25th Annual Women's Art Festival

From 25th Annual Women's Art Festival Website:

The 25th Annual Women's Art Festival
Saturday, December 8th, 2018
9:30 am to 4:30 pm

The mission of the Women's Art Festival is to provide a welcoming place for women artists to show and sell their creations and to provide a fun and festive atmosphere for guests to shop, gather and enjoy community. Supporting local women artists of all experience levels, from first time exhibitors to experienced professionals, we are a non-juried show with the expectation that all goods are of excellent quality, made and sold by local women. We do not accept dealers or importers and define local as any woman who wants to travel to Minneapolis for a day of fun, camaraderie, community and creativity.

The Women's Art Festival was started in about 1992 by Sue Zieke. It was held at Spirit of the Lakes church and hosted a handful of artists. A few years later, Catherine Azora-Minda, host of KFAI's Womenfolk show, became the organizer and added music to the event. When she moved out of town, Naomi Siegal, the current organizer took the reins and began to grow the festival into what it is today.

Held for 9 years at the Midtown YWCA, the festival moved in 2014 to the Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center. Located at 2924 4th Ave S, this wonderful new venue is bright and airy, with enough space for all who want to participate, and best of all, includes use of free covered parking in the Wells Fargo ramp a block away.

The event has grown to include over 130 women artists working in a large variety of media. There is live music by women performers throughout the day and a women-owned coffee shop providing food, beverages and treats. Artists and guests alike comment on the quality of the artistic work, the fun and comfortable atmosphere, the caliber of the music and the wonderful addition of good food, good coffee and the chance to see good friends.

Plan to come early, stay late, shop, listen, dance, eat, visit and enjoy!