Walk their way

By weeklyvolcano on October 4, 2007

To visit a community art fair is to be exposed to the sheer vastness of the human creative spectrum.  Art, theater, music, word and film grace both ends of the spectrum tomorrow night at the Olympia Arts Walk XXXV. Grab a pal and spend a couple of hours in downtown Olympia taking in the mind-bending variety of stuff some people conjure up to express themselves and sell. The collective experience â€" bands in alleys, theater on the streets, lumberjacks and punks hugging, the proliferation of hand-painted clothing â€" can be both invigorating and thought provoking.

There may be lines drawn between fine art and crafts, and music and noise, and hobby and self-indulgence, but the 300 visual and performing artists overwhelmingly demonstrate an enthusiasm and engagement with their work â€" and it’s so much freakin’ fun.  â€" Suzy Stump