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Some exciting news from Sandy Page, Director of Winnsboro's Cultural Arts District! I'll let her speak for herself. . .
The “3rd Friday” Arts Festival for June 17th & 18th is developing with much excitement.
Thanks to building owners and their willingness to support the arts, there will be separate, beautiful new gallery space at The Key Ring Gallery (on Locust, next to the newspaper) for some of the artists that qualify and are entering the Competition sector of this upcoming “3rd Friday”.
The focus for this Artists’ Competition is “Natural Resources & Agriculture”. The artist may choose to use materials that relate to the theme, or they may choose to depict scenes that relate. More than one entry is permissible. . . up to four.
The Texas Commission on the Arts has awarded funding to the Winnsboro Cultural Arts District to support “Artists’ Awards” for this and future Competitions that follow this theme. For this event, first prize is $300, 2nd - $150 and 3rd - $50. Winners will be announced Saturday afternoon, June 18th. The Competition is open to the Performing, Visual and Literary Arts.
Artist/vendors may, also, have artwork that does not follow the Competition theme and additional space is available for exhibiting. Merchants are joining in much more than usual and are highlighting art in displays, etc. and are doing other special events in individual shops.
The “3rd Friday” Arts Festival will continue to use the Depot & area, but, now, will have activities all over the downtown area (Cultural Arts District). Vendor hours, during the day, remain 10am-6pm on Friday and 10am-5pm on Saturday.
On Friday evening, June 17th, there will be. . .
- A special “Art Walk” evening with the Gallery Opening (wine/hors d’oeuvres)
- A separate Live Poets Society reading at Winnsboro Emporium
- SayADream Studio will be open (Ceramic workshop -$3 & lemonade and popcorn)
- Liefie will be open until 8pm (wine)
- Art & Espresso will have a “Jimmy Buffet” Party, with music by Caleb.
- There will be 2 performances of a very special "farm" skit by Nancy and Karl Falster of Falster Farm
- Numerous merchants will be open on this very special Friday evening.
“3rd Friday” is also presenting the Texas Pistolaros "traveling shoot-out" performance Saturday, live music, many interesting vendors, and a photographer recording the festivities.
The public is invited to both the daytime and evening events. The hours for the "Art Walk" (Friday evening, June 17) vary a bit for different participants, but cover the period from 6-9 pm. Hand-out information for the “Art Walk” will be available. Please come and join the fun, while strolling through the downtown Arts District.
For further information on the events, including the “Artists’ Competition”, please contact Sandy Page, Director-Winnsboro Cultural Arts District, (903) 850-1662 or spagewcad@gmail.com have questions.
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