Commonwheel Artists Art Festival

Name: Commonwheel Artists Art Festival
Address: Memorial Park/502 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO, 80829, US
Telephone: +17195777700
Price range: $$
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Commonwheel Artists Art Festival Art Festival is on Labor Day Weekend. Find a list of Artists & Food Vendors on our web site. Park in many places at Fields Park on El Paso Blvd or Manitou Ave.

Discover 100+ Booths of Juried Fine Arts & Crafts, Live Original Music, Kids Activities, food booths in Historic Manitou Springs. Commonwheel Artists 48th Annual Labor Day Art Festival
September 3, 4 and 5, 2022 - 10 am - 5 pm
100 Juried Artists including Jewelry, Functional & Decorative Pottery, Fine Art, Wood, Sculpture, Photography, Stained & Blown Glass, Wearable Fiber, and more. and ride the FREE Shuttle to Memorial Park. This is a sustainable Waste-Wise Event.

03/03/2025

Manitou Springs was filled with colorful characters along the Avenue and in the Carnivale Parade on Saturday. Here are a few images from the start of the parade. The King and Queen and the Carnivale letters held by the other members of the Royal Court started the procession of many costumed participants and some giant puppets. I will share a few more in the next few days.

03/02/2025

There were lots of happy people in the Soda Springs Pavilion where they were able to taste Gumbo from 13 different amateur or profession chefs who served up many versions of this Creole based food. Some of the professionals had very fun booth displays. Tidal Breeze Jazz, who played at the Art Festival, entertained the crowd as Gumbo was served up Saturday morning.

03/01/2025

It’s Here! Carnivale and Gumbo Cook Off in Manitou Springs starts today!
The sun is shining and people are lining up for the Gumbo Cook-Off, to be in the parade and spectators of the parade starting soon.
Past photos to entice you to come discover who will be King and Queen and other members of the Carnivale Court in 2025 that will be leading the parade under the balloon arch. Some in masks, others in full wild costumes!

02/28/2025

Just like for the Commonwheel Art Festival parking at Fields Park on El Paso Blvd and Beckers Lane works for Carnivale. A free shuttle takes you to downtown Manitou Springs all day long. Discover a variety of ways to reach Carnivale Weekend events, including biking and public transportation availability. Pike Ride is offering a discount code for cyclists during Carnivale festivities. Event goers can park at Hiawatha Gardens in Memorial Park or Fields Park. Parking is also offered at Manitou Springs High School from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a $10 donation to the FCA and AT Clubs. You can take alternative transportation to this event. Ride the city bus or or use Pike Ride bikes or your own to glide into downtown Manitou Springs and not worry about finding a parking space.

02/27/2025

Are you ready for some masquerade and enchanting fun this Saturday. The weather should be beautiful. People will be wearing feather or many styles of masks and wild costumes to wear for the Carnivale Parade. There is still time to get 10% 0ff a feathery mask at Commonwheel Artists Co-op and a couple of strands of beads to get into a Festive spirit. There will be giant puppets, dancers, wild floats, costumed people and dogs with some musicians adding to the festivities in Manitou Springs. It is rumored that Rockey will be in attendance as a huge puppet again this year.

02/26/2025

Are you ready to enjoy some Gumbo this Saturday in sunny Manitou Springs? The chefs have had plenty of time to prepare their secret recipes for you to taste at the Gumbo Cook-off before the Carnivale Parade gets started. Come get a taste of a favorite Cajun food and vote for your favorite. Carnivale in Manitou Springs celebrates artistic talents in many forms, including amateur and professional chefs who shared their tasty culinary art skills last Saturday in the Gumbo Cook-off. There are many amateur and professional teams coming to the Soda Springs Pavilion in Manitou Springs to compete for awards in both of those categories. You get to vote for your favorite after tasting as many gumbo’s as possible this Saturday. The Gumbo Cook Off starts at 10 am and the Carnivale Parade begins at 1.

02/25/2025

Carnivale Parade is coming this Saturday! You might want to create a costume for the Parade around the them of “Cirque du Manitou!” There will be many musical festivities happening all day on March 1st. Transform your look, transcend boundaries when you wear a FantaFaces mask from Julia L Wright, Commonwheel Artist and Festival Coordinator, that can be found at Commonwheel Artists Co-op. Unleash your inner fantasy when a mask inspires you to create a wildly magical costume. They are backed by suede and very comfortable to wear, so you can stay in character all day and dancing into to the night.
Learn more about Carnivale Parade Schedule at https://manitousprings.org/carnivale-parade/

02/24/2025

There are a forest of “Happy Little Trees” filling the Commonwheel Artists’ Creekside Gallery through this weekend. Many styles of artwork were inspired by this theme. Manitou Springs is enjoying some lovely weather, so come take a stroll through town and stop in at the gallery this week before these beautiful trees leave on March 1st

02/23/2025

A couple of local artists in the Manitou Community who helped with the Art Festival have their art at Fields Park off El Paso Blvd. With this mild weather you might want to take a walk on the sidewalk along the creek there. Katie Curcio coordinated and worked the Kids Art Activity booth. Her "Alpine Sunflower" is on one of the metal tall stands. Susan Odiam joined the Festival Committee and helps us with many aspects of the Art Festival. Her "Mine Bird" showing there is an enlarged sample of her artwork that can also be seen at the Green Horse Gallery.

02/22/2025

Fun tonight at the Iron Springs Chateau celebrating at the Carniball in Manitou Springs.

02/21/2025

The Pikes Peak Bulletin is a media sponsor for the Commonwheel Art Festival. They are celebrating its 3rd year as a non-profit tonight. If you want to learn more and enjoy and buffet Italian meal come to the Border Burger Bar tonight at 6:30pm

02/20/2025

Many people know Julia L. Wright as the Coordinator of the Commonwheel Art Festival, others know of her as a feather artists. This is how she got here. She grew up in a small community in Wildwood Illinois surrounded by nature. She came to Colorado to study theater arts at UNC. She traveled to art festivals around the country for many years displaying various forms of fiber art. After moving to Manitou Springs in January of 1976, Julia joined Commonwheel and has been a member ever since. She enjoys live music, gardening, hiking, and nature in general as is evident in the lovely photographs that adorn various styles of card decks. There are numbered decks of playing cards, affirmation card decks and one deck has the names of wildflowers that children can use to play Concentration. She also uses these photos as illustrations in her books and journals. Julia creates fanciful masks and jewelry out of real feathers. Each feather, just like snowflakes, is unique and, therefore, every design is a true one of a kind. Feather masks are very comfortable to wear and can inspire people to create fantastic costumes to wear to let their inner child out to play and dance.
Enjoy a 10% discount on all of Julia’s feather art, books and cards throughout the month of February.

02/17/2025

There are a couple of restaurants that donated prizes to the Art Festival Drawing that share the same starting year as Commonwheel Artists Co-op. José Muldoon’s Tex Mex Restaurant and The Downtown Paninos Italian Restaurant both first opened in 1974 and are now celebrating 51 years of serving tasty meals. If you have a day off on Presidents Day, or work in downtown, they would be the perfect places to meet some friends for lunch or dinner.

02/16/2025

Time to Get Your CarniBall Tickets!
CarniBall is our favorite party of the season! Dress up in your favorite Carnivale costume and help us celebrate under the Big Top! Sword swallowers, stiltwalkers and more---as well as a Creole/Cajun buffet, music by perennial favorite, Tribe, and casino games! Scan the QR code to get your ticket or to to the Carnivale page!l

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Commonwheel Art Festival!
Wishing all of our Art Patrons and Sponsors and Volunteers may enjoy a day of love, laughter, and beautiful art. Looking forward to seeing you again at the 51st Commonwheel Art Festival on Labor Day Weekend in Manitou Springs.

02/13/2025

On Valentines Day, visit with Julia L. Wright, the Artist of the Month in February working from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm on February 14th. She can help you find the perfect mask for the upcoming Carnivale Celebrations coming soon. It would be the perfect time to learn more about how she came to create decks of cards using her Nature photos. This deck can be used to teach children about Colorado wildflowers when playing “Go Fish” with the wildflower deck that has no numbers. Learn more about tree or ground squirrels when reading her books. She can explain how to track your hiking and camping adventures with journals she created that have information about how to stay safe when traveling in wilderness areas. The 10% off sale continues for all art at the Commonwheel Artists Co-op through February 16th and for Julia’s art until February 28th.

02/12/2025

Galentines Day is an unofficial holiday that happens on February 13th. It is the perfect day to celebrate female friendships and the bond between women. It can also be a day to celebrate any type of close, non-romantic friendships you want to spend a day together in a playful way. Take some time to get together with your friends today to honor the power of true friends that make your world a lovely place to be. Some of the businesses who donated prizes to the Art Festival Drawing would be lovely places to meet with your Galentine’s friends. You could start the day with breakfast or have lunch at Toasted Bistro, Persephone Grae’s Cafe & Juice Bar or The Loft. The Manitou Winery in the Historic Spa Building or The Loop Mexican Restaurant are fun places to share some adult beverages and an evening meal with friends.

02/11/2025

Commonwheel appreciates the many Manitou Springs businesses that donated prizes for the drawing held after the Art Festival. They offer ways to make this Valentine’s day special. Consider a soak at the SunWater Spa, then enjoy a romantic dinner at Norbu’s Hut Restaurant.
You might consider getting flowers from Flowers . . . and the Moon on Ruxton Avenue or a sweet treat at Goldminers on Cañon Avenue. And of course, Commonwheel Artists Co-op offers many beautiful gift ideas, and the whole store is is having a sale of 10% off all the artwork through February 16th.

Address

Memorial Park/502 Manitou Avenue
Manitou Springs, CO
80829

Telephone

+17195777700

Website

https://www.commonwheel.com/festival

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Commonwheel Artists 46th Annual Labor Day Art Festival has gone virtual this year. September 5-13th, 2020 at http://www.commonwheel.com/virtual-festival.html .

Juried artists include: Jewelry, Pottery, Fine Art, Wood, Photography, Glass, Wearable Fiber, and more. Find a list of artists on our web site.

There will be live and pre-recorded videos, prize drawings, festival discounts and activities for the kids.