Patriot Place Hosts Foxborough Street Painting Festival

From Patriot Place:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Discover what makes local artists smile as Patriot Place hosts the second annual Foxborough Street Painting Festival on Saturday, May 21, from noon to 6 p.m.

The festival, in partnership with the Foxborough Public Schools Art Department and Foxboro Dental Associates, aims to celebrate the arts and community through a day of family fun and activities throughout Patriot Place’s North Marketplace. Pre-registered artists from Foxborough and surrounding communities will be assigned a 5’x5’ cement square to design their own canvas from pastel chalks with the theme, “What Makes Me Smile.”

“I love the collaboration that takes place between artists at the Foxborough Street Painting Festival,” said Kelly Arcacha, district visual arts department head at Foxborough Public Schools. “This year, we have teams of high school friends, teams of college peers and even father and daughter and mother and son teams working together on squares. It is such an incredible opportunity for our students to interact and make connections with artists from all over the region.”

From noon to 6 p.m., guests can enjoy a number of free family activities around Patriot Place while artists create their masterpieces throughout the day. Activities include: caricature and balloon artists, MIX 104.1 (noon to 2 p.m.) and AMP 103.3 (3-5 p.m.) street teams, an artist Paint Out event outside of the Artist’s Studio & Gallery and a special appearance by New England Patriots mascot, Pat Patriot (4-6 p.m.).

“This event highlights the many talents of local artists of all ages in a fun and creative way,” said Patriot Place Marketing Director Diana Griffin. “We are thrilled to partner once again with the Foxborough Public Schools Art Department and Foxboro Dental Associates to host this festival and provide our guests with a day of family fun that celebrates the arts.”

Judging this year’s artwork will be Ben Donnelly, Alex and Ani’s senior designer, Frank and JoAnn Quinn from the Foxborough Art Association and The Artist’s Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place and Dr. Victor Leung of Foxboro Dental Associates. Judging will take place from 4-6 p.m. with an awards presentation sponsored by Foxboro Dental Associates beginning at 6 p.m. Awards and trophies will be presented to each of the top three chalk drawings in the following categories:

Students, Grades K-4: First, second and third place

· Students, Grades 5-8: First, second and third place

· Students, Grades 9-12: First, second and third place

· Family (Student and Adult team): First, second and third place

· Adults (Ages 19+): First, second and third place

· People’s Choice: First, second and third place

· Best Representation of Theme: ‘Where Smiles Come Alive’: First ($150), second ($100) and third ($50)

For more information about the festival, visit http://foxboroughstreetpainting.com.

FHS ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT PATRIOT PLACE MAY 20-22

In addition to the Foxborough Street Painting Festival, a student art exhibit featuring work from Foxborough High School’s AP Studio Art students will be displayed at the Artist’s Studio and Gallery from May 20-22.

The Artist’s Studio and Gallery at Patriot Place is a professional, family-friendly gallery that features the work of hundreds of local artists, including the Foxborough Art Association.

The gallery is open Fridays, 5-9 p.m.; Saturdays, 1-9 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.patriot-place.com/artgallery or read the art gallery’s blog at ArtGalleryAtPatriotPlace.blogspot.com.