Art Fest is Saturday in downtown Waukesha

Published on: 9/6/2013

Waukesha's 24th annual Art Fest is Saturday in downtown Waukesha.

The juried fine art show, which features close to 60 exhibitors, runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street.

Live entertainment and a children's activity area will be set up. 

Silent auction proceeds will go toward art scholarships for local students.

The art fest includes various mediums such as ceramics, jewelry, drawing, photography, metals, paper, printmaking, sculpture, wood, painting, glass and fiber.

The fest is sponsored and managed by the Waukesha Art Fest board of directors and the Waukesha Downtown Business Association. 

The streets that will be closed for the event will be from the Five Points on Broadway to Maple Avenue.

The city will also honor the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga with events in Waukesha.