Well I am truly over the excitement of the show. Tired and catching up on household chores today. A lot of hard work lugging and hauling work from point "A" to point "B" and back to point "A" again. I was delighted to see my friends and fellow artists, breathing in all the creative vibes from the new work that I saw. We are so fortunate to have been blessed with this wonderful way to express ourselves.
The live music at the festival was wonderful, especially at the Gala on Friday evening. The students from the culinary school at Confederation are to be commended for the delicious treats they provided and served. Thank you. Thanks to the community volunteers that came out to help. Floaters, you were most appreciated as you looked after our booths so we could take a break, get some lunch and use the washrooms.
The artists are all asked to fill out comment sheets and I did mine. This year I was not impressed that the committee rather than approaching an artist/s to donate a substantial piece of original work for the raffle, they opted for "prints". This is an original fine art show. The benefit to the artist who donates a substantial piece is that they are included in all the print advertising, plus they are given a double booth and are designated the "Featured Artist". These perks were given out by the committee , who unfortunately lowered the standards. I sincerely hope this does not take place next year as the money generated by the raffle will dwindle substantially. Money generated by the festival mainly supports the local Pelham libraries. Over $350,000.00 has been donated over the past 26years.
See you all at the 28th Annual Pelham art Festival in 2014.
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