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Art Crawl Festival 2023

Arts and Entertainment

October 13, 2023

From: Art Crawl Festival

Join us for a FREE festival celebrating the arts with over 60 local artists selling artwork and competing for prizes alongside live performances, art demonstrations, a LIVE ART making competition, and MORE!

Art Crawl is in its 10th year as a family and pet friendly venue for art collection, entertainment, hands-on activities, and FUN! This year, join us as we hit the shores of Lake Wire! Art Crawl will be filling the road around Central Florida’s Premier Craft Brewery and Neighborhood Taproom, Swan Brewing, so kick it with us ALL DAY! Performances, live art competitions, and activities will be running all day, while food trucks will be on-site for your grazing pleasure.

Featured Artists
All Day
Over 50 local artists from over 20 different Central Florida cities selling artwork and competing for prizes…

Art Wars
Noon-4pm

Register Construction, Grindley Williams Engineering, and Blick Art Materials presents Art Crawl’s third LIVE art competition! Watch 10 artists create large works on 36″x80″ panels using art materials, tools, and a surprise box of found objects in just 4 hours. See if they can make it through – testing their skill, creative thinking, problem solving, and time management.
(Winners announced at 5pm. All artwork available for purchase)

Live Art Happenings / Demonstrations
All Day

Chalk Art by Tim Ritter
Watch Tampa Bay native Thai-American artist, Tim Ritter, as he creates art live on the walkway of Swan Brewing. Tim has been chalking since 2008 and is a proud member of the Florida Chalk Artists Association. Tim has been awarded best original, to most creative, in his career as an artist.

Mural by Harlow Manning
Watch 14 year old Harlow Manning create a mural live on the walls of Swan Brewing. Harlow is a Theatre Tech student at Harrison School for the Arts who’s passion for the arts ignited at a VERY young age – opening the door to active participation, recognition, and awards through outdoor art festivals. Join her as her journey continues to evolve.

Glass Blowing by Kari Fenstermaker
Watch St. Pete artist, Kari Fenstermaker display different styles of glass blowing techniques throughout the day. Kari will be creating small works such as animal sculptures, marbles, and more. Special requests will also be available for a special fee. So if you have something you would like made, you can not only watch it be made, but go home with the work at the end of the day!

Bartow Art Guild
Help bring a bright design to life by trying your own hand at painting! The collaborative art piece will be displayed the Guild’s gallery in Bartow.

Performance
1pm-4pm

Dance Stage Hosted by: FrediDANCE Project
The objective is to create and present highly artistic and introspective works that provoke thought and evoke emotion. Exploring ideas that can help to inspire global social change and an awareness of the disenfranchised and and marginalized minority groups of the world.

Sound
4 - 6pm
DJ Jenks
One of Lakeland’s favorite DJ’s is always providing high quality musical vibes!

Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023

Time: 12 - 6pm

Location: Swan Brewing, 115 W Pine St, Lakeland, FL 33815

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