Bulloch County Parks and Recreations invited families of all ages to celebrate 35 years of ArtsFest  Saturday on Georgia Southern’s Sweetheart Circle.

For four hours, SweetHeart Circle transformed into an art gallery, giving children and adults the opportunity to listen to live music, paint and take pictures, and enjoy food from local vendors. 

ArtsFest is also an excellent way to get the community active and aware of art. 

Patrick Edenfield has attended ArtFest for over 20 years, five of which he has brought his children too, and according to him, he looks forward to continuing this tradition. 

“It’s a just a fun place to spend a Saturday,” Edenfield said. “A lot of the stuff is free, fun time for the kids, [and] it’s always nice to have a tye-die t-shirt once a year.”

The tye-die station were one among 20 plus “Art Stops” along the walking trail for ArtsFest attendees to create and purchase art.

The Averitt Center for the Arts claimed three of those stops at the ArtsFest, and Development Director, Rahn Hutchenson, said that it is important for the community to come out and support ArtsFest. 

“It’s very important that people come out and rise up and support the Arts because there is art in everything,” Hutchenson said. 

The people of the community aren’t the only ones who are encouraged to get involved at ArtFest.

According to Kim Riner, Visual Arts Director for the Averitt Center, she has volunteered at this event for almost two decades. 

Riner said that her most memorable moment was a few years ago at the clay station when she witnessed a three-year-old’s smiling face covered in clay.

Bulloch County Parks and Recreation looks to create more memories for the community at ArtFest.

 

They will be announcing the 2018 location in the upcoming weeks.