Lakewood Arts Festival: More than just selling stuff??
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:02 pm
Howdy!
I was curious if people here know about how the Lakewood Arts festival is organized and what is the thinking behind it. I went to see a show last night with some friends ("Midsummer Night's Dream" at Baldwin Wallace...highly recommended, by the way) and we got to talking about the different art's festivals througout the region.
While I love when they shut down Detroit and have all those wonderful booths to look at I think the one thing missing (to me and others in our discussion) was much in the way of interactive arts. While it was cool to have some live music at the parking lot on Warren and Detroit there wasn't much else to do other than look at and/or buy artwork. This is noble and all but it plays more like a bazaar than a festival (which might be by design, which is why I ask).
They do have booths for people to explore more involved arts in the community (chorus booths, theater, etc.) but not much there to get deeper into it beyond signing up or reading a brochure. Was there any attempt to get more creatively involved with arts at the festival, especially for the wee ones? Like at Parade the Circle (still one of my fave community events in the region) they have the school of music bring a ton of instruments for kids to try out or other booths had kids making intstruments or other art projects. Some festivals include more than just music performances, such as having live theatrical performances throughout the day as well.
I think it would be nice to mix the artistic sales of the show with the more festive aspects of "Raise the Roof" from last year that made it more than just a place to appreciate or buy artwork.
Just curious. Maybe I missed stuff when I did it last year but I remember having to entertain my daughter a lot while making the circuit through the booths without much more than a glass of lemonade and a ride on shoulders to do it.
Thanks!
Phil
I was curious if people here know about how the Lakewood Arts festival is organized and what is the thinking behind it. I went to see a show last night with some friends ("Midsummer Night's Dream" at Baldwin Wallace...highly recommended, by the way) and we got to talking about the different art's festivals througout the region.
While I love when they shut down Detroit and have all those wonderful booths to look at I think the one thing missing (to me and others in our discussion) was much in the way of interactive arts. While it was cool to have some live music at the parking lot on Warren and Detroit there wasn't much else to do other than look at and/or buy artwork. This is noble and all but it plays more like a bazaar than a festival (which might be by design, which is why I ask).
They do have booths for people to explore more involved arts in the community (chorus booths, theater, etc.) but not much there to get deeper into it beyond signing up or reading a brochure. Was there any attempt to get more creatively involved with arts at the festival, especially for the wee ones? Like at Parade the Circle (still one of my fave community events in the region) they have the school of music bring a ton of instruments for kids to try out or other booths had kids making intstruments or other art projects. Some festivals include more than just music performances, such as having live theatrical performances throughout the day as well.
I think it would be nice to mix the artistic sales of the show with the more festive aspects of "Raise the Roof" from last year that made it more than just a place to appreciate or buy artwork.
Just curious. Maybe I missed stuff when I did it last year but I remember having to entertain my daughter a lot while making the circuit through the booths without much more than a glass of lemonade and a ride on shoulders to do it.
Thanks!
Phil