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LAKE OSWEGO FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

JUNE 26, 27, & 28, 2009

10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday & Saturday

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday

FESTIVAL AND COMMUNITY PROFILE

The Festival of the Arts, celebrating its 46th year in 2009, is a major regional arts event, presenting the creative endeavors of recognized and emerging artists from all disciplines of the art world. The Festival enjoys an outstanding reputation for bringing special exhibits of quality and diversity to the weekend that are accessible to everyone. It is traditionally held at the end of June of each year and attracts 22-25,000 people.

Each year a different type of art is featured in the Special Exhibit which is meant to engage and educate the public. In 2009 the Festival will feature Cutting Edges: Contemporary Mosaic Art. This exhibit will be the largest mosaic fine art exhibit ever offered in the United States and will shatter your perceptions of an ancient art form. Modern mosaic art encompasses a vast range of exciting techniques, materials and styles. The world-renowned artists chosen for this show have transformed this ancient art with contemporary designs while embracing traditional methods. Invited artists will display works incorporating stone, metal, precious jewels, glass, recycled and found items with vibrant results.

The exhibit will feature the works of leading regional, national, and international artists. Lectures, displays, and demonstrations featuring the techniques of this art form are also scheduled throughout the three-day Festival.

Community of Lake Oswego:

Located 8 miles south of Portland, Oregon, Lake Oswego is a well educated and arts conscious community. The Festival of the Arts has been a popular event staged by the Lakewood Center for 44 years.

A COMMUNITY EVENT - EDUCATION, ART EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATIONS:

This is a complete community event with a high profile that is a reflection of the quality of living and working in Lake Oswego. The ARTS are integrated into events to create community and build connections across generations. The Festival nurtures this concept by creating a venue for experiencing the arts by seeing, touching, listening, participating, and learning. The Festival of the Arts takes place at the Lakewood Center for the Arts and at George Rogers Park, both on State Street in downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon USA.

In George Rogers Park

You will find a juried Craft Faire of 110 booths featuring fine arts and crafts, a delightful array of foods at the Food Court, and a variety of musical entertainment on the Park Entertainment Stage. The park also features Family Day Activities, and ongoing demonstrations by the artisans.

At the Lakewood Center for the Arts

Several different art exhibits are featured. The largest exhibit is the Visual Arts Open Show with over 1,100 pieces of art submitted by artists from all over the region. In addition, the Festival also presents a Special Juried Exhibit of fine artwork as well as a series of hands-on arts activities. The Festival also partners with the Lake Oswego School District to present a high quality K-12 exhibit and the Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts to provide the Lake Oswego Arts Chronicle, a juried visual art exhibit.

PARTNERSHIPS:

The Festival was originally started by the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce and moved under the umbrella of the Lakewood Center for the Arts 21 years ago, as an annual activity of the Center. It is sustained by valuable partnerships with the City of Lake Oswego, Clackamas County Tourism and Development Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the School District, small and large businesses, the “Friends of the Festival,” plus more than 450 volunteers who work throughout the year and the weekend to make the Festival the success it is.

The Festival, a sub division of the Lakewood Center for the Arts, a non-profit arts center, is committed to arts education, performance and exhibition. Contributions to the Festival are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Our tax ID number is 93-0700108.

This is a weekend to experience, to be educated and to enjoy!

To learn more about Lakewood Center for the Arts

Click here to go to its main website