Exciting News - Joplin Arts Fest is going VIRTUAL! Mark your calendars for noon on September 18 through noon on September 21, 2020 for our online art festival. We will be featuring 30 artists, with 300 pieces of art for sale! Stay tuned for more updates coming your...

Exciting News - Joplin Arts Fest is going VIRTUAL! Mark your calendars for noon on September 18 through noon on September 21, 2020 for our online art festival. Stay tuned for more updates!

It is with great disappointment that we must announce the cancelation of the 6th Annual Joplin Arts Fest.  It is with the highest good for our artists and community that we have made this decision.  The circumstances and uncertainties surrounding COVD-19 simply aren’t...

Have you ever dreamed of making a handsome profit at craft shows? It’s very possible if you take a strategic approach to your selling. Though it's impossible to know how many artists and craftspeople sell their wares full or part-time at shows and festivals, their...

The Kiwanis Club of Joplin – in collaboration with Joplin Regional Artists Coalition, Connect2Culture, and Spiva Center for the Arts – will be hosting its fifth annual Joplin Arts Fest on Friday, September 20th (6:00–10:00pm) and Saturday, September 21st...

JOPLIN ARTS FEST UPDATE: With everything that is taking place right now concerning the pandemic and the stay-at-home orders, we know that many artists have lost opportunities to show and sell their artwork at many shows this spring. The Joplin Arts Fest planning...

We're putting out the call for local, live performers for the 2020 Joplin Arts Fest! If you're interested, please connect with us today!

 Location: Mercy Park Joplin, Missouri (Midwest)  Phone: 417-529-3730  Event Dates: 9/18/20 - 9/19/20  Application Deadline: 5/23/20 Midnight CST  Time Remaining: 100 day(s) and 11 hour(s) remaining REQUIREMENTS:  Images: 5 (a booth shot is required)...

Gearing Up For Summer Arts Festivals in 2020?! Be sure to mark your calendars for the Joplin Arts Fest. The dates for 2020 have just been released and we cannot be more thrilled to have another year of providing incredible art, food, performers, and musicians to the...