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  • Capitol Street Art Fair (Saturday)

    Capitol Street Art Fair (Saturday)

    FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair (Saturday)

    Saturday, May 30 | 10am-6pm
    Sunday, May 31 | 11am-5pm

     

    The annual two-day Capitol Street Art Fair welcomes you to enjoy art, music, and more in the heart of downtown Charleston, WV!

    Over 60 local and regional artisans will sell and display their wares in bath & body, books, fine art, jewelry, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodwork, textiles, and more. Live music stages, roaming performers, and other entertainment will also delight you for two days of fun in the heart of the city.

    Make sure to check out the Children’s Art Fair, which is taking place just down the block in front of the Kanawha Co. Public Library!

    (FREE ENTRY)

     

    Additional Sponsors: City National Bank, GoMart, Vandalia Health, WV Lottery, ZMM Architects and Engineers

     

    • 2026 Artisans •

    * indicates HAF participation (artists subject to change)

    Bath & Body
    Appalachian Botanical Co.
    Exclusive Pastime Creations LLC
    Wild Mountain Soap Co.

    Face Painters
    Robbie Hay
    *Mell’s
    Doodlin’ Roo

    Fine Art
    *Bashful Bee Press
    *Cali Wesson Artwork
    *Corrissa Flesher Art & Designs
    *HepCatz Design
    *John Wirts Art
    Juyeoun Kim Art
    *MarisaMade LLC
    *Matt Smith Makes
    *Melissa Doty Artwork
    Meredith Young
    *Sadie Valzetta Studio

    Glasswork
    J.Straub Fine Art
    Roe Glass Art

    Jewelry
    Diet Sweater
    *Connie McColley, handmade jewelry
    *The Brass Era
    Gayle Rancer Metalsmith
    Lilahbloom Jewelry
    Mick’s Media Jewelry
    Mystical Crystal Jewelry
    On Cord Creations
    Pebble Nest Jewelry
    Sacred Totems
    *Shea New jewelry
    *Teresa Gail Designs
    The Queen of Arts-Curiosities by Adrienne

    Photography
    *Deylight Photography
    *Echo-Lit
    Kevin Jack Photography
    *Randall Sanger Photography
    *Reflection in a Pool
    *West Virginia Homeplace

    Pottery/Ceramics
    *The Beard and The Bun Pottery
    *Ellie’s Emporium
    MegFerg Pottery
    Mt. Momma Mud
    *Siren Pottery

    Printmaking
    *Art.Monsters.Printmaking.
    Base Camp Printing Co.
    *Cathy L. Fulks Art
    *Hippie’s Daughter
    Logan Schmitt Illustration
    *Made by Meish
    *Sugar Pop Press

    Metalwork
    *Fire and Steel Artistic Creations|

    Misc.
    Angel Eye Designs (Beading)
    Bettie Booths (Photobooth)
    *Harmonograph
    Rob Cleland (caricatures)

    Specialty Food
    The Happy Hound
    *Hill & Holler Herbal Company
    Olden Days Farm and Cottage

    Textiles
    Cedar Olivet Orientals
    Knotty Lady Macrame
    The Madd Hooker Co.
    *Thomas Ruggiero Art & Designs
    *Yarn.0ver

    Woodwork
    Art by Petey and Weese Woodgems collaborative
    *Black Locust Woodshop
    Heirloom Footstools

    • Street Stage Schedule •

    Capitol Street Stage presented by City National Bank

    SATURDAY, May 30

    SUNDAY, May 31

    • 11am     Andy Park
    • 12pm    O’Ryan the O’Mazing
    • 1pm       Tony M. Music
    • 2pm      Rylee Bapst Band
    • 3pm      Somethin’ Special
    • 4pm      Sasha Colette (Plus One)

     

  • Performance By The West Virginia Dance Company

    Performance by the West Virginia Dance Company

    Through the art of movement, West Virginia Dance Company shares with their audiences intimate portraits of the human experience, energetic displays of the power of nature and vibrant images of the nuances of world cultures. With repertory works featuring both emerging and established contemporary choreographers, each piece is unique and engaging, ensuring a performance that keeps audience members thinking long after the curtain comes down. Come explore with us.

    Join us for an evening of dance as the West Virginia Dance Company performs for FestivFALL on October 20 at 4 pm. 

    Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 4pm. 

    Location: The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 25305

    Tickets: $15 (Adults), $5 (Students/children)


    ONLINE TICKETS COMING SOON

  • An Evening with the Poets

    An Evening with the Poets

    October 18, 6pm
    Location: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St.

    Marc Harshman presents a night of poetry at Taylor Books with Steve Scafidi and youth poet from Poetry Out Loud, Willow Peyton. Joining them will be Youth Poet Laureate representatives, Caterina Occhione and Mariam Hamdan. 

    This event is free and open to the public.

    About Steve Scafidi 

    Steve Scafidi is the author of Sparks from a Nine-Pound Hammer (Louisiana State University Press, 2001), For Love of Common Words (LSU 2006), The Cabinetmaker’s Window (LSU 2014), To the Bramble and the Briar (University of Arkansas Press, 2014) and a chapbook Songs for the Carry-On (Q Avenue Press, 2013). He has won the Larry Levis Reading Prize, the James Boatwright Prize and the Miller Williams Prize. His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and he has taught at several universities including, most recently, in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. He works as a cabinetmaker and lives with his family in Summit Point, West Virginia.

  • Public Art Bike Tour

    FestivALL

    14-28
    Jun
    2020

    A City Becomes a Work of Art

    A City Becomes a Work of Art
    FestivALL


    A city-wide, multi-arts festival in Charleston, WV showcasing a mix of music, theater, dance, visual art, and more each June. Nestled in the heart of Appalachia, over 100 FestivALL events will take place in more than 50 locations across the city of Charleston, ranging from outdoor spaces to theaters to intimate galleries and event spaces. Join the capital city community in celebrating ALL of the arts, performed by local, national, and international talent.

    FestivALL directly produces some events, co-produces some events and presents some events that are produced by other individuals and organizations.

    Public Art Bike Tour

    Sam Nygaard is back and providing another special tour of Charleston’s works of art. Bring your bike and learn about the public works displayed in our city.

    The tour will start at the Lee St. Triangle. Meet ready to ride with your helmet!

    Tuesday, October 15 at 6pm.