Ascendant Jewelry Studio

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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PARADISE CITY ARTS FESTIVAL - MARLBOROUGH

When:

Nov. 22nd - 24th

10am - 5pm (Fri)

10am - 6pm (Sat)

11am - 5pm (Sun)

Where:

Royal Plaza Trade Center
Marlborough, MA 01752

Booth:

337

 
 
 

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: 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

  • 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)