Starving Artists Festival features art, music, food
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This oil on canvas by Courtney Bishop is called “Seaside.”
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The Starving Artists Festival will be held Saturday at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry building, across from Cleveland State Community College.

The festival will feature a silent auction of art by young local artists, as well as music and food. Proceeds from the day will go to The Caring Place.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the BCM will have an open house and preview of art.

At 4 p.m., the BCM will reopen for a continuation of the silent art auction.

A cookout on the lawn begins at 5 p.m. with music beginning about 6 p.m.

Featured musicians for the event are Matt Martinez, who will provide Latin, rock and pop sounds; Michael De Backer, who will provide folk music; and Boaz Goudzward, Indie acoustic sounds.

Visual artists featured in the show include Courtney Bishop, an art major at Lee University; Hannah Davis, grad student at Lee; Shanna Calfee, art major at Cleveland State; and Sam Painter, an art major at Cleveland State.

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