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Emerging Iowa Artists Program
Sponsored by:
The Des Moines Arts Festival features a unique opportunity for visual artists who are Iowa residents and currently enrolled in an institution of higher education. The Emerging Iowa Artist Program, sponsored by Principal Financial Group, offers new artists the opportunity to showcase their talent at one of the nation's most decorated arts festivals.
The Emerging Iowa Artist Program is a stand-alone component of the Arts Festival, without any cost to the artist for submitting an application or exhibiting artwork.
Student applicants are required to complete an application just like those of the professional artists. The Festival jury will select the emerging artists separately from the Festival artists. And in June, the Awards Jury will jury all participating artists and award an emerging artist a $1,000 Best of Show Award for the Best Student Artist.
Each year the Des Moines Arts Festival attracts over 200,000 patrons. We are excited to offer the public this opportunity to discover Iowa's up-and-coming young talent.
The 2009 Emerging Iowa Artists will be posted on December 3, 2008. Below is the gallery of artists who participated in 2008.
2008 Emerging Iowa Artists
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Sarah Achtemeier, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 12
Ames, IA |
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Kate Brown, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 1
Odebolt, IA |
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Andy Campbell, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Grand View College
Booth Number: 20
Bondurant, IA |
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Saharu Fakhraie, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Grand View College
Booth Number: 14
Kingman, AZ |
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Megan Finch, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Graceland University
Booth Number: 22
Unionville, MO |
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Jon Kamrath, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 10
West Des Moines, IA
Web site: www.kamrathsculpture.com |
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Ryan Kappelman, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 18
Ames, IA |
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Brett Kilburg, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Grand View College
Booth Number: 17
Des Moines, IA |
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Andrew Kopp, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 4
Ames, IA |
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Anastasia Kral, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 13
Ames, IA
Web site: www.anastasiakral.com |
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Kelly Kunzler, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Graceland University
Booth Number: 9
Glidden, IA |
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Jon Lemons, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 15
Waukee, IA |
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Jared Porter, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 7
Ames, IA |
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Amber Preas, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Grand View College
Booth Number: 21
Pleasant Hill, IA |
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Anjana Rao, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 2
Urbandale, IA |
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Cat Rocketship, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Drake University
Booth Number: 23
Des Moines, IA
Web site: www.pleaseobey.com |
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Nathan Schmid, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: University of Northern Iowa
Booth Number: 19
Elkrun Heights, IA |
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Changsoon Shin, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 3
West Des Moines, IA |
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Willa Thornburg, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 16
Ames, IA |
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Dean Vande Griend, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 5
Story City, IA |
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Asa Wentzel-Fisher, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 6
Ames, IA |
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Dustin Whited, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Iowa State University
Booth Number: 11
Ames, IA |
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Grant Wittstruck, Emerging Iowa Artist
School: Morningside College
Booth Number: 8
Sioux City, IA |
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