Sahuarita Art on the Lake Festival

January 13, 2024

The second annual Sahuarita Art on the Lake Festival will feature immersive and experiential activities throughout the Sahuarita Lake Park. This limited-availability one-day art festival features a maximum of 25 artisans exhibiting throughout the walkways of the Sahuarita Lake Park.

The festival features a diverse and high caliber of entertainment alongside street painting, interactive art activities, plein air painting, performance and installation art, community chalk mural competition, food trucks, and live music.

The Sahuarita Art on the Lake Festival supports a goal to build community through arts programming, creating a space for a large number of artisans to exhibit and sell their work in a supportive and professional environment. The festival impacts tourism and economic development in Sahuarita, supporting businesses, artisans and the community.

EVENT TIMES

10AM-5PM

EVENT LOCATION

Sahuarita Lake Park
15466 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629

ADMISSION

Free Admission

PARTNERS

LOCATION

Sahuarita Lake Park
15466 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629

The Town of Sahuarita is proud to own and operate Sahuarita Lake Park. Open to the public, this unique destination has beautiful scenery, public art, a walking path and fishing (Arizona Game & Fish regularly stocks the lake with several species of fish!). The Lakeside Live Concert Series is one of the fun, free events hosted here.

GET INVOLVED

Artist Applications are sold out for the 2024 festival
Food Vendor Applications available HERE
Performer and Interactive Arts Applications available August 1, 2023

FEATURED PERFORMANCES
AND ART EXPERIENCES

2024 performances & activations will be announced nov 1, 2023

2023 PERFORMANCES
Art on the Lake Festival will feature a full lineup of performances at the Sahuarita Lake Amphitheater. A colorful and unique blend of music, dance, puppetry and performance art will unfold throughout the day including Mexican Folk Dance, immersive avant-garde, and classical symphonic music.

2023 MAINSTAGE

10:00 AM – 10:40 AM | Tucson Sino Dance (Chinese Fashion and Music)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Mariachi Innovacion
12:00 PM – 12:40 PM | Ballet Folklorico Tapatio (Mexican Folk Dance)
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Celtic Steps (Irish Dance)
1:40 PM - 2:30 PM | Hatpin Duo (Avant-garde folk)
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | Tucson Concert Band (Classical Symphonic Band)

2023 POP-UP

11 AM - 2 PM | Spectrum by VESSEL Atmospheric Performance
11:30 AM & 2:30 PM | Red Herring Puppets "Adventures in Folklore"

2023 PLEIN AIR PAINTING EXPERIENCE

Santa Rita Art League Plein Air Painters
Leslie Berry
Nanci Sheppard
Rita Valent
Jean Hanson
Deb Nealy
Jan Holland

Live Painters
Judith Gary (Acrylic)
Benilda Devarie (Chalk)
Eli Farias (Acrylic)
Kyle Chansley (Acrylic)

2023 FEATURED ART INSTALLATIONS

On January 14, Sahuarita Lake Park will burst with color and creativity as three large-scale art installations are unveiled. Nogales muralist Tony Plak has created a gigantic desert-themed ground mural on the Amphitheater Stage. Sahuarita based artist Pen Macias has teamed up with Tucsonan Wesley Creigh to design a massive chalk-letter mural spelling out SAHUARITA. Attendees can watch the two artists complete the mural during the event. Finally, Sahuarita Lake itself will turn into a work of art with an animal-themed floating art installation.

Sahuarita Lake Floating Art (Photo Opportunity)

Unveiling of the Sahuarita Lake Amphitheater Mural by Tony Plak

Collaborative Sahuarita Chalk Art Mural by Pen Macias and Wesley Creigh

2023 COMMUNITY CHALK ART COMPETITION

Community members are encouraged to create their own chalk art inspired by the day’s festivities! Participants can sign up at the event to create their own signature mural onsite. Chalk and supplies will be provided onsite. Three community winners will be chosen at 3:30 PM in each of the following categories and recognized on social media and receive a $100 gift card.

$100 - Best Sahuarita Landscape & Wildlife Mural
$100 - Best Sahuarita Parks Mural
$100 - Judges Choice Emerging Artist

2023 KIDS ART ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY ARTS

Youth Printmaking Station with See Create Art (Sophie Ellefson) - 10 AM - 4 PM
Students will have the opportunity to design their own image, trace it onto printing foam, and then print it 4 times on a paper using different colors. They will use brayers to roll the ink out, and barens to press the image onto the paper.

The Comic BookMobile
A personalized kids show with a human cartoon character LIVE! Frank Powers teaches the simple shapes hidden in cartooning as well as the sequence of a good panel to panel stories for Comic Books and Comic Strips!

Mardi-Gras Mask Making with Red Herring Puppets 12:30PM - 2PM
Facepaint, Balloon Animals and Caricatures with Petunia and Pals - 10 AM - 4 PM
Green Valley Community Performing Arts Center