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First
Annual Fusion Fest |
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Linda
Graham of Ontonagon gets up-close juggling demonstartion by
Finladia students. |
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A large sculpture created from recycled
printer paper greets visitors in the school's marble clad
lobby. The sculpture sets the stage for the wonderful
exhibits and music visitors would experience this Sunday
afternoon. |
Finlandia University
International School of Art & Design hosted its first
ever "Fusion Fest at the university's Portage Campus. There
were food and vendor booths offering jewelry, fiber art and
other arts and crafts for sale as well as several
international food cuisines . |
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The day was filled with demonstrations and musical treats
performed by local bands; Thimbleberry, Fiddlehead, Keeweenaw
Brewgrass, Rhythem 203, Polka Drifters, and The Jimmy
Hats. |
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Students conducted tours of the art studios and classrooms.
There were demonstrations of silk screening, ceramics,
and weaving. |
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Fiber fabric senior Meagen Larson’s screen printing
demonstration took on a real-world application — namely, preparing
rows of T-shirts for The Jimmy Hats, a Finlandia band that played
the festival’s concluding dance. Larson, who graduates this spring,
has tentative plans for an internship in New York City over the
summer. She hopes to follow that with a job with a design firm. |
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above: large ceramic plate hangs on the wall in
pottery room, a Finlandia U. original |
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Finlandia University student Casey Zablocki
demonstrates throwing pottery during Fusion Fest at the
university’s Portage Campus Sunday. The inaugural festival
raised money for Finlandia students to travel to the
Self-Employment in the Arts conference in Chicago. |
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Two Bands played simultainiously throughout
the day. Above "Rhythm 203" entertains while visitors browsed
the vendor booths. At the same time "Thimbleberry Band" and
"Fiddlehead" performed for those people on the lower level
viewing the demonstartions. |
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Finlandia Student Dane Rassmussen, from Stevens
Point, demonstrated the Australian Aboriginal Didgeridoo |
Other Art Displayed: |
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above: a snake sculptured from an old exhaust
pipe. |
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above: a sculpture made from materials found in
nature |
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