NEWS RELEASE FOR Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce

DATE –  6/4/10

FROM Sharlan Douglas, APR at Douglas Communications Group, 248-548-5460; 313-319-4846 cell; mailto:sdouglas@douglasgroup.biz

FOR RELEASE IMMEDIATELY

 

Editors:  Find four hi-res images here of works created by artists Jerry Berta, David McAlpine, Patricia Venaleck and Kenneth Marine here:  http://drop.io/clayglassmetal

 

Or these photos from last year’s event -- http://royaloakchamber.com/gallery/clay/index.php -- may be useful.

 

CLAY, CLASS & METAL SHOW JUNE 12-13

OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AS WELL AS SHOP 

 

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (June 4, 2010)  Using scrap materials contributed by participating artists, people attending the 16th annual Clay, Glass & Metal Show June 12 and 13 can help create a vine and floral mosaic which will be displayed afterward at the Royal Oak Public Library. 

 

At the art fair, shoppers will find jewelry, gifts, decorative art and architectural pieces from 140 artists, whose tents will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.  Food, beverage and music will run from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to  5 p.m. Sunday.  The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce produces the festival. 

 

Royal Oak ceramicists Laurie Eisenhardt and Marsha Hovland created the frame of the two-by-five-foot mosaic.  Participating clay artists will contribute shards from failed or broken works, which festival-goers can place in the frame, inspiring the name for the work: “Broken Dreams, Artfully Reassembled.”  The mosaic will be assembled on Saturday and displayed on Sunday, after which Hovland’s husband  will grout it and prepare it to be hung in the library basement.  The project can be repeated at future festivals, with each year’s work added to the original, ultimately wrapping around the room.

 

The mosaic takes its cue from the children’s activities that will be offered at the Creative Arts Studio tent during the festival.

 

“Kids understand the camaraderie and spirit brought out in an art project,” said Shelly Kemp, Shelly Kemp, the chamber’s event director. “Why shouldn’t adults have some fun, too? The final work will really symbolize the collective vision of our community.  Even better, it’s easy and fun to do!”

 

This is the second year that metal artists have been included in the festival, and their number has doubled over 2009, with many of the newcomers making metal jewelry. 

 

The festival will offer art for the ears as well as the eyes, with live music on the stage on Fifth Street, east of Washington.  The Square Pegz will headline, with additional acts to include Luis Resto, Animal, Define Loud, Rise of Zebra, The Dorkestra, Relic, Final Rush, The G-Boat, and 8 Mile Curve.  The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music, based in Royal Oak, has recruited additional, homespun talent with its call for local musical acts of all ages to “stop practicing ... start performing.” 

 

With almost 600 members, the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, www.royaloakchamber.com, is a business organization dedicated to bringing business people, civic groups, local government and citizens together to advance the economic, professional, cultural and civic welfare of the community.

 

 

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