The 10th annual ArtWalk NTC at Liberty Station, a weekend full of art, food and live entertainment for residents and visitors, will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ArtWalk, a two-day outdoor fine art event, is produced by the same team that brings Mission Federal ArtWalk to San Diego’s Little Italy every April. The event offers collectable and approachable art from a variety of mediums such as glasswork, jewelry, sculptures, oil painting, photography, metalwork, woodwork and more.
“ArtWalk NTC is about bringing together all facets of art for a free public event and we are excited to be celebrating 10 years of doing just that,” said Sandi Cottrell, ArtWalk San Diego’s managing director. “Last year’s ArtWalk was such a success, we are looking forward to this 10th anniversary at Liberty Station’s Ingram Plaza, which provides such beautiful and open spaces that really allows artists to showcase their art. Artists and attendees alike love the parklike setting, the free parking and being surrounded by San Diego’s flagship arts and culture district.”
The free yearly art festival will have the most artists ever, giving attendees the opportunity to purchase artwork from more than 200 local, regional and international artists.
Meanwhile, Inocente Izucar, subject of the 2012 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Short Subject, will introduce a showing of her eponymous film 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 as part of Friday Night Liberty.
San Diego-area resident Inocente will introduce the 45-minute film, which tells the tale of a teenage artist’s fierce determination to thrive no matter the bleakness of her surroundings, and will answer questions afterward. The film will begin in the Barracks 17 conference room. Admission is a $5 suggested donation to benefit ArtReach, a program that strives to increase access to visual arts education by taking professional artists to schools throughout San Diego County to provide hands-on workshops.
Inocente will also show and sell her work at a booth at ArtWalk.
For more about the film, visit InocenteDoc.com. For more about Inocente and to view some of her artwork, visit OriginalInocenteArt.com.
“We are thrilled that Inocente chose ArtWalk to showcase the new art she has been working on,” said Cottrell. “Her message perfectly aligns with one of our core values, which is to make art education available to all kids through ArtReach. Inocente’s moving story illustrates art’s value for young people.”
ArtWalk will feature live music, interactive art for adults and kids, street food options and a wine and beer pavilion with wine from Francis Ford Coppola’s Diamond Collection and beer from Stone Brewing. Performers for this year include Marissa Grace, Steven Ybarra, Teagan Taylor Band, Vanja James & Ed Kornhauser, Bart Mendoza, G. Burns Jug Band, Robin Henkel, Many-Strings, Nina Francis, SABA, Manny Cepeda, Tolan Shaw and LA Edwards.
An interactive activity, wherein participants will get the chance to work on a collaborative mural, will be presented by FARM Creative Market & Art School, a new art school located in NTC. KidsWalk features family-friendly art activities and a variety of art projects. Activities include a take-away project with Alexa’s PLAYC; face painting, caricatures, henna and letter brush painting with Amusement Artists; creating flowers out of recycled materials and collaboration on a painted garden with ArtReach San Diego; drawing and coloring with Monart School of the Arts and an opportunity to learn about native wildlife with Living Coast Discovery Center.
ArtWalk NTC at Liberty Station will be held at Ingram Plaza, 2645 Historic Decatur Road (corner of Historic Decatur and Roosevelt Road).
For more information on ArtWalk NTC atLiberty Station, visit www.artwalksandiego.org/ntc. Consult Facebook.com/ArtWalkSD or follow us at @ArtWalkSD on Twitter for updates.
