The Allied Arts council needs artists and musicians for this year's, bigger and better installment of Arts Days, Sept. 30-Oct. 2. The deadline to get involved with this event is June 30.
“There will be a broad range of visual artists and music . And we’ll probably add a literary component as well,” said Ashley Markus, Allied Arts Council communications co-ordinator.
She said they have already received quite a few applications including several new faces.
As anyone who attended this two day arts party in Galt Gardens last year will attest, Arts Days is a great way for artists and musicians to show off their music and works.
There are three components to Arts Days which will be combined into one wild weekend.
The first one, the Art Walk , matches local artists and their works with local downtown businesses. Artists will have their works on display and may even be creating them right there, so you can watch the artistic process unfold. It takes place on the Friday and Saturday during the day. Over 50 artists and businesses were involved with the event last year.
The second part of the event is the artisans market, which takes place in Galt Gardens on the Friday and Saturday.
It is the place for local artists and crafts people to display their wares in their own booths. It will be taking place from 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
“We're also looking for buskers and street performers as well as visual artists and artisans,” Markus continued.
Artists can go to the website: www.artsdayslethbridge.org and download an application. Artists are asked to provide samples of their work or sound clips for musicians.
“We just want to see what you can do,” she said.
Because the event has been extended to three days, more artists will be needed.
A new addition this year, is the Rotary Club will be running a beer garden at the arts fest.
“I just like seeing the variety of art. It’s just terrific. I also like seeing the variety people who come out to it. It’s very rewarding. I remember we had one family who was there for the whole thing,” Markus continued.
“It’s nice to see artists reaching out to people and people coming out to support it,” she said.
A version of this story appears in the June 22, 2011 edition of the Lethbridge Sun Times
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