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A Fair of the Arts
Shop for hand made art and fine crafts! Bloomington Parks and Recreation hosts a celebration of art and community with the sales, demonstrations, and displays of art and fine crafts by local and regional artists.
2026 A Fair of the Arts
A Fair of the Arts takes place on the second Saturdays of the summer season, May through October, in conjunction with the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market at the following location:
Fernandez Plaza (in front of City Hall)
401 N. Morton St., Bloomington, IN
- Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
- Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
August 8 A Fair of the Arts Vendors
| Artist | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KTD Ceramics | Clay | Katie Dooley (KTD Ceramics) takes great pride in creating handmade, one-of-a kind pottery out of her home in Bloomington, IN. Often using vibrant glazes, many of her pieces also showcase hand-carved designs inspired by nature, or simply the shape of the piece. Katie's pottery is meant to be used in with the hopes that whatever piece you choose brings a bit of calm and beauty into your everyday life. |
| Hodgepodge Studio | Clay | Hodgepodge Studio is a husband-and-wife team making fun & functional pottery with a retro twist. |
| Elmforest's Art | Clay | Comfort Creatures are small, hand-sculpted companions made from polymer clay and designed to bring calm, reassurance, and a little joy into everyday life. Each creature is thoughtfully shaped by hand, giving it its own personality and gentle presence. |
| JerBear Ceramics | Clay | -- |
| B Clays | Clay | I create polymer clay art that is functional and decorative, including jewelry, vases, bowls, belt buckles, bird houses, and plant misters. |
| Little Letter Club | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Little Letter Club makes stationery items with cozy illustrations meant to encourage people to connect with each other a little more. |
| Katrina Grimes | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Handmade oil paintings. |
| Hannah Buchanan | Drawing/Painting/Photography | I make work that primarily centers on the overlooked landscape and creatures of the rural Midwest. |
| The Art Condo | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Multi surface paintings which include magnets, canvases, wood crafts, prints, and stickers. Most of my work has themes of nature, books, and whimsy. |
| Olivia Childress | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Olivia Childress is a printmaker, illustrator and graphic designer based in the Midwest. Her work is most often inspired by the outdoors and interactions with natural spaces in her Indiana homeland, offering products that range from stickers to handprinted posters. |
| Quimco's Palette | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Everyday household items painted with a fluid art technique. These items are coated with an epoxy resin that resists heat and brings out the vibrancy of the colors. |
| Native Stardust | Fiber Arts | Native Stardust offers small batch hand made gifts and wares to last a lifetime. |
| Creative Crossroad | Fiber Arts | Build your own bouquet with handcrafted pipecleaner flowers. |
| Fireside Creations | Fiber Arts | Handmade crocheted creations that are sure to bring a smile to your face! |
| Rest Now Fiber Arts | Fiber Arts | Rest Now Fiber Arts creates cuddly crochet amigurumi plushies that are perfect for your much needed rest! No hard plastic components are used in the creation of these plushies, so they are suitable for all ages. |
| Cozy Naeber | Fiber Arts | Hand crafted crocheted plushies and items made with love! |
| The Textile Soup | Fiber Arts | Handmade, handwoven, and naturally-dyed functional textile products made by Eileen Hogan and Sarah Nichols. |
| by oot | Fiber Arts | Weaving has certainly become a passion of mine and I don't think I would ever tire from weaving. I love experimenting with different color combinations as well as new weaving patterns. Sometimes I might even leave a mistake in my work(Native American weavers always did that) because my father told me that mistakes make it handmade. Any artistic ability I have comes from my father who called me oot so hence the business by oot. |
| Gail Bridges-Rea | Glass | Using Bullseye sheet glass, frit, stingers to create plates, wall hangings and other glass items using kiln heat and manipulation. |
| JK Glass Co. | Glass | Justin Kern is a furnace glassblower working in the industry for 16 years. He makes functional and decorative glass products ranging from cups and vases to pumpkins and ghosts. |
| Elizabeth Garland Glass | Glass | I make stained glass and fused glass art. I design each piece myself taking inspiration from nature adding my own whimsical touch! I hand cut large sheets of glass down to fit my design and solder them together before I add any final details like chains, wire, etc. For fused glass peices I put my design in my kiln where I heat up the glass to over 1200°F. I enjoy making art peices like suncatchers and more function peices such as refrigerator magnets, dish, and coasters. |
| Mountains to Lakes Jewelry | Jewelry | We cultivate a deep connection to nature through ethically sourced stones, crystals, and beach glass. Our mission is to create simple jewelry pieces that honor the beauty and natural heritage of the Great Lakes and mountains from which we source. |
| Bona Fide Creations | Jewelry | Unique crafted jewelry comprised of sterling silver hand wrapped gemstones. Each design offers a truly captivating piece for timeless style. |
| Cassidy Kaufman Jewelry | Jewelry | Handcrafted fine jewelry. |
| Jburtdesigns | Jewelry | Natural jewelry and silver, gold and semi precious gemstones. |
| Shades of Blue | Jewelry | I would like to assure potential buyers that all of the pieces I make use only sterling silver and authentic natural stones. My work is inspired by the uniqueness of the stones I use. Many have markings and/or veins that make them truly special, and reflect the style and personalities of their future owners. |
| Going In Style Coffins | Metalwork/Woodwork | Design and construction of unique, handmade wood coffins using locally sourced lumber. Coffins also available for green burial. |
| Artistry Imagined | Metalwork/Woodwork | As an artist I enjoy creating fine writing instruments. Each item is crafted with aesthetics and ergonomics in mind. All materials are carefully selected to ensure the highest level of quality. My products are made from various wood and custom resin pours. The various dyes and pigments create a one of a kind product with layers of depth & movement. I love bringing materials to life in a new form. Recycling unusual objects that hold a significance for their owners and turning them into usable and tactile writing instruments is a passion. |
| Curio Constructs | Natural Materials | Handmade wood wick candles and resin polyhedral dice. |
| Larissa Danielle Designs | Natural Materials | Hand-poured sculpted soy wax candles and jewelry. |
| Panthera Candleworks | Personal Care | Eco-friendly candles, bamboo candles, biodegradable candles, and aromatic candles. |
| Henna By Aleena | Natural Materials | Hand crafted home goods and giftables features henna inspired designs. |
| Sublime Design | Surface Decoration | Carol Hedin uses paint, paper, miscellaneous materials to create a one of the kind design. She makes light switch plates, wall art, tables, jewelry and more. |