Hello Art Patrons, Enthusiasts, and Fellow Artists,
Save the dates for our 13th anniversary of the Chico Art Festival!
ChiVAA, the Chico Visual Arts Alliance, is proud to announce that our 2026 Chico ART Festival will be held on Mother’s Day Weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 8th and 9th, outdoors on the beautiful grounds of St John’s Episcopal Church on Floral Avenue in Chico. This will be our 13th Mother’s Day Weekend Art Festival Extravaganza.
This two-day, one stop ART festival has four aims: to showcase our local artists, to promote Chico as an arts destination center, to educate the public about the variety and value of art in our community, and to throw a really great Chico-style party.
The Chico ART Festival has received exceptional reviews from both attendees and participating artists and has been rated as the highest-quality art and craft event in town. This year, we are planning to meet and exceed expectations!
Interested in attending the Chico ART Festival ? Save the dates and we’ll see you on Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, 2026! > More info HERE
Interested in exhibiting the Chico ART Festival ? We are working on the 2026 prospectus. The Artist Portal will be up in mid-January. Check back after January 15th.
ChiVAA is expanding opportunities for you as a working artist to build your arts business and to improve the cultural and economic well being of our community.
We’re revving up some familiar ChiVAA projects. And, we’re dedicating the organization to delivering new opportunities for artists to flourish in our area.
THE CHICO ART MAP
The Chico Art Map is now online: More info HERE