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The 10th Annual Fall Festival Fine Arts Showcase will be held in the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library's Meeting Room and features the work of over 30 local artists who were invited to be a part of the show. It also includes work from the Fall Festival Student Art Award Winners from Linn-Benton Community College and Oregon State University, AND some work from our new PixelCraft artists. This year's featured artists: Steve Aulerich, Clint Brown, Prisha Brown, Vladimir Bulatov, Siobhan Clancey-Burns, Hester Coucke, Margo Eastman, Rhoda Fleischman, Maureen Frank, Elaine Green, David Huff, Angela Lasky, Ruth Leeper, Bill Laing, Jennifer Lommers, Julia Lont, Naoko Machida, Victoria Martinez, Kate McGee, Jasmine Nahorniak, Nancy Mildren, Andrew Newell, Greg Pfarr, David Pilotte, Marsha Rathja, Paul Rickey, John Ritchie, Sandra Rokoff Lizut, Diana Ryan, Patricia Smith, Pat Sparke, Gwen Spencer, Terry Tallis, Santiago Uceda, Bonnie Wedekind Albright, Jan Wilcox The winner of the 2010 People's Choice Award was LBCC Student Naoko Machida for her piece, "Ugly Duckling." She has been invited to show another piece in this year's show. The 2011 show will run Thursday and Friday, 12 noon - 5 pm, and Saturday 10 am - 6 pm. Closed on Sunday due to City Budget. Don't miss an opportunity to visit the show and vote for your favorite piece for the People's Choice Award. ARTIST RECEPTION AND FESTIVAL KICK-OFF: Friday September 23, 6-8 pm The public is invited to come meet the artists in the Fine Arts Showcase and celebrate the start of Fall Festival weekend.
"A few years ago, my husband and I took an opportunity to choose where we wanted to live. We spent 2 years contemplating and visiting various cities, looking for the right fit for our family, while still wanting to stay within the Pacific Northwest. In the end, it was an easy choice - Corvallis. We were immediately attracted to this vibrant community nestled within a quiet valley slightly off the beaten path. We've now been here almost 3 years and we continue to love it - The landscapes with grassy pastures, gentle hillsides, large oak and evergreen trees, and rivers quietly meandering along. Sheep with Llamas presiding over pastures; blueberry fields; bicycle and running paths in constant use; the library; the parks; the coffee shops and restaurants; the waterfront; dog parks; college campus; wildlife; and oh so much more. When considering the Fall Festival Poster design, I decided I had to include some of this imagery in the painting celebrating our new home. Using my drawings of these various elements and an image transfer technique I often use when melding drawn imagery with paint, I decided to apply them within a large oak tree, representative of the Corvallis community as part of a larger Willamette Valley. Within the tree you may find architecture around town with a runner, a dog (my dog, Jingle, actually), and a waterfront sculpture. A bicycle rests against the tree as I take a short break and contemplate this lovely new home. We are grateful to be a part of this active and vibrant community and look forward to many more years here in Corvallis enjoying all that it has to offer and giving back what we can. My sincerest thanks to the Corvallis Fall Festival for affording me this opportunity." This original acrylic ($850 unframed) will be shown along with another of Jennifer's pieces at this year’s Fine Arts Showcase.
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Festival Dates
40th Annual 2012
Corvallis Fall Festival
Central Park
Saturday
September 22, 2012
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Street Dance
6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday
September 23, 2012
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION!
Sorry, No Pets allowed,
Service Dogs ok
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