DENVER, CO – On February 2, 2008, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival (CCAF) officially announced the confirmed slate of 231 juried artists and 8 “Emerging Artists” for its 18th Annual show, which were chosen in a blind-jury process from 2,231 artist applications. 13 artists are from the state of Colorado. The CCAF takes place July 4, 5, 6, 2008 and is located in Denver’s Cherry Creek North Business District, from 2nd to 3rd, on the six streets starting on Clayton through Steele.ÜComplete information available at http://www.cherryarts.org/.
The exhibiting visual artists are what’s new for 2008: 89 are first-time-ever CCAF exhibitors, and 67 artists exhibited in 2006 or prior; this means nearly 70% (156 artists) artists are new for 2008.
The names, mediums and images of all 2008 Exhibiting Artists are available here.
A downloadable MS Excel Exhibiting Artist list is available here.
Artistic excellence of original, handcrafted work is the sole criteria for selection of exhibitors. The only artists exempt from the jury each year are the 12 award-winning artists from the previous year, as well as the annual commemorative poster artist. The Arts Festival features artists in 13 different media categories including: ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, graphics and printmaking, jewelry, metalworks, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and wood.
The panel of jurors was comprised of: Jennifer Garner, Director/Curator/Assistant Professor for the Center for Visual Art Metropolitan State College of Denver; Vallorie Henderson, Special Projects Coordinator for the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program; Collin Parson, Museum/Galleries Exhibition Designer at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities. The jury panel also included two invited artists from last year’s show: mixed media artist Gregg Graff of Sequim, Washington and jeweler Trish Stevenson of Black Earth, Wisconsin.
Watch an all-new video on a behind-the-scenes look at the very competitive JURY PROCESS and other CCAF informational videos at: http://podcast.cherryarts.org/. Other featured videos include a general informational video as well as videos about the year-round art education and outreach programs offered by CCAF.
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CCAF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit art services organization whose mission is to provide access to a broad array of arts experiences and support arts education in Colorado. Along with the arts festival itself, CCAF fulfills its year-round art education and outreach mission through programs including the Mobile Art Collection, Artist in Residence programs and the Student Art Buying Program.
CCAF produces its signature cultural event for Colorado annually during the 4th of July weekend. The arts festival weekend event is a world-class and award-winning celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts, and enjoys an attendance of 350,000 visitors over the 3-day event. CCAF gives patrons the FREE, rare and special opportunity to meet and talk with international visual artists, sample fine cuisine, visit special exhibits and artist demonstrations, and entertain their families with interactive 'Artivities' and exciting performing arts.
Special Thanks to our 2008 Sponsors: Janus presents the Cherry Creek Arts Festival sponsored together with Official Sponsors Bank of the West, Qwest and the Rocky Mountain News.