Fans of the late Howard Finster – and folk art in general – are looking forward to this year’s “Finster Fest” event in Dowdy Park in Summerville, coming up Saturday and Sunday, May 31st and June 1st from 11:00am – 5:00pm and 1:00 – 5:00pm respectively.
That event will play host to more than 50 artists – and it will also feature live entertainment in a family-friendly atmosphere.
The “Man of Vision After Show” will take place that Saturday evening from 5:00 – midnight in downtown Summerville and will feature such acts as Shenandoah, the Whiskey Gentry Band and others.
What began as “Howard Finster Day” back in 1992 has grown every year – now attracting talent and visitors from across the country.
Howard Finster passed away in 2001 at the age of 84, but not before creating a body of work that placed him at the forefront of folk and outsider art.
He was a longtime resident of Chattooga County, and his work has been featured on many album covers, placed in museums and included in the collection of the Library of Congress.
Finster Fest is an annual major fundraising event helping to provide funding for the rehabilitation of Finster’s longtime home and Paradise Gardens the home site and place where he created many of his works of art – numbering more than 10,000.
General Admission to the event is FREE to the public.
For more information on the event and the ticket prices for the “Man of Vision” Concert, simply visit the website FinsterFest.com
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