PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

We'd like to thank the following businesses for hosting artists, food vendors and other activities related to the First Annual Art on the Bluffs Art Walk:

Agnes Ross

Wagner Photography

Mist Day Spa

Elements on Main

Dave Idle Glass Studio

Columbia Market

Memory Lane

Accent Title

Meyer Insurance

Mattingly Jewelry

Ace Hardware

Ultimate Tan & Nails

Our House Coffee

Conrad Press

Toby Search Country Companies Insurance

Estes Financial

Century 21

Thai House

Joe Boccardi's

Artistic Expressions

Power Haus Cheer & Pom

Tiny's Bar & Grill

Radical Rods

Car Star

First Bank

Zarkie

Tammy Mitchell Hines Realtor

Vida Verde Studio Salon

Concept Realtors

Ron's Pharmacy

Rugbuster

Naumann Realtor

Evalina's

Bon Vivant

Gruchala's

Laura Neal Gallery/Boutique

More participating businesses may yet be added. Thanks for making this event possible!!

DON'T FORGET - MEETING TONIGHT

Don't forget the organizational meeting tonight at CPSI in the Southwoods Center in Columbia at 6:30. That's at 235 Southwoods Center. Be there or be square.

ARTISTS OFFERINGS

So, what kind of art are you going to find at our Art Walk? The entries are coming in and now number over 5o participating artists. Most of the artists are from the greater Metro area. Artists from Columbia, Waterloo, Praire du Rocher, Belleville, Edwardsville, Nashville, Effingham and O'Fallon are participating as well as artists from St. Louis, Florissant, House Springs and Brentwood from the Missouri side of the river. You'll find watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, photography, glass, mixed media, clay/pottery, jewelry, drawings, fiber art and more.

WE WELCOME OUR FIRST OFFICIAL SPONSOR

We're excited to have our first business sponsor on board. We welcome the help and partnership of the News Democrat. They are assisting us with our program and we will be inserting it in their paper on Thursday, October 1st. If you'd like to join the bandwagon as a sponsor please contact Teresa Hessel at 618-239-2558 or email her at thessel@bnd.com. If you are interested in making an in-kind contribution such as products or services please contact the committee at artonthebluffs@hotmail.com. Our call for artists remains open at this time. We are also still looking for volunteers. We're counting down the days till the big event!

COLUMBIA DAZE PARADE

Look for us in the Columbia Daze parade. We'll be passing out information on the event. It's going to be a great parade! Columbia is celebrating their 150th Anniversary so its going to be a banner parade! Hope to see you there!!

NEXT MEETING SET

The next organizational meeting of Art on the Bluffs is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m. Note the change in locations. The meeting will be held at CPSI in the Southwoods Center in Columbia. CPSI is located near Motomart and Lighthouse Learning at 235 Southwoods Center. For more information contact us at artonthebluffs@hotmail.com.

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!