Celebrating Art with a Splash in Siouxland, Sioux City

Early September brought Art Splash again to Siouxland at Riverside Park in Sioux City. A number of artists that are local, regional and others present their expressions for area residents to view and purchase. It is a juried exhibition set in a park setting with an entertainment stage.

Various musical acts perform and the sound wafts over the park area. It’s fun to attend and for collectors a chance to add more items to their walls or gardens and for others a chance to be inspired by what they see. Ceramics, photography, oil and water and pastel paintings, wood working, jewelry, metalurgy, clothing, Art Splash is a plethora of a feast to fill one’s eyes.

Jerry Mennenga

Sioux City, Iowa

Photographer Gary Nelson stands among some of his scenic photographs on display at Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Local artist Amy Foltz of Sioux City, Iowa performs her judging duties during Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Visitors check out various artist displays at Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

An artist takes a peek out of the back of his display at Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

The band Titans of Industry perform at Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Paul Imholte, St. Cloud, MN, fiddles away his time at Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Artist Klaire Pearson, right, of Vermillion, SD, ties an apron of printed wearble art onto Aaliyah Davies, center, of Sioux City, Iowa, as she is accessorized by assistant Janelle Lafrentzat Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

A couple shoot photos of themselves in front of an art exhibit piece currently at the Sioux City Art Center by artist John Himmelfarb during Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Artist displays are set among trees at Art Splash in Riverside Park in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

 

 

Sioux City Art Center Art Splash

This past weekend the Sioux City, Iowa, Art Center held its annual Art Splash festival which is a yearly event that helps raise money for the center as well as gives artists, locally and across the region, an opportunity to sell work to those attending. This year marks the second time the event is held at Grandview Park. It was moved to that location last year after the Missouri River flooded the Sioux City river front, a location that Art Splash graced for several years.

Art Splash gives local art lovers a chance to see a variety of medium, involving various painting genres, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, wood working, photography, glass, and there are a number of food vendors and activities for children as well as different performance acts that can include music, comedy, skits and audience participation. This is a small look at the annual festival and something worth the time and $5.00 entrance fee to spend a few hours forgetting about current events and enjoying the visual beauty that is art. Reprints are available here.

Jerry Mennenga

Sioux City, Iowa