Journalist Marquita Griffin talks about the Second Annual Sugar Land Arts Fest!
The community newspaper and magazine writer -for over 13 years- and weekly newspaper columnist at The Fort Bend Herald Newspaper, Marquita G
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ART + WINE + TASTE + MUSIC
The Sugar Land Arts Fest is an exclusive 2-day arts festival with 100 juried artists participating. The festival is held at Smart Financial Centre, a landmark in the affluent city of Sugar Land. This site enables the Arts Festival to draw attendance from the Greater Houston Metro Area’s population of 5 million. The festival also includes … non-stop live musical entertainment, …mural painting, a wine garden, a beer garden, specialty fare from locally owned restaurants, a children's art activity tent, and an exclusive VIP Zone reserved for Sugar Land Arts Fest sponsors.
Sugar Land Arts Fest is hosted by the Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation,
a 501 (c)(3)
The Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation (SLCAF) mission is to promote, connect and empower arts and culture throughout our diverse community. SLCAF implements this mission by:
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Hosting for public enjoyment the annual Sugar Land Arts Fest
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featuring works of regional artists, performing arts presentations, and social engagement.
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Partnering with the City of Sugar Land to enhance public thoroughfares with the prominent placement of traffic box art.
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Maintaining the SLCAF Youth Leadership Board to nurture the next generation of arts and culture leaders.
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Providing underserved and deserving students with scholarships for summer art camps and performance enrichment experiences.
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Supporting the preservation of the Sugar Land Auditorium as a historic site for community performing arts and events.
Please support us on our mission of promoting
the cultural, visual and performing arts in our community.
Your generous support will help fulfill the two-fold mission of the organization:
Provide educational opportunities for those seeking to develop their skills in the arts & music and increase public awareness of our community's visual, creative, and performing arts resources.
We are a volunteer-run non-profit organization whose purpose is to support and promote the cultural, visual, and performing arts in the Sugar Land area. We host the Sugar Land Arts Fest which is an annual two-day festival of artwork, music, and dance in Smart Financial Centre Plaza. The event features over 100 local and regional artists, live musical performances on two stages, as well as dance groups that perform throughout the evening.
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