Chico ART Festival will be held this year on May 9th and 10th, 2025 on the beautiful grounds of St John’s Episcopal Church at 2341 Floral Avenue in Chico. Interested in exhibiting? The application process is now open on our Artist Portal 2025!
What’s special this year? Demonstration at my booth…
Nicolai Larsen invites you to see his new metal signs at his booth at the Chico ART Festival, Friday and Saturday, May 9 & 10.
Creating in ceramics is a joy for Carol Granger. Preview her work here. Carol will have a booth at the upcoming Chico ART Festival on Mother’s Day Weekend. About 40 artists will showcase their artwork at the festival this year.
Retta Wilmarth, one of our Chico ART Festival exhibitor, “clay speak”—creating unexpected clay forms from her imagination that complement found, repurposed metal and nature’s gifts. Many sculptures accent garden pathways and porches. Every piece is an individual, original, ‘one of a kind’ piece of art.
Bette Alter is one of the exhibitors at Chico Art Festival, May 9 & 10, 2025 outdoors at St John’s Episcopal Church on Floral Avenue in Chico.
In addition to browsing at the art, listening to music, and all the other fun activities at the Chico ART Festival, we have a Call to Artists for a SketchOut Competition. The winner of the competition will be chosen by public votes and will be awarded a basket of art supplies including a $50 gift certificate for Ellis Art. Ellis Art and Engineering has generously donated over $75 worth of art supplies.
Pat Koszis produces functional and figurative sculptural ceramics in brilliant colors. She also teaches classes in her studio in Chico sharing with immense pleasure what she has learned about clay with others. In addition, she is one of the main producer of the Chico ART festival.
Meet Nathan Lowe and his borosilicate glass creations. He will be showing his artwork at the Chico ART Festival outdoors on the beautiful grounds of St John’s Episcopal Church on Floral Avenue, in Chico, May 9 & 10, 2025. Friday from 4pm to 8 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. He makes handmade nature fantasy themed glass art including sculptures, home and garden accessories, earrings and pendants.
Katie Shrank and Maggie Towne are an aunt/niece team. Katie the wheel thrower specializes in marble ware textured surfaces. Maggie a hand builder brings whimsy and happy colors to her hand painted pieces. See their ceramics at the Chico ART Festival, May 9 & 10, 2025 at St John’s Episcopal Church in Chico.
