Get ready for another explosive celebration of the arts in downtown Johnson City! This year’s Art·Struck Festival is going to be a blast. Collect artworks from over 50 art vendors, enjoy this year’s exciting festival highlights, participate in art activities for all ages, and MORE!
Bring the whole family and enjoy the Giant Puppet Parade, stiltwalker and living statue, cultural dance show, street art throwdown featuring a live painting session with three local artists, a professional chalk artist in action, large-scale printmaking with help from a road roller, chalk art competition, and a variety of other festival demos and performances!
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Chalk Art Competition
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(Winners announced at 4:00 PM)
Artists will compete in a chalk art competition in 4′ x 4′ spaces during the festival. This year’s competition theme is “Pattern”. Stop by the Founders Park Amphitheater to see their beautiful creations come together on the sidewalk!
Cultural Movement Show
Performances: 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
This diverse series of dance performances will feature Meraki Movement Studio's adult dance troupes and solos including Bellydance, Jazz, and Hip Hop inspired collaborations, the talented Appalachian Irish Dancers displaying their Celtic influence in all their forms, and fusion performances to round out their cultural arts in movement showcase of talents.
Road Roller Printmaking
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Large-scale printmaking? Yes, please! A road roller will make oversized prints on paper and other items using an original design from a hand-carved block by artist Bird Honeycutt. Don’t forget to purchase your limited edition print!
Giant Puppet March
March Times: 12:00 PM and 1:15 PM
The Cattywampus Puppet Council and the Knox Honkers & Bangers brass band will get things moving with two giant puppet marches and roving throughout the day. Grab a drum or a puppet and join in the fun!
Street Art Throwdown
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Three local artists will create graffiti-style art on site during the festival. Their large-scale works will be temporarily displayed in downtown Johnson City after they are complete!
East Coast Giants Stiltwalker
12:00 – 5:00 PM
You may feel a bit small when one of the East Coast Giants stiltwalkers passes by! He’ll be towering over the festival most of the day, so make sure you catch a glimpse of this larger than life performer.
Twirling Twins
Performances: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Remember to look up every now and then! Two talented aerial acrobats will dazzle the crowd with their mid-air performances.
Amazing Street Painting – 3D Illusion Chalk Art Installation
ALL DAY
You won’t believe your eyes as this amazing chalk art creation materializes in the plaza of the Founders Park Amphitheater. Though it will be installed on a 2-dimensional surface, this artwork will jump off the ground with its skillfully rendered 3-dimensional qualities.
Granite Goddess, Living Statue
ALL DAY
She’s as still as a statue, but…wait for it…she springs to life! The Granite Goddess will bring an air of enchantment to the Pavilion at Founders Park.
Kelsey Tiara Photo – Tintype Portraits
ALL DAY
Don’t miss your chance to have your portrait made with this unique process! Tintype portraits are created using wet plate collodion photography, which was a primary documentation tool during the US Civil War before it became a celebrated trade by itinerant photographers through the early 1900s. It involves coating a metal or glass plate with light-sensitive chemistry to create an image. Tintype photos can last well over 100 years, making them a treasured heirloom that can stand the test of time.
Mellow Tiger Signs & Design – Sign Painting Demos
ALL DAY
Learn more about the art of sign painting while viewing live demos from a professional sign painter! This skillful approach to sign creation uses a variety of paints and brushes to generate original, hand-lettered advertisements and signs for identification.
More info:
https://jcpublicart.com/art-struck-festival/
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