Edwardsville Art Fair returns to City Park from Sept. 22 to 24; volunteers needed
The Edwardsville Art Fair, with presenting sponsor the Wylie Family and produced by the Edwardsville Arts Center, is a three-day outdoor juried fine arts celebration held in Edwardsville’s City Park for 2023 on the weekend of Sept. 22 through 24. This will be the ninth year for this annual event.
The Fair features the works of 90+ talented regional, national, and international artists; local performing arts; live art demonstrations; a children’s only art gallery shop and children’s art activities; as well as food and drink vendors.
“We’re incredibly honored to host these talented artists participating in the 2023 Edwardsville Art Fair,” said Edwardsville Arts Center Executive Director Beth Browne. “These diverse artists represent individuals from around the region and around the world with unique cultural identities, life experiences, expressive creativity, and an immense amount of artistic talent. In addition, we’re equally excited to offer an opportunity for emerging artists and local art student groups to show and interact with our fair visitors providing them valuable experience and visibility.”
The fair provides an opportunity for visitors to meet and interact with artists, to increase awareness and appreciation for the contributions and talent in the arts, as well as to inspire young artists; compelling them to explore their passion. This family friendly event is free and open to the public.
The Edwardsville Arts Center is grateful to the many sponsors that make the fair possible:
- Presenting Sponsor: The Wylie Family;
- Art Education Sponsor: The City of Edwardsville;
- Street Sponsors: Cloud9 Cannabis, Renewal by Anderson;
- Art Enrichment Sponsors: Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, Pfund Construction;
- Emerging Artist Sponsors: CNB Bank and Trust, Country Financial-Joe DeVary, Edwardsville Township, Gerry & Pat Schuetzenhofer, Gori Law Firm, Taplin Defense Firm;
- and the many other organizations and individuals that have contributed to the Fair’s success and the future of the Edwardsville Arts Center.
The Edwardsville Arts Center is seeking volunteers to assist with a variety of logistics at the Edwardsville Art Fair. Interested individuals can see volunteer opportunities at edwardsvilleartscenter.com/art-fair-volunteer. For more information on the 2023 Edwardsville Art Fair, visit: edwardsvilleartscenter.com/edwardsville-art-fair.
About The Edwardsville Arts Center
The EAC is a 501(c)3 non-profit community visual arts organization with a four-person staff and a volunteer base. The center is located in the southeast corner of the Edwardsville High School at 6165 Center Grove Rd., Edwardsville, IL 62025. Weekly hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For more information or to register for classes, visit edwardsvilleartscenter.com.
All photos shown are by courtesy of the Edwardsville Arts Center.
