From GUILD OF ARTISTS & ARTISANS
Four Bowling Green artists will be among the more than 130 exhibiting at the 12th Annual Levis Commons Fine Art Fair on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14, at the Town Center at Levis Commons in Perrysburg.
The art fair is presented by the Guild of Artists & Artisans, which produces the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair.
Admission and parking are free. Fair hours are Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fairgoers can visit LevisCommonsFineArtFair.com for up-to-date event information.
More than 130 professional artists from across the country will show their work at this juried event. Featured artwork includes ceramics, glass, painting, drawing, multi-media, sculpture, photography, fiber, leather, wood, jewelry and more.
Bowling Green artists who will exhibit are: Thomas Sanders, photography; Diana Hall, photography; Ellen Smith, wood artist; and John Thies, ceramics.
The featured artist at this year’s Levis Commons Art Fair, featured on its poster, is Paul Fletcher of Westlake, Ohio. Fletcher has been painting and drawing as long as he can remember.
A graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he began his professional career in 1981 in an advertising studio in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1986 he became a full time artist building his career with zoos, aquariums and wildlife organizations.
Fletcher’s love of nature and wildlife are his inspiration. After discovering encaustic in 2008, he spent his first year developing a self-taught style of unique impressionism.
Now he works exclusively in encaustic, creating one of-a-kind original sculptural paintings. His work is in many private and corporate collections throughout the U.S.
The Levis Commons Fine Art Fair also features a free children’s art activity center presented by the Toledo School for the Arts. TSA students will help children with several fun art activities including printmaking. Face painting will also be offered free of charge. Adjacent to the children’s area TSA Artisan’s Guild (TAG) will have a booth of items for sale created by students in this year’s summer program.
“The Guild’s mission is to help cultivate an appreciation for unique, hand-crafted artwork,” said Karen Delhey, Guild Executive Director. “The art fair is a special opportunity for those who value original artwork to meet the artists and learn more about their inspiration and techniques. Meeting the artist gives the artwork purchase deeper meaning. In addition, we find that both the artists and fairgoers enjoy the entertaining atmosphere of The Town Center, with its outstanding retail and restaurants. It’s a fun day for the entire family.”
