Bellingham’s La Bella Strada Arts Festival will feature more than 85 accomplished local and regional artist vendors, street painting, children’s activities, food, and live entertainment for two days--August 12 and 13, 2006 in Downtown Bellingham.
The event is free to attend.
La Bella Strada Art and the Chalk Artfest will recognize the high level of accomplishment by local and regional artists, and pay tribute to the history and tradition of street painting. Over 200 professional and budding artists of all ages will decorate the sidewalks of Downtown Bellingham with brightly painted chalk art “masterpieces.”
Street painting has a long tradition in cities in Western Europe starting in Italy in the 16th century. These artists are known as "madonnari" or "Madonna painters" because they reproduced icons of the Madonna. The artists’ works are known as “street paintings,” often earning a fine art reputation.
Allied Arts of Whatcom County mission is to enrich community by supporting local artists, nurturing children’s arts education and providing the public with a vibrant array of imaginative arts events and opportunities.
For more than 25 years, Allied Arts of Whatcom County, a non-profit corporation, has been a principal driving force in cultivating the arts and artists of Whatcom County, serving more than 50,000 people annually. Through its sponsorship of exhibits, events and programs focused on local artists, its delivery of arts education to the local schools, and its public advocacy for the arts, Allied Arts has improved the cultural health and quality of life in the Fourth Corner Community.
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Bellingham’s La Bella Strada Arts Festival and Chalk Artfest
Show dates: August 12-13, 2006
easy print application [here]
application pdf [here]
For Booth Information:
contact Executive Director Daniel Barringer at 360-676-8548 or labellastrada@alliedarts.org
Call for Artists: Bellingham's Arts and Crafts Festival, "La Bella Strada" invites artists from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and British Columbia to enter works for jury consideration.
La Bella Strada is the new fine arts festival presented in Downtown Bellingham in conjunction with Allied Arts popular Chalk Artfest - now in its 14th year. Artists working in ceramics, two-dimensional art, glass, jewelry, sculpture, and other crafts may contact Allied Arts of Whatcom County at (360) 676-8548 for a complete jurying brochure/application.