[Press Release] : Visual artists to display and sell their work

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 23, 2008

CONTACT: Kay McCarthy, Cultural Program Specialist
(573) 874-6387

Visual artists to display and sell their
work									
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - The 17th annual Columbia Festival of the Arts
will feature 50 visual artists who will exhibit and sell their artwork.
A variety of media will be represented including ceramics,
drawing/pastels, fiber, glass, jewelry, ceramics, metal works, mixed
media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and wood.
	This year’s 50 artists come from various locations in
Missouri, including seven from Columbia, 23 from other Missouri cities
and towns, and other states such as Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon and South Dakota. Each artist submitted an
application to exhibit at the festival and was chosen through a juried
process.
	The festival is free and open to the public. It will be held at
the Boone County Courthouse Square and surrounding streets in downtown
Columbia on Sept. 27-28. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both
days.
	For a complete listing of participating visual artists and for
specific performance times and stage locations, consult the special
festival insert in the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Sept. 25 issue, call
the Office of Cultural Affairs at (573) 874-6386, e-mail
Festival at GoColumbiaMo.com or log on to www.GoColumbiaMo.com (search:
arts festival).

The Columbia Festival of the Arts is a program of the City of Columbia
Office of Cultural Affairs. Financial assistance has been provided by
Boone County National Bank, CenturyTel, Columbia Convention & Visitors
Bureau Tourism Development Fund, Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia Home
and Lifestyle Magazine, Commerce Bank, Dave Griggs’ Flooring America,
Days Inn and Travelodge, Deck the Walls, KBIA 91.3, KOMU 8 and
Mid-Missouri CW, MFA Oil, Missouri Arts Council, Mid-America Arts
Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts and the Regency Hotel
Downtown.

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