Manchester’s Art in the Park will feature work from over 130 artists
Art in the Park, the 47th annual arts extravaganza in Center Memorial Park in Manchester, is back after a two-year pandemic hiatus, with more than 130 artists participating.
It will take place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free.
Artists will show and sell their original paintings, sculptures, photographs, jewelry, digital artworks, pottery, metalworks, fiber artworks and other pieces.
Musical acts will perform from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the park’s stage, including Manchester Town Troubadour Bill Ludwig, Bonnie Jacobson & Joe Gilbert Acoustic Duo, The Donaldson Drew Duo, Heather Mclarney, NINE NORTH, The Guinea Pigs, The WHISH Band and Tenaya Taylor.
The Manchester Lions Club will sponsor a rubber duck race to benefit local charities. People can sponsor a duck to win a prize.
There will be arts and crafts for kids as well as a caricature artist, a henna tattooist and three vendors offering face painting.
COVID-19 vaccinations — first and second doses and boosters — will be offered by the state Department of Public Health.
Among the participants are Aaron Smith, Agonist Gallery, Alicia Anderson Pottery, All Things for All Occasions, Aloha Ink, Amanda Perkins, Ande’ja Johnson, Anderson Dog Portraits, Andrea Ruzzo, Apple Falls Prints, Awry Design, Bivenne Staiger, Black Orchid Skincase, Blue Heart Glass, Botanical Prints, Candle Collaborative, Candlelight Rose II, Cara Stimmel, Cariglia-art, Carlene Buchanan, Cecilia Jayawickrema Ceramics, Center Street Soap Co., Ceramic Shenanigans, cinder + salt, CL Creative Designs, Claudia Cormier, Cliffside Crafts, Cottage Potter, Crafted to a T, Crafteriffic Art, Craftytastic, Crunchy Diva Designs, Curly Fantasy, Danielle Julius, DD9 Pillows, Deepika Indukuri, Designs by Jackii, Designs by Ravetto, Doris Ross, Doug Hockman
Photography, Dumais Fine Arts, Elainenthesun, Elle Smith Fagan, Emily Cyr, Empress Bohemia, ERJURSELF, Evelyn’s Place, Foxglove Soap Company, Garrison Fjord Art, Garden Plate Flowers, Glorious Hair Combs, Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, Heart Art Crafts, High Living, Home Prep Products, Huck & Co. Intention Jewery, Infinite Dot Arts, Isankofa Natural Skincare, Jan Cribben, jill free arts, Joan Pollak Animal Art, Joy of life art creation, K&T Jewelry & Accessories, JW Crafts, Kate Marie Sulick, Khonda Creations and African Art, Kids Arts & Crafts Club of Manchester, KOUROS Designs in Vintage Jewrlry, Kristy Joyce, Lady B’s Colorful Wood, laurence nelson, Laurie Lemek, Leana Thompson, Lisa Maree Designs, Magpie’s Miscellany, MAK Raven Jewelry, Manchester Art Association, Manchester Adult & Continued Education, Manchester Women’s Club, Mateo Velasquez Lopez, Mayflower Designs by Nancy Pooler, Meg Lenzzo, Melissa Rogers Art, Metaphysical
Gems, Meredith Arcari Luciano, Michael Toti, mijumiart, Mill Court Ceramics, Milly Bean Designs, mixcandy, Modern Twist Macrame, Monica Hewryk Ceramics, Monumental Candles, MSD Design, Naomi Nevo Ben Ari Art Studio, Naturallyinthewoods, Neil Lefebvre, Nigel Wynter Art, Normand Photography, On the Wing Bird Photography, One of a Find CT, paintingsbyduffy, Papineau Studio, Pink Zebra, Promethea Potters, Purple Dragon Artwork, Raising Wallz Pottery, Rare’s Creations, Red Tail Art, Relax & Resin, Robert Cooper Photography,
Rose Candles and Gifts, Rural Heritage Arts, Sarah Link Art and more.
The event, part of “Celebrate Manchester” week, benefits Artists in Real Time, a nonprofit that offers opportunities to local artists.
The park wraps around the Mary Cheney Library at 586 Main St. For details and to see work by and websites of the artists, visit openstudiohartford.com/ art-in-the-park, or facebook.com/ aitpmanchester.