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Get ready for the hottest event this
summer.. .Salem Art Fair & Festival 2000
T he P ortland O bserver
T he Salem A rt A ssociation and
Bank o f A m erica proudly present
the 51“ annual Salem Art Fair &
Festival on July 21 - 23 at B ush’s
P a s tu r e P a rk . T h is h ig h ly
anticipated event is free and open to
the public.
Set am ong historic oak trees, visitors
will have an opportunity to purchase
unique contem porary fine art and
crafts from over 200 artists. O ver
50 percent o f this y ear’s group o f
excellent artists w ere not at last
y ear’s A rt Fair. There will be a lot
o f w onderful art to see in a w ide
range o f media, including painting,
ceram ics, glass, je w e lry , w ood,
fiber, and m uch more.
In addition to the highly acclaim ed
A r tis t
M a r k e tp la c e ,
liv e
e n te rta in m e n t by reg io n a l and
national perform ing artists will be
presented on the Spirit M ountain
M ain Stage and the First Security
Bank Fam ily Stage. The line-up o f
te a d lin e rs in c lu d es n a tio n a lly -
e n o w n e d b lu e s le g e n d J o h n
Jam m o n d (San F ran cisco ) and
lo p u la r P a u l D e L a y B a n d
Portland), the saucy Latin sounds
if the B obby T orres E n sem b le
Portland), and folk rock sextet
Zalobo (Portland).
Jther attractions include the alw ays
lopular Kids ’ Court, w here children
vill be am azed by the ju g g lin g
jrav itin i B rothers, Tears o f Joy
’uppet T heater and the popular
vlaharim bas; th e O pen S tudio,
vhere visitors can try their hands at
he p o tter’s w heel and painting; the
iu s h H o u s e L iv in g H is to r y
irogram, w here actors portray the
iush fam ily; and m uch m ore.
'h e A rt F air is the largest ju ried art
estival o f its kind in the state o f
O regon. A s o n e o f th e b e s t
:om m unity-driven events on the
vest coast, o ver 3,000 volunteers
participate annually in the three day
celebration. V isitors hail from all
ends o f the I -5 corridor and beyond,
w ith attendance at last year’s festival
e s tim a te d at 1 1 0 ,0 0 0 . O th e r
presenting sponsors include Spirit
M ountain C asino, K ettle Foods,
A T & T C able Services, C oldw ell
Banker M ountain W est Real Estate,
and A dvanced T elC om G roup, Inc.
T he Salem A rt A ssociation (SA A )
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is one o f the largest non-profit
com m unity arts organizations in
O regon. SA A operates the Bush
House, the Bush Bam Art Center,
an d th e M a rjo rie T. S h erm an
C om m unity C eram ics C enter, a
w id e r a n g e o f a rts e d u c a tio n
program s, and the annual Salem
Art F air and Festival.
dP°r the love oi ^azz
Creative Director
Shaw n S tra h an
4747 N E M a rtin L u th e r
K ing, J r., Blvd.
P o rtlan d , O R 97211
African American
Fine Arts Tour
503-288-0033
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1999 The Portland Observer
CONTRIBUTED STORY
Y ou are invited to jo in an exciting
tour event scheduled for Labor Day
w eekend. An airline/hotel travel
package to Los A ngeles is being
o rg a n iz e d to v isit th e A frican
A m e ric a n A rt M u se u m , T h e
C a lif o r n ia A fric a n A m e ric a n
M useum in Exposition Park, The
F ow ler M useum on the UCLA
Cam pus, and an u m b ero f prominent
A frican A m erican galleries and
A rtist’s Studios. A m ong these, the
studio and gallery o f nationally
k n o w n a r tis t a n d p u b lis h e r ,
K athleen A tkins W ilson.
T he focus will be on Black Art.
T his tour is planned for the Labor
D ay w eekend o f Septem ber 1“,
through the 4lh, 2000.
T he w eekend will find the 15'h
A nnual African M arketplace and
C ulture Faire in full swing. We
expect everyone to have a glorious,
culturally fill filling and educational
experience.This tour will provide a
g rea t o p p o rtu n ity to m eet and
interact w ith several prom inent
A fric a n A m e ric a n a rtis ts an d
publishersofFine Art prints. Among
these w ill be C harles A. Bibbs, one
o f the m ost successful and prolific
producers o f collectible prints in
the country. Mr. Bibbs
has ag reed to m ake a
presentation to the tour
group. A reception and
Mr. B ibbs’ presentation
will be held at G allery
Plus in the Liem ert Park
area.
The purpose o f this tour
is to w iden the audience
fo rth e fin e a rtsin general
and for African American
art in particular.
A short w alking tour o f
the Liem ert Park area,
w hich includes several
g a lle r ie s a n d a r tis t
studios, ethnic shops and
restaurants are included
though optional.
This event is sponsored
by Regional Artist Market
o f P o rtla n d , O re g o n .
P ro m o tio n a l m a te ria l
p ro d u ce d by G ra p h ix
2000 Inc. o f Portland
T he A frican A m erican
Fine Arts Tour package
includes airfare, hotel and
reception for the cost o f
$395.
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