HANCOCK -- The Finlandia University International School of Art and Design will host the first-ever "Fusion Fest" Art and Music Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 20, at Finlandia’s Portage Campus.
The free, all-day indoor festival will include food, arts and crafts booths, music and demonstrations. Proceeds from the event will help Finlandia art and design students attend the 2009 Self-Employment in the Arts conference in Chicago .
Food will include grilled hot dogs and bratwurst, as well as Finnish, Japanese and Tanzanian dishes prepared by Finlandia international students.
Student and community vendor booths will display and sell jewelry, ceramics, fiber art and fine art. T-shirts and tote bags with the Fusion Fest logo will also be available for sale.
Local, student, and faculty musicians will perform throughout the day; and a dance will take place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Finlandia liberal arts major Dane Rasmussen of Stevens Point, Wis., will demonstrate the Australian aboriginal didgeridoo.
Students will conduct tours of the art studios and classrooms at Finlandia’s Portage Campus, where various art demonstrations will be underway, including weaving and the "raku" ceramics firing technique. A continuous slide show of artwork by student and community artists will be shown.
The event is organized by students in a Finlandia Art and Design Project Management class. They are graphic design majors junior Jessie Millar of Acton, Calif.; sophomore Ashley Jilek of Rockford, Ill.; sophomore Tara Vassar of Niagara, Wis.; and marketing junior Andrew Kirt of Gaylord, Mich. Many other students and faculty members are also involved.
For additional information, please contact Finlandia art and design instructor Denise Vandeville at 906-487-7225.
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