Artist Information

2024 Art Fair Award Winners

Best in Show 1st Place: $1500 – Courtney Farquharson
Best in Show 2nd Place: $1300 – Kyle Hendrix
Best in Show 3rd Place: $1000 – Brian Schmidt

  • Best New Artist- Erin Furimsky
  • Acrylic – Felicia Olin
  • Ceramics – Jeanne Scott
  • Drawing – Alison Bozarth
  • Fiber – Kelly McCleary
  • Glass –
  • Jewelry – Christopher Timberlake
  • Mixed Media – Mehr Tumulty
  • Oil – Cat Clausen
  • Photography – Mike Gustafson
  • Wood –

** The artists receiving a category award must have the majority of his/her work in that particular category. Artists receiving category awards are not eligible for merit awards. A category award will not be awarded if there are fewer than five exhibiting artists in that category.

Awards of Merit: $500 each (between 1-7merit awards may be awarded each year)

  1. Tyler Wagner
  2. Samuel Hitchman
  3. Laurette O’Neil
  4. Glen Lowry
  5. Frank Kobilsek

Children’s Tent 1st Place: $500 – Felicia Olin
Children’s Tent 2nd Place: $400 – Steven Ryan
Children’s Tent 3rd Place: $300 – Anna Repke

Civic Purchase
All Fair winners (not including the Civic Purchase) are exempt from jurying into the next year’s Fair and will automatically be invited to return.

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It has become a family tradition for us! We love this Art Fair! Great vendors, music and food! Our kids have picked some awesome things from the kids tent!

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A great tradition in downtown Springfield!! I look forward to it every year!!

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