Kites Over Vista kickoff event adjoins Vista Chocolate Festival
at Vista Magnet Middle School track and baseball field
Entrance at Main Street and South Citrus Avenue
Schedule
Start - 10 a.m.
Kite-Making Classes - 11 a.m. and 12 noon
Children’s Kite Parade - 2 p.m. at track
Mural Project - all day on the DuraPaint building at the corner of Main Street and Citrus Avenue. Student artists from Brancho Buena Vista High School will be painting a kite mural.
“Kites Over Vista” Sculpture Contest winners will have information on their art and will be available to answer questions on how they created their works of art. (More on the sculpture exhibit.)
San Diego Kite Club (www.sandiegokiteclub.com) - Meet club members and see their displays of awesome kites and thrilling demos throughout the day.
Children’s kite-making art project - Vista Public Art Commission will be organizing this project at 11 a.m. and 12 noon. Available to the first 100 kids. Cost will be $5 per kit/class. Kids may register the day of the event at the Public Art Commission Booth. Classes will be held during the event in the morning – times to be announced.
Vista Art Foundation Members will be displaying and sell their art in the Kite event area.
Kite Parade - Children are encouraged to bring their kites or make them at the event and participate in the Parade, which will be held at 2 p.m. in the track area.
For more information contact Karen Clay, sierraevents@msn.com or 760/777-0786.
City soars with new sculpture exhibit during Choc Fest
Kites Over Vista Sculpture Exhibit Takes Flight May 25
Eight artists will unveil their visions of “kites” for a new sculpture exhibit to be showcased downtown and debuting during the Chocolate Festival. The sculptures were selected through a juried competition and will be on display for a period of 12 months. The exhibit will take flight May 25 at 10 a.m. with several kite-orientated activities for attendees including a Kite Parade in conjunction with the Vista Village Chocolate Festival.
Winning artists include Melissa Ralston, Escondido, with “Tail Spin;” Christie Beniston, Solana Beach, “Kinetic Box Kite;” Lori Escalera and Christy Berberet, Vista, “L’onda di Tessera;” Robert Rochin, Vista, “The Big Blue Kite;” Robert Maya, Encinitas, “Family Flying Fun;” Buddy Smith, Vista, “Which Direction?;” Josh Bowman, Vista, “Joy Figure;” and Charles Bronson, Vista, creating “Sea Breeze.”
The City will provide artists with a six-inch diameter, 12 foot steel pole and a square concrete planter as a base to their creations. Winning artists will be compensated with a design fee of $750. During the exhibit period, the sculpture will remain property of the artist and can be sold or removed after the loan period.
The purpose of the Public Arts Commission is to promote and support the public display and public appreciation of art in the City of Vista. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Finance Conference Room at City Hall. For more information about the Kites Over Vista sculpture exhibit or the Public Arts Commission, please contact Bill Fortmueller at 760.726.1340 ext.1148 or send an email to bfortmueller@cityofvista.com.
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