Monday, September 12, 2011
101 artists descended on Kent for the 18th annual art festival
Scattered showers didn’t prevent people from enjoying the 18th annual Art in the Park fair Sunday afternoon at Fred Fuller Park. There were 101 booths displaying original creations, live music and fair food. Art in the Park is sponsored by Kent Parks and Recreation and is supported by local businesses and volunteers. Attendance for the two-day fair averages about 15,000 to 18,000 visitors. Sunday was the last day of the two-day festival.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thousands fill Fred Fuller Park for annual festival
The first day of Kent’s 18th annual Art in the Park began Saturday with occasional raindrops that soon gave way to blue skies and sunshine. Thousands of visitors of all ages filled Fred Fuller Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to browse among 101 booths displaying the work of regional fine artists, hear musicians perform on two stages and munch on food sold by vendors from bourbon chicken to Starbucks. With no fee for admission or for event parking available across the street on the west side of Middlebury Road, the art festival will continue from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. As music from country to jazz emanated from the main stage and the Back Wood stages, visitors also saw ice-carving, pottery and airbrush demonstrations and re-enactments of …
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
18th annual event brings artists from all over the region to Kent
Kent's 18th Annual Art in the Park will take over Fred Fuller Park this weekend for a two-day festival filled with local artists, musicians and food vendors. This year, 106 artists are scheduled to sign up and display their works. "Which is huge," said Nancy Rice, the event coordinator for Kent Parks and Recreation. "We usually are between 85 to 95." New youth artists tent New to Art in the Park this year is a young artists' tent. Young artists had to apply to be in the tent and will be divided into two categories for judging. The youth artists will be group in grades three through six and six through 12. Their works will be judged based on professionalism, presentation and other aspects. The winners will receive gift certificates to All …
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
George Danhires puts finishing touches on Bicentennial Sculpture for downtown Kent
George Danhires will be putting the finishing touches on his Bicentennial Sculpture in the next week — in time to debut it at the annual Art in the Park. The bronze sculpture will be 6 feet by 4 feet and weigh about 550 pounds when completed. It will be set in its final resting place on park land between the Pufferbelly restaurant and the downtown gazebo on Franklin Avenue. There will be a dedication ceremony during the 134th anniversary of the Main Street bridge on Sept. 25. You can get a sneak peek, however, during Art in the Park at Fred Fuller park on Sept. 11 where the sculpture will be on display before installation. The sculpture has been done in a style known as relief, which means that the artwork looks like a wall of bronze with…
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David Badagnani
12:33 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
I just saw the George Danhires relief for the first time and found it beautifully sculpted and very moving in its portraiture. I cannot figure out, however, who the violinist on the far right is. more ›