Mecosta Art Fair

Prizes

2027 PRIZES:

TBD

2026 PRIZES:

Live Artists:

2D:

1st place: $350 – Kathy Villalobos

2nd place: $200 – Inky Koi Studio

3rd place: $150 – Valentina Assaf

3D:

1st place: $350 – The Wood Wackers

2nd place: $200 – The Stoned Squid

3rd place: $150 – Jay Scofield

People’s choice:

1st place: $100 – The Wood Wackers

2nd place: $50 – Julie Mayer

Best Booth:

Judges choice:

1st place: $100 – Deb Yarhouse

2nd place: $50 – Linda Bula

People’s choice:

1st place $50 – Jades Flowers and More

Scheduled Musician’s:

1st place: $250 – The Front Porch Songbirds

2nd place: $150 – Cooper Adamo and his Michiganders

3rd place: $100 – Lisa Carol

Musician’s prizes will be determined by a panel of judges with musical experience hand picked by The Mecosta Artisans board.

2025 WINNERS

Live Artists:

Judge’s Pick:

1st place: $350 Gemma Kailing

Judge's 1st Place Pick Gemma Kailing Painting of man with bagpipes standing in the road in front of a building.

2nd place: $200 Laurie Taylor

Judge's 2nd Place Pick Laurie Taylor Sunflower painted on glass with a wooden frame with the words "If I was a flower, I would be a sunflower, to always follow the sun, turn my back to the darkness. Stand proud, tall and straight - even with my head full of seeds" on it.
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3rd place: $150 Emilee Jones

Judge's 3rd Place Pick Emilee Jones Sketch of octopus, hammerhead shark, and jellyfish drawn on skin

People’s Choice:

1st place: $100* Woodwackers Carving Group

People's Choice 1st Place Woodwackers Carving Group Totem Pole

2nd place: $50* Deb Yarhouse

People's Choice 2nd Place Deb Yarhouse Eagle Painting

Best Booth:

Judge’s Pick: Trade Bead Rendezvous

Judge's Best Booth Pick Trade Bead Rendezvous Table with a banner that reads, Stories, Music, and Dances of the Voyageurs "Interactive Family Programs" Le Voyageur & Madame Rachelle

People’s Choice: Jenn Steffen

People's Best Booth Choice Jen Steffen Vendor Booth

Scheduled Musician’s:

People’s choice:

1st place: $250 Nik Carman

Scheduled Musician's 1st Place Nik Carman on the guitar

2nd place: 2 pizzas from Fate’s Express Mecosta Wesley Reynolds

Scheduled Musician's 1st Place Wesley Reynolds playing the bagpipes.

Live Artists: Anyone signed up as a live artist must completely create their piece on site the day of the event. A complete list of rules will accompany your acceptance email.

Best Booth: This category is for the booth that most embodies what this event stands for. Especially highlighting Mecosta and the surrounding areas.

Scheduled Musicians: This category is for musicians/bands scheduled to perform in the designated area.