more than just a craft and arts Festival… 

…Answering the call to combat social isolation and loneliness, The Zipper is bringing people together in an environment that encourages human connection through art and entertainment.

Zipper Fest •Sept 13th, 2025

2025 Entertainment

Noah Earle

Pink Houses

   DJ SMOOVE 

2025 Performance

Schedule

Line-Up

DJ Kvreem | 12-1pm

Tape Snake | 1-2pm

DJ Pollux | 2-3pm • W/ Nimbus Visual arts

Mobile Funk Unit & The Quorus | 2:45-3:30pm

Noah Earle | 3:30-4:30pm

DJ Smoove | 4:30-5:30pm • W/ Nimbus Visual arts

Jabberwocky | 4:30-5:30pm

Aurora Aerial Arts | 4:45-6:45pm

Bratten School of Irish Dancers | 5:30-5:45pm

Pink Houses | 5:45-6:45pm

2025 Craft/Art-ists

food & drink

2025 Installation Artists

Philip Gresham

Philip Gresham started creating spray paint stencils and posters as a teenager. Through his time at the Kansas City Art Institute, his graffiti tendencies were reformed to making woodcut and lithographic prints. His work explores the competition of structure and nature which he often sees first-hand in his woodworking shop.

pdgresham.com

Bethanie Irons

Bethanie Irons is an artist living and working in Columbia, Missouri. She graduated from the University of South Dakota with a BFA in Art and from the University of Missouri with an MFA in Art and Ph.D. in Art Education.
Bethanie’s passion for art is rooted in play and experimentation. Whether working with digital tools or traditional media, she approaches each project with a willingness to take risks and the belief that creative exploration can lead to surprising and meaningful outcomes.

bethanieirons.com

Ellen Wilson

Sasha Goodnow

Ellen Wilson is an English teacher at Hickman High School here in Columbia, MO. She is creative and quick, stylish and funny. Don’t miss this interactive art installation. She will write a Haiku all about you. On the spot! You can take home an original typewritten poem as a reminder of how much fun you had at The Zipper Fest this year!

Sasha is a self-taught artist from Columbia, Missouri with emphasis in experimental film and fiber-based work for over 10 plus years. She has created video and sculptural art installations for True False Film Festival, Citizen Jane Film Festival, Dismal Niche Music Festival, Art in the Park and Zipper Fest. She is currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Science at the University of Missouri and serves as the Board secretary for the Columbia Art League. 

Jayden wright

Jayden is an up and coming caricature artist located in Columbia, Mo and the Owner of SickInkTwisted Art. Make sure you stop by to see Jayden at this year’s Zipper Fest to have an amazing original portrait drawn of yourself and your loved ones by a very talanted artisit!

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