Friends of Crooked River State Park
Press Release
Contact:
912-882-5256
March 31, 2021
Location:
6222 Charlie Smith Sr Hwy, Saint Marys, GA 31558
Friends of Crooked River State Park will host an Arts in the Park festival May 2nd from 10am-4pm. This inaugural year of the festival celebrates nature with visual art, dance and music. Come enjoy plein air painters, community dancers, local artisans, & music. Bring your chairs and be entertained with performances by local creatives on the lawn throughout the day or stroll down the waterfront and watch the plein air painters as they create a one of kind masterpiece before your eyes.
In addition to the performances, festival-goers can attend brief lectures, demonstrations, and activities on a variety of nature-related art including the opportunity to learn and participate in a community maypole dance. The Coastal Camden Art League will also be on hand to provide art activities for kids throughout the day. Feel free to enjoy the many other amenities of Crooked River State Park as well. Entry to the park is $5/vehicle, the festival activities are free.
The festival is accepting applications for fine art and handmade craft vendors. Please contact [email protected] or visit their website FriendsofGAStateParks.org/parks/crooked-river for a downloadable application. Vendors will need to pay a $15 participation fee and a $15 reservation fee. The reservation fee of $15 will be refunded after the event.
The deadline to apply as a vendor is April 16th.