Creative Conversations – How to be a Festival Artist | Jan 18, 2024

This conversation focuses on applying for arts festivals as a fine arts and crafts vendor.

It features two Arts in the Hearts of Augusta Festival vendors: local artists Kendra Runnels and Bradley Tubbs.

Bradley Tubbs:

I began working with glass in 1999. I started doing markets, craft and art shows in 2004. I have traveled as far south as Florida, north to New Jersey, and west to Kansas. I try to do one big show a month and Soda City Market in Columbia in between. Through a lot of trial and error, I feel I now have a relatively decent system down for applying to and participating in these types of events, though I’m still learning. I mainly make glass marbles, sculptures, and some jewelry now.

Kendra Runnels:

My interest in art began as a child and was cultivated during my time at the Savannah College of Art and Design from 2001-2004. But it wasn’t until I served as a missionary in 2009–2010 that I realized my full desire and calling to paint. After returning home in July of 2010, I became a full-time artist. I love speaking to people through my artwork and bringing hope, joy and beauty to peoples’ homes and lives.
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I create mixed media pieces of artwork depicting dreamlike, nostalgic and natural scenes using a combination of collage, pattern, texture and layers of acrylic paint. My subjects vary a great deal from people walking in the rain, streets, location scenes to animals and nature. I love creating beautiful works of art that will keep you looking closer for the story in each piece.