Central Alberta Artwalk Festival returns to Red Deer after 10-year hiatus
The festival, which ran for more than 26 years before folding in 2014, is set to bring dozens of local artists back to downtown Red Deer.
Why it matters
The revival gives Red Deer-area artists a renewed venue to sell their work after the original festival's decade-long absence.
The Central Alberta Artwalk Festival will return to Red Deer on Aug. 29 for the first time in a decade. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the site of the former Buffalo Hotel, at the corner of Ross Street and 51 Avenue.
Organizers say 26 Red Deer-area vendors will showcase original paintings, ceramics, textile arts and jewelry in market-style booths, with entertainment provided by local musicians throughout the day.
The original Artwalk festival ran for more than 26 years before ending in 2015. The organizing society officially folded at the end of 2014 due to volunteer burnout and a lack of indoor space or new volunteers to keep it going. More than $25,000 in remaining festival funds went toward creating the Red Deer Art Walk Developing Artist Award in 2018, which is still awarded annually.
If rain forces a postponement, the festival's alternate date is Sept. 19.
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