Calling
All Artists & Crafters for Sherburne Arts Festival June 13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Sherburne, New York — The 4th
Annual Sherburne Arts Festival has
issued a call for artists to participate in this year’s event, which will take
place on Saturday, June 13 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Gaines Park in Sherburne. The park is located on East
State Street, next to the Sherburne Public Library.
The show features dozens of artisans and crafters as well
as live music and food and drink vendors. There will be an interactive kids’ art
tent, an exhibit by Sherburne-Earlville Central School art students, and a
special educational reptile exhibit by “Dan The Snake Man.” Cash prizes for
participating artists will be awarded, including a $100 People's Choice Artist Prize and a $100 People's Choice Crafter
Prize.
The festival takes place outdoors, but all exhibits are
located under rain-proof tents.
Artists and crafters who wish to display and/or sell
their work are encouraged to register for a 15-foot space for $30 (artists are
welcome to provide their own pop-up tents). The registration deadline is June
1, and checks should be made payable to “Sherburne Public Library”
and mailed to Sherburne Arts Festival, P. O. Box 1163, Sherburne, NY 13460.
The festival has been sponsored by the Sherburne Public
Library since 2012. The event represents a revival of the original community
art fair in Sherburne, which began in 1947.
This year’s featured artist will be the late Henry Grant
Plumb (1847-1930), a Sherburne native who gained celebrity in the United States
and Europe for his paintings.