Hey there friends!
Ascendant Jewelry Studio is a nationally known and award winning artisan business composed of husband and wife team Melissa Hampton (owner, designer, and artist), Chris Myers (co-owner, production assistant, and business manager), and sometimes our 4 legged traveling art show companion extraordinaire, Mac. Our primary studio is based in St. Louis, MO, and we have a secondary studio located in the Hudson Valley area of New York where we stay and work when traveling for shows on the east coast.
From Seattle, WA, to New York City, NY, to Miami, FL, and just about everywhere in between, Ascendant Jewelry Studio has traveled and sold jewelry in over 25 states all across the US, and we love bringing our bold and unique one-of-a-kind designs to people all across the country who aren’t afraid to let their style rise!
Below you will find all of the juried art festivals and other in-person events across the country where we’ll be selling our work. Our schedule changes from year to year, so you never know where you might find us! We are continually adding exciting events, so be sure to check back here as the year goes on!
We look forward to seeing you all on the road!
- Melissa, Chris, and Mac
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2025
ARTFEST FORT MYERS
When:
Jan 31st - Feb 2nd, 2025
5pm - 9pm (Fri)
9am - 5pm (Sat)
9am - 4pm (Sun)
Where:
Downtown Fort Myers
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Booth:
TBD
- 2025 -
- JANUARY -
ArtFest Fort Myers (Fort Myers, FL) - Jan 31st - Feb 2nd
- FEBRUARY -
Coconut Grove Arts Festival (Miami, FL) - 15th - 17th
- MARCH -
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts (Tampa, FL) - 1st - 2nd
- APRIL -
4 Bridges Arts Festival (Chattanooga, TN) - 11th - 13th
- OCTOBER -
St. James Court Art Show - Inner Court (Louisville, KY) - 3rd - 5th
Awards
2024
James C. Mason Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design (Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts)
Ruth Kaplan Award (57th Street Art Fair)
Outstanding Artist Award (Dogwood Arts Festival)
2023
Award of Merit (Tennessee Craft Fair)
Award of Excellence (Mainsail Art Festival)
Honorable Mention Award (Under the Oaks Fine Arts & Craft Show)
Award of Merit (Gasparilla Festival of the Arts)
2022
Founder’s Award (Three Rivers Art Festival)
Best of Show (Cedarhurst Art and Craft Fair)
Honorable Mention (Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival)
Best in Show (Art in the Loop)
Best in Show (Dogwood Arts Festival)
1st Place 3D (Orange Beach Festival of Art)
2nd in Show (South Miami Rotary Arts Festival)
2nd Place Jewelry (St Stephens Art Show and Makersfest)
2021
Award of Merit (River ArtsFest)
Best of Show (Highland Art in the Park)
Best of Jewelry (Edwardsville Art Fair)
1st Place 3D (Autumn and Art)
Award of Merit (Glen Ellyn Art Fair)
Exhibitions
2024
Brilliance II : Covetable Gifts of the Season (Graver’s Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Nov 24th - Jan 9th)
2023
Brilliance: Covetable Gifts of the Season (Graver’s Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Nov 24th - Jan 12th)
2022
Milano Jewelry Week (Milan Italy, Oct 20th - 22nd)
Past Shows
2024
Paradise City Art Festival - Marlborough
Craft Westport
River Arts Fest
St. James Court Art Show - Inner Court
Plaza Art Fair
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
St. Louis Art Fair
Long’s Park Art Festival
Port Clinton Art Festival
Geneva Arts Fair
Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
Berkshires Arts Festival
Old Town Art Fair
57th Street Art Fair
Paseo Arts Festival
Tephra ICA Arts Festival
Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
Tennessee Craft Fair
Dogwood Arts Festival
Fiesta Arts Fair
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown
Winter Park Art Festival
Under the Oaks Fine Arts & Craft Show
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
Coconut Grove Arts Festival
2023
Columbus Winterfair
Richmond Craft + Design
Three Rivers Art Festival
PMA Contemporary Craft Show
River Arts Fest
St. James Court Art Show - Inner Court
Craft New York
St. Louis Art Fair
Long’s Park Art Festival
Port Clinton Art Festival
Bellevue Art Museum Arts Fair
Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
MMoCA Art Fair on the Square
Rhinebeck Crafts Festival
Talbot Street Art Fair
Smoky Hill River Festival
57th Street Art Fair
Paseo Arts Festival
Tephra ICA Arts Festival
Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
Tennessee Craft Fair
Art in the Square
Mainsail Art Festival
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Tempe Festival of the Arts
Bayou City Art Festival
Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival
Under the Oaks Fine Arts & Craft Show
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
Naples National Art Fair
Coconut Grove Arts Festival
ArtFest Fort Myers
2022
Columbus Winterfair
Three Rivers Art Festival
River Arts Fest
Richmond Craft + Design
Shaw Art Fair
St. James Court Art Show - Inner Court
Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair
Autumn & Art
Cedarhurst Art and Craft Fair
Third Ward Art Festival
Port Clinton Art Festival
Evanston Art Fest
Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival
Uptown Art Fair
Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair - The Original
MMoCA Art Fair on the Square
West Shore Art Fair
Utah Arts Festival
Columbus Arts Festival
Webster Arts Fair
Schlafly Art Outside
American Craft Council - Craft Made Baltimore
Bethesda Fine Art Show
PGC Spring Fine Craft Fair at Rittenhouse Square
Art in the Loop
Dogwood Arts Festival
4 Bridges Arts Festival
Deep Ellum Arts Festival
Orange Beach Festival of Art
Bonita Springs National Art Festival
South Miami Rotary Arts Festival
St Stephens Art Show and Makersfest
Coral Gables Art Festival
Boca Raton Fine Art Show
Beaux Art Festival
2021
Columbus Winterfair
River Arts Fest
Highland Art Festival
Schlafly Art Outside
Edwardsville Art Fair
Autumn and Art
Cedarhurst Art Fair
Third Ward Art Festival
Festival of the Arts - Glen Ellyn
Gold Coast Art Fair
Evanston Art Fest
Chesterton Art Fair
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman Fine Art Fair
Glencoe Festival of Art
Ann Arbor Original Art Fair
Deer Park Art Show
Burr Ridge Art Show
Washington Art and Winefest
Bayshore Art Festival
Discover Laumeier
Laumeier Art Fair (online)
Sunset Hills Makers Market
Dogwood Arts Festival
2020
Laumeier Art Fair (online)