Kathy Braud late Spring and Summer Activities 2016

Kathy Braud late Spring and Summer Activities 2016
I had a watercolor display and sale of original watermedia art at the NorthStar Watermedia Society’s Artist Market. This 2 day event was held at the Fine Art Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. This year, I was chosen to be a demo artist under the big mirror. This is always an experience!
Over the summer, my watercolor group, Central Minnesota Watercolorists, lined up a variety of group exhibitions in St Cloud, MN. We displayed art at CentraCare Health Center, St. Cloud Hospital, Great River Regional Library and now are exhibiting at the Paramount Art Center till September 26.
I am also exhibiting at the Whitney Senior Center until the end of September.
Great River Art Center in Little Falls displayed a nice amount of my medium sized framed works for a month in their Gift Gallery.
Crosslake Art Club hosted a wonderful co-operative venture in the lakes region north of my home. Their art group put on the 32nd Art Show of original art for sale. Gift gallery works included some small prints and cards. It was delightful and so interesting to see the variety of art on display. I had the opportunity to display a great variety of new card images that are not on my FAA site.
The Shoppes of Little Falls is a great new business venture in our city. It is a pop up business in a newly remodeled century old brick building. After hours of construction and volunteer labor, the owners were able to adapt this 8000 sq.ft. building to become a large lovely room with high ceilings of tin type metal and colorful paint décor on the walls. I am one of the many vendors sharing this large open space. We have one employee and many vendor volunteer hours that helpers donate to this endeavor. We are making this former empty building in our downtown to be interesting and accessible to tourists and our community. Soon the Arts and Crafts Fair coming up the second weekend of September will bring about 100,000 people to Little Falls, MN. We are also hoping they will come off the street and join us in the coolness of our store.
Sprout Market is new and growing in our community. It is a grouping of food and non- food venders displaying their wares in an indoor market at the Crestliner Warehouse, 13th St. NE, Little Falls. Attendance is free to visitors, is a destination event and a place where one can see wool being spun, candies, art, jewelry, wood work, live music, garden, frozen meat and baked foods to name a few. The August 20, 2016 event is open 10 am – 4 pm. Your presence is welcome!
The Red River Watercolor Society National Watermedia Show in Fargo, ND is over at the Plaines Art Museum September 4. It is a beautiful show and so full of lovely artwork.