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...

Missouri Bicentennial Paint For A Cause is a way for Missourians to celebrate Missouri’s 200th birthday A 12 feet X by 30 feet mural is being painted by the people of the great state of Missouri. The mural depicts 18 of our state symbols with the state flag in the...

The summer art show season is upon us again. Each summer, tens of thousands of artists have the opportunity to show and sell their creations to the art-loving public. Participating in these shows can be exhilarating, terrifying and exhausting, all at the same time....

Are you looking for the best summer arts festival in the Joplin and Springfield, MO area? Mark your calendars for Joplin Arts Fest on September 20-21, 2019. There will be over forty area artists, beer and wine, live folk, rock, and acoustic music, face painting, and...