Wheatfield, Indiana · Our first year · 2027
Rural Art Revival™
Original art. Independent spirits.
A little country soul.
October 1, 2 & 3, 2027
Michel Keck Studio & Gallery
Rural Art Revival™
5538 West 1450 North
Wheatfield, Indiana 46392
Join Rural Art Revival™ on the three-acre grounds of the Kecks’ studio and gallery in the Wheatfield, Indiana countryside. Come for the art. Stay for the music, the makers, and a weekend in the country. A small, juried art gathering with a big love for people who make things by hand.
Plan Your WeekendChoose your day
Want to meet every artist?
Come Friday or Saturday.
All participating artists will be on site Friday and Saturday. Sunday is optional for each visiting artist, so the lineup will be smaller or may vary. Michel Keck Studio & Gallery will be open throughout Sunday’s event hours.
Friday, October 1
9 AM–4 PM
All participating artists on site.
Saturday, October 2
9 AM–4 PM
All participating artists on site.
Sunday, October 3
11 AM–4 PM
Gallery open. Visiting artists participate at their own discretion.
All times are local to Wheatfield, Indiana, Central Time.
Art with a human connection
Meet the hands behind the work.
This is a place for original voices. Rural Art Revival™ brings together self-taught, raw artists and formally trained artists in a small, juried event that celebrates the work itself and the person who made it.
Discover original art in many forms: one-of-a-kind ceramics, fiber art, paintings, sculptures, and handmade jewelry, alongside fine art prints. Talk with artists about their materials, and spend time with demonstrations that bring the making into view. Ask about a piece that catches your eye. Find out what went into it. Take home something with a story you heard directly from its maker.
“Revival” is the heart of it: bringing renewed energy to the kind of art gathering where artists and collectors meet face to face, creative independence matters, and a rural setting is part of the pleasure.
Meet the jurors. Explore their art.
Three artists.
Three individual worlds.
Mixed-media artist
Michel Keck
Step inside Michel’s gallery for a closer look at her artwork, in the place where Rural Art Revival™ begins.
Watch the gallery tour on Facebook ↗Coming soon
Kristi Yapp
Artwork photographs & videos
Fiber artist
Kristi Yapp
Explore Kristi’s fiber art. Photographs and videos of her work are coming soon.
Coming soon
Bonnie Zimmer
Artwork photographs & videos
Fiber artist inspired by nature
Bonnie Zimmer
Discover Bonnie’s nature-inspired fiber art. Photographs and videos of her work are coming soon.
Make a day of it
A little art. A little bluegrass.
Something good to take home.
The weekend brings original art and fine art prints together with artist demonstrations, outlaw country and bluegrass music, food trucks, and a wine tent. Give yourself time to browse, grab something to eat, and settle into the country pace.
Alongside the artwork, discover handmade artisan products, including handmade skin care and homegrown, handmade jams, jellies, hot sauces, and canned goods from Indiana farmers. It is a celebration of people putting their own skill, care, and character into what they create.
Come looking for a painting. Leave with a new favorite artist, something for the pantry, and a reason to come back. Artist, music, and food details will be shared as the first-year lineup takes shape.
One gathering. A whole trail to explore.
An event within
October Market Trails.
Rural Art Revival™ is the Michel Keck Studio & Gallery stop on October Market Trails. Our studio and gallery is one of 11 participating home stops, each with its own personality, specialties, and reason to pull over and explore.
Across the trail, shoppers can discover artisan goods, boutique finds, antiques, paintings, ceramics, wood products, furniture, and more. The stops work together to champion artisans and small Indiana business owners, turning a shopping trip into a weekend of discovery.
People come from near and far to wander from home stop to home stop, meet independent sellers, and enjoy a weekend in the country. At our stop, the focus is Rural Art Revival™: original art, working artists, handmade goods, and music with some grit and soul.
Build your weekend around the trail, and plan your Rural Art Revival™ visit for Friday or Saturday if seeing every participating artist is your priority. The hours listed here are for our stop.
A small, juried gathering
Independent voices.
A thoughtful selection.
The inaugural Rural Art Revival™ is juried by mixed-media artist Michel Keck, fiber artist Kristi Yapp, and Bonnie Zimmer, a fiber artist inspired by nature.
Self-taught and formally trained artists both belong here. The shared thread is original work and a personal approach to making it. A small event leaves room to slow down, look closely, and have a real conversation with the artists.
Interested in participating? Contact Michel about Rural Art Revival™ for artist and artisan inquiries.
Why Michel started it
For the love of art.
And the people making it.
Rural Art Revival™ began with an idea from Michel Keck. Her love for gatherings such as Minnie Adkins Day in the Country and Finster Fest sparked a desire to bring that rural art spirit to Northwest Indiana.
Michel’s connection to art reaches beyond her own studio. She is an avid art collector who has supported artists around the world by collecting their work. This gathering grows out of that same impulse: find original voices, support the people behind them, and bring others into the experience.
2027 is our first year. Come be part of the beginning.
Read the story behind Rural Art Revival™ →Save the dates
See you in the country.
October 1–3, 2027
Michel Keck Studio & Gallery
Rural Art Revival™
5538 West 1450 North
Wheatfield, Indiana 46392
Friday & Saturday: 9 AM–4 PM, all participating artists.
Sunday: 11 AM–4 PM, gallery open with optional visiting-artist participation.