visual arts

The Des Moines Arts Festival^® presented by Nationwide is a professionally juried art show. Each exhibiting artist is selected as a result of a rigorous jury process that results in 180 professional artists exhibiting their orginal artwork in a beautiful urban street setting surrounding the 4.4 acres John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park and the newly-constructed Krause Gateway Center designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The Festival is a show dedicated to the highest standards of excellence that works diligently to maintain a positive environment for artists and their clients. The Festival is consistently revered as one that places the success of artistry in their core values.

As a result of Covid-19, artists who were juried to exhibit at the 2020 Festival are invited to exhibit during the 2021 Festival. As a result, we will not activate our annual jury process as we normally would. Applications for the 2022 Festival will be available October 11, 2021.

The following artists are scheduled to exhibit at the 2021 Juried Art Show presented by Nationwide. Head over to the Gallery Page to connect with artists and buy their work.

Rick Abrams, DeLand, FL

Glenna Adkins, Fort Thomas, KY

Marc Anderson, Elmwood, WI

Katia Andreeva, Minneapolis, MN

William Armstrong, Richmond, VA

Amy Arnold & Kelsey Sauber Olds, Viroqua, WI

Esther Aron, Bull Valley, IL

Cindy Aune, Oxford, MS

Lina Auste, St Petersburg, FL

Jackson Avila & Katie Avila, Denver, CO

Tammy B, Lincoln, NE

Carla Bank, Long Grove, IL

Laura Baring-Gould, Somerville, MA

Michael Barnes, Big Rock, IL

Billie Barthelemy, Pinewood, MN

Annie Bisone, Milwaukee, WI

Bozenna & Lukasz BoguckI, Los Angeles, CA

Beth Bojarski, Milwaukee, WI

Mike Bose, Bedford, IA

Christopher Brown, Hailey, ID

Elissa Brown, Oxford, MS

Erin Carpenter, Ames, IA

Gaston Carrio, Houston, TX

Beth Clark, Chicago, IL

Megan Clark, Durham, NC

James Cole, Plainfield, IL

Nichole Collins, Lawrence, KS

Matt Conlon, Ogden, UT

Will Connor, Nashville, TN

Matthew Cornell, Orlando, FL

Lisa Crowder, Austin, TX

Adam Crowell, Bonneau, SC

Chris Cumbie, Mobile, AL

Susan Currier, Sebastian, FL

Chris Dahlquist, Kansas City, MO

Greg Davis, Austin, TX

Patricia DeLeon-Alfonso, Greenville, SC

Judith Eastburn, Des Moines, IA

Janina Ellis, Greenville, SC

Susan Elnora, Richmond, VA

Paul Eshelman, Elizabeth, IL

Matt Estrada, Murfreesboro, TN

Kim Eubank, Richmond, VA

Angelo Fico & Karen Naylor, Wilmot, WI

David Figueroa, Sanford, FL

McKenzie Fisk, Beverly Hills, CA

Delores Fortuna, Galena, IL

Todd K Fox, Orlando, FL

Steve Frank, St. Louis, MO

Aileen Frick, Phoenix, AZ

Bruce Furlin, Lake Mills, WI

Betsy Giberson, Warner, NH

Katherine Goulandris & Michael Burris, Abiquiu, NM

Yves Goyatton, Monterey, CA

Keith Grace, Greenville, SC

Joseph Graci, Marquette, MI

Jonah Green, Richmond, VA

Bryan Griffith, Flagstaff, AZ

Leslie Anne Guinan, Des Moines, IA

Hilary Hachey, Baltimore, MD

Anthony Hansen, Morro Bay, CA

Diane Harty, Frisco, CO

Heather Haymart, Ballwin, MO

Clifton Henri, Chicago, IL

John Herbon, Saint Ignace, MI

Scott Hildebrandt, Littleton, CO

Katie Hoffman, Golden, CO

Barbara Holloway, Galisteo, NM

Erica Iman, Kansas City, MO

Kaoru Izushi, Madison, WI

Nicario Jimenez, Naples, FL

Nels Johnson, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Clare Johnston, Tucson, AZ

Steve Jones, Wentzville, MO

Richard Judd, Belleville, WI

Virginia Jurasevich, Eugene, OR

Wiwat Kamolpornwijit, Alexandria, VA

Ronna Katz, Albuquerque, NM

Robin Kittleson, Geneva, IL

Karen Klinefelter, Boise, ID

Joachim Knill, Hannibal, MO

Andrew Kosten, Brookings, SD

Brian Kuehn, Pisgah Forest, NC

Lynda Ladwig, Lafayette, CO

Alex Lanier, Miramar, FL

Amy Lansburg, Valdosta, GA

Robin Lauersdorf, Monona, WI

Heather Laurie, Denver, CO

Andrew Lawson, Midland, TX

Benjamin Leatham, Northfield, MN

Tina Leto, Chicago, IL

Linda Lewis, West Des Moines, IA

Ronald Linton, Madrid, NM

Kathy Litchfield, Warwick, MA

Kevin Lohse, Dawson, MN

Susan Luks, East Lansing, MI

Mark MacKinnon, Wappingers Falls, NY

Susan Mahlstedt, Kansas City, MO

Kelly Marshall, Minneapolis, MN

Brianna Martray, Pittsburgh, PA

Melissa Mason, Plover, WI

Robert Matthews, Des Moines, IA

David Mayhew, Fort Collins, CO

Dan McCabe, Prescott, AZ

Brice McCasland, McKinney, TX

Bob McNally, Rockaway, NJ

Igor Menaker, Chicago, IL

Michael Merriman, Westcliffe, CO

Teresa Merriman, Lockbourne, OH

Sue Mersman, Wetmore, KS

Olga Mihaylova, Pittsburgh, PA

Aidas Mikelenas, Lemont, IL

Michael Mikula, Cleveland, OH

Kirk Miller, North Palm Beach, FL

Carlos Montanaro, Indio, CA

Matthew Naftzger, Pittsburgh, PA

Gedion Nyanhongo, Phoenix, AZ

Randy O'Brien, Tucson, AZ

Cindy Olmes, Cincinnati, OH

Scott Olson, Chicago, IL

Steven Olszewski, Pinckney, MI

Amanda Outcalt, Norfolk, VA

Guilloume P.Z.

Jodi Perry, Polvadera, NM

Mary Jane Piccuirro, West Hurley, NY

Reza Pishgahi, Bloomington, IN

Sylvia Pixley, Monroe, MI

H.C. Porter, Vicksburg, MS

Ed Pribyl, McHenry, IL

Wesley Rasko, Aventura, FL

Marjorie Rawson, Beaufort, NC

Ella Richards, New York, NY

Randall Riemer, Mineral Point, WI

Steve Riley, Irving, TX

Patty Roberts, Marysville, WA

Julie Roth, West Bend, WI

Matthew Rucker, Minneapolis, MN

David Santiago, Albuquerque, NM

Michael Schwegmann, Bement, IL

Anna Segner, Ames, IA

Jason Sharp, Boyne City, MI

Andrew Sovjani, Conway, MA

Thomas Spake, Chattanooga, TN

Mark Sudduth, Cleveland Hts., OH

Esther Sullivan, Bozeman, MT

Tom Sullivan, Lincoln, NE

Carroll Swayze, Englewood, FL

Marina Terauds, North Branch, MI

Sharon Tesser, Louisville, KY

Jenifer Thoem, Rome, GA

Lou Ann Townsend & Mary Filapek, Concord, NC

Mark Traughber, Louisville, KY

Greg Turco, Jefferson, GA

Reiko Uchytil, Grimes, IA

Cara Van Leuven, Highland, IL

Chris Vance, Bondurant, IA

David Vigo, Pensacola, FL

Tyler Voorhees, Fennville, MI

Nha Vuu, Fort Collins, CO

Glen Wans, Leawood, KS

Robin L. Washburn, Marion, IL

Chris Wheeler, Fort Collins, CO

James Whitbeck, Montague, MA

Timothy White, Crested Butte, CO

John Whitt, Jr., Bethany, MO

Rob Williams, Windsor, CO

Mark Winter, Milwaukee, WI

R. Michael Wommack, Langhorne, PA

Anne Wooster & Steven Peaslee, Waldoboro, ME

Samuel Yao, Ann Arbor, MI

Kreg Yingst, Pensacola, FL

Bernard Zalon, New York city, NY

2022 Juried Art Fair Schedule (Tentative)

October 11, 2021 - Application avaiable on ZAPPlication
October 11, 2021 - Early-bird Application opportunity. Apply within the first 24-hours and your application fee is 50% off.
January 2022 - Application Soft Deadline
January 2022 - Application Hard Deadline
February 2022 - Jury in Des Moines
February 2022 - Notifications Emailed
March 2022 - Deadline to confirm particpation/Agreement and booth fee due
May 2022 - Refund Deadline
June 24-26, 2022 - Des Moines Arts Festival