It’s time for the Saturday Market. We will have merch, prints, fashion, and other items made by local artists and makers. Featuring: Monyee Chau, Sydney Menjivar, Zayra Mariona, and T. Stefanski.

About the vendors:

Monyee Chau (b. 1996) is a Seattle-based contemporary Chinese American artist. She received BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2018. Monyee explores the journey of healing through decolonization and reconnecting with her roots and ancestors through a variety of mediums. She has shown at Cornish College of the Arts, Pilchuck Glass School, and has independently curated various DIY exhibitions throughout Seattle. She has been the recipient of multiple Pilchuck scholarships, Cornish’s Art Merit’s scholarship, and nominations to the Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, and the Corning award.

Sydney Menjivar is a Seattle based t-shirt artist who has been working in embroidery for the last two or three years. Their current work is a collection of t-shirts with cursed Simpsons screen caps on them, creating reminiscent imagery and enjoyable content.

Zayra Mariona is a real life cartoon focusing on textile transformation to amplify the everyday. She’s here to bring the cheer!

T. Stefanski (b. 1992) an artist and maker fascinated by the tender beauty found in nature; the growth, decay and ebbing cycles of life. Her process-based practice explores concepts of imperfection through meditative repetition. Lately she has been focusing on refining her craft and designing a product line that reflects her wabi sabi influenced practice. She earned her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2017. On September 1, she will be apart of Area Industry at Disjecta in Portland, OR which showcases established and emerging ceramic artists in the Pacific Northwest.

Also, during this time, take a chance to learn about our Community Partners:

Youth in Focus
Jacob Lawrence Gallery

We will also be having a Germination Necklace Workshop
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This project is supported by a grant from 4Culture.

VISION
festival:festival is a presenting platform focusing on Seattle artists and practices that engage with intersectional structures and identities.

MISSION
Our mission is to create vibrant spaces through creative frameworks of empowerment, healing, and intentionality with the goal of building a sustainable and accessible arts community.

STRATEGY
festival:festival brings together and celebrates live music, performance, theatre, dance, visual arts, panel discussions, workshops, and other creative presentations removing the barriers that often separate the arts into genre-specific venues and programming.

EQUITY
Artists and cultural workers produce vital cultural services with reduced or even no financial support. Seattle, as one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, perpetuates an ever-growing endemic of economic inequality. The burden falls disproportionately on historically exploited communities. At festival:festival, we are dedicated to presenting, supporting, and investing in artists and cultural workers from these communities.

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