Generations of artists, art lovers and performers will come together on the grounds of The Muse – Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre in downtown Kenora for ArtsFest 2024 – Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21!
The two-day festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a wide array of artists from every discipline, live performances, and our lively Kid Zone, which provides non-stop accessible arts exploration, facepainting and fun!
Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted to help LOWAC continue to bring this kind of quality programming to the community.
Special thanks to Upriver Media for these video highlights of ArtsFest of the past! youtube.com/watch?v=pspMyOLNU1Q and youtube.com/watch?v=oihCutGNeM8.
Call for Artists is now open – Deadline is May 29, 2024
APPLY USING THE ONLINE FORM HERE.
You must be a paid LOWAC member to be considered for one of the available spots – so it’s a great time to renew your $30 membership if you haven’t at lowac.ca/membership! Our current plan is to pay a $100 a day honorarium to all exhibitors and $400 to performers. This aligns with the funding we have received to date. We anticipate 20 spots a day for exhibitors and three to four live performances. Exhibitors are allowed to sell and display their artwork at this event and offer demonstrations of their art practice if they wish! Performers will each have 45 minute slots on the main stage.
Selection will be juried by the LOWAC Board to ensure a broad spectrum of performers, artists and arts disciplines to fit within the available space and performance schedule. Due to the limits of space, submission of an application does not guarantee a spot. We will have a waitlist for those who aren’t selected if anyone must cancel.
Any questions can be directed to lowaccoordinator@gmail.com.
We are looking for sponsors
Local sponsors strengthen the foundation of ArtsFest. We were so grateful for the sponsors in 2023, which included Kenora Honda, Northern Sound & Systems, Kenora Home Hardware, Ronning Law Office and Out of the Woods Counselling as well as many other generous supporters. See lowac.ca/artsfest-2023 for the full list of 2023 sponsors and partners.
If you or your business are interested in becoming part of this great local summer event email lowaccoordinator@gmail.com.
Volunteers needed
We need volunteers to join our planning committee to help make ArtsFest 2024 the best it can be!
Pre-festival, we need volunteers for programming, volunteer coordination, site setup/takedown/logistics, and fundraising. It’s a fun gig and an opportunity to be part of bringing a great family and tourist-friendly event in downtown Kenora during our beautiful summer. Email lowaccoordinator@gmail.com if you’d like to be a part of it!
Meet our summer events coordinator!
We are thrilled to announce that Sydney McInnis is the new Event Coordinator for summer 2024.
Sydney, who was born and raised in Kenora is looking forward to seeing the vibrant art community of Kenora come alive this summer! She has a journalism and broadcasting background and currently works in communications for a large local organization. In her free time, you can usually find Sydney at home with her partner, baby, and dog. Sydney loves to cook and spend time with her family, and when she is not busy with work or life, loves to work with any sort of artistic medium she can get her hands on – especially oil paints, painting realistic oil portraits. She is looking forward to meeting everyone this summer!
In the event coordinator role, Sydney will work with our board, volunteers, event participants, and community partners to optimize relationships and deliver on all project goals related to our activities over the next several months – including ArtsFest (July 20, 21), Matiowski Market, Coney Island Music Festival, membership, community partnerships and fundraising.
You can email Sydney at lowaccoordinator@director
MPP Greg Rickford met with LOWAC Board Members Stephanie Chale, Helena Devins and Leanne Fournier at The Muse to announce the $13,000 grant from Ontario Arts Council.
Special thanks to our sponsors – we couldn’t do it without you!
We are also grateful for our community partners
