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Fine art, wine fest offers the best of both worlds BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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he Spring Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival knows sipping on wine and listening to live music makes an art showcase finer. “The Spring Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival, in my opinion, is the most beautiful show of the entire season,” said Denise Colter, president of Thunderbird Artists, the organizers. This year, the festival will take place in the Carefree Desert Gardens from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 18, to Sunday, March 20. The event will have over 160 juried
fine artists participating from all over the country with a variety of mediums, subject matters, styles, sizes and prices. According to Haley Austin, executive director of Thunderbird Artists, pieces will include sculptures, pottery, photography, jewelry, stained glass, mixed media, oil paintings and acrylic paintings. “There is going to be western, Indian, all the way to contemporary, abstract, figurative and real art styles. It tries to encompass something for everyone,” Austin said. “It doesn’t matter your personal style or the architecture of your home, you should be able to find something that would fit into your sense of style or your artistic taste.”
Thunderbird Artists selects the vendors and examines the quality, professionalism and presentation to ensure only the best works and displays make it to their events. Austin said, while everyone has their own style, the jewelry and larger statues tend to be a crowd favorite. “Our featured artist for the event is Victor Yurivilca,” Austin said. “He does jewelry but it’s very sculptural, some consider him both a jeweler and a sculptor. He has been showing with us almost since we first started, at least 20 years.” In addition to the art, Colter said the festival will have five wineries, three distilleries and four microbreweries as
well as live music, food and beautiful weather. For $15, patrons can get tickets and a wine tasting glass that can be used at any of the wineries, distilleries or microbreweries. Wineries include Schlossadler, Wilson Creek, Mediterranean Table, King Frosch and Celestial Artisan Meadery. Vendors will list what they have available for tasting that day, and guests can exchange their tickets for a tasting. Festival goers get the best of both worlds with art and wine. “The wine is kind of spread throughout. So, you can come in, fill up your glass,
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