The 1st (hopefully annual) Humboldt Arts Festival has passed and it was a great time. Two fabulous days of local bands and performers including Samba Amore, West African Dance, the Ya Habibi Dancers, New World Ballet, Strix Vega, The Bucky Walters, and many more kept the foot traffic consistent. The sculpture garden and ceramics demonstration area was awesome. Eel River Brewery was there with four local organic brews and 19 local vendors including the NCMAG offered up a taste of plentiful creativity that the North Coast has to offer.
A big thanks to Geoffrey LaLonde for putting together some fabulous promotional materials and designing a really incredible logo. A big thanks also goes out to everyone who came out to support our local arts community.
And after pausing for a deep breath.... North Coast Open Studios begins this weekend, June 5th & 6th from 11-5pm. If you are in the area please come out to check out the members of the North Coast Metal Arts Guild in action. Four other artist in the Buhne Building (207 G street, Eureka, CA...above the Art Center) will also be open for the event including Frances Kuta Fine Art, Representational Oil Paintings; Karen Merry, Watercolor, pen and ink; Michelle Murphy Ferguson, Oil paintings of landscapes, still lifes, and figures; and Simone Smith, Portraiture, surreal digital montages and mixed media pieces. Check out the North Coast Open Studios website for more information and an artist directory. Hope to see you there!
