The City of Clawson is excited to host an afternoon of local youth talent on
Sunday May 19. 2013
in City Park
from 4:00pm - 8:00pm!
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Bands will compete for awards and prizes!
Lots of music and food! Don't
miss this unique event supporting area talent!
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Enter our Young Writers Contest!!!
This contest is for 12 - 18 years old.
The winner will have their work published and
presented on September 8th 2013 at
Clawson's Second Annual Arts and Authors Festival!
To be eligible writers must be between the ages of 12 - 18 with parental consent. Entry fee is $25.00. Entries must be page numbered, typed, and double spaced. Please be sure to include your name on your submission. Submit entries electronically to elbe@williamjkpub.com. Entry Form Below
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Clawson Photography Contest!!
Entry Form Below
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Clawson Arts & Authors Festival
September 8th. 2013 from 10am - 2pm in Clawson City Park!
Now accepting
submissions on
We are running in conjunction with the farmers market this year!! Artists, authors, musician performances, children's reading and craft tent,
and, of course, lots of food!!
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Past events
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2012 NEWS
“Clawson Arts & Authors Festival brings family arts, literature, and music to the community!”
Clawson-based ‘Elevate the Arts will hold its annual ‘Arts and Authors’ Festival Sunday, August 26 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hunter Community Center of Clawson MI located at 509 Fisher Court.
The event is family friendly and free to the public! This year’s festival will house artists of all kinds, authors and children authors, crafters, and musical performances all from Michigan’s local creative community! Kids’ activities will take place throughout the day. Budding artists and crafters will have the opportunity to create their own take-home works of art at the event, and Jerry will be there serving up his famous hotdogs!
“Our goal with a festival like this is to engage my own neighborhood in a community experience that is entertaining for families as well as uplifting to our own local arts scene.” Matthew Ball – Arts Director.
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Elevate the Arts
Director
Matthew Ball
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Article in the patch by Nicquel Terry 6/19/12
Clawson to Experience Arts With New Festival Committee
The Clawson community will soon experience a taste of the arts with the development of a new Arts & Culture Committee and an upcoming festival that features crafters, musicians, authors and more.
Luebs said the festival will be the first of its kind in Clawson and will help achieve her goal of bringing more arts and culture to the city.
"I think it will expose more people to different recreational and pleasurable avenues in their life," Luebs said. "I had quite a few residents reporting they’d like to have more art in Clawson."
The festival is one of many initiatives the arts & culture committee will organize, the mayor said. Other plans include placing recycled artistic doors at Clawson parks, hanging artwork by local artists in city buildings and hosting concerts at
City Park.
"We have so many talented people in Clawson and I’d like to showcase that," Luebs said.
The festival
Clawson residents Lisa and Matt Ball are taking the lead role in planning the Arts & Authors Festival. The couple has spent the last decade traveling to festivals and art shows all over the country to showcase their work and wanted to bring that experience to Clawson. Matt is a "boogie-woogie" pianist and Lisa is a published author.
"Arts and culture are a way that you can brand a city and uplift the community," Matt Ball said. "There’s a vacuum for it in Clawson. Right now the closest thing it has to a festival is the
Farmers Market."
Matt Ball said he hopes to have at least 40-50 vendors at the festival, which will be privately funded by the couple's initiative
Elevate the Arts.
Musicians, artists and authors from all over Michigan are showing interest in the Arts & Authors Festival, Ball said. The free event will be family friendly with activities, clay and glass work, jewelry, book reading time and live music.
"Our goal is to have as wide and experienced of the arts as possible," Matt Ball said, adding that he hopes to make this an annual event for Clawson.
Clawson resident Lissa Mann said the festival will be an opportunity to showcase talent that is different from what the community sees at the Christmas Craft Show or
Leon & Lulu Artists Markets.
"I think its great, personally," said Mann, who enjoys painting and making jewelry as hobbies. "We’ve had the opportunity for businesses like Leon & Lulu to grow and now this is a hands-on approach."
How to get involved
The Arts & Culture Committee is still in its beginning stages and members met for the first time Thursday. She said she hopes the committee will soon make some of the plans concrete and assess its needs. Anyone interested in joining the committee can contact Mayor Luebs at
pennycplr@aol.com.
The festival will accept submissions (see below for guidelines) from local artists, authors, crafters and musicians through July 10.
Space is limited and submissions will be reviewed. If you are selected for the festival, organizers will notify you by July 15. There is a $40 participation fee for those selected, except for musicians. There will be tables available to use to sell items.
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Now accepting submissions: artists, crafters, authors, musicians!
Elevate the Arts will hold its annual Arts and Authors Festival this Sunday, August 26th 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Hunter Community Center located at 509 Fisher Court, Clawson, MI, 48017. The event is Free and open to the public.
Submission Guidelines:
- Artists, crafters, authors, and musicians must email a clear sample of their work to: Lisa Ball, fair coordinator at lisaball@elevatethearts.vpweb.com or call 248.589.0056.
- Submission Deadline is Tuesday, July 10th 2012.
- Submissions are reviewed, and space is limited. Those selected to participate in the festival will be notified by Sunday, July 15th 2012.
- There is a $40 participation fee for those selected to participate in the Festival, except for musicians.
- Tables will be provided to sell your items. You will need to decorate your table. Chairs are limited.
- Details on set-up will be provided to those selected to participate.
This event will be highlighted in the
MetroTimes Summer Guide Issue
hitting newsstands June 13 and is receiving support
from the City of Clawson!!
Press Release
05/31/2012
“Clawson Arts & Authors Festival brings family arts, literature, and music to the community!”
Clawson-based ‘Elevating Arts’ will hold its annual ‘Arts and Authors’ Festival this Sunday, August 26 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hunter Community Center of Clawson MI located at 509 Fisher Court.
The event is family friendly and free to the public! This year’s festival will house artists of all kinds, authors and children authors, crafters, and musical performances all from Michigan’s local creative community.
“Our goal with a festival like this is to engage my own neighborhood in a community experience that is entertaining for families as well as uplifting to our own local arts scene.” Matthew Ball – Arts Director.
The festival is now accepting submissions from local artists, authors, crafters, and musicians through July 15. Details on the event and submission process can be found on the web @ www.elevatethearts.vpweb.com
