Commonwheel Artists Art Festival

Name: Commonwheel Artists Art Festival
Address: Memorial Park/502 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO, 80829, US
Telephone: +17195777700
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Commonwheel Artists Art Festival

The Commonwheel Artists Annual Art Festival takes place on Labor Day Weekend. Find a list of Artists & Food Vendors on our web site.

Discover 100+ Booths of Juried Fine Arts & Crafts, Live Original Music, Kids Activities, food booths in Memorial Park in Historic Manitou Springs. Commonwheel Artists 48th Annual Labor Day Art Festival
September 3, 4 and 5, 2022 - 10 am - 5 pm
100 Juried Artists including Jewelry, Functional & Decorative Pottery, Fine Art, Wood, Sculpture, Photography, Stained & Blown Glass, Wearable Fiber, and m

ore. Park in many places at Fields Park on El Paso Blvd or Manitou Ave. and ride the FREE Shuttle to Memorial Park. This is a sustainable Waste-Wise Event.

05/28/2026

This is the last weekend to view the“A Garden Party” gallery show in the Commonwheel Artists Creekside Gallery. Come in to wander this garden focuced artwork . You will be enchanted by ceramic art by Patti Paiz-Jones and original floral art by Jean Cuchiaro. You will find kites to imagine soaring in the air. There is new and different styles of be artwork by a couple of artists that have been artists at the Commonwheel Art Festival for many years. Ginny Maiolo, a jeweler at the Festival will show her artistic creativity in a new form and displaying her mobile in the Creekside Gallery. Lyle Clift has shown at the Art Festival for over 30 years and will bring his sculptural bird baths to the gallery this month. It's an amazing walk into the natural world expressed in ART!

05/27/2026

We’re back with our next round of Artist Announcements + Highlights for the 52nd Annual Commonwheel Art Festival!

Meet five more incredible artists joining us in Manitou Springs this Labor Day Weekend:

Kelly Green of
Whimsical, mysterious, and beloved by many — Kelly’s work has developed a following all its own. Look closely… there may be more waiting inside the art than you first see.
https://www.commonwheel.com/kelly-green.html

Evelina Stoyanova of Evaline Jewelry
Elegant, detailed, and crafted in solid silver using her signature silver metal clay technique.

Suzy Gardner of Dream Follower Designs
A lifelong maker with a love for sparkly things and a joyful, hands-on creative spirit that began in childhood.

Leti Wesolowski of Dolce de Leti Jewelry
Jewelry inspired by nature, architecture, world travels, and the changing seasons of Colorado.

Julia L. Wright of Hierographics Books
A local author and artist creating books, journals, and nature-centered work focused on holistic living.

This is just another small peek at the creativity, craftsmanship, and heart you’ll find throughout the festival.

Come wander, discover, meet the makers, and take home something with a story.

52nd Annual Commonwheel Art Festival
September 5, 6 & 7, 2026
Memorial Park • Manitou Springs
10am–5pm

05/21/2026

We’re officially beginning our Artist Announcements + Highlights for the 52nd Annual Commonwheel Art Festival!

Meet our first five featured artists joining us in Manitou Springs this Labor Day Weekend:

A Touch Of Glass
Cricketstone Visions
Sterling Bliss
Monument Moon Studio
His Beautiful Canvas

From glass and ceramics to jewelry, metalwork, photography, and beautifully crafted one-of-a-kind pieces, this is just the beginning of the incredible art you’ll find at this year’s festival.

Mark your calendars, bring your friends, and come meet the makers.

52nd Annual Commonwheel Art Festival
September 5, 6 & 7, 2026
Memorial Park • Manitou Springs
10am–5pm

05/15/2026

When the banner goes up over Manitou Springs… that means one thing:

The Commonwheel Art Festival is at hand ✨

Every year, this festival brings together incredible juried artists, live music, food, community, and that unmistakable Manitou magic. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to start making your Labor Day Weekend plans — this is it!

Mark your calendar. Tell your friends. Take the scenic route into town
and we will see you...
Labor Day Weekend
Memorial Park | Manitou Springs

Art, music, food, and a whole lot of mountain-town charm.

More announcements coming soon!

05/14/2026

We’re getting closer to announcing this year’s juried artist lineup, and we can’t wait to share who will be filling Memorial Park with color, craft, and imagination.

Save the dates and stay tuned.

Commonwheel Art Festival
Labor Day Weekend September 5th-7th
Memorial Park • Manitou Springs

05/09/2026

The art may be the heart of the festival… but let’s be honest, nobody makes their best gallery strolls on an empty stomach. 🌮🍋🎨

While we anxiously await the participating artists announcement... lets talk about food! Because... festival food is a thing! Here are some of last year's incredible vendors to tease your tastebuds.

We will be highlighting this year's coming soon!

Bring your people. Bring your appetite. Make a day of it.

📍 CommonWheel Art Festival
Memorial Park | Manitou Springs
Labor Day Weekend

05/04/2026

The music lineup’s live!! 🎶

Good art deserves a good soundtrack and we have live music all weekend!

Check out the lineup—
and make a plan to stay awhile.
Tag your festival tribe and don't forget to share!
We will see you there!

05/03/2026

May Artist of the Month at the Commonwheel Artists Co-op is photographer and digital creator Teri Rowan. Save 10% on your purchase of Teri's luminous metal prints and matted fine art prints through month end at Commonwheel Artists. All of her fine art and metal prints are composed of many, many layers of her personal photographs that are uploaded to her computer and through the magic of technology become art. She finds inspiration in many places, in nature, but also song lyrics, books, poetry, films and everyday life. Teri creates a series of images. Her Transformation Collection, is based a woman’s body metamorphosing into other forms. Her Colorado Dreamscape fantasy landscape series features Colorado images. The most popular images contain parts of the burn scars from the Hayman and Black Forest Fires. Her newest Treescape Collection, is still in progress, in which she is taking a single image and building on it, making it more complex with each iteration.
Stop by the Commonwheel in May to see her new work and enjoy the 10% off discount on your purchase of her art until the end of the month.

05/01/2026

You are cordially invited to “A Garden Party” tonight for the First Friday Gallery show Opening at Commonwheel. The opening reception is this Friday at 5 p.m.
Below, peruse ceramic art by Patti-Paiz Jones and original floral art by Jean Cuchiaro. There will be artwork by 2 artists that have been artists at the Commonwheel Art Festival for many years. Ginny Maiolo, a jeweler at the Festival will show her artistic creativity in a new form and displaying her mobile in the Creekside Gallery. Lyle Clift has shown at the Art Festival for over 30 years and will bring his sculptural bird baths to the gallery this month. It's going to be amazing!

Address

Memorial Park/502 Manitou Avenue
Manitou Springs, CO
80829

Telephone

+17195777700

Website

https://www.commonwheel.com/festival

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