6/21/2010: PARK POINT ART FAIR REACHES MILESTONE: 40th ANNIVERSARY

Mark your calendars for June 26-27 in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. (April 10, 2010) – It’s an event that evolved from a neighborhood gathering 40 years ago into the region’s premiere outdoor visual arts showcase. And it’s coming to a sandbar near you.

The 40th annual Park Point Art Fair returns June 26-27 to the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth. Admission and parking is free at the nonprofitcoordinated event, which raises funds for community initiatives.

The fair features the fine art and craft of 115 premiere artists from the local area, upper Midwest and beyond. It also offers live performances, music, food, children’s activities and more—all in a stunning natural setting. An estimated 8,000-10,000 visitors have attended the annual weekend festival in recent years.

Artists display and sell work in media such as clay, fiber, glass, painting, photography, jewelry, woodwork and sculpture. And while visual art is the showcase, there’s more to experience during the fair, where you can stroll a pinelined path tucked between Lake Superior and the Superior Bay:

• Live performance area, featuring music by award-winning performer Michael Monroe;
• Food vendors selling everything from BBQ and gyros to kettle corn and ice cream;
• A family make-and-take art area where visitors can delve into the fun;
• Artist demonstrations that offer a closer look at forming hot glass, wood turning and other processes.

The art fair is presented by the Park Point Community Club, a nonprofit volunteer organization that uses event proceeds to support a summer youth program, environmental initiatives and other community-rooted efforts. Participating artists in 2010 were juried from a pool of 165+ applicants by a panel of art professionals who selected artists on the basis of craftsmanship and originality.  “This event has an amazing tradition of bringing people together—as artists, volunteers and visitors—in a unique outdoor environment. Artists praise the consistent high quality of this show, and appreciate that it’s a grass-roots effort for a good cause,” said Carla Tamburro, Park Point Art Fair coordinator. “While a lot has changed over the history of this event, Park Point remains an inspiring setting for artists and patrons of the arts alike.”

At a glance: 40th PARK POINT ART FAIR
When: 10 am to 5 pm, June 26 and 27, 2010
Where: Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth, Minn.
What: 115 regional and national artists. Food court. Live music. Children’s interactive art. Art demos. Free admission and parking.
Who: Presented by the Park Point Community Club

Learn more: parkpointartfair.org

6/21/2010: 2010 Park Point Art Fair poster:

6/21/2010: 2010 Park Point Art Fair, announcements:

1. Park Point Art Fair artists will be featured all week on KUMD (103.3 fm) during “art week.” (See below). www.kumd.org

2. The art fair will be featured on PBS Channel 8’s weekly Playlist program, Thursday at 9 pm. http://www.wdse.org/shows/playlist

“At the Minnesota Historical Society website, search the Photo & Arts Database under Collections using the keywords ‘police’ ‘radio’ ‘station’ and there is a picture of the current Fire Station #5 from 1936. ”

Here’s the link I came up with after following Bob’s directions:

http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=18697&Page=1&Keywords=police%20radio%20station&SearchType=Basic

Here’s the screenshot of the above link, the caption reads “Works Progress Administration addition built for police radio station, office, and garage at Park Point, Duluth.”

Also note if you feel adventurous, you can go to the website, click “buy”, then order as many of these photos as you want for the low price of:

$7.00 each, for a 150 ppi Digital Scan (JPEG Format)
$20.oo each, for a 300 ppi Digital Scan (JPEG or TIFF Format)
$30.00 each, for a 600 ppi Digital Scan (TIFF Format)

Who says a dollar doesn’t get you very far?

One photo, shipped docked in Superior viewed from Park Point.