Art Activities
Family Fun
Familienplatz
Familienplatz is the best place to take time to relax in the shade with friends and family. Let your creativity run free at the Banana Factory Arts Center! 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. 2, 5-9 p.m.
Aug. 3-11, 12-9 p.m.
Drop by the Crayola Creativity tent to get crafty with the Banana Factory Arts Center. Each day of the ‘Fest will feature a new art project, with options for artists of all ages and abilities.
Be part of our community art project! For the second 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. This year, we will also create a constellation using the sound holes cut out from the guitars!
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 2024 Poster Artist Exhibition
Layered Cosmos Exhibition: 2024 Musikfest Poster Artist Lauren Beck
Venue: Alvin H. Butz Gallery & ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks First Floor
May 24-September 15, 2024
Welcome to “Layered Cosmos,” an exploration of the boundless layers of artistic expression. Lauren Beck has meticulously crafted each piece to evoke a sense of dreamlike wonder in her layered subjects.
Drawing inspiration from mythology and celestial symbolism, Beck’s zodiac series shares a depiction of each astrological sign as a mixed media print. Included in this exploration are smaller studies of constellation subjects, carved into over 50 layers of acrylic paint, revealing the colors beneath. The result is a stunning visual tapestry that celebrates the unique energies that connect us all and are shared with stories in the stars above. By reimagining her botanical drawings as cut shapes with contrast, the artist’s floral designs take on new life, their forms dancing in harmony with light and shadow.
About The Artist:
Lauren “Ren” Beck, of Ren & Ink LLC, is a Lettering Artist and Illustrator proudly living and working in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. She enjoys drawing and painting with traditional materials and often works digitally with the iPad and Apple Pencil to craft designs that express her vibrant, celebratory vision on life!
Beck is energized by working directly in the community – Lehigh Valley, PA and beyond – and she’s collaborated with many incredible small businesses. From chalk and painted signage to interior wall murals – there’s nothing like bringing together a space with art. With a background and degree in Art Education, Beck regularly teaches in-person workshops, after-school programs and summer camps.
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
Hot Glass Experience
Weekdays: 4-8 p.m. | Weekends: Noon-8 p.m.
Hot Glass Tent, Air Products Americaplatz | $70 + ticketing fees
With the guidance of one of our artists, you’ll work one-on one to create your own jellyfish or paperweight orb. Each session takes 20 minutes. Ages 6 and up are welcome. No experience necessary. Please be aware that all pieces made from molten glass need time to cool down. Note that this experience takes place in the ArtsQuest Glass Studio tent at Musikfest. Participants will need to return another day to pick up their work or arrange for their pieces to be shipped for an extra charge.
Sign up online in advance to secure a hot glass experience at bananafactory.org.
Note: Glass pieces need to cool overnight. Pieces can be picked up another day during the festival, or can be shipped for an additional fee.
Rides & Games
Familienplatz
The rides are back at Musikfest! AKM Entertainment will be in Familienplatz with bounce houses, slides and a bungee trampoline bringing family fun for kids of all ages!
Axe Throwing at Plaza Tropical, presented by Throw House
Plaza Tropical
Friday, August 2; 5-11 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, August 3-11; 12-11 p.m.
Throw House will accept credit cards and Musikfest cash cards.
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