PHOTO GALLERY: Festival-goers enjoy crafts, music and dancing at Cooper's Landing

September 16, 2012 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

The seventh annual EcoArtFest was this weekend at Cooper's landing. People at the festival could tie-dye shirts, listen to music and dance.

Brian Luciano, 11, prepares shirts to be tie-dyed by soaking them in a mixture of water and soda ash and wringing them out at Tie Dye Express at Cooper's Landing. Tie Dye Express was one of the vendors at the 7th annual Eco-Art Festival. | Rachel English

Twins Giselle and Gianna Allen, age 3, tie-dye shirts with the help of their mother, Rachel Allen, at the EcoArtFest at Cooper's Landing on Sunday. The art festival included live music, vendors and food. | Rachel English

Tie-dye pigments are used for the Tie Dye Express and Tie Dye Queen booths at the seventh annual EcoArtFest at Cooper's Landing on Sunday. Tie Dye Express owner, Chuck Neal, attends the festival every year as a vendor. Neal also brings old clothes to recycle for tie-dying. | Rachel English

Tim "Tuxedo Tim" Clanton dances with EcoArtFest volunteer Christine Clay at Cooper's Landing on Sunday. Clanton is a member of the Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers. "I always say don't look at your feet, keep smiling and don't think too much," Clanton said. | Rachel English