40th annual Art in the Park fine art festival

Over 50 fine art booths will encircle Sylvan Park in Lanesboro on Sat, June 19. Photo by Treedome.

Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the 40^th annual Art in the Park fine art festival on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lanesboro’s Sylvan Park with 50-plus fine art & craft booths and live music. Renowned for quality, variety, and value, Art in the Park is a family-friendly art fair that attracts thousands of regional patrons to Sylvan Park each year.

The focal point of Art in the Park is of course the art! Fine art and fine craft artist booths encircle Sylvan Park underneath canopies of shade, featuring a wide variety of artist-made work by over 50 artists from the tri-state region. There will be paintings, photography, fine jewelry, textile rugs & quilts, hand-thrown ceramics, stained glass, original paintings, blown & fused glass sculptures, artworks utilizing reclaimed wood, stoneware clay pottery, metalwork, woven baskets, homemade embroidery, and more. There will also be family art activities for youth to participate in.

Attendees will enjoy delicious and locally prepared foods at booths and food trucks. Available will be pulled pork sandwiches and smoked chicken (Biggen’s BBQ of Peterson) and tacos (Lanesboro Public Schools’ Tex-Mex Trip). The Farmers Market will offer fresh food and healthy snack stands, and the Lanesboro Community Theater will sell ice-cold pop, lemonade, and water. Returning to Art in the Park in 2021 will be craft beer provided by Kinney Creek Brewery of Rochester, Island City Brewery of Winona, KARST Brewing Co. of Fountain, and the new addition of Lanesboro’s very own Sylvan Brewing.

Due to COVID-19, there are fewer artists this year to allow for social distancing in Sylvan Park. Masks will be required when walking through the festival and approaching artist booths. Hand sanitization stations will also be available. Lanesboro Arts thanks festival-goers for keeping Art in the Park safe and comfortable for all!

(Lanesboro Arts)