The District Festival of the Arts - 10/20/07
The District Festival of the Arts… our second time around. We first brought you the The District Festival of the Arts in an AirbrushTour post on May 13, 2007. This weekend we joined premiere painters, sculptors, glass blowers and artists again for this unique outdoor art show held at The District in henderson, NV, just minutes away from Las Vegas.
This event was full of lookers and buyers. Crowds of art lovers where everywhere. And for good reason, the quality of art is excellent. We stopped in to catch up with a few of the artists on hand and get a first-hand taste of this season’s event.
Albert Mukasa Wilson, from Corona, CA, was on hand showing his creative illustration in graphite pencil, along with several original paintings. Click here to learn more about Albert Mukasa Wilson online.
We ran into Jeanne and Dana Rosen from Quartz Hill, CA, who we featured back in our May post. Jeanne was out-and-about so we paused for a quick pic with Dana (above). This artisan couple are the creators of colorful and whimsical wall plaques. They employ some unique materials and processes - cold bronze (coated cast-stone) or faux marble (stone with crushed marble aggregates) cast in molds then colored and hand-polished. Learn more about this couple and their art at PaperAndStone.com.
Juan Quevedo, originally from Peru, whose art hangs in private collections all over the world, was also showing his beautiful paintings. We became instant fans of his colorful and expressive watercolor works of art. Nationally recognized, Juan’s art also hangs in the Oakland Art Museum, Boston Art Museum and Ohio Art Museum. And to think… you can add his works of art to your collection here at this event.
The live music was great, and a crowd favorite…
… and the crowds were plenty. This event had a great turnout, which is great. There was a lot of excitement and plenty of great art and artists on hand.
Also at the Festival, was the Vegas Artists Guild. As artists helping artists, we feel it fair to give them a plug. They had a display representing local artists. The Vegas Artists Guild is an organization of artists whose primary purpose is to bring talented, established and emerging artists in the Vegas area to the public attention.
Want to know about the Festival of the Arts? Click here to track back to our May 13 post or visit The District at Green Valley Ranch online for more. The next Festival of the Arts is May 3-4, 2008.
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