They're doing a crazy thing in Arizona. Artists are getting together and actually promoting themselves in a juried art show.
Says SonoranNews.com, "The 10th Annual Festival of Fine Art will showcase a variety of art forms and styles from contemporary to western. An expanded space will accommodate 150 local and nationally-acclaimed painters, sculptors, jewelers, photographers, as well as wood, glass and mixed media artists. The League promises to provide a wonderful experience for patrons and artists alike."
And what is the purpose? Simply advancing the arts. These are members of the Sonoran Art League and renowned artists from out of state, working to get the fruits of their labor out into the world. No angle, no propaganda, no money to be made (at the event, anyway). Just an understanding that art is an important part of our lives, that the arts in general are our collective soul, that when we cease to revere beauty we might as well cease to live.
If you're in Cave Creek, Arizona the weekend of February 18, check it out. Get inspired. Inspire us in return.
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