2026 Festival Print Artist: Jim Sherraden, Nashville, TN
by Jim Sherraden, Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN Printmaker, Jim Sherraden, was selected to design the 2026 Smoky Hill River Festival Print.
Growing up in Salina, never dreaming I’d have a career in the visual arts, the terra cotta tiles on the United Building exterior transfixed me every time we drove by in the family station wagon. They were a constant “head turner” for me. Now, nearly sixty years later, given the opportunity of this project for the 50th Anniversary of the Smoky Hill River Festival, this woodcut print is a sincere attempt to say thank you to that town that raised me. Click Here for Jim’s Full Artist Bio
Limited-edition commemorative Festival prints are available with a $100+ donation to the Smoky Hill River Festival.
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2026 Festival T-Shirt Artist: Pamela Harris, Salina
Pamela Harris is a Salina native with more than four decades of experience in the fields of graphic design and creative illustration. She has been employed by design studios, ad agencies, and corporate marketing departments, and has owned her own freelance design business since 2002. During her career, she has created graphic identity, print collateral, branding and marketing materials, signage, advertising, websites, and digital media for hundreds of companies, as well as maintaining a personal creative practice. Her primary focus is always to make visuals that communicate effectively in a creative way, whether the message is a client’s or her own. More of her work can be seen at Pamela-Harris.com.
The design for the 50th anniversary River Festival shirt is inspired by my sketchbooks, which are filled with random and spontaneous drawings, often done in ink and watercolor. I wanted to capture some of that same energy for the shirt. Showing a variety of people on the ground, watching the surprising sight of a hot-air-balloon-head take off from Festival grounds was a fun challenge. It illustrates the idea that you never know what you’ll see at the Smoky Hill River Festival! Order yours today!