The largest fine arts festival in Southwest Missouri, Artsfest on Walnut Street, will mark 38 years of supporting artists and art enthusiasts in the Ozarks when the Walnut Street Historic District will be filled to capacity with visual and performing artists—not to mention more than 20,000 art lovers—on May 5 th and 6 th . Applications for artists, nonprofits and performers are now open for this year’s Artsfest, and the Springfield Regional Arts Council is in the middle of the big push toward the deadline, Tuesday February 20. Last year they received around 200 applications for the juried process, and had 140 visual artists represented in booths along Walnut Street. The Arts Council’s Marketing and Development Coordinator, Brett Johnston, appeared on “Arts News” to give area artists a singular message: “Artists, come on and apply! We want to hear from as many artists locally and regionally as possible, and really step up the game. We’re excited about it, man—one of my favorite weekends
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