Art Festival to also highlight tonight’s event

Not only will this week’s Warm Summer months Nights attribute a special performance from SoulStrum but it will also aspect an art competition.

The pageant is scheduled to coincide with this week’s Hot Summer Evenings from 7-10 p.m. Friday at the Noel Heritage Plaza.

Over 30 regional artists are predicted to be out with their artwork as the current market will acquire place on fourth street among Lee and Sam Houston.

The party is a partnership concerning Odessa Arts, Downtown Odessa and the Painted Potter which is owned by Wende Hernandez.

“We imagine it is going to be a good addition to our Hot Summer season Nights,” Govt Director of Downtown Odessa Casey Hallmark claimed.

Hallmark stated the art competition was supposed to get position before this yr but was rescheduled.

“Wende approached us,” Hallmark stated. “She experienced been seeking to do an artwork sector downtown and we experienced it initially scheduled for a distinctive working day. That day finished up not doing work out but I think anything takes place for a reason so I believe it worked out flawlessly exactly where we can have her out and have all of her suppliers out in the avenue. We have meals vans and a cell gaming trailer so we’re encouraging people today to convey their kids and do some browsing and take pleasure in the live performance.”

Hernandez is excited to be capable to have this function get position through the ultimate efficiency of Warm Summer season Nights.

“(Odessa Arts Government Director) Randy Ham believed it would be suitable to do this distinct one particular because it is showcasing a neighborhood band so what better way to showcase art in numerous different varieties,” Hernandez claimed. “We’ll have the area musicians and the regional artists this Friday night.”

The industry will element around 30 distinct artists in all distinctive mediums.

“We have oil, we have acrylic, we have drinking water pastels,” Hernandez mentioned. “We have some glass makers. We have various various artwork there. There will be a whole lot of hand-drawn artwork stuff. There will be digital art and electronic media as very well.”

Hernandez is fired up to showcase all the gifted artists in the location.

“When I put stuff out there for vendors, I would have persons deliver me samples of their artwork and I was blown away by the talent that we have in the Permian Basin,” Hernandez mentioned. “It’s quite nuts.”

The occasion will also feature foodstuff trucks as very well.

It will be the closing Very hot Summer time Evenings for this year as Downtown Odessa and Odessa Arts wraps up a summer time that has bundled eight exhibits that started in June.

SoulStrum was chosen to play at this week’s Incredibly hot Summertime Nights as portion of its reward for profitable the Fight of the Bands competitiveness previously this thirty day period.

“We’ve experienced a fantastic concert collection so significantly this calendar year,” Hallmark explained. “We do the Scorching Summer season Nights in partnership with the Odessa Arts. Becoming in a position to carry in any additional businesses and spotlight them is truly a large intention of ours. Currently being ready to spouse with the Painted Potter and give men and women in Odessa a explanation to arrive downtown is often a enormous earn for us. We glance ahead to getting the community out. It’s a really interesting show. It’s the fight of the bands winner and an artwork present so it’s a earn-gain.”