8th annual Paso Arts Fest brings color and creativity to city park 

By Rick Evans

Photography by Rick Evans.

Over 100 artists participated in Saturday’s main event

–The 8th annual Art Fest was held on Saturday in the Paso Robles City Park. The event is put on by Paso Robles Main Street Association, Studios on the Park, and the City of Paso Robles.

Kirk Radamaker and Rusty Croft from Santa Cruz were busy making a sandcastle. They had their own show, “Sand Masters”, on the Travel Channel. The Cal Portland CO. donated the 20 tons of sand for this event

Over 100 artists participated in the event and there were also many activities for children. Three local bands, dancers, and a magician entertained the crowds throughout the day.

Art Fest volunteers, Joseph D’Alessio and Anita Speciale poured wine during the event.

Barbara Partridge, who is the chairwoman of arts festival and is president of the board for Studios on the Park said, “It’s a wonderful day for people to come out and enjoy the beautiful city park and to visit the downtown merchants, as well as the festival.”

Among other creative projects at the park on Saturday was this unique method of creating lithograph prints.

The mission of the festival is to, “celebrate the arts and promote Paso Robles as an arts destination through an annual festival connecting world-class artists, the Paso Robles community, and visitors of all ages.”