A Rosewood Holiday Arts Festival
Come celebrate the vibrant creativity of the Rosewood community! Enjoy a day filled with artist vendors, live performances, hands-on children’s activities, artist demonstrations, and our beloved annual Soup Bowl Fundraiser. All proceeds from purchases support the Kettering Parks Foundation, helping to enrich our community through the arts. This event is free and all are welcome!
Hands-on Art Activities
Coordinated by the Dayton Metro Library. Create ornament friends in the Youth Arts Studio!
Soup Bowl Fundraiser
Purchase a beautiful handmade bowl to support Rosewood programming! The Rosewood team is also in competition for the best soup award, with a top prize awarded by celebrity judges.
Kettering Health Art Gallery at Rosewood Arts Center
Eden Quispe, Stitched Stories
Denny Gerwin, Figurative Work
Artist Demonstrations and Talks: Noon – 2 p.m.
Artist Vendors
Shop local! Find unique gifts from our communities artists. Your purchase directly supports our artists and Rosewood Arts Center programs.
Alison Lowery: Ceramics
Bonnie Kuntz: Paintings, Cards, Ornaments, and Bookmarks
Cathy Jeffers: Textiles & Clay
Charmaine Boggs: Cyanotype/Mixed Media/Ornaments/Gifts
Gina Gray: Ceramics
Janice Young: Children’s Hats & Dolls
Jennifer Palacio: Ceramics
Jolene Jespersen: Pottery, Trays, Mugs, Acorns
Lindsay Gustafson: Books, Boxes, Resin, Scarves
Loretta Wikstrom: Painting
Patti Boone: Ceramic Ornaments, Functional and Decorative Ceramics
Roberta Tresslar: Mixed Media
Rosewood Student Vendors
Brenda Jackson, Crystal Sizemore, Heather Beyerle, Kelsea Miller, Morgan Delventhal, Sarah Peaslee, Stephanie Hanson, and Wenji Huang
Artist Demonstrations
Watch our amazing instructors as they showcase what’s coming up at Rosewood including metals, ceramics, painting, printmaking and more!
April Lemaster: Ceramics
Eva Lewis: Oil Painting
Mary Patterson: Metals / Jewelry
Tracy McElfresh: Sewing
Reka Juhasz: Letterpress
Shayna McConville: Printmaking
Heather Ballard: Darkroom
Kristen Wagers: Etching
Willa Marks: Embroidery
Brandon Lowery: Wheel Pottery
Nicole Reading: Pencil Drawing
Andy Dailey: Woodblock
Performances
11-11:20 a.m.: The Dancing Snowflakes instructed by Sammie Sue Edmondson
11:30 a.m. -12 p.m.: Kettering Civic Band Saxophone Ensemble
12:10-12:30 p.m.: Gem City Cloggers
12:40-1 p.m.: Kettering Children’s Choir
1:10-1:30 p.m.: Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
1:40-2 p.m.: Kettering Children’s Theatre
2:20-2:40 p.m.: Kettering Civic Band Brass Ensemble
Acknowledgements
A special thank you to our 2025 A Rosewood Holiday sponsor, Leaf Filter Gutter Protection. A Rosewood Holiday is supported by the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, Kettering Parks Foundation, Ohio Arts Council and the Kettering Arts Council.
