UNKNOWN LOCALS. Also on the
drawing board is producing an original
play in collaboration with a local theater
production company, Unknown Locals.
This play will depict a significant
event or figure in history, or a currently
relevant issue or concept. Auditions
and casting will precede an ambitious
rehearsal schedule in preparation for
four exceptional performances next
spring.
VISUAL ARTS. Pend Oreille Arts
Council’s Visual Arts Committee works
tirelessly to bring value to our member
artists by providing opportunities for the
public to view their work and, hopefully,
to purchase extraordinary art. They also
oversee POAC’s Kaleidoscope program
that brings hands-on art education to
all the elementary schools in Bonner
County who don’t have their own art
teacher.
KALEIDOSCOPE. At least once a month
third to sixth graders are taught the
fundamentals of visual arts by volunteer
teachers. In partnership with the
Community Assistance League, POAC’s
coordinator develops and teaches the
curriculum that the volunteer instructors
share with the children. In the spring,
POAC exhibits the children’s artwork so
family and friends can see their artistic
progress.
ART WALK. Each June, POAC turns
at least twenty downtown Sandpoint
businesses into art galleries. The walk-
around reception is a favorite with
locals and visitors alike with live music
and refreshments all over town. Artists
are keen to show off their recently
completed paintings, sculptures, jewelry,
fiber art and objets d’art and the locals
eat it up.
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ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR. All handmade items fill booths downtown during the
second weekend in August. From yard art to fine art and everything in between,
this fair has something for everyone, literally. Four city streets are blocked off to
accommodate the crafters and artists who showcase their wares in the most unusual
ways.
POAC has been organizing the Arts and Crafts Fair for forty-eight years and it only
gets better with age. A true family-fun event, the Kaleidoscope Kids Booth welcomes
children under twelve to try their hand at arts and craft projects and to get their faces
painted while mom and dad go shopping.