I was pleasantly surprised to see Downtown Tempe transformed into a fair of sorts yesterday, which I was told was the Tempe Festival of the Arts. It's a bi-annual festival where Mill Avenue in Tempe plays host to a number of stalls displaying artworks created by Phoenix area artists. I had gone to the Post Office, and after the work I thought I'd catch a glimpse at some of the stalls. Most of the stalls displayed paintings, artwork, embroidery and similar stuff. There were a few musicians and street performers as well.
Apparently, this event has been going on for quite a while now, and the organizers receive well over a 1000 applications from artists to be a part of the fair. Apparently some of the proceeds go to local charities as well. Check out more at: http://www.tempefestivalofthearts.com/HomePage.aspx
Pics courtesy: Arvind Ramachander & http://www.tempefestivalofthearts.com/HomePage.aspx
Did we get any email about this event happening? It sounds interesting and i would have gone there...
ReplyDeleteNo there wasn't any mail...I just happened to go to Post Office that day...that's when I saw it.
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