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A Fair of the Arts
Shop for hand made art and fine crafts! Bloomington Parks and Recreation hosts a celebration of art and community with the sales, demonstrations, and displays of art and fine crafts by local and regional artists.
2026 A Fair of the Arts
A Fair of the Arts takes place on the second Saturdays of the summer season, May through October, in conjunction with the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market at the following location:
Fernandez Plaza (in front of City Hall)
401 N. Morton St., Bloomington, IN
- Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Saturday, June 13, 2026
- Saturday, July 11, 2026
- Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
- Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
May 9 A Fair of the Arts Vendors
| Artist | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KTD Ceramics | Clay | Katie Dooley (KTD Ceramics) takes great pride in creating handmade, one-of-a kind pottery out of her home in Bloomington, IN. Often using vibrant glazes, many of her pieces also showcase hand-carved designs inspired by nature, or simply the shape of the piece. Katie's pottery is meant to be used in with the hopes that whatever piece you choose brings a bit of calm and beauty into your everyday life. |
| Ceramics by Mila | Clay | Hand-built stoneware pottery. |
| Elmforest's Art | Clay | Comfort Creatures are small, hand-sculpted companions made from polymer clay and designed to bring calm, reassurance, and a little joy into everyday life. Each creature is thoughtfully shaped by hand, giving it its own personality and gentle presence. Created to be held, displayed, or kept close, Comfort Creatures are perfect for desks, nightstands, backpacks, or anywhere you could use a quiet moment of comfort. Inspired by animals, nature, and soft symbolism, their simple forms and soothing colors are intentionally designed to feel approachable and grounding. |
| Mindy Weddle | Clay | I create functional ceramics with floral and nature inspired designs for the home and garden. |
| Katrina Grimes | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Handmade oil paintings. |
| Sadly Harmless Illustration | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Sally Harless, a Bloomington, Indiana–based artist and illustrator who works under the moniker “Sadly Harmless,” has spent over 15 years studying and creating art inspired by wild animals, using ink, watercolor, and digital mediums to bring them to life. A 2007 BFA graduate in printmaking from Indiana University, she has built a full-time career turning her illustrations into prints, stickers, magnets, postcards, bookmarks, ornaments, and an annual calendar. |
| Jannet McCutchan | Drawing/Painting/Photography | JannetDraws aims to inspire joy and creativity with products made from lighthearted original illustrations. |
| Knuckle Sandwich | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Tough and tender art. |
| Blue Aster Studio | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Blue Aster Studio creates unique artwork inspired by nature, celebrating the plants, animals, and natural areas of Indiana. |
| Mark Riggins | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Original pen and ink drawings of structures and scenes from Bloomington and southern Indiana. Prints and printed note cards made from these drawings will be available for sale. Also offering hand crafted stuffed animals (dinosaurs) made from repurposed blue jeans. |
| The Art Condo | Drawing/Painting/Photography | Multi surface paintings which include magnets, canvases, wood crafts, prints, and stickers. Most of my work has themes of nature, books, and whimsy. |
| Rest Now Fiber Arts | Fiber Arts | Rest Now Fiber Arts creates cuddly crochet amigurumi plushies that are perfect for your much needed rest! No hard plastic components are used in the creation of these plushies, so they are suitable for all ages. |
| Patch Loves Spot | Fiber Arts | Patch Loves Spot brings the grace and beauty of vintage fibers to life in new forms to adorn both the home and person, for adult and child alike. Paired with contemporary high quality fabrics, we juxtapose the old and new in a most lovely manner. From throw pillows and table runners to clothing, hair accessories, quilts and kitchen textiles. You can even find something for your pooch, in a wide price range that can accommodate all budgets! |
| by oot | Fiber Arts | Weaving has certainly become a passion of mine and I don't think I would ever tire from weaving. I love experimenting with different color combinations as well as new weaving patterns. Sometimes I might even leave a mistake in my work(Native American weavers always did that) because my father told me that mistakes make it handmade. Any artistic ability I have comes from my father who called me oot so hence the business by oot. |
| MSH Custom Dyes | Fiber Arts | One-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art. |
| Sunny Panes Studio | Glass | Handmade stained glass designed to bring color, light, and a little nostalgia into everyday life. |
| Gail Bridges-Rea | Glass | Handmade fused art glass; both decorative and functional pieces. |
| Trailing Leaves Glass | Glass | Katie Chapman works in fused, blown, and stained glass to create pieces that evoke her favorite natural scenes, like the garden, the beach, and the night sky. Her work often includes her favorite plants, like succulents and orchids, and her favorite animals, like turtles, dinosaurs, and birds. |
| JK Glass Co. | Glass | Justin Kern is a furnace glassblower working in the industry for 16 years. He makes functional and decorative glass products ranging from cups and vases to pumpkins and ghosts. |
| Bona Fide Creations | Jewelry | Unique crafted jewelry comprised of sterling silver hand wrapped gemstones. Each design offers a truly captivating piece for timeless style. |
| Jburtdesigns | Jewelry | Natural jewelry and silver, gold and semi-precious gemstones |
| By Soul & Hands LLC | Jewelry | By Soul & Hands creates handmade jewelry and small art pieces from upcycled aluminum coffee pods. Each piece is thoughtfully crafted to turn everyday waste into wearable art. Beautiful, lightweight, and meaningful. |
| Cassidy Kaufman Jewelry | Jewelry | Handcrafted fine jewelry. |
| Poesis Payne | Jewelry | Wirewrapped jewelry handmade with beautiful gems and good intentions. |
| Dee's Dreams | Jewelry | Bead Loomed (woven seed beads) jewelry. |
| Going in Style Coffins | Metalwork/Woodwork | Design and construction of unique, handmade wood coffins using locally sourced lumber. Coffins also available for green burial. |
| Artistry Imagined | Metalwork/Woodwork | As an artist I enjoy creating fine writing instruments. Each item is crafted with aesthetics and ergonomics in mind. All materials are carefully selected to ensure the highest level of quality. My products are made from various wood and custom resin pours. The various dyes and pigments create a one of a kind product with layers of depth & movement. I love bringing materials to life in a new form. Recycling unusual objects that hold a significance for their owners and turning them into usable and tactile writing instruments is a passion. |
| Twisted Creeks | Metalwork/Woodwork | Twisted Creeks is a veteran-artist studio creating unique, handmade metal crafts and art. Each piece is skillfully designed and lovingly made by hand, making it the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one. |
| SAWINC | Metalwork/Woodwork | We currently partner with home owners, local municipalities, and tree care companies in order to help them process their salvaged trees into a sustainable project that adds value to the end product. We build custom live edge heirloom quality pieces that are unique and accentuate the beauty of these salvaged trees and wood they yield. |
| Larissa Danielle Designs | Natural Materials | Hand-poured sculpted soy wax candles and jewelry. |
| Sue Westhues | Natural Materials | Functional and decorative items are created by combining gourds with other materials and media. These include birdhouses, feeders, birds, animals, containers, instruments, handbags, plus many more one-of-a-kind items. |
| Curio Constructs | Natural Materials | Curio Constructs is an artisan crafts business run locally by two Hoosiers that love to make handcrafted candles and resin polyhedral dice. Our resin dice sets and wood wick candles are crafted with the utmost care and passion by us, David Nguyen and Brandon Williamson. We are 100% involved in our production, from designing and pouring our dice to painstakingly sanding our sets to a near glass finish. We also hand paint the recessed numbers and spend time appraising the quality of our finished sets to ensure they meet our extremely high standards. As for our candles, we curate and rigorously test our fragrances for the best possible scents and combinations for our soy wax candles and melts, and hand pour and finish each piece to ensure as smooth of a candle burning experience as possible. |
| The Soap Quarry & Co | Personal Care | Artisanal bath and body products, made in small batches. We believe self-care should be more than a daily ritual - it should be a conscious choice that celebrates your wellbeing and protects our shared earth. With every product we create, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and experience the profound beauty of intentional living. |
| Panthera Candleworks | Personal Care | Eco-friendly Candles. Bamboo candles. Biodegradable candles. Aromatic candles. |
| A Cup of Leaves & Books LLC | Personal Care | Handcrafted wellness goods inspired by cozy rituals and old-fashioned care featuring hand-poured teacup candles, natural room sprays, and homemade simmer pots made with beeswax, hand-distilled essential oils, and dehydrated fruits. Each piece is thoughtfully made to bring warmth, calm, and a little everyday magic into your space. I am still growing and learning as time goes on! I am a part of the Ivy Tech Entrepreneurship program! My mentor Simone Vilaca Cabral is always showing me things to improve! |
| Sudsie Marie | Personal Care | All natural goat’s milk soap made with ingredients great for sensitive skin. Shaped soaps and bath-bombs great for kids of all ages. Our luffa soap gives you that added benefit of exfoliation. All products made in small batches and by hand. |
| Sublime Design | Surface Decoration | Carol Hedin uses paint, paper, miscellaneous materials to create a one of the kind design. She makes light switch plates, wall art, tables, jewelry and more. |