Winter Park & The Fraser Valley Arts Week & Alpine ArtAffairEnjoy Art, Activities and Workshops All Week Long in Winter Park July 26 - August 3, 2008!
Enjoy a full week of the arts in Winter Park & The Fraser Valley. Winter Park & The Fraser Valley are hosting Arts Week from July 26 - August 3, featuring an extensive week of art, activities and workshops in the most natural artistic backdrop, the Rocky Mountains.
This full week of activities in Winter Park & The Fraser Valley will include nationally renowned plein air artists creating new works, artist workshops, a quick draw competition and auction and an art fest featuring jewelry, painting, pottery, etc. This week will also showcase the National Show Opening at Elk Horn Art Gallery, the Alpine ArtAffair on July 26 and 27 and the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters national show and paint-out.
The week's featured events include:
Saturday, July 26th and Sunday, July 27th:
Plein Air Artist Demonstrations and Alpine ArtAffair featuring fine arts, jewelry, painting, sculpture, glass, pottery and more in Downtown Winter Park.
Tuesday, July 29th:
Youth Art Mentoring at Hideaway Park and Cooper Creek Square and Plein Air Artist Demonstrations at Rendezvous in Winter Park.
Wednesday, July 30th:
Granby Paint Out at Streamside Art in Granby and Plein Air Artist Demonstrations at Fraser Welcome Center.
Thursday, July 31st:
Plein Air Artist Demonstrations at Rendezvous in Winter Park.
Friday, August 1st:
Plein Air Artist Demonstrations at Rendezvous in Winter Park and National Show Opening with completed works at Elk Horn Art Gallery.
Saturday, August 2nd:
Quick Draw Competition and Auction at Rendezvous in Winter Park.
Saturday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 3rd:
Western Living/Art Tour at Hideaway Park and Cooper Creek Square, Western Hoedown, Wine Tasting at Verso Cellars and Youth Art Show at Cooper Creek Square.
The festival is free, but artist workshops and classes do cost to attend, so please visit www.rmpap.org for more information. For a full schedule and locations of events for Winter Park & The Fraser Valley Arts Week, please visit www.playwinterpark.com. Also, for Winter Park lodging information, visit www.playwinterpark.com.
For more information on Winter Park & The Fraser Valley, visit www.playwinterpark.com or call the Winter Park-Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-903-7275.