CherryArts

Valerie Walchek creates original ceramic pieces that explore “how hope changes our perspective despite our circumstances.” We love that notion, and we love learning what drives artists to create. See more of Valerie’s work at littlewolfceramics.com. 🍒🎨❤️

It’s difficult to look at Jonah Green’s mixed media paintings without smiling. He exhibited his work at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival for the first time this summer. See more at Jonah Green 🍒🎨❤️

Thanks for exhibiting your work at the 2026 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Courtney! 🍒🎨❤️

Painter Jake Trujillo does an incredible job of capturing the landscape of the southwest in moving, beautiful ways. He exhibited his work for the first time at the 2026 Cherry Creek Arts Festival. We hope he’ll be back. 🍒🎨❤️

“Growing up in the film age was a blessing. Learning how to expose scenes manually using basic daylight exposure and memorizing other important foundational and fundamental techniques helps me to this day. When people approach me, eager to learn about photography and ask for recommendations on what camera to buy, they are often surprised by my response. I tell them to get a film camera capable of taking manual exposures. This method teaches you a great deal about how light behaves in photography.”

—Patrick Brandenburg, one of this year’s first-time exhibitors at the 2026 Cherry Creek Arts Festival

Sarah Boston is a self-taught artist whose work is deeply rooted in the spirit and traditions of the American West. Originally from Great Falls, Montana, now based in Crested Butte, Colorado, Sarah developed an early admiration for Western art and storytelling, an influence that continues to shape her artistic vision more than two decades into her career. Sarah presented her work at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival for the first time this summer. We’re thrilled she was here! 🍒🎨❤️

CherryArts has an incredible mobile art gallery featuring the work of dozens of professional artists, most of whom have exhibited at the annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival. They take this gallery to schools, libraries, community centers, and the like throughout Colorado — and they’d love to bring it to you! Reach out to [email protected] for more info.

Rachel David is a blacksmith and metalworker who exhibited her incredible work at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival for the first time this summer. (We’re so glad she did!) See more of Rachel’s work here: Rachel David | RED metal 🍒🎨❤️

We’d love to bring our Mobile Art Gallery to your school, library, or community center! If that sounds terrific to you, reach out to use at [email protected]!

We love seeing artists take old materials and turn them into something special, even magical. Here’s Wes Pratt, who does just that. He showcased his work at the 2026 Cherry Creek Arts Festival. See more of his work at www.fotobotstudios.com.