Norwalk Arts Fest Has Wide Variety of Art and Prices

Many of the 150 juried artists and crafts-people exhibiting at this year's SoNo Arts Celebration are here for the first time, all are juried by a group of museum professionals and artists, and they come from 25 states and Canada to be in Norwalk for the festival, organizers say.

"Many (artists) only show here because of the SoNo Art Celebration's reputation for quality and their supportive patrons ofthe arts," according to a statement from the festival organizers.

The SoNo arts festival takes place this year from Friday to Sunday, Aug. 5-7 along Washington Street and North and South Main Streets. Begun in the late 1980s, the event always takes place on the first weekend in August.

Booths open at 10 a.m. Saturday and stay open until 6 p.m. Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday.

There is a "wide variety" of price ranges for he art for sale at the festival, organizers say. "We want this to be a collectible-art adventure regardless of the economy," said Sue Brown Gordon, who is not only the festival director for the third time this year, but also one of the exhibitors with her own booth.

The art on display is meant to be a wide range of styles, "from the functional craft forms to avant garde sculptural compositions," according to an announcement from the organizers. Types of artwork and crafts range from oil paintings to glass work, fiber arts, photography, wood, drawing, sculpture and hand-made jewelry.

A "children's art playground" and a food court are again part of the festival this year.

Festival organizers and city officials have said in the past that as many as 50,000 visitors come to the event each year.

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The festival website has directions and information on where to park.