Commonwheel Artists Co-op Labor Day Weekend Art Festival

From Commonwheel Artists Co-op Labor Day Weekend Art Festival Website:

Commonwheel Artists Co-op's 41st Annual Labor Day Weekend Art Festival in Manitou Springs is always filled with art and music the whole family can enjoy.

We are happy to announce the return to Memorial Park in Manitou Springs for the 2015 Art Festival.

Long considered the premiere art festival in the Pikes Peak Region, it is a celebration of original fine art and contemporary crafts that is enlivened with talented local musicians and specialty food items. For 41 years, a diverse group of potters, jewelers, painters, sculptors, photographers, glass artists, and more, will be displaying their artwork that the Commonwheel jury selects. These artists apply come from the Pikes Peak Region, and neighboring states to share their creations with art appreciating visitors at this juried art festival. Art patrons will be able to visit with the artists who will be waiting to talk with art patrons at their booths filled with high quality, yet affordable, artwork.

Our music coordinator enlists talented local musicians to perform a variety of styles of music adding their own original touches to create fun, danceable musical offerings all weekend long. Art patrons always find themselves stopping to listen to one or more performance that catches their attention as they shop the art-filled booths.
Stimulate your child's creative side when they experience various fun art-related activities around Manitou Springs Memorial Park. At our Kids Art Activities Booth children are invited to express their creative side with a hands-on art project or create a drawing. Here anyone can also have his or her faces painted. Jim Jackson from the MAT lets kids add color to the air by creating giant bubbles. These activities introduce children to art in fun and exciting ways and encouraging them to make it a part of their lives forever.

Eco-friendly food service and delicious treats make this a great place to meet friends for lunch before exploring the art booths. Enjoy a wide variety of exotic and familiar fun foods at the nine food booths you will find in a tree-shaded food court. The food booths are diverse and offer some tasty treats rarely found at other festivals.

Our food vendors, sponsors and many community volunteers are working with Commonwheel to create a sustainable Waste Wise Festival. The 2014 festival was 70% waste-free. Learn more at the Transition Town's Booth.

Many local businesses have donated art, entertainment or dining prizes for our free prize drawing at the Information Booth.

This family-friendly festival features something for everyone: great art shopping, tasty food, original music, art related activities for kids and more!

Come enjoy the Art Festival, meet the artists and talk to them about their work. Being able to meet and talk with the artists at the Art Festival is part of the fun. It can spark a creative side of youngsters that could lead them to a career as an artist or just start a new hobby. There are many types of art that are affordable, which tends to entice people to buy something that they can enjoy for many years to come or begin collecting art for their homes or to wear to express themselves in new ways.

Then dance your way into an art filled September Monday afternoon when a long set of danceable music that will be scheduled at this years Commonwheel Art Festival.

Admission to the Commonwheel Art Festival is always FREE!