Art on the Bluffs A Success!

IT'S OFFICIAL...ART ON THE BLUFFS ART WALK A SUCCESS!

Art on the Bluffs Hosts Artist Reception

The Artist's Reception party was a success! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend...it was a pleasure to meet so many of our talented artists!

ART WALK TOMORROW!!!

Yes, the Art Walk is tomorrow! And it looks like its going to be a beautiful day to get out and enjoy the fall weather in downtown Columbia. Festivities get underway at 10:00 a.m. and the fun goes till 4:00 p.m. Bring the kids, there'll be plenty for them to do too. Children's activities will be located on the Ace Hardware parking lot. There will be art activities, face painting and the YMCA is bringing their bounce house and obstacle course. A student art gallery can be found at Artisitic Expressions. Check out the scarecrows hanging along Main Street made by local students. Find over 60 artists located inside or outside 32 participating businesses. Take in the performances at 4 entertainment venues. Restaurants and food booths will also be located along the route. You'll find a wine tasting at Bon Vivant and a car rally at CarStar. Some businesses will also be offering art walk specials. We look forward to seeing you there!

2 DAYS TILL THE WALK!!!!

Columbia Art on the Bluffs and the 150^th Anniversary Committee will present their first annual Art Walk on Saturday, October 3^rd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. along Main Street in Columbia. The event is being held in conjunction with the city’s 150^th Anniversary Celebration. The walk will cover 15 blocks along Main Street and will include artists’ booths both outside and inside thirty-two participating businesses. Over 60 participating artists from the region will be showing and selling their works. Works range from watercolor, photography, jewelry, pottery, glass, drawings, mixed media, oil/acrylic, pine needle baskets, ceramics and printmaking.

All the arts will be represented including a variety of musical artists and dance and drama performances happening at four venues along Main Street. Performing at “The Distillery” parking lot will be Mike Brennan at 10:00 a.m.; the YMCA Hip Hop Show at noon; Ernie Schoelhorn and Karen Lundy on guitar and vocals at 1:00; the Marybeth Babcock Actors in the Attic at 2:00; and Power Haus Cheer at 3:00. On the Accent Title lot is Charlie Selvert on violin and vocals at 11:00 a.m.; Chuck Ludwig and Chuck Ludwig on sax at 1:00. On the City Hall parking lot the CHS Jazz Band takes the stage at 11:00 and the local rock band favorite “Where’s Charlie?” performs at 2:00. From 1:00 to 4:00 Steve Bowers’ performs at Zarkie Music Store.

Added attractions include food, wine tasting at Bon Vivant, kids’ activities at the Ace Hardware parking lot, a student art show and a classic car rally at CarStar. Food vendors include Bully’s Barbecue, Pizza Hut, Columbia Market, Vickie’s Blue Ribbon Foods, J’Fires Market Bistro and “The Other White Meat Smokin’ Barbecue Team. The Student Art Gallery will show artwork from students in kindergarten through 12^th grade and a peoples’ choice award will be awarded. The Kids Art Walk will feature art activities that include a “Fall into Columbia” Mural, Going Green Modern Sculpture, Recyclable Weaving, Abstract Foil Relief and Plastic Landscape. There will also be face painting and the YMCA bounce and obstacle course.

Sponsors of the event include the City of Columbia’s 150^th Anniversary Committee, The Republic Times, The News Democrat, Artistic Expressions, The Hampton Inn, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Ron’s Pharmacy and Tokey Design. For more information visit the blog at artonthebluffs.blogspot.com. The committee may also be reached at artonthebluffs@hotmail.com.

See the previous entry here (scroll down) for a map of the event. Hope to see you there!