The Arts Council of Park City & Summit County’s annual Summit Arts Market at Oakley’s Red Barn is the perfect time and place to engage the county’s east side with local artists and creative entrepreneurs, said Kendall Kelley, the Arts Council’s marketing and community relations manager.
“The priority is the fact that this is such a cool and iconic spot in the area, and it provides an opportunity for us to set up in a place other than Park City,” she said. “It’s such a scenic and nice venue, and it’s easy to want to continue to go back there.”
This year’s Summit Arts Market, which is free and open to the public, will feature 38 artists and run from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, Kelley said. (See below for list of participating artists.)
“There will be 16 artists set up inside the barn, and the rest will set up outside,” she said. “We’ll have artists from Summit County, and this is one particular event where we have the opportunity to open it up regionally as well. That’s nice because we can bring in new people we don’t regularly see.”
The number of year’s applicants topped 50, said Emma Brake, the Arts Council’s events and accessibility manager.
“Every year we get more and more applicants for this event, and all of the applications we received showed a wide-range of creators,” she said. “We have painters, photographers, pottery, fiber artists, jewelers and sculptors, and it is always impressive how many creative people are out there.”
Some of the artists only apply for the Summit Arts Market, according to Kelley.
“That’s because many of these artists know this particular event is fitting for them,” she said.
One artist, Jim Sheeran, applies every year, Kelley said.
“He makes wooden birdhouses, which are really cool,” she said. “He lives in the area and could apply to some of our other events but usually just does the Summit Arts Market.”
Some of this year’s participating artists have connected with the market through different Arts Council programming, Kelley said.
“One of the makers, Bark Bandanas, usually participates in our holiday market,” she said. “Then last season, she stumbled on Summit Arts Market and asked if she could participate. Now, she’s doing a couple more activations with us.”
The Summit Arts Market’s relaxed setting encourages impactful public interaction with artists, Kelley said.
“Last year one of our photographers had a great conversation with a customer who told him how intriguing the photos were,” she said. “The photographer walked away feeling great about how his photography impacted someone, and the customer, who could become a potential client, walked away knowing a little bit of what happens behind the photography.”
The Summit Arts Market also gives artists a chance to see what their colleagues are doing and do some networking, Kelley said.
“We have one gentleman, Johnny Adolphson, who participates in Summit Arts Market and CREATE PC,” she said. “He saw what we were doing and decided to start the Wasatch Back Arts Festival last year.”
Adolphson saw how the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County organized and programmed events such as the Summit Arts Market, and used it as a model, Kelley said.
“I think what we do inspired him to do this in Heber City and Midway,” she said. “Since a lot of people who have participated in our programs have met him, he already had a large platform of artists to reach out to. And he used Emma as a resource to connect with more people.”
In addition to visual arts, the Summit Arts Market will feature live music, programmed by Mountain Town Music, another local nonprofit, helmed by Brian Richard.
The performance schedule is as follows:
Mountain Town Music helps us with so many different programs, let alone Brian being such a great advocate in the room,” Kelley said. “He’s doing the same thing we are with the Summit Arts Market — trying to tap into the whole east side. So, when we collaborate with them, the collaboration helps us logistically with something that would be challenging for us to lift.”
The Summit Arts Market will also feature local culinary offerings through an array of food trucks, Kelley said.
“We have Happy Tummie Asian Fusion Food and Inti Specialty Coffee returning this year, as well as first-time participants, Paleta Bar Provo and Soup’r Cheesy,” she said. “We’ll also have our beer garden with Uinta Brewing and Press Premium Alcohol Seltzers.”
While the Summit Arts Market is an event in itself, Kelley also encourages the public to use it as an anchor for a day of activity.
“You can come out to the east side and check out the Oakley Bike Park or the reservoir, get food and check out some cool artwork,” she said. “Oakley and Kamas also have other venues and restaurants in addition to offerings we have. So, you can go enjoy a meal with your family and then come to the market to enjoy some live music and interact with artists.”
Summit Arts Market
2025 Summit Arts Market Participating Artists
- Evangaline Amadu
- Awkwood Things
- Bark Bandanas
- Dominic Barbisan
- Jill Buckmiller Fine Art
- Chikamu Arts
- Dancing Dunes Ceramics
- Karen Dreyfus Design
- Stacey Dyer
- Eagle Alley Wood
- Eden Joy Co
- Jen Gilson Art
- Hey Maker Co
- Joanne Hoopes
- House Forty Eight
- Delano James
- Alexandra Jicol
- Robert Johnson Watercolors
- Kristiina In Wonderland
- Alissa Landefeld
- Amy LeFevre
- Leslie Moss
- Rylee Olsen
- Perfectly Imperfect Pottery
- Mary Perry
- Dori Pratt
- Naña Puras
- Richard D. Pick Nature Photography
- Rik’s Hippy Shop
- River Wood Speaks
- Jim Sheeran
- Steel Ranch Welding
- Tahoe Pine
- Timeless Pieces By Traci
- Utah Barn Boutique
- Breeze Wetzel
- Amy Young
- Siri Zakaras
