Enjoy an early spring weekend at the park as a variety of artists will be featured selling their work in the artist market and gallery at the second annual Sawnee Arts Festival.
The Sawnee Arts Festival will be held Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Central Park Recreation Center located at 2300 Keith Bridge Road in Cumming. Admission is free.
In addition to enjoying the artist market and gallery, festival goers of all ages will have the opportunity to discover their inner artist at the “A Touch of the Arts” interactive art area. Artists will be demonstrating pottery, weaving, painting, wood turning, children’s art and more throughout the day.
The festival will feature family-friendly performances in music, theater, dance and literary arts by the Forsyth Central High School Maskers, Sawnee Ballet, Second Wave Band, High Cotton Band, Forsyth County Public Library and more. Attendees can also tempt their taste buds at the Junior Service League of Forsyth County’s Chili Cook-Off.
“We are really excited to welcome the Sawnee Arts Festival back to Central Park,” Director of Parks and Recreation Jerry Kinsey said. “Last year’s event was a great success and we are looking forward to another wonderful festival this year.”
The Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department will host the Sawnee Arts Festival in partnership with the Sawnee Artists Association, Sawnee Woman’s Club and the Cumming-Forsyth Arts Council.
The Sawnee Arts Festival is funded in part by the Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) which is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and administered by The Arts Council, Inc., Gainesville – Region 8 Grassroots Agency.
To receive exhibitor information and application forms, call Laura Pate or Paula Chambers at 678.455.8540 or email lbpate@forsythco.com or pwchambers@forsythco.com.
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