Saturday, September 01, 2007
Carolina Mayorga Decorates Planet Arlington's World Music Festival
On September 1st, Planet Arlington's: World Music Festival took place on the Netherlands Carillan/ Iwo Jima Memorial Grounds. It was a day to relax and unwind, celebrate Arlington's rich diversity and listen to some of the world's most acclaimed musicians.
Tigers and baboons popped up in the crowd, adding to the festive atmosphere.
At the arts and crafts tables, parents and children could release their inner beasts by making masks of their favorite animals.
These kids really enjoyed getting their hands in the art! They had everything they needed - markers, glue, yarn, animal patterned papers and examples of masks they could draw inspiration from.
Mayorga, with the help of some enthusiastic volunteers, offered face-painting at the festival. Penguins, kittens and elephants were among the most popular choices.
The children modeled their creations and roared with pride, such as these youngsters in their jungle masks. Grrr!
Novie Trump (right), manager at the Lee Arts Center, and Sherrie Bartholomew-Whysall (left) lead the children's art program booth.
Music and art lovers from all over the DC Metropolitan area, as well as out-of-towners attended the event. Some even rode their bikes to the celebration. Hopefully, they weren't scared away by all the wild animals!
¶ 4:00 PM
On September 1st, Planet Arlington's: World Music Festival took place on the Netherlands Carillan/ Iwo Jima Memorial Grounds. It was a day to relax and unwind, celebrate Arlington's rich diversity and listen to some of the world's most acclaimed musicians.
Arlington Cultural Affairs commissioned Carolina Mayorga, an award winning DC-based artist, originally from Bogota, Columbia, to educate and entertain the children during the festival. Her work can be seen in public and private collections, such as the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Art Museum of the Americas. She is most famous for "Newspaper Soup" from her 2007 series, New Trends in South American Cuisine, exhibited in E4: Station to Station at Transformer in Washington,DC.
Mayorga's creative fingerprints were all over the Children's Stage. With the theme, Animals of the World, she developed colorful decorations and digitally rendered animal cut-outs.
Carolina Mayorga's creeping praying mantises hung from the trees, which were also on display downtown on 14th Street through Street Scenes. Street Scenes is the brainchild of Nora Halpern and Welmoed Laanstra, Arlington County's new Public Art Curator. Welmoed will continue her vision of bringing art outdoors by, "[stripping] the walls away from exhibitions and collections -- [treating] the entire city as gallery space" through her new job with Arlington County.
Tigers and baboons popped up in the crowd, adding to the festive atmosphere. 
At the arts and crafts tables, parents and children could release their inner beasts by making masks of their favorite animals.
These kids really enjoyed getting their hands in the art! They had everything they needed - markers, glue, yarn, animal patterned papers and examples of masks they could draw inspiration from.
Mayorga, with the help of some enthusiastic volunteers, offered face-painting at the festival. Penguins, kittens and elephants were among the most popular choices.
The children modeled their creations and roared with pride, such as these youngsters in their jungle masks. Grrr!
Ellipse Arts Center's Education Programmer, Lisa Marie Thalhammer (far right) chats with young artists. Below they show off their creativity.
Novie Trump (right), manager at the Lee Arts Center, and Sherrie Bartholomew-Whysall (left) lead the children's art program booth.
Music and art lovers from all over the DC Metropolitan area, as well as out-of-towners attended the event. Some even rode their bikes to the celebration. Hopefully, they weren't scared away by all the wild animals!¶ 4:00 PM
