2024 Art on the Prairie
Activity Schedule

Saturday, November 9th
  • 10am-5pm ALL DAY 
    • Visual Artist Booths & Acoustic Music at Festival Venues
    • Featured Artist Jess Quinn exhibit in The Cellar of La Poste
    • Student Art Exhibit & local artists at Perry Public Library
    • Food Trucks on 2nd St near Warford St
  • 10am-4:30pm Poetry on the Prairie readings and workshops at Town/Craft
  • 2pm - Storytime with Author Megan Cline at Perry Public Library Community Room
  • 6pm - 2023 People's Choice Award Recipient Announced at Artist Reception
Sunday, November 10th
  • 10am-4pm ALL DAY 
    • Visual Artist Booths & Acoustic Music at Festival Venues
    • Featured Artist Jess Quinn exhibit in The Cellar of La Poste
    • Student Art Exhibit & local artists at Perry Public Library
    • Food Trucks on 2nd St near Warford St
  • 10:30am-4:30pm Poetry on the Prairie readings and workshops at Studio on Second

PLUS:
​Extended Hours & Holiday Open Houses at Area Businesses!
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2024 Festival Features:

Featured Artist: Jess Quinn
Exhibit at The Cellar at La Poste | 1219 Warford St

​Jess Quinn is a Waterloo, Iowa native and former public school art teacher.

She discovered her passion for painting during her undergraduate studies at the University of Northern Iowa and went on to complete her Master's in Education from Viterbo University.

Beyond the Festival, you can visit with Jess at work in her studio #200 at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines.
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Beautiful Botanicals
In 2014, Jess decided to pursue her art full-time. It was her love of photography that led her down the path she is on today. 

Jess is drawn to the beautiful and sometimes almost alien appearance of botanicals that are all around us in nature.

She captures the intimate details of her subjects through her camera lens and paints them with mesmerizing lines and flowing movements on canvas.
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​Jess's paintings allow her to share how she sees her subjects and provide viewers with a unique and beautiful perspective.