CCAA hosts 46th annual art fair
Art in the harbor
CCAA hosts 46th annual art fair
| CAPTION: Kayla Gahagan/Daily Mining Gazette Logan Sunnarborg, 8, tries to sit still as Anna Sanchez of Keweenaw Krayons paints a tiger on his cheek at the Copper Country Associated Artists’ 46th annual CCAA Fine Art Fair and Exhibit Saturday. |
By KAYLA GAHAGAN, DMG Writer
EAGLE HARBOR — By wrap-up time on the first day, Edith Wiard was quick to sum up Eagle Harbor’s annual art fair: “The weather has been perfect, the sales great and the artwork beautiful,” she said, smiling. “It’s been a good show this year.”
Wiard, who is president of the Copper Country Associated Artists’ 46th annual CCAA Fine Art Fair and Exhibit, wasn’t the only one happy with the first day.
“We’ve really had a lot of people in and out, and everybody seems to be selling a lot of stuff,” said Dolly Luoma, who was the featured artist this year. She spent the day demonstrating basket-weaving while her family ran the booth for her business “The Basket Corner.”
The fair and exhibit, which is juried by the CCAA, ran for four hours on Sunday also and featured 55 invited artists from the area as well as visitors.
“The people that have put it on have been very nice and very accommodating,” said Kim Stencel, who traveled seven hours with husband Dave from Wisconsin. The couple owns Bridgecreek, which specializes in antler carvings, wind chimes, candle holders and birch bark mirrors. It was their first year at the exhibit.
Visitors spent late morning and Saturday afternoon milling around the backdrop yard of St. Peter’s by the Water church, while listening to a small band play on the corner and dropping by the local historical sites. Children stood in line for face paintings by the Keweenaw Krayons and munched on hot dogs.
Wiard said that once an artist has been juried into the show, they can stay in the show as long as they desire. If they return, their booth stays in the same place each year, she added, which creates consistency for customers.
“When their customers come, they’ll always know where (specific) booths are,” she said.
Wiard said the CCAA, which recently moved their 6th Street gallery to 112 5th St. because of a fire, has put on the fair and exhibit on for all 46 years. She said the purpose is to recognize art.
“It’s an appreciation of creative and original art,” she said.
Kayla Gahagan can be reached at kgahagan@mininggazette.com.
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