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Emerging Iowa Artists Program Sponsored by:

The Des Moines Arts Festival features a unique opportunity for visual artists who are Iowa residents and currently enrolled in an institution of higher education. The Emerging Iowa Artist Program, sponsored by Principal Financial Group, offers new artists the opportunity to showcase their talent at one of the nation's most decorated arts festivals.
The Emerging Iowa Artist Program is a stand-alone component of the Arts Festival, without any cost to the artist for submitting an application or exhibiting artwork.
Student applicants are required to complete an application just like those of the professional artists. The Festival jury will select the emerging artists separately from the Festival artists. And in June, the Awards Jury will jury all participating artists and award an emerging artist a $1,000 Best of Show Award for the Best Student Artist.
Each year the Des Moines Arts Festival attracts over 200,000 patrons. We are excited to offer the public this opportunity to discover Iowa's up-and-coming young talent.
The jury for the 2008 EIA program has passed. The jury for the 2009 Festival will open in September 2008.
2008 Emerging Iowa Artists
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Sarah Achtemeier, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 12 Ames, IA |
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Kate Brown, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 1 Odebolt, IA |
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Andy Campbell, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Grand View College Booth Number: 20 Bondurant, IA |
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Saharu Fakhraie, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Grand View College Booth Number: 14 Kingman, AZ |
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Megan Finch, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Graceland University Booth Number: 22 Unionville, MO |
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Jon Kamrath, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 10 West Des Moines, IA Web site: www.kamrathsculpture.com |
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Ryan Kappelman, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 18 Ames, IA |
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Brett Kilburg, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Grand View College Booth Number: 17 Des Moines, IA |
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Andrew Kopp, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 4 Ames, IA |
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Anastasia Kral, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 13 Ames, IA Web site: www.anastasiakral.com |
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Kelly Kunzler, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Graceland University Booth Number: 9 Glidden, IA |
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Jon Lemons, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 15 Waukee, IA |
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Jared Porter, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 7 Ames, IA |
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Amber Preas, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Grand View College Booth Number: 21 Pleasant Hill, IA |
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Anjana Rao, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 2 Urbandale, IA |
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Cat Rocketship, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Drake University Booth Number: 23 Des Moines, IA Web site: www.pleaseobey.com |
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Nathan Schmid, Emerging Iowa Artist School: University of Northern Iowa Booth Number: 19 Elkrun Heights, IA |
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Changsoon Shin, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 3 West Des Moines, IA |
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Willa Thornburg, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 16 Ames, IA |
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Dean Vande Griend, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 5 Story City, IA |
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Asa Wentzel-Fisher, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 6 Ames, IA |
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Dustin Whited, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Iowa State University Booth Number: 11 Ames, IA |
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Grant Wittstruck, Emerging Iowa Artist School: Morningside College Booth Number: 8 Sioux City, IA |
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