The
Bluff Arts Festival, now in its third year, brings together
previously isolated local events into a single gathering
over one long beautiful fall-weather weekend. Taking place in and around the town of Bluff,
the festival centers on a major literary evening, this year
showcasing Terry Tempest Williams, the great ecological phrophet
of the Southwest.
Poetry
and Potluck, a poetry and lyric prose evening features
established writers Win Blevins and Mary Sojourner sharing
the microphone with aspiring young authors. This particular evening brings together two
majors elements of the festival by bringing writers and artists
into San Juan County, one of the most deprived in the country,
while providing a platform for up and coming visual and literary
artists who mirror the rich mix of peoples from this beautiful
and remote locale.
The
final day focuses on the Navajo people with discussions
on traditional basketry, storytelling and art plus social
dancing, games and a finale featuring the inspirational
Navajo rap group, Mystic. We welcome
you to charming Bluff and our unique festval. We are
most grateful for your support.
The First Annual Visionary Art Exhibition,
showcasing the talent of several regional artists, is sponsored
by Cloudwatcher Studio and the Gallery at Comb Ridge Coffee.
All of the artists selected for this exhibition work in non-traditional
styles and / or with non-traditional techniques, and many
will be showing for their first time. The works will be on
display at the Gallery at Comb Ridge Coffee during the entire
Bluff Arts Festival, and will remain up until December 20th.
For
more information about Bluff, Utah and our wonderful art
festival:
Call
festival director, Ian Corbett at 435-672-2296 or
Susie Dexter at nomadsusie@frontiernet.net |
