Artisan Market
Join us next year: Saturday, September 19th, 2026
Annual Fine Art Festival in a beautiful country setting
Join us in our beautiful country setting for a day filled with 40 fine artists, delicious home-baked treats, live music, local lunch fare, craft beer, wine tasting, fresh-picked local produce and more. The popular community mural hands-on art opportunity is back! You can paint one of one hundred tiles that will come together throughout the day to create a mosaic mural.
Call For Artists
Seeking local and regional fine artists, 18 and older, of varied disciplines for the 13th Annual Artisan Market at Hornbaker Gardens on Saturday, September 19, 2026. We review all submissions and about 34 artists will be invited to participate.
The following fine art mediums are accepted: ceramics, drawing, furniture, glass, jewelry, acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, wood, mixed media, collage, leather, photography, and printmaking. If you work in a medium not listed above, please contact us for consideration. All work must be the artist’s original work; kits, commercial molds/fabricated forms, imports or mass-produced items are not allowed. The artwork must be sold by the artist during the market.
Our committee will review all submissions and all applicants will be notified of the selection results.
We will advertise the market through our website, social media, and regional news sources. We will promote this event in each of our newsletters which reach over 5000 people. We are a destination garden center and draw plant enthusiasts from Chicago, Rockford, Bloomington, Peoria, the Quad Cities and throughout our local region.
Attendance estimate: 3000
We offer a 10×10 area. You provide your own tables, chairs, and canopy. There is a $45 fee for your space due after the selection process. Set up will take place from 7–9:30am on September 19th.
If you have any questions please contact marcie@
The 2025 deadline has passed and artist selections have been made.
