MEETING TUESDAY 8/11

There's a meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Library. Plans are coming together. There are now over 50 artists participating. The food vendors are coming together. And entertainment has been lined up for a few venues along the walk. The walk will start at The Distillery Building and run down to City Hall with artists located in booths both outside and inside businesses along the route. Sponsors and volunteers are still needed. Please contact artonthebluffs@hotmail.com for more information on participating as an artist, non-profit group, volunteer or sponsor. We're looking forward to this first annual art event and hope you are too!

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Art on the Bluffs and the City of Columbia invites you to participate in Columbia, Illinois' 150th Anniversary First Annual Art Walk.  The walk will be held Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  We are looking for a wide variety of disciplines of art to be presented at this walk.  There will be live music, a wine tasting, activities for children and food tasting along the route to draw additional visitors down Main Street.

Artists will be assigned locations along Main Street in Columbia at local area businesses to display, demonstrate and sell their fine arts and crafts or if you prefer, you may set up at an outdoor tent.

All interested artists must submit an application and a photo of their work to Art on the Bluffs committee for an assigned position on the walk.  Everyone is welcome but we need the application for contacts and examples of work to ensure the integrity of this event.  Your photo will be returned to you if you include a self-addressed, postage paid envelope.  You may also email photos of your work to artonthebluffs@hotmail.com.

There is a $30 fee for a location on the walk to help defer the costs of this event. Your work does not have to be about Columbia but if you would like to create some works on the history of Columbia and it's location along the Mississippi that would be wonderful.  You may request an application by email at artonthebluffs@hotmail.com and then email the completed application with $30 to Columbia City Hall, Attention:  Art on the Bluffs, 208 S. Rapp, Columbia, IL 62236.

HELP WANTED

We want you, to help us with this first annual event!  We are looking for help with planning on a variety of committees (such as sponsorships, hospitality, entertainment, publicity/promotion, etc.).  We also need volunteers for the day of the event.  If you have a little or a lot of time and would like to help make this an annual event please contact us at artonthebluff@hotmail.com.  Thanks for your help!