ARTSAPALOOZA 2003

Artsapalooza 2003 was a great success. Much hard work on the part of many volunteers and the Arts Council Board members, plus a bumper crop of fabulous exhibitors made this Artsaplaooza the best yet.

Bonnie Emmer sang the Star Spangled Banner to open the festival.

Nisbet Park, located alongside the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail is convenient for all.

"Avenue of Artists". Approximately 50 artists exhbited their work this year.

Arts Council Board Member Carole Lannom was all round question answerer, direction giver, donation collector and Arts Council Rep. extraordinaire.

Loveland High School student volunteers helped sell balloons, assisted exibitors durign unloading, ran errands, manned official Arts Council tables and much more

The Kid's Korner is the place for pint-sized artists to get to make art. Planned and operated by the Girl Scouts headed up by Kathy Randall, it is always a popular place.

One-Stroke painting is a special technique taught locally.

Photographer Dave Miller in his "digital darkroom", where he transformed digital images he took of Artsapalooza visitors.

A rainbow array of tasty homemade jellies.

Body painters made colorful "temporary tatoos" on willing customers.

Wood artist John Lannom set up his lathe and made a blizzard of sawdust while turning one of his beautiful bowls. He won the Artsapalooza '03 Second Place award.

Jan Ranard of Pizazz offered customers a chance to make a decorated hand bag. She specializes in hand decorated items for the home.

Harpist Lindsey Duncan played in the gazebo. She has just come out with her first CD.

Cyd Sedgewick, ownerof Sedgewick Gallery, pauses in her work as one of the 3 judges who awarded over $1000 in prizes to exhibitors. The other 2 judges were Dierdre Dyson, president of the Arts Council and Ginny Reynolds, formerly art teacher at Loveland High School.

Paxton's Grille pulled out all the stops and made the food booth a very popular place. Authentic fire grilled ribs, burgers, hot dogs plus yummy sides were real crowd pleasers.

Kathy Ray (r.), co-organizer with Martin Schickel of Loveland's "Run for the Arts", pitches in selling ice cream. This year "Run for the Arts" raised approx. $2000 and donated it to the Arts Council.

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