- 6/17/2014: Mankato’s Arts by the River – Bigger and Better
- 4/29/2014: Call for Volunteers for 2014 Arts by the River Festival
- 11/18/2013: Call for Artists for 4th Annual Arts by the River Festival
- 7/2/2013: 2013 Arts by the River Doubles Attendance!
- 5/21/2013: Volunteer Press Release 2013
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Mankato’s Arts by the River – Bigger and Better
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
By Joe Steck - Mankato Times
Teaching how to work the wheel. Hands on and kid friendly. Photo provided.
The fourth annual Arts by the River looks to be bigger and better then ever. The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 21 & 22 at Riverfront Park in Mankato. The family friendly event is free until 5:00 pm and costs $10.00 for people entering after 5:00 pm.
“Arts by the river is growing by leaps and bounds,” said program director Hope Thier “We are bringing in more hands on experiences of the kids and adults and will have double the artists this year.”
Those hands on experiences will include activities by the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota and Key City Bike as well as different activities with some local artists.
“The museum will have a wind tunnel, a quarry dig and some art projects,” said Thier “Key City Bike will teach bike safety, have bike tours and a bike parade where kids can decorate their bikes.”
Arts by the River is a fine arts festival, but there is something for everyone. There will be food, art and live music at the two day festival.
“This is a great event for everyone. If you are an artist, it is a great place to network with other artists,” Thier said “If you are an avid collector; you can meet the artists and learn how they make their art. It is a great chance for the collectors to get some one on one time with the artists.”
Holly Ulm is a returning artist.
Another new addition to the festival is food trucks.
“Local businesses were busy so we were fortunate to get some really good vendors out of the cities,” said Thier “We will have Scoops Concessions, Kabomelette, Strudel Haus and Tollefson Family Grill.”
People will be able to buy high quality art and meet 20 different artists at the main artist tent.
“There will also be a demonstration tent which will include Minnesota States Mudworks and Works on Paper,” Thier said “People can do the pottery wheel and screen paint. It will be real interactive.”
The Vetter Stone Amphitheater will be filled with talented performers throughout both days of the festival.
There will also be entertainment at the Vetter Stone Amphitheater.
“We will have music, story time and actors,” said Thier “There will be something for everyone from the Mankato Symphony to Cloud Cult and everything in-between.”
“We really couldn’t do this event without great sponsorship from our local community,” Thier said “Pub 500, Tandem Bagels, Kwik Trip, Lowes, Mankato Motors, MinnStar Bank and Diamond Vogel all put together items for the artists.”
The festival will run Saturday from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm and Sunday from Noon – 5:00 pm.
For a complete list of artists, activities and performances visit the Arts by the River Web page.
Source: http://mankatotimes.com/2014/06/17/mankatos-arts-by-the-river-bigger-and-better/
Call for Volunteers for 2014 Arts by the River Festival
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
News Release
Contact: Jessica Ortis, Events Coordinator
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
523 S. 2nd Street
Mankato, MN 56001
320.412.6703
artsbytheriver@twinriversarts.org
MANKATO, Minn. - Arts by the River is looking for dedicated volunteers to help make this fine arts and music festival a success on Saturday June 21 and Sunday June 22.
- Artist Set-Up
- Clean Up
- Artist Hospitality
- Artist Take-Down
- Greeters
- Entertainment Volunteers
Call for Artists for 4th Annual Arts by the River Festival
Monday, November 18, 2013
News Release
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2013 Arts by the River Doubles Attendance!
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Contact: Jessica Ortis, Events Coordinator
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
523 S. 2nd Street
Mankato, MN 56001
320.412.6703
June 24, 2013
artsbytheriver@twinriversarts.org
For Immediate Release
News Release
MANKATO, Minn.— Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, the Verizon Wireless Center, KMSU and the City of Mankato, are proud to announce the Artist Awards for the 2013 Arts by the River:
Best in Show, Eric Ouren of Kasota, MN
Second Place for Holly Bundy of Edina, MN
Third Place for John Caughlan of St. Cloud, MN
Honorable Mention to Jon Smithers of St. Peter, MN
People’s Choice goes to Terry Williams of Rosemount, MN
The 2013 Arts by the River fine arts and music festival was on June 8 and 9 in Mankato’s Riverfront Park and featured 45 artists and art organizations, 18 live performances – including the Gear Daddies – and brought in more than double last year’s attendance.
Next year’s festival is planned for June 21 and 22, 2014 in Riverfront Park. Applications for artists, groups and volunteers are available at www.artsbytheriver.com. Application fees will be waived for applications received prior to December 1.
Arts by the River is an art and music festival dedicated to celebrating fine arts and live music in Southern Minnesota. Its mission is to bring together the community with the opportunity to view, learn about, and purchase a wide variety of fine arts, experience artist demonstrations, listen to live music and performances, and enjoy food and beverages at Riverfront Park in Mankato.
Volunteer Press Release 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
3rd Annual Arts by the River in Riverfront Park
Friday, February 01, 2013
Second Annual Arts By The River A Success
Monday, June 18, 2012
Executive Director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
Mankato, MN 56001
info@twinriversarts.org
2012 Arts by the River News Release
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Call for Artists for 2nd Annual Arts by the River in Riverfront Park
Monday, March 12, 2012
2011 Arts By The River News Release
Friday, June 17, 2011
Contact: Shannon Robinson
Executive Director
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
523 S. 2nd St.
Mankato, MN 56001
507-387-1008 June 17, 2011
Shannon@twinriversarts.org For Immediate Release
Inaugural Arts by the River is a Success, Attracts More Than 4,000 Attendees
MANKATO, Minn.—The inaugural 2011 Arts by the River fine arts and crafts festival on June 11 and 12 in Mankato’s Riverfront Park featured nearly 50 artists and art organizations, eight live bands – including Trampled by Turtles – and brought in more than 4,000 attendees, marking the event as a success.
The collaborative event, organized by Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, the Verizon Wireless Center and the City of Mankato, also included artist awards for the Best in Show, Jon Smithers of St. Peter; Second Place for Carl Schick of Owatonna; Third Place for Patty Conlin of St. Peter and Honorable Mentions going to Mark Hall of Kasota and Bryan Holland of St. Peter.
Next year’s fair is already in the planning stages and is slated for June 9 and 10, 2012 in Riverfront Park.
Arts by the River is a art and music festival dedicated to bringing fine arts and live music to the forefront of the Southern Minnesota region. It’s mission is to bring together the community with the opportunity to view and purchase a wide variety of fine arts, experience artist demonstrations, listen to live music and enjoy fabulous food and drink vendors.
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Our View: Arts will be economic development
Sunday, September 26, 2010
The arts as a community asset are growing in the Mankato region, and the effort deserves support because arts as part of community development will lead to economic development.
People have to like living and working here to sustain and increase community growth. The arts can play a big role in that attractiveness.
Several efforts are already underway.
CityArts is a new kind of art show that will feature 15 to 20 sculptures in downtown Mankato, along Hickory and Second streets as well as along Belgrade Avenue in North Mankato. The event is modeled somewhat after a similar effort in Sioux Falls, S.D., known as ScupltureWalk, where in the end the best piece of public art is voted on and is then purchased from the artist. There is $10,000 set aside for the purpose of purchasing the art in the Mankato event.
The City Center Partnership — a business group — is sponsoring and helping fund the CityArts event. The Andreas Foundation also has pledged $10,000 for each of the next five years.
Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, the local arts nonprofit umbrella organization, is also supporting the sculpture event as well as a new Arts by The River art fair scheduled for June 11-12 at Riverfront Park.
That is expected to draw dozens of artists through a juried exhibit process. Artists must be approved by a panel before they are allowed to display. That helps keep the quality of the art at a high level.
At the Arts by the River event, the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota will provide activities for children.
The arts events will likely draw spectators from around the region and are a good example of the arts community and business community working together for the betterment of the Mankato region.
Part of the credit goes also to the Envision 2020 process that involved some 500 citizens in coming up with ways to improve the attractiveness and draw of the area.
We’re well on our way to doing that with these two events. We expect more will grow from those as the word gets out the Mankato cares about and nurtures the arts.
Source: http://mankatofreepress.com/editorials/x1535829571/Our-View-Arts-will-be-economic-development/print
Sculpture walk, arts fair planned for 2011 Public funds involved in plans
Sunday, August 29, 2010
By Dan Linehan
Free Press Staff Writer
MANKATO — Two new art shows — one a walking tour of downtown sculptures and the other an art fair — are coming to Mankato next May and June.
CityArts hopes to put 15 to 20 sculptures in downtown Mankato along Hickory and Second streets as well as along Belgrade Avenue in North Mankato by May 21, said Tami Paulsen, leading the effort for the City Center Partnership, a city-funded business group.
The Andreas Foundation pledged $50,000 to the effort, $10,000 a year for five years, Paulsen said.
CityArts is in part modeled after the Sioux Falls SculptureWalk, which has a “People’s Choice” award determined by public voting. As in Sioux Falls, the most popular sculpture will be purchased from the artists. The City Center Partnership has set aside $10,000 for that purpose.
The sculpture event is also presented in part by the Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, which is the lead agency behind the art fair, called Arts By The River.
Scheduled for June 11-12 of 2011 at Riverfront Park, the art fair’s entrants must be approved by a panel before they may be displayed.
“Artists prefer juried art fairs because it keeps the quality high,” said Shannon Robinson, executive director of the arts center.
A website, www.artsbytheriver.com, is slated to be up by Oct. 1, she said. The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota has agreed to provide activities for kids.
Verizon Wireless Center staff are looking to book a national act on the night of June 11 to keep the visitors in Mankato.
Both events are to some extent funded by the city of Mankato. The city gave $25,000 each to the arts center and the business association in 2010.
The city ties its funding of these groups to measurable outcomes like an increase in economic activity, assistant City Manager Tanya Ange said.
The arts center also received $8,000 in this fiscal year from the 19.75 percent of the three-eighths percent sales tax that goes toward the arts. Robinson said she learned Thursday the arts subset of the tax, called the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, also had approved $7,000 for the sculpture event.
Depending on other grants that can be found for the sculptures, organizers may ask the city of Mankato for $8,500 and North Mankato for $2,500. Those appropriations have not been approved by either city council.
The art fair and sculpture walk have been in the works since Envision 2020, a community planning process that wrapped up in 2006. It’s more or less a coincidence that they are coming to fruition a few weeks apart.
Source: http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1237196573/Sculpture-walk-arts-fair-planned-for-2011