Last Saturday, June 23rd, Artopia happened in Georgetown in Seattle! This colorful and exciting art and fair event was sponsored by The Seattle Weekly. Describing the event, The Seattle Weekly published this: "Welcome to Artopia - Seattle Weekly's first annual celebration of local innovative art and emerging talent. Artopia is a multidisciplinary event that boasts an eclectic mix of art, ranging from the renowned to the obscure to the completely undiscovered." The event seemed to be a great success, so here's hoping that next year there will be the 2nd annual Artopia in Georgetown!
Colorful swirls of people moved about the Carnival area enjoying the mix of midway fun, with Cotton Candy, the Power Tool Races, Spin Art, even a Petting Zoo (a very friendly Rottweiler corralled in baled straw!).
Open for visiting were artists studios, even an impromptu "gallery" (future Georgetown Tile Works store) where Artist Catherine Cross Uehara hosted her own show, "Animal Angst" for Artopia. Uehara's work in mixed media and oil reflects on the expressionistic tension between our modern lives and wildlife surviving in the margins of our urban society.
The Artopia crowd flowed in an out of the shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and coffee house that make an interesting mix of places to hang out in Georgetown. There is George, Smarty Pants, Stellar Pizza, 9 LB Hammer, Jules Maes Saloon, Two Tartes Bakery, and All City Coffee among other cool destinations for the crowd to shop, eat, drink and be wired!
It was a great day for a stroll around Georgetown and take in the sights!
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Hi Beatrice, I am glad you liked the photos, thank you!
I have a fairly good camera (Nikon Coolpix 3200 bought 3 years ago) for a smaller camera, but I am considering a buying a larger camera. There are many more things I could do it I had more control of the camera and it was not so convenient and automatic, of course than I would have to lug around a larger camera! I do think about composition a lot and how the viewer's eye travels around the photo. Thanks Beatrice!