GREATER CONROE ART FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Greater Conroe Arts Alliance, made up of 18 Arts organizations in Montgomery County Texas which represent the Performance and Visual Arts, is hosting its Annual Greater Conroe Arts Festival on Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Located in Historic Downtown Conroe, this outstanding family event features Local and Texas Artists representing all genres of The Arts.

Festival highlights include:

• Conroe Art League ‘CAL National Art Show’ on display in the Gallery

• Poetry Reading by Lupe Mendez, the 2022 Texas State Poet Laureate winner - 4:00pm at Conroe Art League Gallery

• Live performances on stage all day at Founders Plaza, including The Conroe Symphony, Jazz Connection, The Art of Music Studio, Indie Films, Guitarist Sean Chilson, and more

• Fine Arts Vendors - Fine Art for Sale in all mediums

• Lego Build-a-long for all ages - help build a giant Lego Sculpture

• Museum displays and activities

• Community Participation Art Mural – Paint with award winning Artist Vickie Hayes

• Live Model painting with Award winning artists Juan Cantavella, Susan Hotard,
  Hilda Lockley, & Lenore Prudhomme, & Hannah Wu - Visit the Live Model Tent Gallery & Art for sale

• Live painted scenes from the festival & downtown Conroe with Award winning Plein Air artists Nancy Paris Pruden, and Impressionist painter Fran Ellisor, plus Lisabeth Geis, Pam Markham, Diane Wiliams, and friends

• Silent Auction for all art painted at the Festival

• Pottery Demonstrations with Artist Carol Berger

• Pottery Bowl making activity with Artist Carol Roach

• Main Street Market will be open 10:00-5:00

• Food Truck Park

• Raffle for Fine Art, Crighton Theatere, OwenTheatre, CYT & Symphony tickets, Kid’s & Teen’s Summer Music Camp tuition,
  Limited Edition Festival Glasses & More!

• Street Chalk Artists including Sylvia Blanco, Claudia Cepeda, & Elizabeth Umanzor

• Photography Contest of scenes from the Festival with Indie Films Foundation - First Place $200, Second Place $50 & IFF (Indie Films Foundation) Online Class, Third Place - IFF Online Class.

Kids Art Village:

• Kids Art take home project with Rebekah Billings;

• Collaborative Kid’s 8 ft. x 4 ft participation Art Mural;

• Music petting zoo with The Art of Music Studio – School of Music & Arts;

• Lego Build-a-long for all ages - help build a giant Lego Sculpture

• Take Pictures with Anna & Elsa from Frozen with Christian Youth Theater;

Ticketed Theatre Performances:
- Tenderly, The Rosemary Clooney Musical at 2:00 at the Owen Theatre
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- Marcia Ball at 8:00pm at the Crighton Theatre
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