Welcome to ArtFest Midwest

Iowa's Largest Fine Art Show

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Explore the sixth annual juried fine art event: ArtFest Midwest "The Other Art Show". ArtFest will be held the same weekend as the Des Moines Arts Festival and will feature Iowa and regional artists. Over 210 artists will be showing, with approximately 40% from Iowa and 90% from the Midwest! ArtFest is offered as an alternative, affordable art show--a complement to the downtown show.

It will be held in the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. There will be an expanded "artist demonstration area" in front of the building. Check back here for a list of those artists, as well as what they'll be demonstrating.

Admission to the show and parking will be free. In addition, bright yellow school buses will shuttle continually between the Fairgrounds and the Des Moines Arts Festival downtown - approximately a 7-minute trip. Patrons are encouraged to park at the Fairgrounds, visit ArtFest Midwest, take the yellow school bus "Shuttle Between the Shows" downtown to the Des Moines Arts Festival... or park downtown, visit the Des Moines Arts Festival and take the "Shuttle Between the Shows" to the Fairgrounds to ArtFest Midwest! Food will also be available.

An extensive array of free children's entertainment will be offered as well.

This fine art show will reflect quality similar to the quality found at the original "Art in the Park" show held several years ago at the Des Moines Art Center (then moved to the Fairgrounds). In addition to exposure to local and regional artists, patrons will enjoy the opportunity to browse through approximately 200 booths of affordable art in air-conditioned comfort. The goal of presenting this show is to contribute to the enjoyment of the arts during that weekend in Des Moines and to provide a complement to the downtown show.

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