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Tempe Festival of the Arts, Downtown, Tempe, AZ (2026)

03/23/2026

Congratulations to all the Spring 2026 Tempe Festival of the Arts award winners, selected by a jury across all mediums 👏🏼👏🏼

🔸 Best in Show: Luis Guiterrez  🔸 Best Booth Display: Holly Kaufmann Martinez
🔸 Ceramics — Amber Riordan  🔸 Cottage Edibles & Crafts — Gabrielle Dixon  🔸 Digital Art — Tom Wright  🔸 Drawing — Joshua Colling  🔸 Fiber — Pablo Lopez  🔸 Glass — Mariusz Rynkiewicz  🔸 Jewelry — Frank and Evelyn Chee 🔸 Leather — Tammy Fong  🔸 Metalwork — Adam Weiss 🔸 Mixed Media — Lana Nguyen  🔸 Painting — Steven Black  🔸 Photography — Aaron Robbie  🔸 Printmaking — Anna Pausch  🔸 Sculpture — Aaron Hunt  🔸 Wood — Wayne Byerley

Honorable Mentions 🔸 Printmaking — Olivia Yuen  🔸 Fiber — Mel Mendez 🔸 Cottage Edibles & Crafts — Matt Farrow

Thank you to every artist who brought their work to Downtown Tempe this festival. Until next time!

Fall 2026 Festival Dates ➡️ December 4-6

03/23/2026

The Young Artist Exhibition continues to be one of the most inspiring stops at the festival, featuring artwork from K–12 students across the Valley. From first-time submissions to seasoned young creatives, each piece brings a fresh perspective.

A huge shoutout to our Spring 2026 Youth Winners, whose work stood out at this year’s Young Artist Exhibition + Competition:

⭐ Best in Show: Kennedy Barcelos
⭐ 2nd Overall: Natalie M
⭐ 3rd Overall: Minjun Kim

To every student who submitted, displayed, and shared their work — thank you for being part of it. We can’t wait to see where your creativity takes you next 💫

The exhibit returns this fall with a new round of incredible youth artwork, located just across from Kids Block on Maple Avenue between 5th & 6th Street!

03/23/2026

Chalk-A-Lot Street stepped back in time during the Spring 2026 festival! 🌀🎞️🪩📻

The artists on 4th Street brought 'Vintage Vibes' to life, pulling inspiration from the 1920s through the 1980s with bold color, nostalgic references, and seriously impressive detail.

Congrats to the Spring 2026 winners:
🏆 Best in Show: Anthony “Eli” Farias
🏆 People’s Choice: Christy Biggers

Thank you to all of the chalk artists who participated this year. Each mural brought something different to the street, and every time you walked through you could hear someone say “how is that chalk??” 🤯

🌀 Jennifer J. White
🌀 Makenzie Crump
🌀 Alyssa Cumpton
🌀 Nicole Kleinman
🌀 Charlene Hardin
🌀 Gloria Ing

03/14/2026

Pro Tip Alert ‼️🚨 Taking the Valley Metro Light Rail is the best way to get to Tempe Festival of the Arts.

Hop off at Mill Ave/3rd St (Station A14) or the Tempe Transportation Center (Station A13) and you’ll be just steps from the festival. 🤗

Link in bio for more details and a route map.

➡️ Festival Dates & Hours:�Friday, 3/13 & Saturday, 3/14: 10am - 5:30pm�Sunday, 3/15: 10am - 4:30pm

03/12/2026

Getting ready for the Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts this weekend? Here’s a quick guide to help you plan your visit. Save this post so it’s easy to find later — and share it with whoever you’re meeting on Mill Ave. ☀️

📱 Use the Digital Festival Guide Once you’re here, the Digital Festival Guide is the best way to explore the festival. Inside you’ll find: • Festival map • Artist booth listings • Food + drink vendors • Entertainment schedules • Chalk-A-Lot voting • And everything else happening throughout the weekend

Trying to find a specific artist booth? Deciding which food vendor to grab lunch from? Want to check the entertainment schedule? The Digital Festival Guide keeps everything in one place on your phone.

🔗 How to access it • Link in our bio • Scan the QR codes on the festival info towers once you arrive

🚈 Getting here The Valley Metro Light Rail is the easiest way to get to the festival, with stops just steps from Mill Avenue.

Leave your car at one of the 13 FREE Park-and-Ride locations across the Valley, hop on the train, and skip the downtown traffic. Hop off at Mill Ave/3rd St or the Tempe Transportation Center and you’ll be just steps from the event.

Let’s have ourselves a fun festival weekend! See you all downtown!☀️

➡️ Festival Dates & Hours Friday, 3/13 & Saturday, 3/14: 10am - 5:30pm Sunday, 3/15: 10am - 4:30pm

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona.
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02/25/2026

Introducing our Spring 2026 Featured Artist: Adam Gile ✨

Adam’s work, “Hardwood Anatomy,” blends laser-cut precision with richly stained wood to create pieces that feel both engineered and organic. Trained as a mechanical engineer, his background in engineering, glassblowing, and web development shows up in the structure, detail, and innovation woven into each piece.

Born and raised in Encinitas, California and now based in Tempe, Arizona, Adam draws inspiration from the environments he’s called home. His work reflects thoughtful design grounded in place, shaped by experimentation across photography, ceramics, glass, and paint before fully committing to his multidisciplinary practice.

We’re excited to spotlight his work this festival. Make sure booth #1140 is on your list, located at the intersection of 5th Street & Mill Avenue!

02/20/2026

There’s something about Downtown Tempe in the spring… 💭✨☀️

The weather is good. The patios are full. And for one weekend, the downtown district is lined with 350+ artists from all over the country, delish food and drink, and tons of entertainment for all!

The Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts is back March 13-15, 2026 — and it’s the kind of weekend where you plan to stop by and somehow stay all day.

Save the date for:

☀️ 350+ Artists to Shop — returning favorites and new talent you’ll discover for the first time
☀️ Featured Artist Adam Gile — stop by and meet this season’s spotlight artist at Booth #1140
☀️ Chalk-A-Lot Street (Sat & Sun) — 9 muralists creating massive chalk pieces live
☀️ Young Artist Exhibit & Competition — local K–12 artists showing off and selling their work (and competing for top honors)
☀️ Kids Block (Sat & Sun) — Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Jr. Knights Training, hands-on art projects, kid-friendly DJs & more!
☀️ Wine & Spirits Tasting (Sat & Sun) — curated pours from 7 local wineries and distilleries
☀️ Beer & Wine Gardens — 3 gardens with local Pedal Haus Brewery and Four Peaks Brewing Co. brews, along with canned wine and cocktails
☀️ Live music all weekend — local musicians, DJs, and bands keeping the energy up sponsored by Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU
☀️ 20+ festival eats & drinks — a local mix of food trucks, tents, and classic festival snacks and drinks!
☀️ Legendary Bombs Car Club — walk through and admire the classic car showcase

➡️ Festival Hours
Friday & Saturday: 10am - 5:30pm
Sunday: 10am - 4:30pm

More artist highlights, entertainment schedules, early bird pricing on the Wine & Spirits Tasting, and even more event details can be found on our website (link in bio). Stay tuned here and follow Downtown Tempe - Mill Avenue & Lake Districts for the latest updates as we get closer to festival weekend! 🎨

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona.

12/10/2025

Announcing our Fall 2025 Chalk-A-Lot winners!

🏆 Best in Show: Camille Grimshaw
🏆 People’s Choice: Alyssa Cumpton

This season’s theme, A Storybook: Journey Through Time, transformed 4th Street into an open book with each mural unfolding a moment from the past, present, or future.

Thank you to all of the chalk artists who brought their imagination to the pavement, and to our Presenting Sponsor, Arizona Flower Market, for supporting this colorful community showcase.

📚 Brittany Shepler
✨ Jennifer J. White
📚 Nicole Kleinman
✨ Gloria Ing
📚 Rachel Carpenter
✨ Anthony "Eli" Farias
📚 Autumn Zaehringer
✨ Sarah Flores

12/10/2025

Congratulations to our Fall 2025 Youth Winners! Your creativity and talent made a big impact at this year’s Young Artist Exhibition + Competition. ✨

⭐ Best in Show: Kay Lynn Wong
⭐ 2nd Overall: Rachelle Signeski
⭐ 3rd Overall: Sam Hodges (Not Pictured)

The Young Artist Exhibition showcases an incredible array of K–12 artwork each festival. Hundreds of valley students submit their pieces for the chance to display their work, win a cash prize, and even sell their art. It’s one of our favorite parts of the weekend, and we’re proud to highlight so many rising young creatives.

A huge congratulations to all of the youth artists who participated — your work inspired everyone who stopped by!

12/10/2025

Another Fall Tempe Festival of the Arts has wrapped, and we’re excited to celebrate the artists who rose to the top. After reviewing hundreds of submissions across every medium, our jury selected the Fall 2025 Award Winners!

♦️ Best in Show: Chad Aldridge Chad Aldridge Studio
♦️ Best Booth Display: Eric Leins
♦️ Ceramics: Matt Conlon Matt Conlon Pottery
♦️ Cottage Edibles & Crafts: Sue Berliner B Naked Chocolates
♦️ Digital Art: Tanya Doskova (Not Pictured)
♦️ Drawing: Donny Spencer Donny Spencer Art
♦️ Fiber: Mel Mendez (Not Pictured)
♦️ Glass: John McDonald (Not Pictured)
♦️ Jewelry: Victor & Yaneth Yurivilca (Not Pictured)
♦️ Leather: Kelly Counselman MoonLake Designs
♦️ Metalwork: James Chaney (Not Pictured)
♦️ Mixed Media: Lana Nguyen Lan Art&Design LLC (Not Pictured)
♦️ Painting: Sandra Bosscher Contagious Designs
♦️ Photography: Timm Chapman Timm Chapman Photography
♦️ Printmaking: Ashley Brattel (Not Pictured)
♦️ Sculpture: Gedion Nyanhongo Gedion Tafadzwa Nyanhongo
♦️ Wood: James Talley (Not Pictured)

HONORABLE MENTIONS

♦️ Jewelry: Romina Paiva Innerwoven (Not Pictured)
♦️ Sculpture: Jay Hall
♦️ Jewelry: Caitlin Paul (Not Pictured)

Thank you to every artist who showcased their work at this year’s festival. You continue to inspire us, and we’re already looking forward to spring! 💛✨

12/09/2025

What a weekend!! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Fall Tempe Festival of the Arts. Discovering new artists, voting at Chalk-A-Lot and everything in between, your support is what keeps this Festival thriving!

A huge thank you to all of the artists for sharing their work with us. We also want to recognize our Presenting Sponsors — BMW USA Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Arizona Flower Market Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU — for their incredible support, along with our additional sponsors, vendors, entertainers, musicians, food vendors, and partners whose support help make this event possible 🫶🏽

We’ll see you back on Mill Ave for the Spring Festival! 💛✨

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 The application for the Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts is still open — but not for long. The deadline is December 15, so be sure to apply soon! Artist application ➡️ link in bio.

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