The Creative Process of Street Painting

April 7, 2008

(Riverhead, N.Y.) In preparation for the 12th Annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival, East End Arts Council master artists will demonstrate advanced street painting techniques at three separate locations on Saturday, May 10th from 10am to 4pm (start times vary for each place—see below). Events at all three locations are free and open to all ages. This year’s theme for the festival is The Creative Process, and the process the street painters follow will be highlighted at these “pre-events.”

Master street painter Sheri Egert will demonstrate her technique at Eastenders Coffee House (40 East Main Street, Riverhead) from 11 am to 4 pm. Sheri is a fine arts student at SCCC who creates murals for private clients and has graced EEAC sidewalks with her artistic talent since 2004.

Fine artists Lianne Alcon and Bryan Landsberg will collaborate on a street painting at the Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street, Riverhead) starting at 10 am. Partners in life as well as in art, Lianne and Bryan have participated in the Community Mosaic since they moved to Riverhead four years ago.

And, beginning at 12 noon, artists Rod Tryon and Joanne Coppola McGiveron will work on the blacktop in front of the sea lion tank at Atlantis Marine World (East Main Street, Riverhead). Rod travels the world creating two and three-dimensional works in this unconventional medium, and Joanne

The above demonstrations serve as a preview for what’s in store at the 12th Annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival on Sunday, May 25, 2008 (rain date Monday, May 26th) from 12-5pm. People can be street painters or watch others perform their magic on East Main Street; visit the artists’ paintings and crafts on display; enjoy live music on the Entertainment Show Stage sponsored by Riverhead Business Improvement District; stop by the Riverhead Free Library storytelling tent; bang a drum at the interactive drumming circle; or join the life size checkers tournament. All ages are welcome as we greet the summer with a celebration of the arts. There is no admission fee. Sponsorships range from $75-$300 to inscribe your business name or dedication above a street square. Street painters registered in advance are free, or $20 day of event.

Call (631) 369-2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org for more information.

Festival proceeds support music and art scholarships for students of EEAC Community School of the Arts. Thanks to our major sponsors, Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Suffolk County Dept. of Economic Development , and to the Town of Riverhead, the Knapp Swezey Foundation, and the Riverhead Free Library.

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