Wow, I canceled my participation in the Estes Park Fine Art Festival earlier this morning. I didn't want to make a 6 hour drive up there through these floods and mudslides... but now the situation is much worse. Here is a video of downtown Estes Park taken this morning. Hoping everyone in Estes is safe.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=686801504681447&set=vb.521157024579230&type=2&theater
I stumbled across this information today. I thought I would share it everyone. Those of you who usually do this show may already know about the cancelation. I thought I would pass the news on just in case this may affect any AFI members.
The Marco Island Celebrate the Arts Festival is canceled for 2012:
"After careful consideration by those in charge of the event, it became obvious that it was not feasible to launch Celebrate the Arts this season. Lack of participation and funding required the Arts Center to reluctantly cancel, but it also has opened up an opportunity to focus on other events, workshops and a large fundraiser in February, which will invite the membership to participate in a co-ordinated exhibition off-site. More information will come soon.
Any artist who sent in their application, will be refunded."
This information was taken from the Marco Island Center for the Arts Website. If you were affected by the lost of this show I hope you are able to fill your schedule with another fine show.
Hey everybody, I just thought I would pass on some information that I found just in case it may affect any of you.
On August 16, 2011 Sugarloaf received notice that the Connecticut Expo Center was being sold to a new owner. The facility will close forever as an expo center as of September 22, 2011. The center has canceled all show contracts after 9/22/11 forcing them to cancel their show in Hartford scheduled for November 11-13, 2011 as well as future events there. Hopefully, if you were scheduled to show your work there in November you already know this unfortunate news.
I found this information when I was on the Sugarloaf website. However, when visiting the Connecticut Expo Center's site, unless you notice the 22nd on their calendar, you might not realize they are closing. Everything on the Expo Center website suggests it is business as usual. They still have a list of upcoming events running down the left hand side of their website. Website visitors possibly have no idea that the Center is closing soon.
Sugarloaf was starting to hear a few rumors that the Center was being sold. So, they began looking for an alternative venue so that they would not have to cancel the November art show. Any place large enough for the Sugarloaf Craft Festival was already booked. Most of the places that were available were just not large enough, didn't have enough parking, or were in an unsuitable location for their Festival.
Sugarloaf is actively looking at other locations for future shows in Connecticut or southern New England. So, hopefully, eventually the show will be picked up again.
I hope this wasn't a shock for anyone that was scheduled to do that show in November.
Jacki B
