Thank you for being a patron of the Fine Arts & Crafts Festival. We had a great turn out, with many happy shoppers. Our art competition for high schools was entertaining and a challenge for the students. Please check back as we add results of the festival.

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The 42nd Halstead Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival is rapidly approaching! The date for the 42nd Halstead Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival is October 18, 2008. Exciting traditions continue this year as the Festival  hosts The Biggest Little High School Art Competition in South Central Kansas and features student art work available for sale. This is in addition to the many adult artists and craftsmen that will show and sell their wares.

Saturday, October 18, 2008
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Halstead High School
520 West 6th Street
Halstead, Kansas

2008 Registration Form

Download the 2008 Registration Form (Legal Size 8.5x14, Acrobat PDF, 2.4 MB). Print and complete the form and return it with your check to Halstead Art Festival, P.O. Box 255, Halstead, KS 67056.

Seminars

All Festival Shoppers are welcome to attend the seminars listed above and may sign up the day of the Festival. The 2008 seminar presenters will be:

• Curtis Drevets - Wood Carving
• Michelle Reck - Photography
• Laura Hawkins - Pen & Ink Drawing
• Beth Van Atta - Stone Sculpture
• Tina Wacker - Cake Decorating

Exhibitor Information

Over $3000 Given in Prize Money!

• Fees are $35 for each 10x12 foot site
• All booth spaces will be indoors (outdoor booths available on request)
• No commission will be charged
• All work is exhibited at owner's risk
• Sales tax is the responsibility of the exhibitor
• All items must be hand made by artist and photo requested of arts and crafts
• Let us know if you need electricity; a limited number of outlets are available
• Bring your own tables; a limited number of tables are available for a $7 rental fee
• Judging will begin promptly at 10:00 AM
• Set up begins at 6:00 AM

Fine Art Categories ($50 Prize Each)

• Drawing (All Medias)
• Painting Categories (Watercolor, Oil & Acrylic, Mixed Media)
• Sculpture (All Forms)
• Judge's Choice Exhibit Award

Craft Categories ($50 Prize Each)

• Clay & Pottery
• Nature
• Fiber Art Forms
• Wood
• Jewelry
• Ceramics
• Photography
• General (Items Not Included Above)

Purchase Awards (2007 List, 2008 List May Vary:

• Central National Bank: $100
• Charlsen Insurance: $100
• Creative Reflections: $100
• Farmer's COOP: $200
• Gatz Realty: $100
• Halstead Chamber of Commerce: $200
• Halstead Child Care Center: $50
• Halstead Chiropractic: $50
• Kaufman Funeral Home: $200
• Mayor's Award: $100 
• Murano Studios: $100
• Newton Medical Center: $175
• PAZ Kansas: $200
• The Halstead Bank: $200
• The Halstead Place: $75
• The Real Estate Company: $100
• U.S. Water News: $100

The Biggest Little High School Art Competition - 2008

Held in conjunction with the Arts & Crafts Festival is the The Biggest Little High School Art Competition in South Central Kansas. Jefferson West, Atchison, Stafford, Wellington, Halstead, Wichita Northeast Magnet, Hutchinson and Sedgwick High Schools brought students and art work for competition throughout the day in 2007.