Art on Main Fine Arts Festival
Situated in Canton’s downtown Jones Park, this annual Fine Arts Festival, hosted by Canton Main Street and held during the first full weekend of June, features original artwork from the best of our Midwest artists.

For any questions regarding Art on Main please contact: mainstreet@cantonillinois.org
Become a Sponsor!
Sponsorship packages are offered to valued business owners, community organizations, and residents in the greater Canton area as a means to help fund our annual fine arts festival. We will promote each sponsorship level in specific ways as outlined in the sponsor packages sheet below. 2025 Sponsorship Packages will be available in January 2025.
2025 Music:
Saturday, June 7
10:00 am
Chico Welch and Nathan Taylor
11:00 am Jera
12:00 pm Nick Lee
1:15-2:15 pm Midnight Pickers
2:30-4:00 pm Easy Rider Duo
Sunday, June 8
10:00 am
John Miller and Mike Nellas
11:00 am Seth Coquette
12:00 pm Ma’am and the Fam
1:30-3 :00 pm Sweet Cheeks
2025 Food:
Daisy Boba
Lewistown IL
(Boba milk tea, green tea, black tea, classic brown sugar milk tea, coffee cubes milk tea, strawberry delight milk tea, Starbucks coffee.)
Spoon River Macaron Co.
Maquon, IL
(100% homemade, locally sourced French macarons.)
Starch Your Engines
Canton, IL
(Baked potatoes with a wide
variety of toppings.)
The Pizza Guys
Pekin, IL
(7” or 9” Pizza, cheese or with toppings, margherita pizza, 9” gluten free crust available, chips, soda and water.)
Terrie Kay’s
Kettle Corn Company
Lewistown, IL
(Fresh kettle corn, caramel corn, pork rinds – plain or flavored, and candied pecans.)
Eats on the Street
Canton, IL
(Lemonade shake-ups, pretzels & beer cheese, and desserts.)
Tacos and Thai
(Tacos, brisket Naan tacos,
nachos, Thai nachos, flamin’ street corn, Massaman curry soup, chips & cheese, flamin’ Chicken Buddha
bowl, chips & cheese.)
Big Cats Bowls
(Breakfast dishes, and a unique variety of specialty bowls.)
2025 Wine: Spoon River Junction Winery
Dry
Junction White – Made with local grapes, this dry white is great served chilled on its own but is crisp enough to work well with a variety of foods. Pineapple and stone fruit shine on the nose.
Junction Rosé – This one was also made with local fruit, in the tradition of rosé wines from northern Italy. Intense flavors of strawberry, rose, and passionfruit dominate the nose and palate. It’s very crisp and refreshing, and perfect for picnics!
Semi
Cherry – Cherries are used in all kinds of cocktails and even a popular additive to commercial whiskeys. This is a serious fruit wine, with a depth of character due to bourbon-barrel aging.
Honey-Apple – Made with local honey and apples. This unusual
co-fermentation improved the overall complexity and richness of the
palate. The wine was then aged in bourbon barrels for 3-4 months prior to bottling.
Sweet
Wildflower – This wine is a blend of two aromatic white grapes: one derived from a German grape and one from a type of Muscat variety. The end is result is a delicious powerhouse white with intense floral and fruit aromas, sweet honey on the palate, and a long lingering finish.
Forgottonia Red Vermouth – Special
Lavender Honeybrew – This product is only available by the glass and is made from honey farmed around Lewistown IL. This honey is fermented with mosaic hops, then gently infused with local lavender to create a sweet and aromatic bubbly masterpiece.
2025 Exhibiting Artists

Oquawka, IL





East Peoria, IL

































2024 WINNERS
BEST IN SHOW – Joe Peters, Sculpture – Lewistown, IL
MAYOR’S AWARD – Dylan Punke, Photography – El Paso, IL
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Rachel Newell, Mixed Media – Chillicothe, IL
KID’S CHOICE – Ingersoll Middle School – Canton, IL
BEST CERAMICS – Barry & Linda Lane – Chatham, IL
BEST JEWELRY – Lori Huddleston – Decator, IL
BEST GLASS – Randy & Joy Turner – Paris, IL
BEST MIXED MEDIA – Deb Lutz – Good Hope IL
BEST PAINTING/DRAWING – Kate Michael-Mattsey – Macomb, IL
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY – Tim Schroll – Blandinsville, IL
BEST SCULPTURE – Morgan Elser – Peoria Heights, IL
BEST WOOD – Steve McNeil – Auburn, IL

Sat., June 7, 2025
9:00am – 4:30pm
Sun., June 8, 2025
9:00am – 3:00pm
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For any questions regarding Art on Main please contact: mainstreet@cantonillinois.org
Thank You to our 2025 Sponsors!
Masterpiece – $1,000
- Walmart
Patron – $500
- CEFCU
- Kemper Construction
- State Farm – Chuck Taylor
- Two River Arts Council
- Bob Senneff
- CFC Properties
Partner – $200
- Bard Optical
- Gary & Susan Barnhart
- Ron & Cheryl Bielema
- Bill & Jane Buckley
- Crawford’s Home Furnishings
- Gigi Davis
- Fairview State Bank ($250)
- Farnsworth Group
- Graham Health System
- Don & Connie Heller ($300)
- Bill & Judy Leitze
- John & Bobbie McCarthy
- MidAmerica National Bank
- Monical’s Pizza
- Larry & Diane Nelson
- Orwig Autobody, Inc.
- Warner & Donna Stuckey
- Gayle & Doug Blodgett
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and local funds from the Two Rivers Arts Council.

