Fri February 12, 2010
ART IN YOUR EYE PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Britta McKenna
February 12, 2010 Batavia MainStreet
(630) 761-3528
britta@downtownbatavia.com
BATAVIA ARTS VOLUNTEER WINE AND DESSERT EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17
Batavia, IL: The February 9th Batavia Arts Volunteer Wine and Dessert Event, cancelled due to weather conditions, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 17th. Art in Your Eye is teaming up with Water Street Studios on Wednesday night February 17th to celebrate art and to recruit volunteers for the Batavia arts. The evening begins at 7:30 pm and includes a wine and dessert reception, short presentations of volunteer needs from Water Street Studios and Art in Your Eye, and feedback and recommendations for the arts in the future. The evening also features 2010 poster artist Greta Bell of Batavia and gives attendees the opportunity to vote on the piece of art they’d like featured for the 2010 poster. Also part of the evening is the first preview opportunity of the 2010 Art in Your Eye Miniatures. These small pieces of fine are were developed by the 2009 festival artists and will be auctioned at the 2010 festival.
The 2010 Art in Your Eye is scheduled for the weekend of August 14-15 and festival plans are well underway for Batavia’s signature downtown art event. Art in Your Eye Steering Committee member Rebecca Allen comments, “It takes over 100 volunteers to make Art in Your Eye a successful event each year. Volunteers ranging in age from teens to seniors are invited to sign up and become part of Batavia’s signature art festival.” Allen explains the following types of volunteer jobs for Art in Your Eye are needed now to help plan for the festival: Volunteer Coordinator (work with steering committee to make sure volunteers are properly staffed for their areas and fill as necessary); Food Coordinator (Work with festival food vendor on set up, menu and distribution of lunches to artists); Break Room Coordinator (staff the air conditioned break room inside City Hall and coordinate refreshments provided with Food Coordinator); Information Tent Coordinator (Work with Steering Committee to order merchandise for sale, set up the tents at the fest and take down each day of fest) as well as volunteers for the weekend festival. More information about Art in Your eye may be found at artinyoureye.com.
Britta McKenna, Art in Your Eye Steering Committee, states that “Both Art in Your Eye and Water Street Studios depend on volunteers to make sure these two arts organizations are successful. We encourage anyone who is interested in helping Batavia support the arts to come to the reception February 17th.”
Water Street Studios, located at 160 S Water Street, is open to the public Friday nights, Saturdays and Sunday afternoons and depends on volunteers to help staff the gallery and assist the artists and WSS with special projects. More information about Water Street Studios can be found at waterstreetstudios.com.
Those not able to attend the February 17th event can visit the Art in Your Eye web site at artinyoureye.com for more information or phone the Batavia MainStreet office at (630) 761-3528 to find out what volunteer opportunities are available.
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