Among the featured artists the festival will pay tribute to is Roger Tory Peterson, recognized worldwide for his invaluable contributions as an ornithologist, educator, and artist. Peterson revolutionized the way people understand and appreciate nature through his illustrated bird guides.

The festival will also pay tribute to painter Albert Johnson, whose paintings captured the essence of the community, including Chautauqua Lake, the landscapes of Sweden, and shared cultural heritage. He also created representations of the city of Stockholm through murals, which decorated the Norden Club building until the 1950s.

Also highlighted is artist Irene Anderson Thompson with her local landscapes and her brother, Brad Anderson, the great creator of the cartoon “Marmaduke.” Another artist of note, according to festival organizers, is Elmer Holmberg, known for his wood carvings and paintings.

The folk festival exhibition also brings together local artists who have come to show that the legacy of talent continues through their works in various techniques, such as photography, painting, Scandinavian knitting, needlepoint, weaving, and textiles, wood and relief carvings, hand painted furniture, ornaments, crystal and utensils. A tribute to the world-renowned Swedish painter, illustrator, and writer Carl Larsson, with some of his reproductions, is also part of the exhibition.

This artwork by Roger Tory Peterson is among the work that will be on display at an exhibition of Scandinavian artists’ work during the festival from July 19-20 at the Northwest Arena.

This exhibition is the result of the efforts of many; including Don Sandy; John Everett Jones; members, volunteers and instructors of the festival; and the local institutions that provided artwork, including the Jamestown Community Center, the Scandinavian Studies Program, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, the Chautauqua County Historical Society, the Fenton History Center and the National Comedy Center, and local citizens and artists.

The exhibit will be available at the Scandinavian Folk Festival, July 19 and 20 at the Northwest Arena in Jamestown. For more information, visit scandinavianjamestown.org or call 716-665-0883.