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“I did not hear one complaint.” Taylor recalled about the day of the festival. Taylor also said now that the event had a successful run this year, getting new artist, vendors and entertainment has been a lot easier. “The very first year I was begging for vendors and artists,” said Taylor with a laugh. “But this year the word spread about how good last year was and people are coming to me asking how to apply.”
Another wellknown event hosted by Studio Slant is the East Bridge Art and Music Festival.
“The handmade movement is huge in very big cities such as New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles,” said Taylor. “So we’re exposing the arts to Owensboro.” she added. But exhibiting great works is not all Studio Slant is about. They have also been working hard to stay involved with the community. Studio Slant represents by volunteering their time with face painting booths at different local events and by hosting painting classes at their studio. Taylor said the painting classes are “something that’s different, fun and unique” and classes can be booked for private parties Tuesday through Friday. They also hold public events monthly. Another well-known event hosted by Studio Slant is the East Bridge Art and Music Festival. The inaugural event was held in August 2011 and it brought in more than 1,900 people. The East Bridge Art and Music Festival is a one day event held downtown in Owensboro that showcases local as well as national artists and musicians to anyone curious about the arts. Local restaurants downtown as well as food vendors are also there to offer food and drinks. This year, the festival was combined with Bridge Day and more than 10,000 people participated in the walk over the bridge and enjoyed the music, food and art vendors at the festival. Bridge Day, in its second year, is when the bridge that connects Owensboro and Indiana, closes to traffic for several hours for people enjoy a leisurely walk or bike ride. This year, people were able to take pleasure in viewing the newly opened Smothers Park, while walking the bridge between Kentucky and Indiana. Taylor said Owensboro city officials asked Studio Slant if they’d be willing to do their festival on the same day as Bridge Day. Combining the two events gives residents and participants who chose to walk the blue bridge something else to do besides just walk to Indiana and back. It’s also something every member of the family can enjoy. “This is just another way to promote the arts with a bunch of tri-state artists, live music and local food vendors,” said Taylor of the East Bridge Art and Music Festival. Taylor also said combining the two events got great feedback from the
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With 2013’s festival being scheduled for September 7, Taylor has less than a year to plan, but she said she’s already hard at work. She said the 2013 chalk contest will be much larger and they are looking into the festival lasting a little bit longer into the night. So instead of closing at 10 p.m., it would last until possibly 11 p.m. With the construction of Smothers Park now complete, Taylor said Studio Slant is proud to be a part of the downtown scene. “We were down here before it was anything,” said Taylor. “But when we moved down here we trusted that it would be amazing.”
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