items tagged with arts
August 9, 2011
It was a great Anacortes Arts Festival, made all the more special this year by the fact that it was the 50th. A multimedia presentation commemorated the event. Festival awards include: Anacortes native Lanny Bergner, who took home the coveted … Continue reading →
Tags: 50th, arts, festival
August 10, 2010
In keeping with tradition, the 2010 Anacortes Arts Festival featured a youth “discovery area” teeming with opportunities. This girl accepted the invitation to pick up a brush and tap her creative juices on a whiteboard. Festival partners in this area … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, children's, festival
July 28, 2010
Anacortes muralist/historian Bill Mitchell has been named 2010 Anacortes Patron of the Arts, an honor bestowed by the Anacortes Arts Festival. Bill, pictured here at a past Arts Festival, will be the guest of honor Friday (July 30) at the … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, Bill, Mitchell, patron
July 30, 2009
Pencil in Friday, July 31 for the opening of an Art at the Port Fine Art Exhibition including a Biennial Invitational “The Arts: A Celebration.” The event is curated by Susan Parke, Director Emeritus, Museum of Northwest Art; featuring work … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, mccracken, Port
July 31, 2008
Today (Friday, August 1) is the the first full day of the 2008 Anacortes Arts Festival. Among many activities associated with the festival is the juried art show at the Port of Anacortes warehouse. Here, art on a north wall … Continue reading →
Tags: Anacortes, arts, festival, juried
August 14, 2006
Blue skies, crowds and artwork such as this sun sculpture combined for an exciting Friday opening to the 2006 Anacortes Arts Festival. The festival, which opens each day at 10 a.m., runs through 5 p.m. Sunday. Be sure to enjoy … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, festival, first, sun
August 5, 2006
Two moms and a handful of girls were inspired by the Peruvian music of the “Quichua Mashis” band Friday at the Anacortes Arts Festival. The small group of street dancers attracted one little girl who left her mother’s side to … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, dancing, festival, music
August 7, 2005
Among working artists featured at the 2005 Anacortes Arts Festival was Bill Mitchell, creator of dozens of historic murals mounted on the walls of buildings throughout this seaside community. Here Bill works on what will be his sixth dragon mural … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, bill mitchell, murals
