10th Annual Whitley County Autumn Art Festival On the beautiful lawn of the Whitley County Courthouse, Columbia City, IN "Student Art Show" in the Clugston Building The 10th Annual Juried Art Festival will be Saturday, September 10, 2011. ** We are extending our deadline for artists to August 25th **!

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Whitley County Autumn Arts Festival (WCAAF) works to positively impact our community by presenting a family-oriented fine arts festival each fall. WCAAF offers all ages a variety of opportunities to appreciate, explore, and experience the visual arts, music, and dance.

Visit our many exciting events this year:

• Shop over 30 juried professional artists
• Live demonstrations throughout the day
• Live music and dance throughout the day
• Treat your family to carriage rides
• Chalk walk on Historic Chauncey Street provided by Peabody Library. Various prizes awarded. Special Chalk Demonstration at 11:00 by professional chalker and giving instructions by Allen Etter of Fort Wayne
• Children's Tent Activities - Little Picasso Painting by Sarah Creason, Face Painting; Jewelry Art; Shell & Wood Art; Face Painting; Sweetcake's Comedy providing balloon art from 11:00 to 2:00; YMCA - Nature Art; Make it, Take it, Eatable Chocolate Clay; Caricature Artist, by Mark Ryan
• Student Art Show of local talented children hosted by Clugston Hotel
• Your taste buds will love our food vendors
• Our charity this year is an art scholarship for a local high school student
• Silent Art Auction - Chair-ish an Art Student - Decorated Chair Auction, handmade decorated chairs donated by individual and organizations
• Humane Society Pet & Art Road Show

Downloads:

WCAAF_Artist_Registration_2011.doc

WCAAF_Food_Vendor_Application_2011.doc

WCAAF_Student_Art_Show_2011.doc

WCAAF_call_for_demonstrators2011.doc

Jurists for 2010 Whitley County Autumn Art Festival

Student Art Show Jurist:	Jessie Bower from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Vendor Artist Jurist:	Charles Sheppard III and Jessie Bower from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

• Free Admission - Held Rain or Shine


• Restrooms located at City Hall

Children's Art Activity Tent:

• Shell Painting
• Face Painting
• Beads
• Little Picasso Acrylic Painting with Sarah Creason
• Sweetcakes, Comedy Balloon Artist
• Caricature Artist
• Sidewalk Chalk Art
• Wood Painting
• Bubble Art

Demonstrations by:

• Allen Etter - Professional Chalker 11-2 (Chauncey Street)
• Carolyn Coverstone - Potter's Wheel

Entertainment provided by:

Musicians

• Phil Smith
• J Taylor's Soft Rock
• Darlene Hackett
• Shannon Persinger & Eric Clancy
• Steve Suvada
• Ivory West

Dancing Groups

• Dance Til You Drop Dancers
• Indiana Pacers Cheerleaders
  
• Lois Ellen Dance Group
• Applejack Kloggers
  
• Red Hatters

Appreciation is extended to our generous sponsors:

Espich Printing Peoples Federal Bank DeMoney Grimes Funeral Home Reiff Construction J & J Insurance Armstrong Industrial Park Profed Credit Union Brew'ha Tri Kappa Bob Evans Star Financial Bank

Millers Merry Manor Edward Jones SDI J & K Communications Culligan Water Post & Mail Quality Inn CC Deli Better Than Grandma's Farm Bureau Insurance Headquarters East

Food Vendors:

• Palmetto Poppers, Inc - kettle corn, lemonades,ice tea, water
• Cornerstone Fellowship Church - pumpkin rolls, breads, carmel apples, fudge
• Saturn Christian Church - cookies, fudge, cupcakes, candy, granola, baklava
• Just Dessertz - gourmet cupcakes, gourmet cookies
• CC Lady Eagles Basketball - pork burgers
• St John's Lutheran Church - chili, chili hot dogs, walking tacos, pop
• Whitley County 4-H Leaders - pulled pork sandwiches
• Lady Eagles Softball Boosters - hamburgers, brats
• Brewha - coffee, ice tea, lemonade, water, cookies, muffins