Frederick, MD —The Frederick Arts Council board of directors voted to cancel the 2020 Frederick Festival of the Arts which had been scheduled to take place June 5-7, out of an interest for public health and safety in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision is in keeping with Governor Larry Hogan’s most recent recommendations announced today regarding large convenings, which have an uncertain reopen date within Phase III of the Maryland Strong Roadmap to Recovery.
Artists and vendors who were selected to participate in the 2020 festival will have their booth fees refunded.
“Unfortunately, it seemed the obvious conclusion was to cancel this year’s scheduled Festival after closely following the trajectory of this pandemic,” said John Bekier, President of the Frederick Arts Council.
Because the festival depends on hundreds working together on dates set a year in advance, it is not possible to reschedule for this year. Next year’s Festival of the Arts is scheduled for Jun 4-6, 2021.
“We feel it was essential that we do our part to help curb the coronavirus’ spread,” said Louise Kennelly, Executive Director of the Arts Council. We greatly appreciate our festival sponsors, including the following who are keeping their support with the Frederick Arts Council: Hood College; Kaiser Permanente; Frederick County Bank; Restoration Family Chiropractic; Marketing and Research Resources (M&RR); Research for Good; Rakuten Insight; Daynata; and Prodege MR, and Luxury Bath.
“Our Festival committee has been hard at work since October and fortunately, much of that good planning can be used in the future,” said Festival director, Jasmine Sneed.
More than 100 artists were juried into this year’s festival. Selected artists for this year’s festival included the following:
Bill Colby, New Smyrna Beach FL – Clay
Sarah Houde, Hollywood MD – Clay
Ben May, Finksburg MD – Clay
Kathy Swan, Ellicott City MD – Clay
Julia Sclar, Frederick MD- Clay
Anthony Huonder, Minneapolis MN – Clay
Samuel Hitchman, Cincinnati OH -Clay
Selinda Kennedy – Muncy PA – Clay
Victor and Megan Huston-Field, Bedford PA – Clay
Misha Sanborn, Fredericksburg – VA Clay
Kevin Rodrigue, Spotsylvania , VA -Clay
Susan Williams, Fleetwood PA – Digital (any manipulation, i.e. photography, collage etc.)
Glen Klein, Danville PA – Digital (any manipulation, i.e. photography, collage etc.)
Ikumi Kayama, Riverdale MD – Drawing / Graphics / Printmaking
Charlie Barton, Baltimore MD – Drawing / Graphics / Printmaking
William Lewis, Gettysburg PA – Drawing / Graphics / Printmaking
Bob Friedenberg, Round Hill VA – Drawing / Graphics / Printmaking
Brittani Locke, Boonsboro MD – Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Erin Draper, Baltimore MD – Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Somnath Sengupta, Ellicott City MD – Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Samuel Yao, Ann Arbor MI – Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Terry Lo, Manalapan NJ Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Nanako Miller, New York NY Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Jeanne Scannell , Newburg PA Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Deborah O’Keeffe, Staunton VA Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
Kali Basi,Yelm WA Fiber (wearable & non-wear, baskets, rugs, handmade paper & collage)
David Leidy, Sorrento FL Glass
David Sandidge, Clermont FL Glass
John DiCarlo, Fort Myers FL Glass
Sebastian Coleman, Mt. Vernon, OH Glass
Richard Bond, Ottawa Ontario Glass
Leah Staley, Scotts Valley CA Jewelry (Metal)
Merrilee Harrigan, Washington DC Jewelry (Metal)
Christie May, Palm Beach FL Jewelry (Metal)
Candace Stribling, Frederick MD – Jewelry (Metal)
Stacey Krantz, Braddock Heights MD, Jewelry (Metal)
John and Debbie Sosnowsky, Union Bridge MD Jewelry (Metal)
Scott Wolf, Rockville MD Jewelry (Metal)
Alison Jefferies, Catonsville MD Jewelry (Metal)
Lauren Nogrady, Middletown MD Jewelry (Metal)
Wendy Waugaman, Port Clyde ME Jewelry (Metal)
Ilene Kay, Clyde NC Jewelry (Metal)
Marie-Pierre Pulcini, Jefferson NY Jewelry (Metal)
Julie Leininger, Gansevoort NY Jewelry (Metal)
Larry Tallent, Norman OK Jewelry (Metal)
Rona Fisher, Philadelphia PA Jewelry (Metal)
Kara Raymond, Doylestown PA Jewelry (Metal)
Zbigniew Chojnacki, Philadelphia PA Jewelry (Metal)
Kelly Civitarese, Philadelphia, PA Jewelry (Metal)
Lisa Markowitz, Reston VA Jewelry (Metal)
Ninika Gordon, Madison VA Jewelry (Metal)
Jon Black, Winooski VT Jewelry (Metal)
Jessica Bryson, Points WV Jewelry (Metal)
Lisa Davin, Delray Beach FL Jewelry (Other)
Megan Horan, Raleigh NC Jewelry (Other)
Lou Frederick, New York NY Jewelry (Other)
Merrianne Nichols, Dover DE Leather
John Davis, Hyattsville MD Leather
Lisa Strauss, Hackettstown NJ Leather
Judith Smith, Springfield OR Leather
Bud Scheffel, Kingston NY Metal
Robert Yates, McDonough NY Metal
Douglas Hain, Myerstown PA Metal
Kim Klabe, Rehobeth Beach DE Mixed Media (includes Sculpture)
Vered Yanay, Rockville MD, Mixed Media (includes Sculpture)
Cari Corene, Boonsboro MD Mixed Media (includes Sculpture)
Richard Trincere, Jackson heights NY Mixed Media (includes Sculpture)
Jeffrey Wateska, Pittsburgh PA Mixed Media (includes Sculpture)
Ginger Reuling, Berryville VA Mixed Media (includes Sculpture)
Janet Spahr, Carlisle PA Musical Instruments
Justin Alsedek, Ocala FL Painting
Rachel Ratcliff, Clearwater FL Painting
Geraldine Butler , Columbia MD Painting
Goodloe Byron, Frederick MD Painting
Vincent Hughes, Silver Spring MD Painting
Rachel Stevenson, Hagerstown MD Painting
Gerald Troutman, Sykesville MD Painting
Steve Rowlands, Bel Air MD Painting
Michael Adams, Frederick MD Painting
Daniel Kessler, Gaithersburg MD Painting
Stefanie Waller, Frederick MD Painting
Cynthia Scott, Frederick MD Painting
Guanwen Wu, Brooklyn Painting
Jane Wise, Denver PA Painting
Anne Lee, Pittsburgh PA Painting
Joe Jacobs, Dallastown PA Painting
Phill Singer, New Britain PA Painting
Paul Gallo, Middletown PA Painting
Brian Eppley, Mechanicsburg PA Painting
Jerry Brem, Beaufort SC Painting
Wynn Booty, Midlothian VA Painting
Karri Mohr, Midlothian VA Painting
Rebecca Jones, Shepherdstown WV Painting
Timothy Hall, Tampa FL Photography
Steven Shrader, Townsend GA Photography
James Corbett, Rockville MD Photography
Albert Schafer, Baltimore MD Photography
Eric Stavale, Frederick MD Photography
Brandon Hirt, Ebensburg PA Photography
Larry Downey, Waterford PA Photography
Art Heim, State College PA Photography
Paul Grecian, Millville PA Photography
Ryan Feipel, Leesburg VA Photography
Chris Fedderson, Alexandria VA Photography
Ursula Perry, Shokan NY Sculpture
Jaron Reeser, Pickerington OH Sculpture
Zbigniew Chojnacki, Philadelphia PA Sculpture
Robert Wertz, Mechanicsburg PA Sculpture
Roland Paronish, Carrolltown PA Sculpture
Lorann Jacobs, Dallastown PA Sculpture
Kevin Finney, Stevensville MD Wood
Kanda Harp, Sparrows Point MD Wood
Michael Cruz, Keedysville MD Wood
Gary Carver, Ijamsville MD Wood
David Souza, Gilbertsville PA Wood
William Thompson, Arlington VA Wood
Maryland Writers Association; Ijamsville, MD – Author
Artists, were selected from a pool of applicants through a blind jury process. To apply, artists submitted digital images of their artwork and booth set-up through ZAPPlication™. A jury of art experts reviewed the entries, identified only by number, and selected the work based on merit and quality, as well as booth presentation.
The following performing artists were scheduled to perform on the Festival’s main stage:
Friday evening, June 5th: Bad Influence; Saturday June 6th: Andrew Kasab, Dong Xi Music, Conor and the Wild Hunt and ilyAIMY; Sunday, June 7th: Kipyn Marti and Emma G and her Band of Misfits.
In addition to the main stage, the FAME (Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise) had programmed two full days of acoustic musicians and the Community Stage was slated to feature a variety of community group performances.
The Frederick Festival of the Arts is a program of the Frederick Arts Council.