This year the 2011 Art Sea Festival contains so much fun, we just couldn't contain ourselves! On June 11th the Lincoln City will be filled with art, live music, special events, and more family fun! With this much awesomeness, we needed two locations!
John T. Unger to visit Lincoln City June 11th
During the 2011 Art Sea Festival on SW 51st Street in Lincoln City, John will be helping members of the public scale back and find new life by creating a fish of used bottle caps. John states, "Bottle caps have long had a place in the folk art tradition as a decorative element. My own bottle cap mosaics were initially inspired by Haitian ritual flags, in which detailed images are realized entirely through the use of sequins. For the process each cap is sorted by brand or color, washed, dried, punched, partially crimped and finally nailed in overlapping scales to create a feeling of depth, light and shadow. Decorative nail heads emulate the texture of seed beads often used to reinforce the sequins." When speaking on the finished fish project John says," The most amazing thing about these fish is the way they interact with light. When you look at one or two caps from any brand, they're generally not all that impressive. But when you group hundreds of them together and let them catch the sunlight, they truly glow. The combination of the background color with the logo can create color tones that are vibrant and lively and wholly unexpected. What I like most about making the Bottle Cap fish mosaics is that the overlapping texture of the caps does such a good job of representing scales."
Members of the public are invited to work with John and create a community art project from Noon-6:00PM on SW 51st Street in the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City.
Lanterns Illuminate Hope in The Sky!
Hundreds of Sky Lanterns will be released on June 11th, at sundown, around 8:45pm. Sky Lanterns are airborne paper lanterns made of oiled rice paper on bamboo frames containing fuel cells composed of flammable soy oil. Sky lanterns are completely biodegradable. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern causing the lantern to rise into the air approximately one mile. It is considered good luck to release a sky lantern, and many believe they are symbolic of problems and worries floating away. All sky lantern sales benefit the Children's Cancer Association. The lanterns will be lit in memory of and to honor loved ones who have fought or are fighting cancer. A powerful demonstration of strength and hope will illuminate the night sky and reflect upon the sea! Lanterns will be for sale on SW 51st street from noon - 6:00pm.
From blank canvas to work of art in just two Hours!
On June 11th, the Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau invites all Plein Air Painters to set up across the beaches of Taft and participate in the 6th annual Quick "Draw" Contest. Painters are given two hours to transform a blank canvas into a work of art that will be judged by the Art Sea Street Fair Attendees. The winner will receive a three-week showing at the PJ Chessman Art Gallery. "Quick Draw" runs from noon - 2:00pm. Registration starts onsite at SW 51st Street at 11:00am, or you can download the Quick Draw Registration Form.
Chalk it up on 51st Street!
"Chalk it up on 51st Street!" allows you to purchase a 2 by 3 foot square of sidewalk in the Historic Taft District. 50 squares are open to the public on a first come, first served basis. All materials are provided with your minimum donation to benefit Relay for Life Team Lincoln City.
Young at art!
Help us build a recycled masterpiece! Children ages 1 to 100 are invited to construct and paint a box-castle by the sea. All supplies will be provided for this free event. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support Relay for Life Team Lincoln City.
Lincoln City Cultural Center
The Lincoln City Cultural Center at 540 NE Hwy 101 is the place to be on June 11th where you will find food, craft, and fine art vendors from 9:00am - 7:00pm.
www.oregoncoast.org/Art Sea Festival