & Carrin Rosetti, Duluth, MN - Clay

Chris Gug, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL - Photography

Leslie Guinan, Des Moines, IA - Mixed Media

Oliver Hampel, Naples, FL - Jewelry

Gabby Hanley & Lijah Hanley, Washougal, WA - Photography

Anthony Hansen, Morro Bay, CA - Metalworks

Shawn Harris, Trinidad, CO - Digital

Thomas Harris, Bloomington, IN - Clay

Scott Hartley, Benton, KS - Glass

Diane Harty, Frisco, CO – Wearable Fiber

Clifton Henri, Chicago, IL - Photography

Scott Hildebrandt, Littleton, CO - Sculpture

Cali Hobgood, Urbana, IL - Photography

Justin Hossle, Minneapolis, MN - Wood

Luke Hubbard, Ankeny, IA - Painting

Erica Iman, Kansas City, MO - Clay & Painting

Jennifer Ivory, Corvallis, OR - Mixed Media

Dewey James, Ironton, MN - Digital

Julie Jerman-Melka & Jeffrey Melka, Calumet, MI - Jewelry

Nicario Jimenez, Naples, FL - Mixed Media

Clare Johnston, Tucson, AZ - Jewelry

Michael Jones, Sioux City, IA - Photography

Steve Jones, Wentzville, MO - Mixed Media

Mira Jung, Ames, IA - Painting

Kelly Kaatz, Ferndale, MI - Clay

Wiwat Kamolpornwijit, Alexandria, VA - Jewelry

Selma Karaca, Beacon, NY – Wearable Fiber

Ronna Katz, Albuquerque, NM - Printmaking

Brian Keller, Denver, CO - Painting

Sooro Kim, Lawrenceville, GA - Painting

Tanya Kirouac, McHenry, IL - Painting

Robin Kittleson, Geneva, IL - Glass

Joachim Knill, Hannibal, MO - Painting

Andrew Kosten, Brookings, SD - Printmaking

Lynn Krause, Woodstock, IL - Drawing

Ryan Kvande, Thornton, CO - Sculpture

Lynda Ladwig, Lafayette, CO - Clay

Alex Lanier, Miami, FL - Digital

Amy Lansburg, Valdosta, GA - Mixed Media

Kerry Leasure, Hoover, AL - Jewelry

John Leben, Saugatuck, MI - Digital

Bill Lepak, St Louis, MO - Wood

Linda Lewis, West Des Moines, IA - Clay & Painting

Karina Llergo, Northbrook, IL - Painting

Susan Luks, East Lansing, MI – Wearable Fiber

Ynon Mabat, Longwood, FL - Digital

Susan Mahlstedt, Kansas City, MO - Jewelry

Ancizar Marin, Pembroke Pines, FL - Sculpture

Kelly Marshall, Minneapolis, MN - Non-Wearable Fiber

Thomas Martin, Burnsville, MN - Drawing

Brianna Martray, Loveland, CO - Drawing

Robert Matthews, Des Moines, IA - Mixed Media

Jaana Mattson, Marshall, NC - Mixed Media

Mays Mayhew, Aurora, IL - Drawing

Carly McCoy, Ankeny, IA – Emerging Iowa Artist

Thomas McGurrin, Sanbornton, NH - Jewelry

Igor Menaker, Chicago, IL - Photography

Sue Mersman, Wetmore, KS - Wood

Allison Metzger & Jonathan Metzger, Des Moines, IA - Printmaking

Balbina Meyer, Lexington, KY - Mixed Media

Kipley Meyer, Clarkston, GA - Mixed Media

Michael Mikula, Cleveland, OH - Glass

Kirk Miller, North Palm Beach, FL - Glass

Dganit Moreno, Saint Louis, MO - Clay

Andrew Mosedale, Saint Augustine, FL - Digital

Katie Musolff, MyBeere, WI - Painting

Jimmy Navarro, Des Moines, IA - Painting

Janvier Ngamije, Lewisville, TX - Non-Wearable Fiber

Dagmara Nogalska Costello, Greendale, WI - Jewelry

Xavier Nuez, Chicago, IL - Photography

Gedion Nyanhongo, Fostoria, OH - Sculpture

Thomas Nye, Minneapolis, MN - Glass

Randy O'Brien, Tucson, AZ - Clay

Cindy Olmes, Cincinnati, OH - Mixed Media 

Susan Otterson, Madison, WI – Wearable Fiber

Amanda Outcalt, Washington, DC - Mixed Media

Lauren Pesta, Des Moines, IA - Mixed Media

Tim Peters, Winter Haven, FL - Clay

H.C. Porter, Vicksburg, MS - Mixed Media

Ed Pribyl, McHenry, IL - Sculpture

Nolan Prohaska, Somerset, WI - Glass

Jeffrey A Raasch, Milwaukee, WI - Clay

Louis Reilly, Lee's Summit, MO - Clay

Lee Rentz, Shelton, WA - Photography

Ella Richards, New York, NY - Mixed Media

Chris Robleski & Katie Robleski, Milwaukee, WI - Photography

Andy Rogers, Lee's Summit, MO - Clay

Matthew Roman, Lawrence, KS - Wood

Marlene Rose, Clearwater, FL - Sculpture

Betsy Rudicil, Des Moines, IA - Emerging

Irena Saparnis, Willow Springs, IL - Non-Wearable Fiber

Kristin Schillaci, Santa Fe, NM - Photography

Andrew Shea, Minneapolis, MN - Glass

Douglas and Renee Sigwarth, River Falls, WI - Glass

Annette Silkwood, Saint Charles, MO - Emerging Artist

Steven Skinner, New Carlisle, IN - Clay

Shani Solomon, Henderson, NV – Wearable Fiber

Thomas Spake, Jasper, TN - Glass

Audrey Stirling, Runnells, IA – Emerging Iowa Artist

Jason Stoddart, Cookeville, TN - Photography

Gregory Story, Chicago, IL - Clay

Mark Sudduth, Cleveland Hts., OH - Glass

Tom Sullivan, Lincoln, NE - Mixed Media

Julie Sutter-Blair, Belleville, WI - Printmaking

Ken Swanson, Racine, WI - Printmaking

Scott Swezy, Albuquerque, NM - Printmaking

Sumiko Takada, Upper Arlington, OH - Clay

Lewis Tardy, Mattawan, MI - Sculpture

Allan Teger, Vero Beach, FL - Photography

Marina Terauds, North Branch, MI - Printmaking

Craig Terry, Springville, UT - Mixed Media

Shawn Thomas, Belton, TX – Wearable Fiber

Reiko Uchytil, Grimes, IA - Clay

Chris Vance, Bondurant, IA - Painting

Robert Varela, Eugene, OR - Metalworks

David Vigo, Pensacola, FL - Metalworks

Jeri Vitello, Bremen, IN - Fiber - W

Karin Wagner Coron, Ypsilanti, MI - Mixed Media

Thomas Wargin, Menomonee Falls, WI - Sculpture

Robin L Washburn, Marion, IL - Metalworks

Richard Wehrs, Peoria, IL - Clay

Jon Welborn, Pittsburg, TX - Wood

Jeff Welti & Angela Welti, Okemos, MI - Jewelry

Robin Whalan, Houston, TX - Emerging Artist

Heath Wheeldon, Pleasant Hill, IA – Emerging Iowa Artist

James Whitbeck, Montague, MA - Painting

Mick Whitcomb, Springfield, MO - Sculpture

Paige Whitcomb, Springfield, MO - Photography

Marisa White, Colorado Springs, CO - Digital

Brady Willette, Eden Prairie, MN - Digital

Richard Wilson, Wendell, NC - Drawing

R. Michael Wommack, Langhorne, PA – Drawing & Painting

Glenn Woods & Keith Herbrand, Palm Harbor, FL - Clay

Kreg Yingst, Pensacola, FL - Printmaking

David Zahn, Moline, IL - Sculpture

Marc Zoschke & Wendy Baxter-Zoschke, Springfield, IL - Mixed Media

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Emerging Iowa Artists presented by Principal

The Emerging Iowa Artist (EIA) Program presented by Principal® is a juried showcase of promising visual artists that delivers a pathway into the established competitive career within the visual art industry. It aims to foster professional and artistic development while nurturing creative skills.

 

The program was launched in 2003 when G. David Hurd, Chairman and CEO of Principal Financial Group (now Principal), envisioned the next generation of artistry and artists. The program has provided opportunity for over 200 pre-professional artists. Some of our past artists include Ben Schuh (painter and muralist), Stephanie Brunia (photography, Iowa Arts Council Fellow), Katie Waugh (photography, sculpture, video). The EIA program is made possible by Principal. Principal is a global financial investment management and insurance company headquartered in Des Moines.

 

To qualify for the program, applicants must be Iowa residents currently enrolled in or recently graduated (within one year) from a university, college or art school anywhere in the country. Individuals can participate in the EIA program for two years (either consecutively or non-consecutively). Because of financial support from Principal, this program is free to qualified artists. There is no charge to submit images for consideration. If you are interested in being considered for the exhibition, contact Stephen King via email at sking@desmoinesartsfestival.org.

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2024 Application Information

Applications Available on ZAPPlication - October 31, 2023

Application Deadline - Soft deadline is January 15, 2024. Hard deadline is January 22.

Jury is scheduled for February 7-9, 2024

Notifications Emailed on March 7, 2024 following REVEAL

Deadline to confirm participation/Agreement Due - March 31, 2024

Refund Deadline is May 1, 2024

Festival Dates are June 28-30, 2024

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