Pierce City Arts Festival

Pierce City residents, young and old, had the opportunity to enjoy Saturday's third annual Arts Festival with hands-on workshops. Pictured above, from left, are Elizabeth, Martha and Peter Atwater, of Pierce City, enjoying a break from their creative efforts with a refreshing root beer float. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Pierce City Arts Council board member Kristin Nama congratulated Jana Larmer, a Monett artist, on winning one of this year's oak easels at the third annual Pierce City Arts Festival held Saturday, June 11. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Monett artist John Bremer assembles colorful painted tiles for his artwork, giving the canvas depth and shape. Bremer was one of many artists on hand for the third annual Pierce City Arts Festival. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Erv Langan, of Keltoi Winery, offers Hollis Webb, of Pierce City, a sample of their signature Irish Teardrops white. Keltoi Winery was one of five Missouri wineries on hand at this year's Pierce City Arts Festival. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Emily Saltsgaver, an artist from Aurora, stands by one of her larger paintings from her Ugly Mugs collection. The large blue dog depicted sitting outside a glass door begging to be let in. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

It was a full house for Sherry Petty, who served as the instructor for the watercolor workshop at the third annual Pierce City Arts Festival. Petty gave several hints on how to make watercolors work for these budding artists, who were happy to display their first watercolor paintings of Jolly Mill. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Pierce City Mayor Allen Stockton and Paul Donley, of Aurora, stop to visit during Saturday's third annual Pierce City Arts Festival. Stockton had announced the winners of three oak easels. They were Lee Schoonover of Pierce City, Josh Dilsover of Springfield and Kate Kelly of Republic. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

This year's annual Pierce City Arts Festival was a family-friendly event, with the Lewis and Williams families gathering at the bandstand. Pictured clockwise, from left, are: Kristin, Sebastian Ella and Cathy Lewis and Rufus, Kay Williams, Jay Bierkortte and "Peanut" Williams. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

April Davis, of Grotto Art Gallery in Neosho, is fascinated with bugs, and her colorful artwork displayed at the Pierce City Arts Festival depicts many of nature's miniature works in acrylic. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Kristin Huke, a Carthage artist, bought her teardrop camper to this year's Pierce City Arts Festival. The camper has been renovated into her studio and provides privacy and space so she can create her signature acrylic paintings. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Becky and Mike Davied, of Frontenac, Kan., followed one of their favorite Ozark Mountain Wine Trails wineries to this year's Pierce City Arts Festival to take in the sights and sounds of the day with art workshops, wine tasting and free root beer floats. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)

Paula Rouner, a Webb City resident, stopped to visit Carol Shipman, a Monett artist, during the third annual Pierce City Arts Festival. Shipman was one of many artists on hand to display and sell their paintings, glasswork, jewelry or pottery. (Times Photos by Melonie Roberts)