Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Summer Arts Festival 2008
Celebrating 40 years!
"Time Flies When You're Having Fun!
Gracie & Friends, by Frances Carlson
A Celebration of the Arts
The Umpqua Valley Arts Association’s 40th Summer Arts Festival is a celebration of art, music, food, community and summer.
The success of the event will allows us to provide these service to the community:
- Provide 18,000 art experiences for kids through our arts in education programs
- Create a link between artists and the public by providing a visual showcase to display their artwork and the community can enjoy for free
- Work to enhance economic development through cultural tourism programs like Oregon Crafted Nurture our regions unique cultural heritage
Whether you want to shop for art, relax with friends while you enjoy food and spirits, listen to the entertainment in beautiful Fir Grove Park or watched your child create their own artistic masterpiece in the free Kid’s Art Garden - the Summer Arts Festival is a celebration of art and community!
The 2008 Summer Arts Festival will be held here at the arts center in the grounds of Fir Grove Park on June 27, 28 & 29.
40TH CELEBRATION ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL HIGHTLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Inside the building:
Annual Membership Art Show - Wings and Wheels
Hallie Brown Ford and Red Galleries
"Bioluminescent Sea Cave" Tactile Art Installation
Mixed media sculptures by Angela Haseltine Pozzi
Alcove Gallery, look, touch and squeel!
(step into an undersea garden of fiber art!)
Artist Studios Open
Art Vendor booths and demo's in Gallery II
Out side the building:
Run Around The Arts - 5K Run. .... for $10 participant fee, anyone can walk or run. Sunday morning 9am. Same morning registration accepted.
Flying High! DC R/C Flyers will be doing flying demo's and holding an airplane exhibit for your viewing pleasure throughout each morning of the festival! Better Duck!
Bob Campbell - President of the DC R/C Flyers
Join us early in the day to enjoy this demo and exhibit of flying machines!
For Artists and Food Vendors, please click on these links to download your application!
Volunteers are always needed! Please come and join us and help us keep the arts on the rise!
Creating an event for the community to enjoy takes the hard work and talents of many individuals. We would like to thank the many volunteers who give their time, the organizations and businesses that support us and the planning committee’s leadership in organizing the Summer Arts Festival.
Summer Arts Festival Planning Committee:
Doug Holloway, Chair (UVAA Board Secretary)
Richard Worthey, Co-Chair (UVAA Board President)
Arnold Morton, Grounds Co-Chair (UVAA Board Past-President)
Chuck Beisigl, Utilities Chair, Volunteer
Mickey Beach, Entertainment Chair (UVAA Board Member)
Frank Rusch, Parking Chair, Volunteer
Debbie Fenzl, Volunteer
Linda Smith-Craft, Volunteer
Dean Hatfield, Volunteer
Staff:
Shawn Ramsey-Watson, Executive Director
Aleta McGee, Gallery Manager, SAF Art and Food Vendors
Adam Bohman, Office & Facility Manager, SAF Volunteers
Gabriel Burian-Mohr, Art Education Manager, SAF Kids Art Area
Ted Isto, Clay Place Manager
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