At the VIP Reception at the Tour the Arts in Rosenberg were Renee Butler, Shanta Kuhl, Nancy Olson, Gary Gibbs, Noel Valdes, Rachelle Kanak and Tracey Satterwhite.
The Central Fort Bend Chamber’s Historic Downtown Rosenberg Division produced its inaugural Tour the Arts in Rosenberg Cultural Arts Festival on September 21st in Downtown Rosenberg.
Festival goers, art lovers, vendors and artists braved early morning storms and were rewarded with cool weather and overcast skies for the all-day festival. The event was produced to celebrate the Texas Commission on the Arts’ recent announcement that Downtown Rosenberg had been awarded a Cultural Arts District designation.
Rosenberg Mayor Vincent M. Morales Jr., Rosenberg artist Cisco Tucker and Brandon Campbell of BAC Photography and Design displayed the winning photographs from the Tour the Arts in Rosenberg Cultural Arts Festival. Winners were Sweet Abbie by photographer Andrew Peterson, first place; Bookends of My Family by photographer Amy Sample, second place and Your World As I See It by photographer Dot Voskamp, third place.
The festival, which was presented by Janice Vyoral State Farm, featured performances and demonstrations from: sculpture artists; Children’s Museum of Houston; painters; musical theater presentations; furniture artists; sketch artists; symphonic quartet; melodrama; a photography contest; Avant Garde fashion show; wine barrel arts/repurposing; violinists; polka band; pianists; barbershop quartets; caricature artists; community painting; dance cooperative; meet the artists sessions; pottery; silk screen artists; plein air artists; polka dancers; vocal performances; dance performances; ballet; Texana art program displays; epicurean artists; George Ranch Historical Society; accordion players; poets; drama performances; comedy performances; one-act plays; time-period costume displays; gallery showings and more.
Sponsors included: OakBend Medical Center, Another Time Soda Fountain, ARTreach, BAC Photography & Design, Bratton Pools, Star Realty, L&J Farms, Once Again, Jeffery McClellan, CPA, Bob’s Taco Station, Red Queen’s Attic, Grand Windows & Interiors, Texas One Volleyball, Biotics Research Corp., The Loan Store, Rustic Kuts Furniture, Western Décor & Boutique, Safelite Auto Glass, Classic Chevrolet and Ray Glass Company, Inc.