Downtown ArtSpark Festival
ArtSpark is a free two-day festival igniting downtown Jamestown and celebrating our Hansen Arts Park.
AUGUST 25 – 26, 2017 in the Hansen Arts Park
Downtown Jamestown on the corner of 1st Ave & 2nd St
It’s Creative Fun for All Ages
• Live Music
• Theater
• Food
• Living Statues
• Dancers
• Light Projections
• Giant Puppet
• Storytelling
• Color Run
And much, much, more! (Detailed events schedule will be coming soon.)
Living Statue Contest:
Be a performing artist for a day! Saturday, August 26 from 10 – 11:30 am.
Cash prizes will be awarded. Contact Sally Jeppson for more details and to register. Participate. sjeppson@jamestownarts.com
Featured Guest Artists:
Michael Murnane’s “Under Ice” projections… Using high-resolution projectors, live multilayer playback technology, and stage lighting, Murnane will project massive images on the wall in the Hansen Arts Park. These images were collected through the ice and reveal his reflections and feelings from years of ice fishing with his father.
Storytelling with author, playwright, and teller of tales Kevin Kling is best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log. Kling delivers hilarious, often tender stories. His autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning, and eating things before knowing what they are.
Preston Drum’s “Traffic Jam” interactive installation… The setting is simple, a mass of 5 – 7 cars piled up as if they were involved in a fender bender collision on a busy street which has instigated a massive traffic jam. A traffic jam so bad in fact, that life has come to a halt while people watch a film.
THE DUMPLING HOUSE a temporary communal kitchen, translucent beacon on the landscape, temple of culinary contemplation by Emily Stover and Molly Balcom Raleigh.
Dance and live music from various artists will entertain throughout the festival from the Boulder Pavilion.
This event is made possible in part by grants from the Bush Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
More Info: http://www.jamestownarts.com
Event Start Date: 08/25/2017 Event End Date: 08/26/2017
Time: 4:30pm - 11:59pm
Angela Martini
701-251-2496
amartini@jamestownarts.com
Location Name:
Hansen Arts Park
Location Address:
Corner of 1st Avenue & 2nd Street Downtown Jamestown
Jamestown, ND58401
Event posting from www.JamestownCalendar.com