The Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival is an all-day event with
more than 100 artists providing exhibitions, performances and many hands-on activities.
The event builds upon the arts community to bring people into the creative processes so
they can gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the many forms of art.
The festival is the flag ship event for the
Island Arts and Culture Alliance (IACA), a
non-profit, community-based organization. IACA’s mission is to promote awareness,
understanding and appreciation of the literary, visual and performing arts in the island
community, in order to enhance the quality of life in our area.
The IACA’s ongoing goals are to champion the arts on Pleasure Island, to support
practicing artists and local art organizations, to encourage economic development
through the arts, and to facilitate the growth of our community into a regional arts
destination These activities inspire and enrich residents of and visitors to Pleasure
Island and the surrounding communities.
This year’s festival includes over 100 artists from around our region and takes place
May 16th from 10am to 5pm on Cape Fear Blvd. on Carolina Beach.
The Festival has three interactive areas – visual arts, performing arts, and culinary arts.
Visual Arts – Artist will have their fine arts and crafts available for sale and many will
demonstrate their creative processes. Festivalgoers will find beautiful one-of-a-kind
pieces in sculpture, glasswork, functional and decorative pottery, handcrafted jewelry
and stunning paintings in bold acrylics, vivid oils and delicate watercolors.
Culinary Arts – The Culinary Arts Tent will feature cooking demonstrations and
educational programs conducted by local chefs, restaurants, and shops. Uncle Vinny’s
will show the proper way to throw a pizza pie and Sweet Morning Farm will show how to
make artisan bread in 5 minutes!
Performing Arts – Performances include an up and coming blues singer, Chaquis
Maliq, songwriter-singer & 1 woman band, Beaches and Boots line dancers, Cape Fear
Dance Studio and many more local performers.
The
Feature Event is a community-made collage directed by Lynette Ashby and Ann
Krier, locally known collage artists. Festivalgoers can help create a beautiful collage
picture while learning the creative process for paper art.
The Festival’s objectives are to:
- Increase appreciation for the arts by involving the public in the creative process
through demonstrations, hands-on-programs, and access to art in different
mediums,
- Increase awareness of the area’s artist community and family friendly
accommodations, and
- Attract visitors from around the region and around the country to the island and
the Central Business District.
The Festival is in the heart of the Carolina Beach business district with access to the fun
carnival rides, great restaurants and shopping.
For more information about the Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival, contact Christine
Higgins 610.909.7643 or email Chris@ArtfulLivingGroup.com
