Sizzling Summer Art Crawl

The Sizzling Summer Art Crawl is Friday August 17th from 4-10 and Saturday from 11-4. Featuring over 30 venues and artists, GREAT Theatre actors, hula-hoopers, fire eaters, and demonstrating artists Elyse Krista Mische (screen printing), Brandon Anderson (carved painting) and the Mid Minnesota Association of Woodturners.

Friday 8pm-10pm Art Off. Come see artists create to music. Located in Falcon National Bank Parking Lot.
Saturday 11am-4pm

 Face Painting & Kids Arts & Crafts. Located in front of Herberger's.
Street Musicians include Peter Johnson, Dale White, James Pool, Paul Imholte, Paul Drinkwine, Carlson Guitar School, Laura Dahl, Sara Dahl, and Beats on the Block.

Artists & Venues
Arts Co-Op- David Goretski
Paramount Gallery & Gifts-Flora Shinkle & Traci Millar
Jules Bistro-Elyse Krista Mische & Michael Mills
Seven Elephants-Joshua M. Fay
Northern Brights-Sue Peschl
Paper Collector- Saint John's Bible
St. Cloud Floral-Laurie Strack
Studio 505 Salon-Michael Hager & Karen Krey
The White Horse-SCSU Student Art Union
Veranda Lounge-Pam "Tootsie" McIntosh
StudioJeff- Deborah Vander Eyk, Ingrid Estephan, We-R-Artists, Erika Aschmann
Le St. Germain Suite Hotel-Jerry Wervy
Bachman Jeweler's-Judi Groeters
Falcon National Bank-Visual Arts MN "Art Sprawl" Exhibit
US Bank-Visual Arts MN "Art Sprawl" Exhibit
Marishka's-Gary Loch
Bumbledee's-Anita Hendrickx
Mind, Body, & Spirit-Paulette Salo
Accents-Kelly Neif & Lori Koster Yeager
Cream City Tattoo-Ryan Scheppe & Russell Van Schaick
Lillian's-Brandy Larkin
Provincial Market-Colleen Swanson
ING Direct Cafe-Sam Spiczka
Paramount Visual Arts Center-Amanda Hegreberg, Sammy Jo Pulsifer, Lee Ann Goers, Ken Omundson, Michelle Rivera
GREAT Theatre-Colin Jerrell
Biology 701-Colton
Walking Billboards-Cori Schneider
Gallery Vault SCSU Student Art Union
Netgain-Bill Rose
Charisma Loft-Dan Mondloch & Shannon Kritzeck
Electric Fetus-Dorian Dalta
Dayta Marketing-Laura Hill
Books Revisited-Local Authors

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Owning an original piece of art undoubtedly has many benefits. The biggest benefit might be different from one person to the next. Some people enjoy the thrill of finding the perfect piece. Another benefit might be the aesthetic quality that comes from owning original art. One thing that is undeniable is that original art is an expression of you. We are all unique in our own way and art, in its many forms, is a celebration of that.

One thing to remember is that you are not the only person who benefits from purchasing original art. Whether you shop at a small business, an arts festival, a gallery or your local co-op you are not only supporting the place where you bought the art but you are supporting the artist. This allows the artist to continue creating. If you purchase the art locally, you are supporting the local economy as well.

Most of the time these places are more than willing to talk to you about the art and sometimes you may be able to actually meet one of the artists. Buying original art isn’t as expensive or even as scary as some people may think. When was the last time you walked in to Target and was able to talk to the person who actually created what could potentially be a new addition to your home? Never. Get more bang for your buck and buy original art.