Art Activities
Family Fun
NJM Insurance Familienplatz
NJM Insurance Familienplatz is the best place to take time to relax in the shade with friends and family. Let your creativity run free! The Crayola Creativity Tent is a great destination for younger ‘festers to get crafty with awesome activities and leave their mark by contributing to a community art project for all ages.
Crayola Creativity Tent Hours
Aug. 1, 5-9 p.m.
Aug. 2-10, 12-9 p.m.
Drop by the Crayola Creativity tent to get crafty with the ArtsQuest Visual Arts team. Each day of the ‘Fest will feature a different art project, with options for artists of all ages and abilities.
Be part of our community art project! For the third year, you’ll have the opportunity to design a guitar top to display in our community installation. Guitar tops will go on display the day after they are completed and stay up for the rest of the festival and can be claimed after the festival ends.
Workshops with Musikfest Poster Artist Mallory Zondag
Meet Mallory Zondag and learn some of the fiber arts techniques she used to create the 2025 Musikfest poster! Throughout the festival, she will lead free art-making sessions where you can create pieces to contribute to a community art project that will go on display on the ArtsQuest campus. Check back for more information!
Inclusion Zone in partnership with Accessible Festivals and presented by Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
The inclusion Zone is a sensory-supportive space that provides services, tools and amenities to benefit individuals with sensory-processing difficulties of all ages.
Musikfest 2025 Poster Artist Exhibition
What Lies Between Us: Exhibition by Musikfest Poster Artist Mallory Zondag
Venue: Alvin H. Butz Gallery and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks First Floor
May 23-September 14, 2025
“Between Us” is a collection of mixed media fiber sculptures created between 2020 and 2025. Every piece was sculpted during different times, inspired by different experiences and explored separate ideas. Looking back on this work, I see a thread, a connective tissue that binds my work together, and that tissue is made of this question; “What lies between us?”. What are the connections between people and our planet that we cannot see? Connections that, were they visible, would start to erase the hard borders of ourselves to blur and blend us into the mosses and mountains, the flora and the fungi. Our living planet is infinitely more complex and interconnected than we can be aware of on a day-to-day basis. Everything is alive, from the microorganisms in our own bodies to the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe. Our own bodies are themselves, ecosystems, an infinitely small part of a spectacular whole. Connection is the heartbeat of our planet, it’s what creates community and feeds our soul, it is everywhere, we need only to peel away the layers of the everyday to see what lies beneath, the endless connective threads that lie between us.
The Art of Musikfest Panel Discussion
Thursday, July 31 | 6-7 p.m.
Each year ArtsQuest commissions an artist to create an original work of art that captures their interpretation of Musikfest. In recent years, the artwork has included paintings, a mural, digital art, and fiber art. Each work is then transformed into the the iconic Musikfest poster, which can be seen throughout the festival on signs, merchandise, and, famously, the mugs.
Please join us as we discuss the process behind the creation of the Musikfest poster with the artists who designed the artwork from 2019-2025. Learn about their inspiration, techniques, and what it’s like to see your art come to life at Musikfest.
Featured Artists:
- Jessica Bastidas (2019)
- Doug Boehm (2020)
- Mandy Martin (2021)
- Bart Cooper (2022)
- Maltas Con Leche (2023)
- Lauren Beck (2024)
- Mallory Zondag (2025)
Moderated by Lisa Harms, Sr. Director of Visual Arts & Education, ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest Glass Studio Tent
Air Products Americaplatz at Levitt Pavilion SteeStacks
Visit the ArtsQuest Glass Studio Tent to participate in Hot Glass Experiences (pre-registration online required), watch live artist demos and find unique handmade glass items for purchase from local artists.
Glass Studio hours:
Weekdays: 4-8 p.m. Hot Glass Experiences (online registration required)
8-10 p.m. Musikfest Mug “Blown Away style” competition
4-10 p.m. retail sales open
Weekends: 12-8 p.m. Hot Glass Experiences (online registration required)
8-10 p.m. – Musikfest Mug “Blown Away style” competition
12-10 p.m. retail sales open
