For the first time, the Fishers Arts Council is teaming-up with Conner Prairie for the Prairie Art & Music Fair, set for Sunday, August 22nd, 10am-5pm on the grounds of Conner Prairie.

Five musical acts and more than 40 artists will be on hand for this inaugural event.  The musical groups are Mudsock Jazz Combo, One Voice, The Indiana Folk Music Society, Crossing Bridges, and The Klezmets.

“For the first year, we thought we would select American folk music that reflects the museum and standards from the American Song Book,” according to Tom Rich, President of the Fishers Arts Council, in a news release.

Here is a list of the artists and artisans who will be participating this August:

Boxx the Artist (Digital Acrylic over canvas);

Amy & Tracy Brauchla (leatherwork);

Sharon Jiskra Brooks (Acrylics & Oil);

Aimee Bruno (Fine Art, Alcohol Ink);

Stephanie Carignan (Heavy Body Acrylics);

Dorinda Cassiday, (Oil on Canvas or Board);

Greg Clack (Acrylic Painter);

Roseanne Crowell (Soft Pastels, Oil & Watercolor);

Kristina Dougan (Woodcut Silkscreen Prints);

Michael Ediza (Bicycle upcycled sculpture);

Brinton Farrand (Acrylic, Latex Painter);

Shelley Feeney (Acrylic Painter);

Brad Fields (Watercolors);

Bonnie Fillenwarth (Paintings celebrating women through history);

Mary T. Firestone (Pottery, Stoneware);

Grace Fletcher (ceramics); Tracy Gordon (Jewelry);

Liz Hamstra (Alcohol Ink);

Paige Harper (Potter); Chris Hayes (Woodwork);

Critt Hunter (Acrylic Painter);

Brenda Jalaie (Photography & Digital Manipulation);

Michael Janosky (Oil Painter);

Duane King (Sculpted figures, cards, large sculptures);

Patty Klunzinger (Blown Glass);

Candace Lander (Jewelry);

Tina Mangos (Decorative Porcelain & Stoneware);

Pam Newell (Oil & Pastel Fine Art);

Leigh Petersen (Watercolor, Pen & Ink);

Rodney Reveal (Oil & Watercolor);

Mark Rouse (acrylic washes, digital imagery & acrylic over-painting);

Doug Sauter (Stained Glass);

Walt Thacker (Oil Painter);

nna Villanyi (laser cut wood designs);

Caroline Vogt (Hand drawn art transferred onto objects);

Joe Vondersaar (Photography);

Taylor Walker (Portraits, Acrylic, Encaustic, Watercolors);

Christina Wells (Acrylic Fine Art);

Teresa Wesley (crochet Amigurumi animals & other figures);

Kristin Whitney (Acrylic abstract art); Amy Wilson (Watercolors.)

“We are so excited,” says Les Reinhardt, Executive Director of FAC, “to have so much depth and breadth of artistic talent. We have potters and jewelry makers; glass blowers and stained glass; all types of painters including oil, Watercolor, acrylic, alcohol ink. We have leatherworks and woodworkers. I think the public will be excited by what they can find and purchase during the fair.”

Art on the Prairie is included with admission to Conner Prairie. You can learn more about the event at at this link.