Weaverville
Community steps up
for Art in Autumn event
By Matt Tate
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Weaverville’s Art in Autumn event
will be the largest festival the town
and feel right at home.
hosts this year.
After the cancellation of this year’s
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Fourth of July festivities, the Art in
Autumn festival hopes to attract
those crucial out-of-town patrons. In
its first two years of existence, rough-
ly 5,000 individuals have flocked to
McKinney Agency
downtown.
Douglas C McKinney
So far, response has been positive,
101 Weaver Blvd
said Sherrye Perry, one of the festi-
Weaverville, NC 28787
val’s organizers. Visitors and artists
(828) 645-6400
from throughout the Southeast are
starting to show interest.
“The net is starting to spread,” she
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said. The festival will take place from
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10 am to 5 pm on Sept. 19 in down-
A look at David Goldhagen’s work.
town Weaverville. companies designing and apprais-
Part of what makes the one-day ing jewelry for more than 25 years.
festival unique, Perry said, is the “Each piece of jewelry I design and
community effort. hand make myself,” said Gaudreau.
First Presbyterian Church of “I enjoy making beautiful jewelry
Weaverville, for example, will be for my wonderful customers.”
providing boxed lunches to each of Another new addition will be
the participating artists. In addition, David Goldhagen’s works in glass.
volunteers help each artist unload His sculptural forms and massive
their equipment as well as set up and handblown glass platters are distin-
break down their booths. guished by his painterly approach to
Those little touches are helping art glass. His pieces capture a palette
this festival distinguish itself. that moves from subtle to bold. Each
“We’re getting good responses,” piece is then either mouth blown or
Perry said. hand sculpted. Some of these ex-
This year’s festival will feature ap- traordinary pieces are in excess of
Mobile Installation Services
proximately 105 booths of fine art, 40” in diameter. His work may be
764 New Stock Road, Weaverville, NC 828-658-9199
craft exhibitors, food and live music. found in the permanent collections
Entrants will be judged and awarded of numerous corporations, museums
ribbons for their work. One such and foundations.
booth will be manned by new addi- Admission and parking to the
tion Blue Leaf Jewelers. Beth Gaud- event is free. Find more information
reau, jewelry designer for Blue Leaf by going online to artinautumn.
Jewelers, has worked for fine jewelry com.
Volunteers needed
Anyone interested in volunteering for the Art in Autumn festival
scheduled for Sept. 19 in downtown Weaverville may contact Sherrye
Perry at 273-7306.
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