Artists from all across America

Enjoy art, music and children’s activities this weekend during the Art Spectacular at Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon in Washington Park. The tenth-annual art fair is ranked as the “Best Fine Art Fair in Springfield” according to Greg Lawler’s 2010 Art Fair Sourcebook, and is considered one of the “Best 100 Fine Art Fairs in the United States” by Sunshine Artist magazine. This year’s rain-or-shine festival includes 50 national, regional and local artists. Art works and crafts range in price from $50 to $7,500. Other event attractions include hourly carillon performances and other musical performances, a silent auction, gift basket raffles, and a Kids’ Place on Saturday afternoon featuring children’s activities and crafts for just $1.25 admission. Please, no pets, but service animals are welcome. For more information about the Art Spectacular at the Carillon, visit http://carillon-rees.org or call 787-3532.

Art Spectacular at the Carillon
Sept. 12-13, 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon
1740 W. Fayette Ave.
546-3853
Free admission
Kids’ Place $1.25

This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2015.