The Eastside Arts Society has just announced the launch of the CREATE! Arts Festival, an annual art-making event taking place at Woodland Park and various Eastside studios on the weekend of August 21 and 22.

“With the Eastside Culture Crawl celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and continuing to grow in popularity, we increasingly hear from the public of their desire to explore the art-making process in a meaningful way directly with professional artists,” says the EAS's Esther Rausenberg in a press release.

“For many of our Crawl attendees," she adds, "they want to see more than just the completed work of art; they also want to experience how it’s made and seek to participate in the creative process themselves. The public’s curiosity has inspired us to develop a summer festival that offers unique and engaging opportunities to learn how to create art.”

On August 21 the festival will offer 40 art-making workshops taught by 11 artists and hosted outdoors at Woodland Park (705 Woodland Drive), while on August 22 workshops will take place at Terminal City Glass Co-op (1191 Parker St.), the Mergatroid Building (975 Vernon Dr.), and Georgina Lohan Studio (1161 Parker St).

Entry into the CREATE! Arts Festival is limited to 10 registered participants per workshop due to COVID safety protocols. Workshops are $25 ($10 children) and you can register here.