Where: Circle Park and Oddfellows Hall, Kernville, CA
When: May 26,30,9am-5pm 31,9am-1pm
Kern River Valley Art Association
Circle Park & Odd Fellows Hall
Kernville, California 93238
Phone: (760) 378-4109
Email: davistalodge@aol.com
Website: www.krvaa.org
Hours: Saturday - Sunday, May 29-30, 9am-5pm; Monday, May 31, 9am-1pm.
Thousands of arts, crafts, and entertainment enthusiasts throughout Southern California visit the annual Sierra Arts and Crafts Festival in the beautiful Kern River Valley nestled in the Southern Sierra Mountains with its white-water river, and crystal blue lake. The Festival takes place in Kernville at Circle Park, a lovely old fashioned tree-studded town park set among old western-style shops and restaurants; with a fine arts exhibit in the adjacent Odd Fellows Hall. Just three hours from Los Angeles or Fresno and five hours from San Francisco brings visitors to fresh mountain air to listen to local musicians, purchase one of a kind arts and crafts items and enjoy performances by local musicians.
Gifted artisans exhibit and offer for sale hand-made one of a kind creations such as gem stone jewelry, wood and fabric art, hand-made rugs, unique wood turned pens, carved and decorated gourds, locally written books, bird houses, water colors, acrylic paintings, photography, oil painting, woodworking, soy candles, artfully painted sweatshirts and saws, wine bottle stoppers, children's toys, hand-sewn items, and much much more.
Children delight in getting their faces painted and creating crafts at the workshops. The shops of Kernville offer additional arts and crafts as well as antiques and mouth-watering mountain cuisine.
Two Day workshop
Native American Portrait in Oil by Carol Wermuth
Odd Fellows Hall
Wednesday - Thursday, May 26 & 27
Come early for the two-day artist workshop on Wednesday and Thursday May 26 & 27. Carol Wermuth, a renowned portrait artist and instructor, will be instructing budding artists to paint a portrait of a Native American in oils using an under-painting technique. Students will complete a portrait on an 11" x 14" canvas.
Festival Hours:
Opening reception: Friday, May 28, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 6-8pm.
Circle Parks Arts and Crafts
and Odd Fellows Hall Fine Arts Exhibits:
Saturday - Sunday, May 29-30, 9am-5pm
Monday, May 31, 9am-1pm
For more information, please call:
Kern River Valley Art Association
President, Jim Davis (760) 379-2844
Fine Art Exhibit Coordinator, Cinamon Park (760) 379-2094
Show Coordinator, Judy Deems (760) 378-4109
Workshop Instructor, Carol Wermuth (760) 376-4240