Every year on the first Saturday in June the Augusta Art Guild presents "Art in the Garden".
This premier event takes place on the banks of the Ohio River with 60 very exciting local and regional artists exhibiting along picture-perfect Riverside Drive.
Today, Augusta, KY, located 40 miles east of Cincinnati, Ohio and 90 miles north east of Lexington, KY, is a perfect little river town with a waterfront that has changed little over the past couple of centuries. The river is the heart of Augusta and the 18TH and 19TH century houses lining Riverside Drive occupy the prize vantage points from which to enjoy the view.
Twenty-one historic homes built between 1790's and the 1890's, are on this street.
They are interspersed with wonderful gardens, and some of these gardens will be open for "Art in the Garden" visitors.
The Augusta Ferry brings cars and people across the Ohio River everyday. It is one of only two ferries that operates on the Ohio River.
The Art Show also has a wonderful children's venue every year and a wide array of food vendors.
Each year the crowds have continued to grow. Last year we estimate that 2,500 people attended the art show.
Applications for artists and food vendors are available on this web site. This is a juried art show sponsored by the Augusta Art Guild.
Dear Exhibitor,
The Augusta Art Guild would like to invite you to be a part of "Art in the Garden" 2008.
This annual event will takes place on Saturday, June 7, 2008,10:00 am till 5:00 pm, along the banks of the Ohio River in Augusta, Kentucky. This premier event brings together about 60 artists from the surrounding area. It has grown in importance due to word of mouth and a vigorous advertising campaign.
We are looking for artists who only do original art and art that they alone have produced. When you send in your application please send photographs which represent the type of work you will be showing. We reserve the right to ask you to remove any art that does not fit our criteria. This will be a juried show so we ask that all applications arrive no later than April 1st.
We look forward to hearing from you and we encourage you to send us the name of any other artist that you think would be an asset to the show. We will send them an application if you send
us their name and address.
All this information is on our web site: www.augustaartguild.com,
and you can also contact me by email, lustiks@gmail.com
Have a wonderful and creative winter and we will look forward to
hearing from you by April 1st.
Marilyn Lustik
President, Augusta Art Guild
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