Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Assn. Wildlife Art Festival

Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Assn. Presents
3rd Annual Wildlife Art Festival

Saturday. September 21 (10am-5pm) Sunday, September 22 (noon - 5 pm)

Fine artists from all over the Southeastern United States specializing in wildlife art will participate in the Third Annual Wildlife Art Festival of North Georgia on Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22 in the downtown city park in historic Blue Ridge, GA.

Award winning sculptors, painters, potters, carvers, and photographers will display work featuring nature and wildlife themes: Tom Landrath (water colors), Joy Hartsfield (graphics and mixed media), John Flower (photography), Carl McCleskey (bronze sculpture) to name a few. Ron Goodman from Fitzgerald, GA will demonstrate his unique painting talents throughout the weekend, Mr. Goodman is a paraplegic who has taught himself to paint using a unique technique. Many of these artists have shown their work at two of the largest wildlife shows in the southeast, the Southeastern Wildlife Expo I Charleston, SC and the Plantation Wildlife Festival in Thomasville, GA.

Birding, bee keeping, and fly fishing demonstrations, children’s environmental activities, wildlife rehabilitation centers and Sugar Creek Farms Alpacas will also be a part of this exciting event.

Admission is free and there is no charge for parking. Blue Ridge is located approximately 90 miles north of Atlanta and 90 miles south of Chattanooga. The historic downtown area is home to the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a large selection of antique and specialty stores and distinctive art galleries. The county is noted for its numerous hiking trails connected with the Benton McKaye and Appalachian Trail system, close proximity to whitewater paddling and an abundance of rivers and streams for trout fishing and beautiful Lake Blue Ridge.

The festival is presented by the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, a non-profit arts council. For directions or for more information, please call (706) 632-2144 or e-mail blrdgarts@tds.net.

Sponsors of the Wildlife Art Festival are: Blue Ridge Wild Bird Feed and Seed, Black Bear Cabin Rentals, The Mountain Scholar Book Store, Riverstone Medical Center, and TDS Telecom.