Circle Sunday, Sept. 24 on your calendar, as the first Riverdale Art Fest will add a thrilling component to the delicious food offerings that are a weekly staple of the Riverdale Y Sunday Market. The market is held each week in the Riverdale Temple parking lot at 4545 Independence Ave. (near 246th Street).
Designed to introduce talented Riverdale artists to their community and vice versa, the Riverdale Art Fest will fill the entire center aisle of the Market, featuring Riverdale artists’ extraordinary work in painting, photography, drawing, watercolor, spin art, acrylics, three-dimensional art and more.
The Riverdale Art Fest will also present interactive demonstrations in creativity that will, in essence, bring the artists’ studios to the public, not only giving the Riverdale community a chance to enjoy the extraordinary creative talent that lies within its borders, but to watch the artistic process in real time. There will also be a children’s section to engage young people in creativity.
“Riverdale is a creative community, and we want to emphasize that creativity and give artists a chance to interact with their audience,” said Eric Kollin, co-director of the Riverdale Art Fest. “We see the Riverdale Art Fest as a way to call attention to the great creativity in Riverdale and the Bronx art scene as a whole. Also, obviously, it will promote incredibly talented local artists.”
“As a center of our community, the Riverdale Y Sunday Market is proud and excited to host the first annual Riverdale Art Fest,” said Shira Silverman, the Market’s Director and Art Fest Co-Director. “It’s a way to enrich our offerings for the entire community and, in plain language to ‘up the vibe’ by lending texture to our traditional weekly market.”
Riverdale Art Fest will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., extending the Sunday Market’s regular hours. There will also be live music to accompany the artwork.
Artists take note: There are still spaces available. To participate in the Riverdale Art Festival, contact the organizers at riverdaleartfest@gmail.com.
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