East End Arts 21st Annual
Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival
Sunday, May 28, 2017 in Downtown
Riverhead
FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!
(RIVERHEAD, NY, - East End
Arts is pleased to announce the 21st Annual
Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival to be held
Sunday, May 28, 2017, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in
downtown Riverhead, NY. Admission is free. The festival
features street painting, an art form dating back to
16th Century Italy – called “I
Madonnari” – where street painters created works of art
in front of cathedrals to pay homage to the Virgin Mary.
Today, street painters at the Community Mosaic Street
Painting Festival create images ranging from: pop
culture to historical figures, portraits to landscapes,
comedy to tragedy. This
beloved annual fun-for-the-entire-family festival includes
street painting on Main Street, a
fine arts & crafts fair featuring
local artists and artisans, live
music and performance, a drum
circle, gourmet
food trucks, various arts, crafts, dance, and music
activities for the whole family, and more. Stay
connected with our online community using #eearts.
For more information about the event, to
register to be a street painter, or for an artist vendor
application, visit eastendarts.org/programs/community-mosaic.html.
This event draws over 5,000 local
residents and tourists to downtown Riverhead for a
Memorial Day Weekend tradition where families and
friends, artists, musicians, and lovers of the arts,
young and old, enjoy the creative spirit together. All
activities take place in downtown Riverhead on East Main
Street, between Roanoke Ave and East Avenue, and on the
grounds of East End Arts (133 and 141 East Main Street.)
In the case of rain, the event will be held on Monday,
May 29, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
The 21st Annual
Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival is made
possible by the generous support of sponsors. East End
Arts extends thanks to lead sponsor, Bridgehampton
National Bank, as
well as the Knapp Swezey Foundation, Suffolk County,
Teachers Federal Credit Union, Town of Riverhead, Long
Island Pulse, RiverheadLocal.com, Martha Clara
Vineyards, and Riverhead Building Supply. Many
sponsorship opportunities are available; contact East
End Arts for more info.
For more information, contact East End
Arts at 631-727-0900 or info@eastendarts.org.
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East End Arts, established in 1972, is an award-winning
501(c)3 not-for-profit arts organization, and operates a
School of the Arts, an Art Gallery, and presents a
variety of events and programs to promote the arts
year-round. Proceeds
from all events, sales, classes, donations, and
memberships benefit the mission and commitment to building
and enriching our community through the arts by way of
education, support, advocacy, and inspiration