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Scottsdale Arts Festival
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Scottsdale Civic Center Mall7380 E 2nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
One review for Scottsdale Arts Festival
1 review in English
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Review from Heather C.
Scottsdale, AZ
3/19/2010
Where else can you view "fine" (read expensive) art while eating a funnel cake strolling through gardens amidst the "live art" parade of Scottsdale Plastic People. Not to knock Scottsdale. I live here, and I love Old Town in particular.
I had not been to the festival in a couple years, and it seems to have gotten bigger. Many medias are represented, and you can actually find some quite affordable pieces. Of course "affordable" is relative. Perhaps you can afford a $7000 bowl. Our favorite painter from last time, Richard Hall, did not show this year unfortunately. However, we did purchase a few pieces from an artist, Larry Fielder, who creates wood vases and wall pieces.
There was also an on-line auction this year. Many of the artists showing donated a piece to benefit the Scottsdale Center for the Arts programs. I was going to do my eBay style sniping, but forgot!
Only knocking a star off for the food vendors. I would like to see more and better options for this type of event. The crepes were nice, and gelato found its way to me. But the wild Alaskan salmon burger was terrible, not cooked to order, cold in fact. The only other options I recall were BBQ (had it last time-just okay), philly cheesesteak, and gyros. And the funnel cake, of course, which I did resist.
