Thunderbird Artists<\/a><\/strong> is the leading producer of award-winning fine art and wine festivals in the Southwest. Their mission is to promote fine arts and fine crafts, while supporting the artists, local merchants and surrounding communities.<\/p>\nFor nearly 40 years<\/strong>, Thunderbird Artists has produced almost 400 fine art events<\/strong>, attracting millions of patrons who share in the love and appreciation for fine art.<\/p>\nTheir success has been primarily due to the consistent quality of fine arts and selected fine crafts juried for each event.<\/p>\n
The streets of downtown Carefree are closed for Thunderbird Artists festivals, making room for more than 165 artists<\/strong> and an excess of 5,000 original masterpieces of fine art<\/strong>. Artists’ works include small, medium, life-size and monumental bronze sculptures, metal, clay, wood, stone, glass and mixed media sculptures.<\/strong> There is an array of pottery, photography, hand crafted jewelry, batiks and select fine crafts.<\/strong> There are also spectacular oil and acrylic paintings on canvas, watercolors, pastel, charcoal, etchings and mixed media paintings.<\/strong> Subject matter ranges from Southwest and traditional to contemporary and abstract, including floral, wildlife, European, African and Native American art to name a few. The festival offers a wide variety of mediums, styles, sizes, subject matters and price ranges, to ensure there is something that appeals to everyone.<\/p>\n