The De Soto Arts Council held their 9th annual Sunflower ArtFest at The Barn at Kill Creek Farm on Sept. 25-27. The ArtFest was a gathering of artists who came together to display and sell their work.

Junior Emma Goldsby worked the De Soto High School Madrigals booth at the festival, as well as the DHS art booth.

“Mr. Mispagel wanted older, experienced students to help with it, so I volunteered,” Goldsby said.

Sophomore Zach Yarbrough also volunteered at the ArtFest.

“I helped set up on Friday and it was a lot of fun,” Yarbrough said.

Goldsby estimated that at least 200 people attended the festival every day of the event.

Yarbrough considered the ArtFest to be a success.

“The ArtFest is always a success if you ask me because it’s always good to bring people out and get a little exposure to those people who don’t get that much publicity for their work,” Yarbrough said.

Goldsby considers the event a success too, especially for the DHS booths.

“Both the Madrigals booth and the art booth sold a lot, so that’s really great,” Goldsby said.

Although the ArtFest had many attractions, Goldsby added that people seemed to enjoy one thing in particular.

“I think people liked seeing the large spectrum of what is included in the festival, but the live music seemed to be especially well-liked,” Goldsby said.

According to De Soto Arts Council President Linda Lane, the council has already begun preparing for next years’ ArtFest, and they have several things in mind for the tenth annual event.

“We would love to have more students involved and displaying their art. We look forward to partnering with the school district on their involvement and any ideas they may have to make this the ‘go to’ event,” Lane said.