If browsing through beautiful sculpture, art and jewelry art from the region’s best artists and craftsmen is your idea of fun, the Summerlin® Festival of Arts is for you. And if art shopping is not your idea of fun, the Summerlin Festival of Arts is still for you! That’s because there’s something for just about everyone this year at the 24th annual event that returns to Downtown Summerlin® Oct. 12 and 13.
This beloved community event has long been a staple in the master-planned community of Summerlin and today, draws more than 60,000 people to enjoy a weekend of art, entertainment, food and fun, according to Danielle Bisterfeldt, VP-Marketing, Summerlin. The Festival, which was initially held in a Summerlin park decades ago, put down roots at Downtown Summerlin in 2015 and has expanded to incorporate the destination’s popular weekend Farmer’s Market and “The Art of the Classic Car” presented by The Mustang and Classic Ford Club of Las Vegas.
For art lovers, the Festival includes more than 100 artists from Southern Nevada and surrounding states, each carefully selected by a jury of local art experts.
“Our 2019 roster includes many popular and returning artists, including painter Niki Sands, jeweler Darren Kensington and photographer Charles Siefert,” said Bisterfeldt. “Disciplines include oil, watercolor, pottery, sculpture, photography, glass and jewelry – all in a mix of contemporary and classic designs. There’s something for everyone at the Summerlin Festival of Arts.”
Live art demonstrations will be presented by students from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Bishop Gorman and Faith Lutheran High Schools. And for the science-minded, the award-winning Faith Lutheran High School Robotics program and the UNLV Engineering School and Nevada Society of Professional Engineers will offer interactive robotics demonstrations and hands-on science activities.
Interactive art activities at the Children’s Pavilion, hosted by Discovery Children’s Museum, include wearable art using various craft materials to create necklaces, watches and bracelets, along with meet and greets from community mascots, including Summerlin Sam. Balloon artists and face painters round out of the Festival’s offerings for kids.
A variety of delicious treats will be available from Downtown Summerlin restaurants and eateries.
The Summerlin Festival of Arts at Downtown Summerlin, Oct. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., is free to the public. Sponsors include Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun.
The master-planned community of Summerlin currently offers 155 floorplans in 35 neighborhoods throughout nine distinct villages. Homes are available in a variety of styles – from single-family homes to townhomes, priced from the mid-$200,000s to more than $1 million.
CAPTION: The 24TH annual Summerlin Festival of Arts returns to the master-planned community Oct. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public, the event is held at Downtown Summerlin and showcases the works of more than 100 fine artists and craftsmen that are available for purchase, live art demonstrations, music, children’s activities, the Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market, a classic car show and more.
About Summerlin
Developed by The Howard Hughes Corporation, Summerlin began to take shape in 1990 and has ranked in the country’s top 10 best-selling master-planned communities for nearly two decades. Located along the western rim of the Las Vegas valley, Summerlin encompasses 22,500 acres with approximately 6,000 gross acres still remaining to accommodate future growth, including infrastructure, open space and common areas, all within the master plan. The community is currently home to nearly 100,000 residents who enjoy an unparalleled list of amenities. These include more than 250 neighborhood and village parks, more than 150 completed miles of trails, 26 public and private schools, 14 houses of worship, ten golf courses, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and dozens of actively selling floor plans. Homes are available in a variety of styles – from single-family homes to townhomes– priced from the $300,000s to more than $2.5 million. For information on custom homesites in The Ridges please call 702.255.2500. Luxury apartment homes offer monthly rents starting from the $900s.
About The Howard Hughes Corporation®
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S. Our properties include master planned communities, operating properties, development opportunities and other unique assets spanning 14 states from New York to Hawai‘i. The Howard Hughes Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as HHC with major offices in New York, Columbia, MD, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas and Honolulu. For additional information about HHC, visit www.howardhughes.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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