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Wild about Art

Sat, Aug. 9 & Sun, Aug. 10
Zoo opens at 9 a.m. for Members

Join us for our two-day art fair that takes place throughout Zoo grounds. This unique show, features local and regional artists with various mediums on display and for sale. Enjoy artist and animal painting demos, live musical entertainment and more!

 

Schedule of events

Animal Painting Demos (Each Day)

10:30 a.m.
African elephants - Tembo Trail, Bull yard

11 a.m.
Primate Forest

1 p.m.
African elephants - Tembo Trail, Bull yard

1:30 p.m.
Penguins – Penguin Beach

2:30 p.m.
Galapagos tortoises, Nature’s Neighborhood

3 p.m.
Primate Forest

Activities & Demos (Each Day)

All day
Kids’ Art Zone - Nature’s Neighborhood

Chalk art demos with Ice Creations – Throughout the Art Fair

Mural demo, with Chilly Rodriguez - Near Beastro

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Spin & Splat art demos – Nature’s Neighborhood

Noon – 3 p.m.
Origami demos, by Michael Roy’s Paper Magic - Main Plaza
Crafts with Toledo School for the Arts – Near Monarch Marketplace

Saturday musical entertainment,
Main Plaza

10 a.m. – noon
Millenius String Quartet

12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
TSA Glass City Steel

3 & 4 p.m.
TSA Urban Jazz Collective

Sunday musical entertainment,
Main Plaza

10 a.m. – noon
Millenius String Quartet

12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
TSA Pop Combo

3 - 4 p.m.
TSA Urban Jazz Collective Check back for the list of participating artists!

Participating Artists

Painting

Duane Ackley
Kelli Bechtel
Hannah Behm
Veronica Bialecki
Craig Blair
Amanda Briggs
Hannah Brown
Amber Christy
Emily Ferguson
Brant Georgia
Christine Hattendorf
Kelley Hensing
Tina Hotchkiss
John Jurries
Brooke Lambrix
Megan Litts
Barbara Maniak
Tuesdie Marshall
Nathaniel Miller
Katherine Montefusco
Jessica Nulph
Nikki Orlowski
Linda Shetzer
Kate Sowinski
David Van Hook
Michael Weber
Carmel Whitt
Yuemin Xin

Drawing

Aaron Bordner
Codey Dauch
Kathy Rennels
Owen Wittekindt

Mixed Media

Diane Binder
Chelsea Boucha
Megan Cummings
Kristin Dailey & Walt Spooner
Jaclyn Feldstein
John Friermood
Destiny Gildemeister
Demi Heitzman
Taryn Hernandez
Lexi Herrington
Summer Holmes
Tara Kaiser
Paul Madden
Mark Pike
Sunshine Studios
Evan Wilt

Jewelry

Carrie Brown
Joe Buzolith
Tammy Doroshewitz
Kayla Keely
Amy Lehman
Kristy Luther
Elaine Robertson
Sarah Speer
Anita Tristan
Gretchen Whitehead
Darby Fogt

Metal

Benjamin Branum

Wood

Hayley Cason Grobbel
Alexander Gardner
David Patten

Ceramics

Kimberly Ford

Glass

Mary Burget
Chloe Gauthier
Shannon Jones
Matthew Paskiet

Textiles

Stacie Benison
Siobhan Bergman
Carrie Hawkins
Camryn Klocinski
Katie Myer

Photography

Adelfa Dowling
Maria McCall
Michele Ross
Deborah Tanner
Ben Wymer

Other

Vicki Knauerhase 
Michigan Soap Co-Op
Ahmed Orra
Megan Osinski
Robyn Pero
Pearl Podlinsek