COVINGTON, Ga. — Calling all artists and art enthusiasts! The Downtown Covington Spring Art Walk is back and will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 5-8 p.m.
You can expect to see the work of more than 30 artists with a variety of types of art styles and mediums. The downtown sidewalks are sure to be filled with unexpected talent and entertainment. While you stroll through downtown admiring the wonderful art, jazz duo “Jazz By Two” will be performing some great jazz music.
Artist registration is now open for the Downtown Covington Spring Art Walk! If you are an artist, this event is a great opportunity to show off your work! All local artists are encouraged to participate.
The Spring Art Walk is open to artists ages 10 and older. Artists under the age of 18 must have parental consent to participate. Artists between the ages of 10 and 15 must have an adult present with them at all times during the Art Walk.
All artists must register with Main Street Covington in order to participate in the Spring Art Walk. A registration packet can be downloaded from https://downtowncovington.wixsite.com/artwalk or picked up from the Main Street Office, located at 2101 Clark Street SW. in Covington.
Once the registration packet has been completed, please send the registration form to Main Street Covington along with the photos outlined in the packet.
The registration fee for all returning artists is $20 per space if you register before April 1. The registration fee for new artists, who have not participated in a previous Main Street Covington Art Walk, is $25 per space if you register before April 1. If you register after April 1, the registration fee goes up to $35 for new and returning artists.
Each artist is allowed a maximum of two spaces. Each artist will have a pre-assigned space in the Square Park or on the sidewalk in Downtown Covington. The spaces will each be 8 feet wide and 3 feet deep. There is no height restriction.
Artists that are affiliated within the following genres are encouraged to participate:
- Painting
- Drawing
- Sculpture
- Printmaking
- Ceramics
- Photography
- Miscellaneous visual media
- Architecture
- Design
- Decorative arts (furniture, wall paper, interior and exterior spaces)
- Crafts (homemade, homegrown)
- Fiber arts
- Music
- Theatre
- Film
- Dance
- Miscellaneous performing arts
- Literature
- Poetry
- Floral arts
No commercially made or factory made items please. All items must be made by the artist.
For more information about the Downtown Covington Art Walk and to register, please visit https://downtowncovington.wixsite.com/artwalk. You can also call the Main Street Covington office at 770-385-2077 or email lsingleton@newtonchamber.com.
Main Street Covington is a locally funded non-profit volunteer organization comprised of residents, professionals, and property and business owners. Main Street Covington is committed to doing its part to create an atmosphere in Covington’s downtown/Central Business District that encourages a thriving economy.
