Call for Art – Chico ART Festival 2026
FOR ARTISTS: DO YOU WANT TO EXHIBIT YOUR ART?
The dates, this year, are Friday, May 8 from 4 to 8 pm & Saturday, May 9 from 10 am to 4 pm. The application portal is up and running. Apply now!
Category: Chico ART Festival – May 8 & 9, 2026
2026 Chico ART Festival – Save the Dates!
ChiVAA (Chico Visual Arts Alliance) presents the Chico ART Festival, an annual event celebrating art, music, and community. This year marks our 13th festival. This event is an important part of the North State’s cultural fabric. Save the dates and join us on Friday, May 8th, and Saturday, May 9th.
Marion Hunziker-Larsen | Jewelry
What’s special this year? Demo at my booth… and you can try your hand at crochet jewelry.
Nicolai Larsen | Painting, Art Signs
Marion Hunziker-Larsen invites you to her booth to see and enjoy some of Nicolai Larsen’s art legacy.
Carol Granger | Ceramics
Creating in ceramics is a joy for Carol Granger. Preview her work here. Carol will have a booth at the upcoming Chico ART Festival on Mother’s Day Weekend. About 40 artists will showcase their artwork at the festival this year.
Retta Wilmarth | Ceramics, Mixed Media
Retta Wilmarth, one of our Chico ART Festival exhibitor, “clay speak”—creating unexpected clay forms from her imagination that complement found, repurposed metal and nature’s gifts. Many sculptures accent garden pathways and porches. Every piece is an individual, original, ‘one of a kind’ piece of art.
Bette Alter | Woodcarving & Ceramic
Bette Alter is one of the exhibitors at Chico Art Festival, May 9 & 10, 2026 outdoors at St John’s Episcopal Church on Floral Avenue in Chico.
David Plant | Block Prints and More
David Plant makes block prints, pen & ink, etchings, wood carvings, jewelry and ceramics… and he will be one of the artist displaying his work at the Chico ART Festival, May 8 & 9, 2026. The festival is outdoors on the beautiful grounds of St John’s Episcopal Church on Floral Avenue, in Chico.
Pat Koszis | Ceramics
Pat Koszis produces functional and figurative sculptural ceramics in brilliant colors. She also teaches classes in her studio in Chico sharing with immense pleasure what she has learned about clay with others. In addition, she is one of the main producer of the Chico ART Festival.
Nate Lowe | Borosilicate Glass
Meet Nate Lowe and his borosilicate glass creations. He will be showing his artwork at the Chico ART Festival. Nate makes handmade nature fantasy themed glass art including sculptures, home and garden accessories, earrings and pendants.