Story by Colleen MacRae
An amazing weekend was spent creating art, making bubbles, shopping, listening to music and eating at this weekend’s Queen City Art Festival, featuring Chalk-it-Up. Featured artists included: Allison Severson (her art pictured to the right), Meg and Matt Peterson, Katelyn and Gary Stegman, Andrew Svec, Lance Lessard, Jada Violette, and Trey Everett. Community members were invited to grab some chalk, pick a patch of the parking lot and “Chalk-it-Up” in the Wayne Hotel parking lot in Historic
Downtown Crookston. Special appearances were made by Miss Crookston (Thea Oman), Junior Miss Crookston (Brynn Olson), Little Miss Crookston (Kayelynn Volker) and Miss Northern Lakes (Muira MacRae).
Several awards were made by One Vegetable, One Community with cash prizes made to Gracie Niere of Woodbuy, MN; Halle Vigstel of Red Lake Falls and the Follette Family of Crookston for their artwork.
Elizabeth Rockstad of Studio 4:13 encouraged community members to help in her creation of a mosaic and Nicole Gagner of Painter Nicole helped others in making a watercolor painting. Both pieces of art were donated to the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership and will be seen as part of a traveling exhibit around downtown in the near future.
Many folks came together to help make the first ever Queen City Arts Festival and the third Chalk-it-Up event a wonderful occasion. Committee members from The Arts Festival, Chalk-it-Up and DCDP extend warmest thanks to all who contributed including community members, visitors, Driftwood Grill, Drafts, Rhombus, 104.3 Radio, Totally Betty, Nick Urlaub Art, Studio 4:13 Mosaics, Rogue Soprano Studio, Painter Nicole, Prairie Folk Supply, Drops In Time Red Lake River Creations, Phil Barton, City of Crookston staff, CVB, Kay Oien, Larrisa K-Brock, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, KROX, Crookston Daily Times, One Vegetable – One Community, Rae French and friends, Diane Seddon of Essential Oil Bracelets, visiting “royalty” and our featured artists.
Art Winners: Halle Vigstel (mid-back); Gracie Niere (mid-back) with Miss Crookston, Miss Northern Lakes, Little Miss and Junior miss
