SPRING ARTISAN FEST 2026!
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Is parking available?Yes, parking will be available on your left as you approach the Red Barn Preserve from the north end of River Rd. If you're coming from the south, the opposite directions apply. Our volunteers will help direct traffic ahead of the festival start time. If parking becomes limited, you're welcome to park along River Rd. near the property.
Will there be refreshments?Yes, we'll have food trucks and lemonade on site!
What are acceptable payment methods?Each vendor has its own system. Because of this, we recommend coming prepared with multiple payment methods.
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Meet Previous Years' Artists
Deb Monteith
Catch painter and jeweler Deb Monteith at The Gateway Museum's 3rd Annual Spring Art Festival! This year, Deb has added something new called Art on Glass, hand-painted impressions that incorporate her love of the river. Deb adds these works to the jewelry she creates from aluminum, copper, and sand. At the Art Festival, Deb will help children and adults maneuver marbles in paint to produce a unique piece of art for each participant!
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Mary Ann Evans
If you haven't met Mary Ann Evans of Mare's Wares, you are in for a treat! Mary Ann is a potter and teacher with over 25 years' of experience creating beautiful, colorful, and functional pottery made from stoneware, raku, and porcelain. Meet her at the Art Festival at the Red Barn Preserve. There will be so much to experience!
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Pam Morley
We are thrilled to present local artist Pam Morley, a self-taught artist specializing in oil painting and other paint mediums. Her portraits, landscapes, and still lifes can be found in Florida and New York galleries.
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Mark Schwartz
Mark Schwartz spent ten years as a professional wooden boat restorer in Clayton and now puts his skills to work creating little boats made from big boats and rustic furniture made from trees that grow on his property near Redwood. At the Art Festival, he will demonstrate the use of a shaving horse and invite people to try it! facebook.com/Red-Woods
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Cheri Ramie
Cheri Ramie is all about designer bags - her upscale designs from new and recycled textiles. Cheri is from Ogdensburg but now lives in Cicero. Find her on Facebook at RiverMarieDesigns.
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Pam Winchester
Meet another one of our featured artists! Pam Winchester is a mixed media artist who is passionate about creating and teaching art. She is currently painting two murals for the Hammond Historical Museum.
Pam's work has been shown at the Frederick Remington Museum, the Iva Smith Memorial Gallery, TAUNY, and more. |
Dot and Jeff Swift
The creations of Dot and Jeff Swift are both beautiful and useful. You'll find wooden boxes, segmented bows of various species, painted scenes on handsaws, ornaments, bowls, and plaques. Jeff has been woodworking for more than 17 years, and Dot has been a painter since she was a child.
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Laura Yehle
Laura Yehle grows the flowers she presses using both a traditional flower press and a microwave. She covers metal rings of various sizes with mulberry or rice paper that she first paints white. She also creates pressed flower lampshades.
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Ann French
Ann has taught basket weaving and jewelry making for nearly 40 years and now focuses her time on creating unusual and beautiful baskets. She has shown her work widely in galleries and art shows. After showing at the Spring Art Festival in 2022, she was excited to return this year.
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Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor has carved wood for 26 years. His most popular work is a "comfort bird", with extremely smooth surfaces and a groove under the tail for rubbing during distress. You can find Jack in his shop carving, out on the trail hunting for wood or teaching others to see how a piece of wood can become art.
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