Fun with Beads led by Rosanne Sartori
Fun with Beads led by juried Best of Missouri Hands artist Rosanne Sartori. This class is for beginning jewelry students who want to explore, learn and create wearable works of art. A multitude of beads will be available for you to design and make your own jewelry. Rosanne Sartori will help you learn the skills […]
Sonya Nicholson and Bluestem Missouri Crafts present Origami Time
Join us for Origami Time on Monday, July 26th from 11am-1pm! Juried Best of Missouri Hands artist, Sonya Nicholson will be leading 3 fun projects for any age! We’ll fold a flapping bird, peace crane and make a peace crane ornament. This will be a blast, bring your friends! For more information….Bluestem Missouri Crafts LLC […]
Columbia Art Leauge – Call for Members
Sign up for or renew Membership at the Columbia Art League during July and received a free gift! Memberships are the key to our continued operation and success. Your membership supports art exhibits, classes, scholarships, community outreach programs and more!To learn more and sign up visit: https://columbiaartleague.org/membership21 […]
Missouri Life Market Fair Moves to the Historic West Bottoms area of Kansas City, MO.
Call for Missouri Artists, Makers, & Food & Drink Producers September 3–4, 2021! Deadline for applications is August 2, 2021, (first come-first served for indoor spaces.) Missouri Life magazine invites you to participate in our Missouri Life Market Fair September 3–4 in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, which is experiencing a booming revival. Just fill out the online application form. […]
FALL INTO ART IS BACK!
A festival celebrating tradition and art in our community Sunday, November 14 2021 10am – 5pm MU Health Care Pavilion (aka Farmer’s Market Pavilion) 1701 W. Ash Street, Columbia MO 65203 Deadline to apply August 31, 2021 INFO FOR ARTISTS | fallintoart […]
Pat Mccarty from teaching to demonstrations
I just returned from my yearly trip to John C. Campbell folk school in Brasstown, NC. where I teach blacksmithing. Its an awesome place to teach and learn. Check out the classes at John C. Campbell Folk School On Saturday, July 31, I will be demonstrating forging at the Room For Art Gallery on Main Street in downtown […]
Cindy Canfield Announces New Move
Canfieldcreations & THE YARN PATCH has moved one door down at Shepherd of the Hills in Branson, MO. I have lots of sale items and continuous demonstrations on looms. Our current hours are noon to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. If you are in Branson please stop by and share that you are a Best […]
First Place for Norma Marshall of Feather Hill Arts
“Feathers in the Wind” Ist Place Mixed Media, Blue Springs Art League Fine Art Show. June 2021 You can find Norma and her mixed media art and enameled jewelry September 3 – 4, 2021 9:00 am – 6:00 pm at the Missouri Life Market Fair in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, MO. Look […]
Pat Berkbigler shows at Green Door Art Gallery’s Botanicals and Blooms Exhibit
Now showing…Botanicals and Blooms exhibit at Green Door Art Gallery. With the spotlight on Pat Berkbiger of Gourds by Pat Berkbigler . Let’s learn more from the artist herself… I have always been a nature lover and dabbled in various art forms throughout my life. I find turning hard-shelled gourds that last a lifetime into […]
Nela Navarrine exhibiting at Green Door Art Gallery
Time to meet one of our artist of the Botanicals and Blooms exhibit at Green Door Art Gallery. Our spotlight is on Oil – Encaustic – Resin artist Nela Navarrine Let’s learn more about Nela and her work. My mediums are oil and encaustic. I paint large and vibrant botanicals with both mediums on boards […]
Inner Twinkle by Alicia Farris to show at the 2nd Annual Women in Watercolor International Competition
Just received notice that “Inner Twinkle” was one of 170 works chosen out of 1600 entries from over 50 countries for the second annual Women in Watercolor International Competition! First of all, what a beautiful show of participation of world-wide women artists, congratulations to @womeninwatercolor , @lynndprattpaint and the organizers of the exhibit!! Second, congratulations […]
Jan Helton to exhibit at the 2nd Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition
Ok, this is CRAZY…I just received this notification:”We are pleased to inform you that your work, ‘Everything Nice’, has been accepted into the 2nd Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition. Congratulations! …This year’s competition had 1600 submissions from over 50 countries from the best of the best women watercolor artists, so you should be […]
Ken Downs wins at Cass County Fair
Pleased to win another ribbon on my painting “Unwrapping Self Portrait,” this weekend at the 2021 Cass County Fair. […]
Featured Artists Program with the Missouri Arts Council
Our Commitment to Cultural Equity A core value of the Missouri Arts Council is to celebrate Missouri’s cultural richness and diversity. All Missourians deserve to benefit from public investments in the arts. To support a full creative life for all, the Missouri Arts Council commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower […]
Kathryn Bowman
BOMH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Name: Kathryn Bowman City: St. Charles, MO Business Name: Kathryn Bowman Studio LLC Medium: Art Jewelry Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/KathrynBowmanStudio/?view_public_for=215783052420 Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/kathrynbowmanartjewelry/ Website Link: https://www.kathrynbowmanstudio.com/ Any other online shops? (Fine Art America, Etsy?) I sell tutorials at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/1beadweaver?ref=shop_sugg Juried/Not Juried? Juried How Long a BOMH Member? 7 or 8 years Why did […]
Laurie Van Mondfrans
BOMH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Name: Laurie Van Mondfrans City: Dardenne Prairie Business Name: LVMdesigns Medium: Jewelry Facebook Link: LVMdesigns Instagram Link: @lvmdesigns_artjewelry Website Link: LVMdesigns.etsy.com Any other online shops? www.LVMdesignsjewelry.com Juried/Not Juried? Juried How Long a BOMH Member? 10 months Why did you join BOMH? To learn from others about selling my work. Do you make […]
Barb Byrne
Featured Artist June 2021 – Missouri Arts Council I began my fused glass journey in 2009 when I took a class at a local community center and fell in love with the medium. I have continued to gain experience through live classes, online webinars and tutorials, private tutoring, glass forums, books, and lots of experimentation. […]
Gregory Holden
May Featured Artists – Missouri Arts Council I started in photography in 1971 with a polaroid land camera. I had just been diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes and had spent time in a hospital bed looking through copies of Life magazine. A photograph by Larry Burrows named Reaching Out propelled me into photography. […]
Missouri Art Council Featured Artist
Meet our Missouri featured artists for July. Each month we highlight a new group of four individual artists from all around Missouri. Find more of all these artists’ works on their own websites. Just follow the links on their artwork and profiles. Plus, here are highlights and links to all our earlier artists since we started the […]
Angel Brame and Linda Passeri join forces to bring us Repurpose, Reengineer, and Relocate
Angel Brame Repurpose, Reengineer, and RelocateThe premise of the current body of work is creatures taking found objects and “MacGyver-ing” them into escape vehicles. As much as possible of each found object is made from clay, from the vintage camera to the tricycle to the vacuum cleaner. Once each piece is fired, a cold finish […]
Trail’s End Western Art Show
The intention of the first Trail’s End Western Art Show is to exhibit art which draws inspiration from the American West, which can include both historic and contemporary themes and imagery. In the 19th century Sedalia, Missouri was known as the Trail’s End or last stop for the cowboys and wranglers who worked the great […]
Art-A-Palooza
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Images Art Gallery’s Award Winner
Hot Kismet received 2nd place award in 3D category in Images Art Gallery’s 17th annual Juried Art show. Kilnfired and Kilncasted Glass Sculpture by Wanda Tyner. Wanda Tyner Glass Art | Facebook […]
Southeast Missouri Arts & Crafts Extravaganza
Each November we host a huge, 100% handmade, two-venue Arts&Crafts Extravaganza! This is one of the largest craft fairs in the region, and we attract artisans and crafters from all over the Midwest. Each year we display over 300 different booths, across two venues, selling unique handmade items perfect for the gift-giving spirit of the […]
Seeing Stars Quilt Exhibition at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri
Friday, August 6, 5 -9 pm, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host a reception for Seeing Stars: 2021 Regional Quilt Exhibition. The show will be displayed until August 28, 2021 and will feature work by quilt artisansacross the region. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri’s Seeing Stars: Regional Quilt Exhibition was developed to […]
Congratulations to our newest juried artists!
On behalf of the Best of Missouri Hands Jury Committee, I would like to congratulate the artists who earned juried status in this session of the Summer Jury 2021. It is never easy putting yourself out there for judgement with our art. These artists worked hard to earn this status. Please join me in welcoming […]
CALL FOR ARTISTS: THE BEST OF MISSOURI LIFE MARKET FAIR
Call for Missouri Artists, Makers, & Food & Drink Producers for Missouri Life Market Fair, September 3–4, 2021! Deadline for applications is July 14, 2021, (first come-first served for indoor spaces.) Missouri Life magazine invites you to participate in our Missouri Life Market Fair September 3–4 in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, which is experiencing a booming revival. Just fill out […]
Don Crozier 2021 Board Nominee
Don Crozier currently serves as BOMH Treasurer, and is running for reelection to the Board. Don is a retired engineer and has served several terms as a board member and officer of Missouri Artisans Association. He has been involved in the arts for about 20 years as a volunteer. […]
Angel Brame 2021 Board Nominee
My initial love in art was paint. I love the ability of paint to be manipulated to create color and texture on a flat surface that draws your attention and makes you want to reach out and touch it. I left an incredible art department in high school and headed to a university setting where […]
Melanie Henry 2021 Board Nominee
Melanie Henry is a fiber artist who designs and creates handbags and accessories. She prefers to use colorful upholstery fabrics to ensure durability of her bags. She considers her pieces functional and wearable art for individuals who enjoy showcasing their style every day. Occasionally, she will repurpose a jacket, skirt or even a wedding dress. Melanie has […]
Annie Webster 2021 Board Nominee
Annie Webster is a fiber artist in Kansas City, Missouri. She learned to sew and embroider from her mom and grandma, studied graphic design at Penn Valley Community College, and learned to crochet on her own (with a little help from the internet). After more than a decade of designing marketing materials for a mailing […]
Nina Miller 2021 Board Nominee
Nina Schatzkamer Miller I make brightly colored kiln fired glass art. Fusible glass is cut, shaped, fired and made into platters, bowls, plates, jewelry, accessories, or Judaica. Following an early interest in music and art, I worked in the computerized ticketing industry. I returned to art as a hobby and volunteer. I took photographs, sewed […]
News from Carla Duncan
When I read the Art St. Louis call for art for Human Touch, I knew I had the perfect photograph of my dad and I playing tic-tac-toe through the window of his care facility in Illinois. Your Turn was awarded an Honorable Mention. I also entered Remnants at Art St. Louis, a show where I could use left-over fabric and […]
Artist Spotlight: Mary Drastal
BOMH Artist Spotlight Mary Drastal I live in Wildwood, MO. My business name is Mary Drastal Fine Art. I work in oil and watercolor. My Facebook link is www.facebook.com/marydrastal My Instagram link is drastal4yahoocom My website link is marydrastalfineart.com * I am a juried member of Best of Missouri Hands. I have enjoyed a membership […]
Cape Girardeau Announces Ninth Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition on Broadway
Cape Girardeau, Mo. – The Public Art Committee of the City of Cape Girardeau will launch the city’s Ninth public art outdoor sculpture exhibition on Thursday, April 8. The show consists of seven substantial pieces to be placed along the Broadway Corridor in Cape Girardeau for one year, culminating in early April 2022. By hosting […]
New Work by Caroline Thompson
AS THINGS GREEN, BUD AND BLOSSOM ON OUR LANDSCAPES, AND AS AN ARTIST AND GARDENER, MY ENTHUSIASM FOR BOLD COLOR INTENSIVES. AND, MY ENTHUSIASM CONTINUES FOR MY “PIANO SERIES.” PICTURED IS THE JAZZ BAR, #6 IN THIS SERIES. HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS NEW PIECE. http://www.carolinethompsonstudio.com […]
Artist Spotlight: Laurie Van Mondfrans
BOMH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Name: Laurie Van Mondfrans City: Dardenne Prairie Business Name: LVMdesigns Medium: Jewelry Facebook Link: LVMdesigns Instagram Link: @lvmdesigns_artjewelry Website Link: LVMdesigns.etsy.com Any other online shops? (Fine Art America, Etsy?) LVMdesignsjewelry.com Juried/Not Juried? Juried How Long a BOMH Member? 10 months Why did you join BOMH? To learn from others about selling my […]
Montgomery County Arts Council announces Kid’s Kamp
We are excited to announce that we will be having Kid’s Kamp this summer in June several days from 6-8pm. This is a great time for the kids in your life to get out and create while giving Mom and Dad a couple hours of time alone! The schedule is available on our website and […]
Gourd artist Pat Berkbigler featured online by Missouri Life Magazine
Pat Berkbigler | BestOfMissouriHands.org/pab2175/ I am a retired elementary school teacher, after thirty-one rewarding years in public education. When I tell people I was a teacher, they immediately respond with, “So you taught art?” The answer to that is “No”. Through all my years in education, none of them involved taking or teaching art classes. Read more […]
Wanda Tyner selected as a February featured artist with the Missouri Arts Council
My kiln-formed and casted glass artwork is inspired by the beauty of nature seen while hiking, biking, kayaking and traveling. I manipulate and form glass into shapes with heat, flow, dimension, patterns and texture bringing vibrant colors to life. My artwork has a story that flows from realistic representations of nature to abstract interpretations with […]
January Missouri Arts Council featured artist Brenda Beck Fisher
A full-time artist since 2001, Brenda Beck Fisher has lived in Missouri most her life. The recipient of many local and national awards, she is a signature member of the Missouri Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of Alabama, Red River Watercolor Society and a juried member of Best of Missouri Hands. She has […]
Grant Kniffen selected as a featured artists in April with the Missouri Arts Council
Meet our Missouri featured artists for April. Artists are the backbone of our creative state. Get to know some of the best right here! Each month, we’re designating four individual artists from all around Missouri as Featured Artists. They create and perform in every sort of genre, from sculpture to storytelling. Meet our April Featured […]
Barb Byrne participates in the UCM Summer Exhibit
I will be an exhibiting artist in the annual Summer Exhibition at the UCM Gallery in Warrensburg, MO. This exhibition is open to members of the Mid-Missouri Artists Association and will run for the entire month of June. The gallery at UCM is a beautiful, professional gallery and it is exciting to have work exhibited […]
BOMH artist Michele Spry featured in Missouri Life Magazine online edition
Michele Spry | Midway Mercantile Co | 7301 W Henderson Road Columbia “Well, hi sugar!” People who know her know her trademark greeting, and turn around and say, “Hi, Michele.” To say Michele Spry is full of life is an understatement. Her energy, optimism, and philanthropic drive is contagious, and each conversation with her leaves one motivated and impassioned. […]
Missouri Life Magazine features BOMH artist Janine Helton
Janine Helton | JanHeltonArtworks.com I’ve been drawn to painting birds ever since I began watercolor lessons in the fall of 2009. I already enjoyed watching and photographing my backyard birds, so painting them was a natural transition. Birds are not often still for long, so I aim to preserve those brief moments when birdsong causes my […]
Save the Date: ArtSmart 2022
Work has begun to make ArtSmart 2022 the best, Best of Missouri Hands Professional Development Workshop EVER!! Save the date now as we plan to return to a three day workshop format, Friday April 29th – Sunday May 1st, 2022. We will once again return to Columbia Missouri at the Stoney Creek Inn with Friday […]
Missouri Life Magazine features BOMH artist Catherine A. Mohoney
Catherine A. Mahoney, WHS, MoWS | Hermann | ColorfulBrushes.Homestead.com Hard work and a lifetime spent rising to the challenge clearly describes my life as an American Impressionist, entirely spent living and creating in Missouri. A seed was planted on my mind’s eye as a four-year-old child when my mother handed me a student pan set of […]
ART-A-PALOOZA
Art-a-palooza Important Info! When: Saturday July 31, 10am-3pm Where: Kirkwood Rec Center Gym, 111 N. Geyer Rd. (inside! AC & WiFi! tons of parking!) Why: To sell art and art related goods at affordable prices Cost: $65/booth. This includes one table, two chairs, 10×10 space to set up however you’d like, including the use of […]
“Little Red Headed Boy” accepted into the Northwest Watercolor Society exhibit
Missouri Artist, Janine Helton, Is Proud to Be One of 70 Artists Accepted in the NWWS Virtual Online Waterworks Unlimited Exhibition. The annual membership show runs April 22 – June 30, 2021 Janine Helton is among 70 selected artists to be in Northwest Watercolor Society’s (NWWS) Annual Membership Exhibition, Waterworks Unlimited. No ticket is required […]
Jan Helton wins the Mary Mosblech Tribute Award
I’m thrilled to report that my paintings, “Chosen” and “Days Like This”, were accepted into the St. Louis Watercolor Society’s 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition 2021! The icing on the cake is that “Days Like This” received the “Mary Mosblech Tribute Award” (Fourth Place)! Thank you to juror Sandra Strohschein for the honors. The virtual exhibition […]
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