12th Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street

SHADYSIDE ART FESTIVAL RETURNS TO WALNUT STREET, PITTSBURGH
TO PAINT THE TOWN WITH $15 MILLION OF ART

Howard Alan Events, Producer of the Nations Finest Juried Art Shows, Presents
The 12th Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street, Pittsburgh
To Showcase Local and Nationally Recognized Artists




WHAT: 12th Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street, Pittsburgh




WHEN: Saturday, August 29, 10:00 am 9:00 pm Sunday, August 30, 10:00 am 5:00 pm Admission is free and open to the public.
WHERE: Walnut Street between South Aiken Avenue and South Negley Avenue Navigational address: 739 Bellefonte Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

PITTSBURGH, PA (June 1, 2009) The Shadyside Art Festival celebrates its 12th anniversary on August 29-30, 2009, as Walnut Street is once again transformed into a first-class outdoor art gallery complete with an eclectic mix of the nations most talented artists and $15 million in artwork available for sale. Admission is free and open to the public.
For those who look forward to the Shadyside Art Festival year after year, please note that the show will no longer take place in September. The festival is now a two-day event only Saturday and Sunday, during the last weekend in August, there will be no festival hours on Friday.

We are a national touring art fair based in South Florida, but we found that some of our best customers come from this region as it is an area that actively supports the arts, says show promoter Howard Alan. Pittsburgh deserves this first rate art fair and we look forward each year to bringing a local contingency of artists, as well as a troupe of artists from around the country that have never exhibited in this area before.


This outdoor art extravaganza attracts tourists and visitors from around the area and beyond. The festival offers the public a chance to meet with the artists personally, hear what inspires the artists and even commission an original piece of art. The artists, juried by an independent panel of expert judges, are hand-selected from hundreds of applicants based on quality and diversity. All of their artwork is original and handmade in America. The artistic media represented include paintings, sculptures, photos, glass, wood, jewelry, collage, and ceramics.

The 12th Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street, Pittsburgh makes the arts accessible to a broad audience. Prices range from $25 hand-designed earrings to $20,000 metal sculptures. The event appeals to family and friends as a free and fun weekend activity, as well as serious art buyers looking to add to their collections. Howard Alan comments, In spite of todays economy people are still investing in art because art heals, art soothes; this is art that is handmade in America.

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