The 36th Annual
Art on the Commons
Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
presented by Rosewood Arts Center
August 11, 2024
11 am - 5pm
Back for its 36th year, the Art on the Commons Fine Arts and Crafts Festival features approximately one hundred artists from around the country. Located in a scenic park within the vibrant Dayton area, the festival's live music and top notch artists make Art on the Commons a destination for several thousand art lovers every year. Art on the Commons is organized by Rosewood Arts Center, a division of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department of the City of Kettering.
Event details and a map can be found here: Art on the Commons Festival Guide! Scroll down for more details about parking, entertainment and more.
Event Details
2024 Artist Awards
Best of Show: Emily Cooper
2nd Place: Kara Lovell
3rd Place: Lauren Blackwell
Best Presentation: Becky Howard
Ohio's Best: Amy Noffsinger
Featured Artist: Megs LeVesseur
Peoples Choice Awards
Jane Nomura
Megs LeVesseur
Lauren Blackwell
Artist Awards
Vote for your favorite artist at the festival! The top three People's Choice artists will receive $100 prize provided by the Joan W. McCoy Memorial Art Fund. Awards will also be given by our onsite jury for Best of Show, 2nd, 3rd place, Best Presentation and Best of Ohio winners. Ribbons will be presented at the festival beginning at 3 pm and posted on this page following the event.
The WYSO Stage
91.3 WYSO brings the best of local music to Southwest Ohio and to this year’s festival! Find a bench, spread out in the grass or bring a lawnchair and enjoy the line-up by Juliet Fromholt, WYSO Music Director and host of Alpha Rhythms and Kaleidoscope.
12:20 - 1:05 pm: The Nautical Theme
1:25 - 2:10 pm: The Bruins
2:30 - 3:15 pm: Anna Marie
3:35 - 4:25 pm: Frank Calzada and Friends
Food
The Fraze Pavilion's Ernie's: Hotdogs, chips and more
Hamburger Wagon: Classic old-time hamburgers
Sweet P's Handcrafted Ice Pops: Mexican poleta-inspired treats
Gary's Italian Ice: Italian ices & frozen custards
A Cut Above - Schnitzel & More: Schnitzel, brats and other German style food
Claybourne Grille: All American classics
Bella Sorella Pizza: Italian wood-fired pizza
El Meson: Hispanic-fusion cuisine
Arts Activities and Demonstrations
Interactive activities for all ages are presented by our talented Rosewood team on the theme of creatures, including fish toys, buggy headbands and flying friends! Rosewood instructors demonstrate various art techniques and answer questions about their upcoming Rosewood classes! Demos begin on the hour.
11 am - 4 pm: Donna Kuszpa, Wirewrapping Jewelry
11 am - 12 pm: Brooke Griffin, Printmaking
12 - 1 pm: Bonnie Kuntz, Watercolor
12 - 1 pm: Brandon Lowery, Wheel Pottery
1 - 2 pm: Patti Boone, Handbuilding
1 - 2 pm : Eva Lewis, Plein Air Painting
2 - 3 pm: Mary Patterson, Metalsmithing Jewelry
3 - 5 pm: Life Lines Studio, Figure Drawing
How to get to the festival
Directions and Parking
The festival is located at Lincoln Park Civic Commons, adjacent to the Fraze Pavilion. You can use the following address to get to the festival: 675 Lincoln Park Blvd, Kettering, OH 45429.
Parking is free! Check out the Parking Map Here.
Bike to AOTC
Ride your bike to Art on the Commons! Bicycle parking is located by the information booth and the entrance to Fraze Pavilion, and representatives from Walk/Bike Kettering will be available to provide information about walking and bicycling in our city!
Thanks to our 2024 Event Sponsors!
Thank you to our 2024 Art on the Commons event sponsors, including our media sponsor The Dayton Daily News, The Modern College of Design, 91.3 WYSO, Robert K. Jones Insurance, The Wright Cut Hair Studio, Heritage Architectural Associates, Dayton Art Solutions, Eudora Brewing Company, the Joan McCoy Memorial Fund and the Flower Shoppe. This event is also made possible by support from the Ohio Arts Council, the Kettering Parks Foundation and the Kettering Arts Council.
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Event Committee
The Art on the Commons Committee is comprised of Kettering and Dayton residents who support the arts by making this festival a success and include Mary Crockett, Jane Dunwoodie, Pat Higgins (Event Chair), Terri Holman, Sue McCall, Thom Meyer, Georgiana Nye, John Schmidtz and Kayt Senn-Grilliot. Emily Vaughn, the Special Events Coordinator at Rosewood Arts Center, is the city liaison.