Arts Fest Photos

Thank you to Len Crellin and Joann Brown for providing most of the photos displayed here. This is a small taste of the many events that made the 25th Annual Arts Festival incredible this year!

Little known trivia... We hired Eddie Davis as one of our visiting artists.  When we walked into the festival on Friday, Bob Geroux, the original creator of the first Irondequoit High School Arts Festival, informed us that Eddie Davis Senior (our Eddie's Dad) was the guest artist at the very first arts festival 25 years ago. What a cool way to continue the cycle of creativity for years to come!

 

Between the visiting artists and musicians, the film festival, badminton, ping pong, engineering projects, public speaking class presentations, student music, jazz, rap, acapella, hippie gypsie french coffee house music, henna, face painting, slam poetry... We had over 50 events going on on 4 stages to take care of  your artistic, musical and gastronomical needs. We tried to entertain EVERYONE!

 

One of the highlights of my day was when I was running to get some more supplies and I overheard a conversation between two students. One was trying to get the other to skip class. The second kid responded, "Why would I want to go to your house and hang out and do nothing when we have all this stuff going on here?  This is so much better!"

 

This is what we strive for. Art, creativity and the energy that happens when great people work together for a common good is a force that cannot be reckoned with.  It draws people in naturally, and creates a synergy where beautiful things are allowed to happen. As this energy springs up intellectual and creative pursuits are the fruit of that labor. Thanks for being a participant, an onlooker, or a builder of this event. May this be the beginning of many creative endeavors. Thank you to the PTSA for providing the funding that enabled this event to happen.  Thank you to our maintenance staff, administration, students and staff who were willing to get their hands dirty in order to entertain 1300 high schoolers from 9am til 3pm. I certainly could not have done it alone. So now, lets rest a bit, and get ready for exams, and we'll start working on finding the best artists and musicians for next years event!