The Visitor Center invites the community of Ewen and
surrounding area to participate in the 3rd Annual Arts Festival at
Centennial Hall on August 6th, 2016, from 12pm – 5pm.The festival is for all ages, admission to all public events is free, and art will be for sale. The public is invited to take part in our workshops during the festival to glaze a pot to be raku-fired or carve a low-relief sculpture to be cast in aluminum before their eyes!
Are you a local artist, craftsperson, musician, or performer?
Contact us by July 15th about participating in this year's festival! visitor.center.artists@gmail.com
FULL 2016 PUBLIC EVENTS COMING SOON!
-SATURDAY August 6th, 2016
-12pm-5pm- EWEN ARTS FESTIVAL
Join us for an art exhibition and live music! Admission is free and all ages are welcome! Make a tile to be cast in aluminum, glaze a pot for the raku firing, or just come to watch! Participation in the live raku glaze firing and aluminum casting are $12 each.
-12pm-5pm- EWEN ARTS FESTIVAL
Join us for an art exhibition and live music! Admission is free and all ages are welcome! Make a tile to be cast in aluminum, glaze a pot for the raku firing, or just come to watch! Participation in the live raku glaze firing and aluminum casting are $12 each.
Community Clay Workshop
All ages and skill levels welcome. We will be using our beautiful Ewen, Michigan clay to hand-build small sculptures and tiles which will be fired and available to pick up the following week at Centennial Hall. The workshop is $10-20 per family, with no one turned away for lack of funds.
-6:30pm- Sustainable Practices Lecture Series
All ages and skill levels welcome. We will be using our beautiful Ewen, Michigan clay to hand-build small sculptures and tiles which will be fired and available to pick up the following week at Centennial Hall. The workshop is $10-20 per family, with no one turned away for lack of funds.
-6:30pm- Sustainable Practices Lecture Series
- Rehumanizing Industrial Landscapes- Heather MacKenzie
- Recycling Since the Industrial Revolution: From Gleaners to the Global Scrap Trade - Liz Ensz
- Found and Fired: An Exploration into the Local Clay of Ewen, MI - Amy Joy Hosterman 
SPECIAL THANKS to our generous sponsors for making The 2015 Ewen Arts Festival possible:
White Tail Tire Company and Jeff Wolfe, Brambleberry Quilt Shop, A&A Hardware, Settlers Federal Credit Union, State Bank of Ewen, Borseth Insurance & real Estate, Char's Restaurant, Settlers Cooperative Inc., Ewen Building Supply, Inc., Big Valley Ford, Ewen, Michigan, South Branch Saloon, McMillan Township EDC.
The 2015 Ewen Arts Festival is a proud recipient of the Michigan Department of Economic Development Micro Grant.
2014 Sponsors:
Al and Colleen Britton, Greg and Sue Herfindahl, State Bank of Ewen, Settler’s Credit Union, Ewen Building Supply, Settlers Coop, A&A Hardware, Char’s Restaurant, Brambleberry Quilters, White Tail Tire, Mcmillan Township, Twilly’s Sports Bar and Grill, South Branch Saloon, Logger’s Alley, Borseth Insurance.
The Visitor Center received 2014 funding by grants from the Pollination Project and Awesome Without Borders,
Harnisch Foundation.
We are accepting local materials donations including hardware, lumber, tools, and camping gear, anything is appreciated!
Please see our Donate page for more details.
