View Artwork, Buy Books and Give Blood at Hazelwood's 10th Annual Community Art Fair

Artists interested in selling their work and showing off their creative talent to the public are encouraged to participate in the 10th Annual Community Art Fair and Used Book Sale on June 1.

The event will take place at the Hazelwood Community Center, 1186 Teson Road, located in White Birch Park.  

This year's event will also have a blood drive the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is hosting from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  

The Hazelwood Community Enrichment Commission has been hosting this event for the past decade. It is one of the commission biggest events, and encourages residents to appreciate art crafted in North County. 

Local artists, age 16 and over, are encouraged to enter their paintings and drawings in oil, watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, pastels or pencil. All entries will be professionally judged in four categories:

• Landscape/Still Life
• Real Life
• Fantasy/Science Fiction
• Abstract/Non-Objective

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Cash prizes are going to be awarded in each category. The artwork can also be sold to attending patrons. Participation guidelines and registration forms are available at either the Hazelwood Community Center or Hazelwood City Hall. 

Artists may enter up to 10 pieces of art, each displayed on a easel for people of all ages to see. They can sell their works if the opportunity arises.

Hazelwood’s Community Art Fair attracts artists from all over the St. Louis region, including members of the Northside Art Association who meet regularly at Prairie Commons Library in the City of Hazelwood.  

Last year, St. Peters resident Kathy Mallone Simon won a blue ribbon for the Artists’ Choice award for her painting entitled, “European Adventure.”

In conjunction with the art fair, the commission will be hosting a used book sale with hardback and paperback book bargains.

This event is free and open to the public.