Breckenridge Main Street Art Festival – A Weekend of Color & Texture

The 10th Annual Breckenridge Main Street Art Festival woke this morning to beautiful skies and the gorgeous scenery of Breckenridge. What better place to make make this gathering of artists and their artisitic mediums a centerpiece for all to discover. Coming from around the country, over 100 artists have descended on this mountain town. Each artist is presenting their own unique form of ceramics, mixed media, fiber, jewelry, painting, wood, glass, sculpture and much more!

For over 16 years, Mountain Art Festivals (formerly Breckenridge Art Fairs), Mark Beling and Judith Pollock, Directors, has produced outdoor Colorado art festivals which are consistently ranked among the top art festivals in the country. Mark and Judith have lived in Breckenridge since 1990 and have owned their retail jewelry business, J & M Jewelry, located at 100 N. Main Street in Breckenridge since 1991.

With a passion for art Mark and Judith attended art shows full time from 1976-1993, as artists, doing as many as 40 shows a year, prior to beginning Breckenridge Art Fairs (now Mountain Art Festivals). Formerly Florida residents, Mark and Judith moved to Summit County to pursue their passion for art and their love of the mountains, while raising their family of two boys and many dogs.

In 1993 Mark and Judith started with three Breckenridge Art Shows, held on Memorial Day Weekend, the first full weekend of July, and Labor Day weekend. Today, Mountain Art Festivals still has three successful Art Festivals in Breckenridge and and one in Dillon.

“I love bringing art to the Summit County community and exposing our patrons to the wide variety of artists that are so uniquely talented. I am very committed to providing the highest quality of juried art shows possible to create a wonderful experience for both the artists and the patrons of our festivals!” says Mark Beling, “The mountain setting of all our festivals is such an advantage, you can hike in the morning, visit the art festival in the afternoon and watch the sunset over Lake Dillon in the evening- what a great way to spend a day!”

 In addition to creating art festivals, Mountain Art Festivals has developed a philanthropic program for the non profit community of Summit County. Over the past 15 years Mountain Art Festivals have donated over $135,000 in cash and over $150,000 in in-kind donations to area non profits, including the Town of Breckenridge Arts District. Additionally, Mountain Art Festivals has provided High School Scholarships to Summit High School Seniors who have had an interest in pursuing a career in the arts in post secondary education.

Art is our passion; we love what we do and want to support community art programs in whatever way we can.

You won’t want to miss this fabulous summer weekend of art and mountain ambience. Mark and Judy hope you will visit their unique Colorado mountain art festival.

~Summit Sojourner

Featured Image: Art by Yoram Gal

All Images Courtesy of Mountain Art Festivals