It takes many community volunteers and sponsors with a wonderful sense of community that give their support for the Arts to make this Art Festival successful.

Their donations of time, advertising, labor, prizes and materials make this festival exciting and fun.
Special thanks to the following businesses and individuals who have donated their time or discounted services to make this year’s Art Festival a huge success.

Kathy Sullivan (poster art), CS Independent, Millibo Art Theater, (bubbles), The Gazette, COPPeR, Peak Radar, Renewal by Andersen, Pikes Peak Bulletin, Summer Fun Guide, KRDO, Manitou Springs Chamber, Leslie Lewis, Jenna Gallas, Mackenzie Helms, Colorado Fun, Rich Baker, Ken Yager, Briarhurst Manor, Westword, Don Bartron, Jay Brown, Kiera Lynn, KRCC, Manitou Springs Art Council, PikeRide, GFL, Manitou Art Center, MACH, Becca Sickbert, City of Manitou Springs Parks Dept.,MS Police and Commonwheel Artists Co-op members for all their volunteer time.

Special Thanks to the following businesses who are sponsoring this year’s Art Festival.
MAJOR SPONSORS OF THE 2021 COMMONWHEEL ART FESTIVAL
As Colorado Springs’ only alternative news weekly, the Indy is committed to be the local voice for the underserved and the voiceless in Southern Colorado.
Their award-winning coverage of local news, politics, arts, and culture is available in print every Wednesday at more than 900 high-traffic locations across the Pikes Peak region and online any time at https://www.csindy.com
PeakRadar.com is the leading online cultural calendar for Colorado's Pikes Peak region and is the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region’s signature audience development program. 
Serving the greater Colorado Springs metropolitan area, including El Paso and Teller counties, their site is a comprehensive arts and culture community events calendar, and is a vital tool for increasing cultural participation. PeakRadar.com
The Pikes Peak Bulletin is the weekly newspaper for Manitou Springs, Colorado, covering local news and the people and places that make Manitou unique. It's available every Thursday at locations throughout Manitou Springs and the west side of Colorado Springs. http://pikespeakbulletin.com
The 501c3 that connected us to the MACH Grant.
This project was funded (or funded in part) by the Manitou Arts, Culture and Heritage Initiative, with funding from City of Manitou Springs Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters in 2019.

https://www.manitouach.org/
We'd also like to thank the Manitou Springs Creative District and the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce for their support.
This year, the Commonwheel Art Festival received a grant from El Pomar Foundation @elpomarfoundation.  El Pomar Foundation is one of the largest and oldest private foundations in Colorado. Spencer and Julie Penrose founded El Pomar in 1937, and the Foundation now contributes more than $22 million annually through grants and community stewardship programs to support Colorado nonprofit organizations involved in health, human services, education, arts and humanities and civic and community initiatives.
https://www.westword.com/
The Manitou Springs Art Council sponsors the "Art on the Street" and other art related projects in Manitou Springs.
http://manitouspringsartscouncil.org/
https://gazette.com/
The City of Manitou Springs!
The 2021 Festival Committee is made up of members of the Commonwheel Artists Co-op:
Julia Wright (Coordinator), Ray Jordan (Maker), Valerie Bartron (jewelry or glass), Helen Smithwick (fine art), Phyllis Cahill (jewelry) and Amanda Shotts (glass).
Festival Coordinator: Julia L. Wright

Julia has been a member of the Commonwheel Artists Co-op since 1976.  She attended the first art festival as an artist in 1975, then joined moved to Manitou Springs and joined Commonwheel that following January. She coordinated the Commonwheel Art Festival from 1976-2001 and returned to this position for the 2005 Art Festival.

She began her art career in theatre in 1969 designing sets and directing shows. Fiber arts became her focus after graduating from UNC, starting with macramé, then added off-loom weaving, marbling cloth and working with feathers. Her feather masks and jewelry can be seen at www.FantaFaces.com and Commonwheel Artists Co-op.

She has authored and published more than 25 books and has helped other authors publish. Find her books at: HieroGraphicsBooksLLC.com.

She will be showing her abstract transformational nature photography, many of her books, and perhaps some feathery art at this year’s art festival.

As a member of Commonwheel Artists Co-op, the Manitou Springs Art Council and an artist she has been an active participant in bringing fine art and crafts to the Pikes Peak Region since 1976.