FESTIVALS
Marietta’s Art in Park offers ‘nice place to go’
Decorative port-o-potties part of ‘View It and Use It’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday, August 28, 2008
WITH JUST A SWOOSH of the paint brush, artists at Marietta’s Art in the Park have flushed away the bad rap on port-o-potties. Well, kind of.
They’ve painted the exterior of five portable toilets for an exhibit, which festival director Carolyn Morris dubs the “View It and Use It Station.”
PHIL SKINNER / pskinner@ajc.com
Arts and crafts lovers scan the booths at the 2007 Art in the Park Festival in Marietta Square. Works selling at this year’s festival will range from $5 to $1,000.
The 22nd annual arts and craft festival will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Marietta Square.
Decorative themes among the port-o-potty artists range from a Georgia bulldog to the classic crescent moon on an outhouse door.
“It’s taking a lighter side of something that is typically not fun to talk about,” Morris said.
The “View It and Use It Station” won’t be the only eye-catcher of the event. The Marietta Cityscape Project encourages children and parents to create their own mini town using a massive canvas as their landscape, and boxes, tubes and other objects as buildings.
“Last year a goldfish gallon container made out of a cardboard box became the aquarium,” Morris said.
ART IN THE PARK
• At a glance: The festival brings nearly 125 juried artists to Marietta Square. Works include sculptures, pottery, jewelry, paintings, photography, wood furniture and more.
• Family fun: The Marietta Cityscape Project by Keep Marietta Beautiful lets children and parents create their own town using boxes, tubes, paint and other art materials.
• Food: Available at eateries on the Square.
• THE 411: Free admission. Artwork can range from $5-$1,000. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Glover Park at Marietta Square. 770-429-1115, www.mariettaartinthepark.com.
