The North Gwinnett Arts Association (NGAA) is making bold, colorful promises about its May 16 Arts in the Park festival. “It’s going to be a wonderful day for folks to get out and see some things that inspire and educate them,” says NGAA President Vickie Johnson. Attendance at the annual festival, which will be take place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Town Center Park, is free.
Arts in the Park will feature the work of about 50 juried artists, showcase onsite artist demos, encourage several create-it-yourself community art projects, and include music and food. Also, the 2015-17 Suwanee SculpTour, a walkable public art encounter, will be officially unveiled at the festival and a public art piece will be created onsite during the festival.
“Today’s society is such a fast-moving one – it seems that we are always in a hurry and don’t take the time to really stop and appreciate what is around us,” says Johnson. “Arts in the Park gives our community that time to slow down and take a good look at what people just like them have been able to create…. We have quality artists, fun events, good music, and great food.”
A chalk walk competition, open to elementary, middle, and high school students, will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with winners announced at 4. Registration is available at suwaneeartsinthepark.com. In addition, professional street artists will create long-lasting 3D chalk drawings around Town Center Park.
Other community art activities include paint-a-wreck, create a (Jackson) Pollock-like painting, and do-it-yourself tie-dye shirts. Proceeds will benefit the Rosemary Benavides Williams Student Art Scholarship and support art initiatives set forth by the North Gwinnett Arts Association.
Throughout the day, a DJ from Uptown Entertainment will provide music that fits the Peace, Love & Arts in the Park theme. Clyde’s on Fire, an Asheville-based, female-fronted bluegrass band, will close out the festival with a live performance.
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