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'Harvest of the Arts'

3rd Annual Harvest of the Arts

Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Hands on Art Activities

  • Art Fair

  • Everyday Art Workshops

  • Salsa Competition

 

The Holt Community Arts Council's 'Harvest'
is a bumper crop of family fun!

In its third year, the Holt Community Arts Council’s “Harvest of the Arts” offers something for just about everyone.

The free all-day event is planned for Saturday, September 11, in two venues.  It returns to the Holt Farmers Market, and it will also occupy Veterans Memorial Gardens behind the Delhi Township Hall. 

The expansion reflects the number of artisans and vendors that have joined the event.  It also reflects how the event has been spiced up, so to speak.  This year, the Arts Council will sponsor its first-ever culinary arts competition – specifically, the “Holt and Spicy” salsa-making competition. 

While children visit the instrument “petting zoo” and try their hands at felting soap, their parents can try ballroom dancing or cake decorating.  Other activities include painting pottery, fusing glass, and weaving.  And many of the participating artists will have their wares for sale.

'Holt & Spicy' Salsa Competition

 

'Holt and Spicy' Salsa Competition

For a $20 entry fee, each salsa-making team will be provided with the ingredients they request for their entry, which will be prepared in the Veterans Memorial Gardens Amphitheater.  Click here for an entry form.

For a nominal fee, folks attending the Harvest can taste the salsa entries for themselves.

The events run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Promotional Flyers/Entry Forms

 


 

Permanent Sculpture

The Holt Community Arts Council commissioned Delhi Township's first major permanent public artwork.  The nine-foot high stainless steel sculpture was created by Lansing artist Tom Sheerin.

He developed the original design based on the theme "living, working, and playing in Holt."  The pillar-like sculpture has three sides, with each side representing one aspect of life here.

Sheerin included artifacts in the sculpture that represent life in Holt.  These items are inside the sculpture and visible through plexiglass windows.  Sheerin, who often works with repurposed materials, collected objects from the community for inclusion in the sculpture.  He then altered the objects as needed to make them fit inside the sculpture as well as fit with the sculpture's theme.

"The Arts Council worked hard to find a sculptor who would create a piece that reflects Holt in particular," Arts Council President Kara Hope said.  "Tom’s design is unique and interesting.  It takes on added meaning from the objects that are included inside."

The sculpture was installed in December 2009 in the new park at the corner of Holt and Aurelius roads.

 

Press Releases

09/01/10 - Arts Councils 'Harvest' is a bumper crop of family fun

07/08/10 - 'Music in the Garden' becomes new tradition in Holt

03/19/10 - Music in the Garden poster contest

10/14/09 - Harvest of the Arts 2009

09/15/09 - Arts Council donates to park

07/08/09 - Music in the Garden returns

04/21/09 - Arts Council receives non-profit status

01/29/09 - Arts Council brings sculpture to Holt

08/10/08 - Arts Council cookout sets attendance record

07/19/08 - Arts Council cooks out before "Three Men" show

07/09/08 - 'Music in the Garden' makes sensational debut

06/04/08 - Summer will bring the sounds of 'Music in the Garden'

05/13/08 - Build Gill goes swimmingly

04/06/08 - Arts council launches web site

03/27/08 - Arts council announces first projects

12/31/2007 - Community shows enthusiasm for new arts council

 

In the News

02/22/09 - Gill wins trophy (from Holt Community News)

 

Annual Report

HCAC 2009 Annual Report (PowerPoint)

HCAC 2008 Annual Report (PowerPoint)

 

To create one's own world in any of the arts takes courage. - Georgia O’Keefe                                                                 Art is not made for anybody and is, at the same time, for everybody. - Piet Mondrian                                                                 What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. - John Updike                                                                 Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.  - George Bernard Shaw

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