The 23rd Annual MOSAICS Festival takes place the weekend of September
15-17, 2017 along several blocks of North Main Street in Historic St.
Charles, Missouri. This annual FREE Arts Festival is a popular
family-friendly weekend event, with activities for everyone including
fantastic art, great entertainment and the opportunity for children to
create their own artwork. The 2017 MOSAICS Fine Art Festival runs from
4:00 to 9:00 pm on Friday, September 15th; 11:00 am to 9:00 pm on
Saturday, September 16th; and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, September
17th. The three-day festival includes: • Approximately 90 juried
artists from across the state, region and country will exhibit,
discuss, and sell artwork. Artists from more than 15 states will be
present. Paintings, sculptures, photography, glass, jewelry, metal and
woodworking are just a sample of the 16 media represented. Five
thousand dollars in cash prizes is awarded to participating artists.
• The H. Robert Pank Entertainment Pavilion performance stage will
showcase a variety of performing artists from across the region
offering traditional favorites and original music and dance. • The
Children’s Village - presented by Mercy Kids - is located on the 400
block of North Main Street in Historic St. Charles. This area will
provide Hands-On Art Experiences for children 14 years and under.
Children will work with art instructors from Missouri Artists on Main
to create their own unique memento of the Festival. • The popular
Art for Youth Gallery returns to the MOSAICS Festival this year. This
special gallery allows children to purchase professional art at a
nominal fee, fostering art appreciation among the kids 14 years and
younger. This unique gallery area is presented by Alliance Water
Resources, Inc. • Blank Canvas Studios and Preferred Family
Healthcare’s A.R.T.C. Program (Achieving Recovery Through
Creativity) are partnering again with MOSAICS for the 2016 Festival
event, and both community organizations will participate with artist
displays. • Mentor Me Exhibition Mentor Me is a program recognizing
regional art teachers, students and school districts for their arts
programming and the exhibition includes artwork from both students and
their teachers. The Governor of Missouri has supported and recognized
the Mentor Me program for the past 20 years, and participating
students and teachers all receive a Certificate of Participation. The
Mentor Me Exhibition is located in the Foundry Art Centre from
September 10th - October 8th. • Radio appearances are scheduled with
106.5 The Arch’s Cassiday Proctor of “Spencer’s Neighborhood”
and KLOU 103.3’s “Billy & Julie in the Morning” co-host Julie
Tristan on Friday and Saturday during the MOSAICS Festival. The
MOSAICS Fine Art Festival brings art appreciation, enjoyment,
awareness and education, FREE-of-charge, to the Saint Charles and St.
Louis region. Festival participants will have the opportunity to
interact directly with artists and provides a safe, fun, weekend event
for the entire family. The 2017 Festival is supported with generous
grants from the following organizations – Arts & Culture Commission
of the City of St. Charles, The Employees Community Fund of the Boeing
Company, The City of St. Charles and the Missouri Arts Council. For
additional details regarding the 2017 MOSAICS Fine Art Festival,
please call 314-482-5476 or visit www.stcharlesmosaics.org.
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