Our primary objective is to share our studios with each other and the community at large. We enjoy sharing our process and giving you an opportunity to see how we create up close.  You will see all the materials and tools we use in our studios. We value taking the arts to the community in this personal way.  We as artists benefit from the collaboration and discussion this event brings.

The tradition of providing a unique autumn marketplace will continue with the Fine Arts & Crafts Festival in Bond Park. While there is no guarantee about what Mother Nature has in mind, normally the weather the third weekend in September is glorious when a sapphire blue sky is dotted with scattered small fluffy cumulus clouds. Estes Park’s September daytimes generally are punctuated by the symbol of happiness, strength and vitality: the sun.

 About 100 tents surround Estes Park’s most noticed downtown park — Bond Park — flanked by the town’s main street. From undercover, visual artists who have been judged the best of all applicants are proud to display their work for the enjoyment of all who walk by.

The Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club conducts two major fundraisers yearly: the Estes Park Labor Day Arts and Crafts Show and the Autumn Gold Festival.   Proceeds from these events are used to fund grants to area nonprofits and scholarships for graduates of local high schools.

Visual artists have long been acclaimed in Estes Park and the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies has been at the forefront of making certain those who hold pallets, wield paint brushes, see fabric as their canvass, capture images through lenses and create amazing 3-D characterizations inspired by the world around them are able to share their work with the public. One of the primary showcases for those creative endeavors, the Estes Park Art Market has been enjoyed for the past four decades.

 Initially offered by the Art Center of Estes Park, the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies took the reins to produce the show beginning in 2023. The Market continues to be an event that kicks off the summer season in Estes Park.

Estes Park features a brilliant piece of art, a monument really, that pays tribute to the amazing women, both past and present, of the Estes Park community. The collection of 12 bronze sculptures is one of the first of its kind in the nation and was created by famed artist Jane DeDecker, who is commissioned to create a similar work of art on the Washington D.C. National Mall. Read the fascinating stories that earned each woman a spot in Estes Park’s monument, and be sure to check it out next time you’re in town.