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Appleton's Art in the Park Festival, July 25, 2004
Photographs by Jeff Lindsay

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Art is a vital aspect of Appleton's community. We boast a surprisingly high concentration of talent in the arts and a rich cultural life. One result of our arts orientation is an annual festival called Art in the Park. It features dozens of booths by artists, live music and entertainment, and thousands of visitors. This year it was held in City Park near the heart of downtown Appleton on July 25, 2004. On this page, I display a few of the photos I took as I strolled around the event. (The originals of these and other images are available if you need them for a worthy purpose - for commercial use, I normally request a donation to be made to the Classical School of Appleton.) These are all copyright 2004 by Jeff Lindsay. I also have a new page of Art in the Park shots from 2005.

A girl frolicks in the famous water fountain in City Park during the Art in the Park festival.
A girl frolics in the famous water fountain in City Park during the Art in the Park festival. (I can also spot my lovely wife in the background.)

Dozens of booths featuring great art are the main attraction at Art in the Park.
Dozens of booths featuring great art are the main attraction at Art in the Park. You can learn, buy, or just browse and enjoy.

A Hmong booth features bandoa flowery cloths.
A Hmong booth features the intricate "bandao" cloths (literally "flowery cloth") that tell the stories of their people. These are great for displaying in your home.

Several more booths by regional artists.
Several more booths by regional artists.

A Hmong family works at another Hmong booth.
A Hmong family works at another Hmong booth.

The fine art of kettle corn draws many visitors. It's certainly an expanding art form.
The fine art of kettle corn draws many visitors. It's certainly a rapidly expanding art form.

Visitors and booths near the playground area of the park.
Visitors and booths near the playground area of the park

More children are drawn into the waters of the fountain and its famous sculture.
More children are drawn into the waters of the fountain and its famous sculture.

Paintings by Debra Lee Hellwig.
Paintings by Debra Lee Hellwig, an outstanding Wisconsin artist.

A crowd wathces a gymnastics exhibition.
A crowd wathces a gymnastics exhibition

Tumblers from West Band entertain with a high-energy routine.
Tumblers from the West Bend Dance-Tumbling Troupe entertain with a high-energy routine. This is what the crows above was watching.

More from the tumblers.
More from the tumblers.

Still more from the tumblers.
A catchy routine.

Another crowd ambles about City Park.
Another crowd ambles about City Park.

A band performs. It's not Fleetwood Mac - at least not this time - but people enjoyed it..
A band performs. It's not Fleetwood Mac - at least not this time - but people enjoyed it.

Beauty is what it's all about.
Beauty is what it's all about.

People pause to reflect on some beautiful art.
People pause to reflect on some beautiful art.

A bronze sculpture on display.
A bronze sculpture on display. (I lost the card - can anybody tell me who the artist is?)


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