Arts Alive, ArtsFalmouth’s annual free arts festival, will be held June 12 to 14, rain or shine, with 40 performances under two tents on the Falmouth Library Lawn, 300 Main Street, and in adjacent Peg Noonan Park and 75+ artisans and craftspeople offering their wares on Shore Street Extended and Peg Noonan Park. There will be Artists on the Lawn on Saturday morning
Artisan and food vendor tents are open from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and 11 AM to 5 PM on Sunday. Community Group info tents on the Lawn and Art Tent activities will be available during the same time periods.
As always, Arts Alive showcases a wide array of creative people and their art, including photography, paintings, fiber arts, pottery, glass, wood, jewelry, soaps and lotions, kitchen products, and home décor.
Photographers honor Cape Cod’s natural beauty: Salty Jones Photography has still life, wildlife, marine life, bird, and seascape photos. Ryetra Studios has photographs, as well as oil paintings of seascapes and wildlife.
ALR Designs offers watercolors inspired by the Cape and custom shell art. Justin LaRocca Hansen has watercolor paintings, prints, and greeting cards. Rick Yetra has original oil paintings of Cape Cod. Fox and Plover Designs has coasters, art prints, and screen-printed T-shirts.
Art by Buccino has original collage cards, prints, wreaths, and mixed-media art. Cape Man Art offers original watercolors and prints. Sandler Crafts offers mixed-media acrylic paintings. Susisensations creates paintings on glass and canvas.
The fiber arts are popular this year. The Barnstable Bag Lady offers bags and totes made from repurposed sails. Bzzyfingers has an array of pouches, purses, keychains, and snack bags. Designs for Lilly and the Lucky Clover Craft Co. both offer crocheted plushies.
Lighthouse Lane Crafts has machine-embroidered children’s hooded towels. Lorraine’s Crafts offers hanging towels, placemats, table runners, quilts, and bibs.
Destination Dress has shawls, scarves, and scrunchies. Just Tickled has bows, tutus, and bubblegum necklaces. Ondine creates children’s sweaters and stuffies, while Pleasantwood Cottage Creations has bags and baskets made of rope.
Shirley Henriksen sews clothing, towels, potholders, purses, and wallets. The Cape Cod Dyer offers tie-dye clothing. Where on Earth? Designs creates mixed-media designs on women’s and children’s casual clothing.
Four ceramic artists offer a range of goods. Amy Eldridge hand builds pottery inspired by the sea and the natural world. Denise Montoya Pottery offers ornaments, spoon rests, plates, bowls, and trays. Morgan Marie Pottery has ceramics and jewelry. Gratitude Juice creates functional ceramics.
Three vendors work in glass. Heavenly Light Crystal Creations makes crystal suncatchers. Cheaper than Therapy has fused glass art. Martha Heald offers handmade glass products, handmade journals, and art prints.
Woodworkers are also found at Arts Alive. Shining Sea Farm Falmouth offers hand-carved wooden nautical signs and home décor items. Strong Roots Woodworking crafts cutting boards, tissue boxes, and game boards.
Ladders and Lumber Woodworking offers rustic wooden flags. Two Chicks and a Laser has cut and engraved wood, and wall and shelf art.
Arts Alive has jewelry for every taste. Cape Cod Octopus’s Garden weaves fine silver around sea glass to make one-of-a-kind pieces. It’s a Shore Thing has sea glass jewelry.
Dotty’s Designs creates beaded jewelry made with gemstones and crystals. Handel Silver and Goldsmith offers handwrought precious metal jewelry. Incandescent Gems has jewelry, bookmarks, and mystery boxes. Ocean Wave Silver Jewelry creates ocean-inspired sterling silver jewelry
LjBjewelry and the House of Stone and Metal share a booth, offering handmade sterling silver jewelry. My Creations has watches with bands made with semiprecious stones and sterling silver. Scarabocchio Silversmiths handcrafts sterling silver and gold-filled jewelry. Carla Shaw Sustainable Fashion creates gold and silver botanical jewelry from responsibly sourced real plants.
Spēks of Glass offers genuine Cape Cod sea glass jewelry. Washershore has pendants, earrings, golf markers, cocktail charms, and ornaments. Creativity by Lily offers hypoallergenic beachy and preppy jewelry.
Retro Nuevo creates jewelry and hair accessories with vintage jewelry parts. Paris & Company creates coastal jewelry, sea glass nightlights, and bedazzled mermaids. Unique Jewelry and Gifts has unusual plates with beaded servers, lockets with beach glass, shells, and beads, and more.
Several vendors make soaps and lotions. Cape Coop Farm Soaps has homemade soaps, sugar scrubs, body butters, and lip balm. Ed’s Homestead handcrafts soaps, lip balms, beeswax candles, and honey. Seapoint Trade offers bath essentials.
BFF Kitchen offers dry rubs, spice mixes, finishing salts, and infused sugars.
Home décor options are plentiful. Annie’s Studio offers home décor items, jewelry, paper products, and soaps and lotions. Candles & More by Heather offers gel and soy candles, pie, drink, and cereal candles, and wax tarts. Craft-Tine has a variety of paper crafts, including cards, gift boxes, and wreaths.
OscarBoxer DoggieDuds makes collars, bandanas, and bow ties for dogs. Misty’s Closet offers bows, ties, and bandanas for pets, while Harley’s Handmade has tumblers and keychains. Kate Boyer has metal fish, woodblock prints, and paintings.
Pine Island Maker Studio creates cast concrete geometric and pop culture planters and macrame. The Silk-Worm Florist offers upcycled garden and nautical décor. Terra Coastal Design offers faux floral arrangements.
EK Resin Creations makes clocks, serving boards, coasters, and glasses. Petals and Sea Shells offers flowers preserved in resin. PopCritters SD offers printed toys and accessories. Richard Kaish Designs has metalwork sculptures, jewelry, mobiles, and candlesticks.
Three nonprofits are selling items to support their good work. People for Cats has clothing, mugs and bags. The Woods Hole Film Festival has festival merchandise, and College Light Opera Company has CLOC merchandise.
Food vendors are Sea Scoops Ice Cream and the Wild Game Sausage Man.
For more information, visit artsfalmouth.org/arts-alive-2025/.
Arts Alive is made possible by grants from the Mass Cultural Council, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the Falmouth Cultural Council, the Woods Hole Foundation, The Falmouth Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation, and the Cape Cod Melody Tent, as well as donations from Leader Bank and other local businesses and individuals.
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