Carmel International Arts Festival 2012

Welcome to the Fifteenth Annual Carmel International Arts Festival.

On Saturday September 22, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and Sunday September 23, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Carmel International Arts Festival. We have grown considerably from that first year around Carmel City Square. There will be over 135 juried artists exhibiting in watercolor, oil, 2D, jewelry, photography, 3D, wood, sculpture, pottery and more. We are now in our thirteenth year of holding the festival in the Arts and Design District. Best of all it is FREE!

ATTENTION: See the 2011 winners below. 2012 Call to Artist Form now available!

Motor Vehicle Parking:
We will have a shuttle system to and from Carmel High School during festival hours.
Handicap parking is available at the PNC Bank Parking lot.
Additional parking is available at the Indiana Design Center on Rangeline Road that includes underground parking.

Admission is free as always and last year we had a record breaking crowd over two days of 30,000. Both days we have booked wonderful entertainment. Along with the tempting food vendors, festival goers can sample the Arts and Design District’s outstanding restaurants and visit all the local shops. This year for children we have Young at Art stations throughout the festival. Again this year we have the very popular exhibit the Young Artist Tent, featuring the exceptional talent of our high school art students in Carmel.

If you have never been to the Carmel International Arts Festival, now is the time to come visit. This is a festival renowned for diverse artistic styles! Truly an unforgettable experience for the whole family. We look forward to seeing you here!

See 2011 winners below the poster for the fourteenth annual Festival ...

CIAF artwork 2011

Original artwork by Carmel Architect - Brian McFarland

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Winners for 2011 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The Best of Show
April Willy – Oil/Acrylic

1st Place : Jeanne McLeish – Watercolor
2nd Place : Tom & Jeff Unzicker – Ceramics/Pottery
3rd Place : Ruby Ballard Harris – 3-D Functional

Best of Media
Mark Burkett– Printmaking
Lee Cohn – Jewelry
Beth A. Forst– Oil/Acrylic
Nicholas K. Logsdon – Jewelry
Marcy Neiditz – Ceramics/Pottery
Bruce Allan Neville– Watercolor
J. D. Nolan– Photography
J. Rodney Reveal – Oil/Acrylic
John Sweitzer– Wood
Joe Vondersaar –Photography

Honorable Mention
Doug Arnholter – Mixed Media
Teri Barnett – Oil/Acrylic
George Bragg – Sculpture
Dick Close – Watercolor
Lee Ellis – Wood
Randall Scott Harden –Oil/Acrylic
Lynn Krause – 2-D Art / Painting
Pat Rued – 3-D Art / Fabric
Roxanna Santoro – Jewelry
Michael J. Weber – Watercolor