By Barbara Arnstein
The 2026 Art Crawl in Springville will include art on display, kids’ activities, a parade, dancing, drumming and much more!
This year the eagerly anticipated Art Crawl in Springville, NY, will be next Saturday, June 6th. On that day, from 3-7:23pm, stores and businesses along Springville’s Main Street will once again display art by local artists, and the streets will be full of art vendors, kids’ creating art, live music, dancing and much more! The community parade featuring local school marching bands will begin at 4pm. The annual event, presented by the Springville Center for the Arts and Springville-Griffith Institute, will also include mural painting, wood sculpting, and goat milking, among other activities. $300 will be awarded for the best large-scale puppet in the parade, while $125 will go to the winner of the contest for the “Best Group/Float in the theme of ‘Art Farm'”.
4pm. The annual event, presented by the Springville Center for the Arts and
Springville-Griffith Institute, will also include mural painting, wood sculpting,
and goat milking, among other activities. $300 will be awarded for the best
large-scale puppet in the parade, while $125 will go to the winner of the contest
for the “Best Group/Float in the theme of ‘Art Farm’”.
“The Javanese drumming will be performed by drummers from Nusantra Arts in Buffalo, while the Japanese drumming will be done by drummers from the local Drum Circle”, said Alicia Glasier, Visual Arts Director of the Springville Center for the Arts. “The Bollywood dancers will be led by Gaitrie Subryan”, she continued. “The community mural painting will take place in the alleyway by the store Astrodiac. The wood sculpting will be on both a large scale, and a small scale, involving wooden spoons. Watch for a surprise during the closing procession”.
The artists whose work will be on display during the Art Crawl are: Barbara Arnstein, Lauren Barnett, Madeline Bartley, Susan Bingerman, Angelina Blackmer, Karen Blakelock, Laura Bauer, Michael Buttino, Suzanne Cedfeldt, Margaret Connolly, Linda Coppola, Tracy DelValle, Alicia Dunn, Kelly Evans, Karen Fitzpatrick, Stacy Gertis, Teri Giuliano, Angela Guest, Emma Hahn, Mary Hermans, Jonathan Horton, Martin Hoffman, Amanda Hulbert, Myra Louise Johnston, Marcy Kamery, Emmaly Kozak, Brian LeBarron, Jenny Licata, Chace Lobley, Christina Ludwig, Alex May, Cindy & Steve Mead, Cathy Merlino, John Merlino, Jewel Mowry, Richard Myers, Caroline North, Rebecca Owen, Larell Potter, Ina Randall, Ranz Salvador, Kathleen Swann, Gemma Tremblay, Michael Weishan, Mary Kate Wirfel, Cat Wolniewicz and Sally Zerfas.
The After Party will begin at 7:23pm, at 37 North Buffalo Street and will have a dozen bands, a cash bar, a gallery exhibit and a sneak peek of the theater renovation. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. The food trucks at the Art Crawl will include Yakisoba Noodles, Breezy Bowls, Bob’s Smokehouse, and The Blend (smoothies and shakes), plus there will be hot dogs available. Fun fact: The words “Chicken Hats” on the promotional postcard for the crawl refer to crocheted headgear that will be given out to people participating in the parade who don’t have any other costume elements to wear. For information about participating in the parade, and other things, go to Springvilleartcrawl.com.