Connie Mettler's Blog – August 2011 Archive (13)

Carla, creator of Art in the High Desert, has been missing from this site for awhile now. Could it be because she has been busy making jewelry and wearing her show director hat as she geared up for Art in the High Desert in Bend, OR, this last weekend, August 27 & 28? We'd love a report Carla.

In the meantime, here is a report from the Central Oregon news, including a video:…

Saturday, November 19  

Canton, Michigan

     Plymouth High School

     8400 Beck Rd.

     Sponsored by the Plymouth-Canton Music Boosters…

Want to know what happened at the last one? Details:

Stop the presses!

Curious about what’s in store at the ZAPP® Conference? Listen to the two most popular sessions from last year’s conference: The 2010 opening presentation, Rise of the Aggregators, and the 2010 symposium session, State of the Art Fair.



Rise of the Aggregators:

The 2010 conference opened with a presentation from writer, researcher, lecturer, and cultural consultant, András…

The City of Ann Arbor seeks an artist, or artist collaborators to create artwork(s) for permanent inclusion in the southwest corner of the main lobby area of the Ann Arbor Justice Center (AAJC). Deadline for submissions of qualifications has been extended. Contact Aaron Seagraves, Public Art Administrator, for more information. $150K for public art inside Ann Arbor police-courts building lobby. Deadline is 09.01.11 -…

Saturday night a freak storm came up at the Indiana State Fair and destroyed the main stage and killed four people, sending many more to the hospital. 

So here we go again. Just as these storms have wreaked havoc on much smaller tents at art fairs it even happens at the big events. The Indiana State Fair is one of the biggest ones in the country and a large crowd had gathered to hear the band, Sugarland.

Monday morning the regular staff meeting in preparation for Labor Day…

September 24 & 25

Lake St. Louis, Missouri

3rd Annual Art Fair on the Meadows at Lake St. Louis…

The Midtown Festival of the Arts in an excellent location in Atlanta premiered last year to rave reviews…

It is always interesting to see the PR that comes from the shows from the local media. Here are a few from this past weekend:

Not sure if this headline would make me want to attend this show in the Cleveland area: Lakewood Arts Festival a Sweltering Success...…

November 12 & 13

Westfield, New…