August 4 & 5
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Zoo remains open for one additional hour after gates close to allow visitors to complete their visit.
Included with Zoo admission
Feel the roar, feel the rush at Buckeye Broadband Wild about Art at the Toledo Zoo! This unique, two-day art fair set in the wild beauty of the number one zoo in the nation, featuring local and regional artists with various mediums on display for thousands of Zoo visitors! This event will also include entertainment, interactive activities and, of course, animals!
Schedule of events
saturday, august 4
| All day | Kid's Art Zone Nature's Neighborhood Chalk art demos with Ice Creations Throughout the Art Fair |
| 10:30 a.m. | Red pandas painting demo Primate Forest |
| 10:30 a.m. - noon | Toledo Symphony Orchestra String Quartet Main Plaza |
| 11 a.m. | African elephants painting demo Tembo Trail |
| 11:30 a.m. | Tamandua painting demo Nature's Neighborhood |
| Noon - 3 p.m. | Origami demo Main Plaza Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) face painting & art party Main Plaza |
| Noon - 5 p.m. | Toledo Museum of Art glass flameworking demo Main Plaza |
| 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. | TSA Pop Combo Broadway Entrance Plaza |
| 1:30 p.m. | Penguins painting demo Penguin Beach |
| 2 p.m. | African elephants painting demo Tembo Trail |
| 2:30 p.m. | Galapagos tortoises painting demo Reptile House |
| 3 p.m. | White cheeked gibbons painting demo Primate Forest |
| 3, 4 & 5 p.m. | TSA Urban Jazz Collective Main Plaza |
sunday, august 5
| All day | Kid's Art Zone Nature's Neighborhood Chalk art demos with Ice Creations Throughout the Art Fair |
| 10:30 a.m. | Red pandas painting demo Primate Forest |
| 10:30 a.m. - noon | Toledo Symphony Orchestra String Quartet Main Plaza |
| 11 a.m. | African elephants painting demo Tembo Trail |
| 11:30 a.m. | Tamandua painting demo Nature's Neighborhood |
| Noon - 3 p.m. | Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) face painting & art party Main Plaza |
| Noon - 5 p.m. | Toledo Museum of Art glass flameworking demo Main Plaza |
| 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. | TSA Glass City Steel Drums Broadway Entrance Plaza |
| 1:30 p.m. | Penguins painting demo Penguin Beach |
| 2 p.m. | African elephants painting demo Tembo Trail |
| 2:30 p.m. | Galapagos tortoises painting demo Reptile House |
| 3 p.m. | White cheeked gibbons painting demo Primate Forest |
| 3, 4 & 5 p.m. | TSA Urban Jazz Collective Main Plaza |
New this year is Art Road’s Great Lakes Recycled Fish Sculptures, created by elementary school students and volunteers to raise awareness of the plastic trash left on the beaches and items that wash up onto the shores of our Great Lakes. Check it out near the Aquarium!
2018 Artists
Andrea Baker / Glass
Elaine Bast / Glass
Ann Beck / Mixed Media
Darien Belcher / Drawing
Veronica Bialecki / Mixed Media
Jennifer Blakley / Granite
Julie Bomia / Painting
Sandra Bowman-Claus / Mixed Media
Thomas Bowser / Drawing
Paul Brand / Painting
Matt Breunig / Jewelry
Tony Burroughs / Wood
Erin Buscetta / Jewelry
Joseph Buzolith / Jewelry
Megan Cannon / Painting
Amber Christy / Painting
Haylie Coger / Drawing
Alissa Cox / Wood
Jane Crouse / Photography
Kerry Cumpstone / Drawing
Douglas Dearth / Painting
Rebecca Deline / Textiles
Tammy Doroshewitz / Jewelry
Cindy Dubielak / Mixed Media
Lisa Edwards / Jewelry
Taylor Emery / Ceramics
Paul Fletcher / Mixed Media
Laurie Francisco / Painting
Jessica Garrett / Jewelry
Katia Gorsho / Mixed Media
Ana Grant / Jewelry
Jill Groves / Glass
Randy Gullett / Metal
Rachel Harmon / Painting
Kathie Huddleston / Mixed Media
Kristi Kay / Jewelry
Diane Keller / Textiles
Tina Kelsey / Jewelry
Orry Kennedy / Wood
John Kinnee / Mixed Media
Kati Kleimola / Painting
David Kosbab / Glass
Jean Lash / Mixed Media
Jason Lettman / Glass
Paul Madden / Drawing
Diane Mallow / Mixed Media
Tim Marsh / Painting
Elizabeth Martin / Ceramics
Lynn McAleer / Textiles
Deborah McEwen / Ceramics
Scott McMunn / Sculpture
Beverly McNear / Jewelry
Renee’ Melroy / Photography
Phil Myers / Photography
Renee Obrock / Painting
Nikki Orlowski / Painting
Eric Ortiz / Drawing
Margot Osmundsen-Repp / Jewelry
Dale Owens / Painting
Carisa Passalacqua / Mixed Media
Laura Pearson / Drawing
Judy Porter / Painting
Brian Reagan / Graphics
Chris Rodriguez / Painting
Mary Roe / Painting
Michele Ross / Photography
Alexandria Rudolph / Sculpture
Chad Schott / Mixed Media
Lydia Schreiber / Mixed Media
Steven Secord / Wood
Sumana Sharmin / Jewelry
Emily Snyder / Mixed Media
James Spencer / Sculpture
Stacy Spinazze / Jewelry
Sunshine Studios / Mixed Media
Rebecca Szparagowski / Glass
Erik Thomas / Metal
Michael Thomas / Photography
Toledo Twisted Iron / Metal
Chris Tort / Jewelry
Anita & Ann Tristan / Jewelry
Dustin Wagner / Glass
Mary Williams / Mixed Media
Evan Wilt / Painting
Owen Wittekindt / Drawing
Sharon Young / Painting
Sophia Zhou / Mixed Media
