IX Arts Festival of Imaginative Realism
Oct 21 - Oct 25, 2026
Wednesday
Oct 21Sunday
Oct 25
Date TypesArt Exhibitions
GenresAdventure, Art and Culture, Comic Based, Fantasy, Science Fiction
People / Bands / TeamsAedan Roberts, Alan Pollack, Alannah Rose, Alessandra Pisano, Alexandra Verhoven, Amelia Leonards, Annie Stegg Gerard, Anthony Palumbo, April Solomon, Bob Eggleton, Boris Vallejo, Carly Milligan, Carolina Lebar, Carrie Kendall, Charles Vess, Christopher Burdett, Chuck Grieb, Cully Cuniff, Dave Seeley, David Monette, David Palumbo, David Wenzel, Donato Giancola, Drew Tucker, Ed Binkley, Elliot Lang, Eric Messinger, Eric Spohn, Erika Taguchi, Fian Arroyo, Frank Walls, Gary Lippincott, Greg Swearingen, Hala Swearingen, Jarel Threat, Jason Mowry, Jeff Menges, Jennifer Hrabota-Lesser, Joanna Barnum, Jody Fallon, Joleen Flasher, Jon Carraher, Jon Sideriadis, Julia Maddalina, Julie Bell, Justin Gerard, Kaitlund Zupanic, Kate Adams, Kaysha Siemens, Kelley Hensing, Kelsey Merkle, Kev Fang, Lars Grant-West, Laurence Schwinger, Leo Gonzales, leo leibelman, Lisa “Sprite” Hansen, Lisa Falkenstern, Mark Harrison, Mark Zug, Matt Mrowka, Matt Stawicki, Matthew Stewart, May Zheng, Michael C. Hayes, Michelle Mrowka, Nasa Tsuchiya, Omar Rayyan, Rachta Lin, Rain Delmar, Ralph Horsley, Rhonda Libbey, Rob Alexander, Rob Rey, Romas Kukalis, Ron Sanders, Sarah Finnigan, Scott Brundage, Shawn Adomanis, Tom Fleming, Tran Nguyen, Tyler Vance, Winona Nelson
LocationsGoggleWorks Center for the Arts
201 Washington St
Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
United States
The Main Show is the heart and soul of IX, which features over 90 of the finest imaginative artists in the world – all working in traditional media – over the full five-day course of the event. Artists are selected from submissions each year by a rotating panel of judges – in the past, judges have been drawn from the Brandywine, Allentown, and Delaware museums, Sotheby’s London, Beautiful Bizarre, Fine Art Connoisseur and Juxtapoz magazines, along with major galleries, ateliers, and realist art organizations.
Selected artists set up and display their work at the show for a full five days, hanging in galleries covering 18,000 square feet on three floors of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Artist space sizes vary, ranging from 8 linear feet to over 20 linear feet, with an average size of around 13 linear feet. Many artists choose to sketch or paint at their spaces during the show, adding impromptu demonstrations to the gallery floors.
Artists chosen for the 2026 IX Art Show include Kate Adams, Shawn Adomanis, Rob Alexander, Fian Arroyo, Joanna Barnum, Julie Bell, Ed Binkley, Scott Brundage, Christopher Burdett, Jon Carraher, Cully Cuniff, Rain Delmar, Bob Eggleton, Lisa Falkenstern, Jody Fallon, Kev Fang, Sarah Finnigan, Joleen Flasher, Tom Fleming, Justin Gerard, Donato Giancola, Leo Gonzales, Lars Grant-West, Chuck Grieb, Lisa “Sprite” Hansen, Mark Harrison, Michael C. Hayes, Kelley Hensing, Ralph Horsley, Jennifer Hrabota-Lesser, Carrie Kendall, Romas Kukalis, Elliot Lang, Carolina Lebar, leo leibelman, Amelia Leonards, Rhonda Libbey, Rachta Lin, Gary Lippincott, Julia Maddalina, Jeff Menges, Kelsey Merkle, Eric Messinger, Carly Milligan, David Monette, Jason Mowry, Matt Mrowka, Michelle Mrowka, Winona Nelson, Tran Nguyen, David Palumbo, Anthony Palumbo, Alessandra Pisano, Alan Pollack, Omar Rayyan, Rob Rey, Aedan Roberts, Alannah Rose, Ron Sanders, Laurence Schwinger, Dave Seeley, Jon Sideriadis, Kaysha Siemens, April Solomon, Eric Spohn, Matt Stawicki, Annie Stegg Gerard, Matthew Stewart, Greg Swearingen, Hala Swearingen, Erika Taguchi, Jarel Threat, Nasa Tsuchiya, Drew Tucker, Boris Vallejo, Tyler Vance, Alexandra Verhoven, Charles Vess, Frank Walls, David Wenzel, May Zheng, Mark Zug and Kaitlund Zupanic.
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