Westlake-Bay Village Rotary Art Festival

The annual Westlake-Bay Village Rotary Art Festival will take place on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds between Westlake Porter Public Library and the Westlake Elementary School. Attendees will be able to shop at over 70 artist booths while enjoying live music and food trucks. The event is free to the public, and parking will be at the school.

This year’s featured artist is Will Wilson, who is interested in synthesizing a variety of traditional and non-traditional art forms. His experimentation with media and styles leads to mixing cartooning, graffiti, and traditional art. Wilson explores concepts related to our absorption and expression of information as we move through life using drawings and paintings that echo but do not mimic popular culture.

Wilson is a California native and received his BFA in Drawing and Painting from California State University of Long Beach. He also holds an MA in Arts Education from Case Western Reserve University. He now resides in the greater Cleveland area where he is a high school art teacher and a father of three. He works as an artist, muralist, and illustrator.

Westlake-Bay Village Rotary will use funds raised at the festival to support the community with donations to organizations like Connecting for Kids, Footpath Foundation, Youth Challenge, the Village Project and much more.

Westlake-Bay Village Rotary meetings every Wednesday morning from 7:30 – 8:30 am at Westlake Porter Public Library.  For more information, www.westlakerotary.org or www.westlakebayvillagerotaryartfest.com/