Art Off Pike, a Covington street festival now in its fifth year, always features a loveable array of artists, craftspeople, student artists and local characters offering food and entertainment to match the exhibitions both inside and outdoors. More than eighty creatives will peddle their wares, and I have found those at this scene to be ready and able conversationalists, with back-stories to support the art on display. This year’s festival is part of Covington’s Full Spectrum, a month-long celebration of the arts that offers eight different events throughout the month of October.
Visitors will also get to take in the group exhibition Narrative Figuration, curated by Dan Brown at the Covington Artisans Enterprise Center on W. Seventh Street. The exhibition features Rob Anderson, James Oberschlake and Dan O’Connor. The festival runs from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Get details here.
This article appears in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2009.