After two years of online and hybrid events, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival is back this weekend.
And it has a brand new home at Aksarben Village near 67th and Center Streets.
Festival founder and Executive Director Vic Gutman couldn’t be happier.
“With exceptional green space and a more central location, Aksarben Village is going to breathe new life into the festival,” he said in a press release. “It’s a vibrant and active neighborhood, and it’s going to completely change the ambience of the event.”
The 48th annual festival’s main elements remain the same. The Artists’ Market, featuring more than 130 professional juried artists, is still the centerpiece. There also will be the usual food court — with some new vendors and food trucks — as well as youth activities and music on two stages.
Organizers have added the Homegrown Artists’ Village to showcase local talent. It will feature nine artists who create in a variety of media.
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Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. See summerarts.org for more details.
Photos: Omaha Summer Arts Festival
People look at art during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Kenneth Halvorsen (right) speaks to Anne Morgan about his paintings during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Jon Thomson (right) speaks to people about his birdhouses during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Kenneth Halvorsen paints during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Dan Toberer (left), of Hot Shops Art Center, throws and shapes a pot on the wheel during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Kristi Abbott (right) speaks to someone about her artwork during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Alan Lang looks at artwork during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Tim Kasal plays one of his father’s cigar box guitars during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
People attend the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
Jamey Mossengren, The Unicycling Unicorn, performs during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in Aksarben on Friday.
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Betsie Freeman
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