Monday, August 16, 2010

Folk Fest!

Mark your calenders. If you live anywhere near the Atlanta metro area, or have been considering visiting Atlanta, this coming weekend, August 20-22, would be a good time to come.



puts on Folk Fest once a year at:

North Atlanta Trade Center
1700 Jeurgens Court
Norcross, Georgia 30093
I-85 and Indian Trail Rd., Exit 101


What is Folk Fest?

The world’s largest folk art show & sale hosting 100 galleries & dealers from around the nation specializing in Self-taught Art, Outsider Art, Folk Art and Southern Folk Pottery & Anonymous Antique Folk Art.


Participants include:

Bernice Sims

http://www.marciaweberartobjects.com/art/sims/sims.jpg
http://www.folkart.org/mag/sims/BirminghamDogs.jpg

Lonnie Holley
http://media.al.com/hoover/photo/lonnieholley092409jpeg-953b63dac3cbc90f_large.jpeg
http://www.marciaweberartobjects.com/art/holley/holley2.jpg

Purvis Young

http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2010/04/24/1272155009_9815/539w.jpg

Charlie Lucas

Sarah Rakes

http://www.mainstreetgallery.net/artists/sarah_rakes/Rakes70402%20The%20Traveler%2021.5x20%20EM.jpg

and many others.

And you just might get to meet Steve Shepard, the official folk artist of the Daily Irritant!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1185/1241103516_4c6988df2a.jpg?v=1188140081


See You There!