Art Festival

Sausalito Art Festival

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Fast Forward Summary^TM:  The 57th Annual Sausalito Art Festival will be held on Labor Day weekend, and is the biggest outdoor art festival in the United States.  Artists come from all over the world, competing for the right to be considered for the Festival's awards.  If you come, be prepared for a lot of art, a lot of good music, tons of great food and wine... and lots of people!

This year the main music stage will feature a Woodstock 40th Year Tribute with seven bandsand musicians from that famous event -- we have all the details below. 

Update -- Biggest "disappointments that you can avoid" from Days One and Two: People brought their dogs, and only service animals like Guide Dogs are allowed on the grounds so the dogs can't enter. 

Dates and Ticket Prices for this year's Sausalito Art Festival are:

Friday September 4th        6:00 PM -- Gala Premiere
Saturday September 5th     9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday September 6th       9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday September 7th      9:00 AM - 5:00 PM  Special Woodstock Concert

General Admission (ages 13-61) -- $20.00
Seniors age 62+ -- $15.00
Juniors age 6-12 -- $5.00
Children under 6 -- Free with Adult

No strollers or bikes are permitted inside the Festival grounds.  There are bike racks in downtown Sausalito, and you can take a free shuttle from there to the Festival.

Dogs or other pets (except service animals) are not permitted at the Festival. 

Tickets are now on sale online at TicketWeb, or by calling TicketWeb at 866-468-3399.  The recorded Ticket Information Hotline is at 415-331-3757, and the Festival Office is at 415-332-3555.

What is the Sausalito Art Festival?

The Sausalito Art Festival is a three-day outdoor art fair with 270 exhibiting artists, three music stages and lots of food booths held along the waterfront in northern Sausalito, California, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.  The Festival is held in Marinship Park by the edge of the Bay and in the Bay Model Visitors Center, and overflows into a series of adjacent lawns and parking lots.  The site's design includes access for people with disabilities.

Last year over 1,200 artists from around the world competed for the 270 exhibition slots, with 15 artists coming from overseas and 38 different US states represented.  So when you walk around the show you're seeing just the winners from a very competitive process.... even before the ribbons and trophies are handed out from the on-site judging.  The Artists of OurSausalito.com includes past winners of major Sausalito Art Festival categories, and a list of the 2008 winners is here.

Artists display their work in booths, and most of what you'll see is for sale.  Media include oils, watercolors, collage, sculpture, jewelry, metalwork, stained glass, and just about anything you can think of.  Prices range from just a few dollars for some small items to thousands of dollars for paintings by top artists.

 

Hotels and Restaurants for the Sausalito Art Festival

Updated information on remaining hotel space for 2009 is here.  Book early to avoid disappointment.

A guide to help you pick the right place to make dinner reservations in Sausalito for after the Festival is here.  Advance reservations are necessary at most of the top places to avoid very long waits.

If possible, you want to stay at a hotel in downtown Sausalito if you're coming from outside the area, and book your room well in advance.  Some local hotels have a mix of great and not-so-great rooms, so booking sooner is key.   Our list of the best local hotels is here, and each entry has a link to a page about the hotel and reservations links.

Another option: Stay in a hotel at Fisherman's Wharf and take a Blue and Gold Ferry to te event.  Although both ferry services serve downtown, about 5 blocks from the event, Blue and Gold has a special schedule with ferries going directly to a special pier at the Art Festival.

 

Disabled Access

Handicapped visitor access ramps are located throughout the Festival grounds and in the Bay Model Visitor Center.  The event is held on a grass covered site and if the weather doesn't cooperate or an area becomes muddy those in wheelchairs may require assistance.

Wheelchair access is NOT available at the dock of the festival site, but is available at the regular Sausalito Ferry Terminal.  Passengers desiring this service can take the Downtown Sausalito Ferry and transfer by way of the free festival shuttle.  Shuttles run from 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM.

 

Sausalito Art Festival Announces Music for 2009, Closes with Woodstock Tribute

The Sausalito Art Festival has announced their music headliners for 2009, and the show closes with a 40th Anniversary of Woodstock Tribute, a fabulous lineup of top San Francisco bands who performed at the seminal music festival.

 

Main Stage

Saturday, Sept. 5:

11:00-11:45 - The Edge (reggae rock)
12:15 - 1:45 - TBA
  2:30 - 3:45 - Tainted Love (hits from the 80s)
  4:30 - 6:00 - Night Ranger (rock)

Sunday, Sept. 6:

12:00 - 1:15 - Mari Mack and Livin' Like Kings (blues)
  2:00 - 3:30 - The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Texas Blues)
  4:15 - 5:45 - Johnny Winter (blues rock, also performed at Woodstock)

Monday, Sept. 7:
Heroes of Woodstock 40th Anniversary Tribute (hosted by Country Joe McDonald)

   11:00-11:30 - Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead keyboardist, 1968-70)
   11:45-12:30 - Quicksilver Messenger Service 
     1:00- 2:00 - Big Brother and the Holding Company
     2:30- 3:30 - Canned Heat
     4:00- 5:00 - Jefferson Starship

  

Artist Stage

Saturday, Sept. 5:

11:00-  1:00 - Volker Strifler (americana/roots/blues)
  1:30-  3:30 - David Landon (original rockin' blues)
  4:00-  6:00 - Michael LaMacchia "Shine"

Sunday, Sept. 6:

11:00-12:15 - Swing Kings (swing)
12:15-  1:00 - Artist Awards
  1:30-  3:30 - JL Stiles (indie folk & blues)
  4:00-  6:00 - Mark Keller and the Pick-ups

Monday, Sept. 7:

11:00-12:00 - The Artifacts (swinging electric harmonies)
12:30-  2:30 - Lorin Rowan and Friends (shared bills with major Woodstock bands)
  3:00-  5:00 - Wild Catahoulas (cajun/zydeco)

 

The Children's Park presents entertainment for kids, and features funb and talented childrens recording stars performing live.

 

Event Map

Double Click on the image below to see a larger map of the event area.

 

How Do I Get There?

Our guide to getting to the Sausalito Art Festival is here.

 

Google Map Instructions:  Use the "+" and "-" buttons to zoom in and out, the arrow keys to scroll the map, and the SAT button to see the satellite view.

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Where Does the Money Go?

In addition to the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce, here's where finds raised by the festival have gone over the last few years:

Over $200,000 earned by The City of Sausalito

Over $100,000 to Sausalito Art Festival Artists Achievement Awards

Over $300,000 to Community Grant Awards:

Antenna Theater Bay Area Discovery Museum Bay Model Association Blooming Bridgeway Catholic Star of the Sea Church Children's Cultured Center Christ Episcopal Church Friends of the Open Door Friends of the Sausalito Library Galilee Harbor Association Headlands Center for the Arts Industrial Center Building Artists Marine Mammal Center Richardson's Bay Maritme Association Sausalito Disaster Preparedness Committee Sausalito Dog Park Sausalito Historical Society Sausalito Hot Meal Coalition Sausalito Lions Club Sausalito/Marin City Little League Sausalito Nursery School Sausalito Parks & Recreation Sausalito Presbyterian Church Sausalito Salvage Shop Sausalito Schools Foundation Sausalito Sister City Committee Sausalito Woman's Club Sausalito Yacht Club Foundation Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation Schoonmaker Artists Sea Training Institute Sea Point Parlor, Sons of the Golden West Southern Marin Homeless Coalition Willow Creek Academy

Over $100,000 in Educational Funding:

Bay Model Association Sausalito Art Festival Scholarship Fund Sausalito Marin City School District Sausalito Woman's Club Scholarship

 

Exhibiting Artists: 2009

2-D MIXED MEDIA
Battaglia, Luca, Madrid, NM
Behr, Melissa, Ogden, UT
Darawali, Srimongkol, San Francisco, CA
Dynan, Stacy, Redwood City, CA
Gallegos, David, Pahoa, HI
Garcia, Julio, Orange Park, FL
Gardner, Stephanie, Napa, CA
Gehrig, Tom, San Anselmo, CA
Gonzalez, Sylvia, Petaluma, CA
Gudmann, E, Grass Valley, CA
Inlow, Yan, Alameda, CA
Jay, Barbara Bouman, Frazier Park, CA
Katz, Ronna, Marquette, MI
Madzo, Michael, Excelsior, MN
Maddox, Debra, Mill Valley, CA
Martínez-Peña, Alejandro, Chula Vista, CA
McNeil, Alan, Troy, MT
Perry, Christopher, Beaverton, OR
Posillico, Leo, Santa Rosa, CA
Reynolds, Carolyn, Laguna Beach, CA
Swezy, Scott, Albuquerque, NM
Toscano, Alberto, Berkeley, CA
Weil, Robert, Malibu, CA
Weldon, Wild Bill, Polvadera, NM
Wilner, Amanda, Bozemann, MT
Wolf, Red, Potter Valley, CA

3-D MIXED MEDIA
Adcock, Michael, Santa Barbara, CA
Blanck, Neil, Pleasant Hill, CA
Brown, Sean, Denver, CO
Candee, Eric, Salida, CO
Cantor, Lesley, Walnut Creek, CA
Davis, Lee, Willits, CA
Diaz, Edgar Moises, Austin, TX
Dillon, Barbara Allen, Big Sky, MT
Ezzell, Michael, Laguna Beach, CA
Firehammer, Jeremy, Lyons, CO
Foster, Aaron, Los Angeles, CA
Haun, Teresa, Tahoe City, CA
Holland, Leif, Seattle, WA
Jimenez, Nicario, Naples, FL
Johnson, Eric, Lagunita, CA
Lubbers, Kevin, Monticello, IL
Michaels, Guy, El Granada, CA
Michaels, Lou, Boca-Raton, FL
O'Neal, Janet, Santa Fe, NM
Von Wening, Kari, Pasadena, CA
Warmington, Jhaya E., San Francisco, CA
Willcox, Kimberly, Gainsville, FL
Zhao, Pop, San Francisco, CA

CERAMICS
Blackmore, Marvin, Dolores, CO
Cantrell, Kimmy, College Park, GA
Charney, Jack, Santa Fe, NM
Colpitts, Sumati, Sedona, AZ
Dragon, Patrick, Marquette, MI
Jaffee, Sally, Middletown, CA
Karner, Peter, Hesperus, CO
Loudon, Peggy, Arcata, CA
Olszewski, Steven, Pinckney, MI
Peters, Russell, Valley Center, CA
Schoenherr, Scott, Laguna Beach, CA
Sebastian, Barbara J., San Francisco, CA
Stodder, Fred, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Thompson, Leslie, Oak View, CA

DRAWING
Collins, Liz, Nevada City, CA
Davis, Anne, Sausalito, CA
Depew-McLeane, Jody, Eagle River, WI
Evans, Sheila, Spokane, WA
Gonzalez, Sylvia, Petaluma, CA
Klahn, Casey, Davenport, WA
Leedy, Jeff, Horseshoe Bay, TX
Lipsher, Molly, Cardiff, CA
Malloy, Clare, Chicago, IL
McKee, Michael, Wheaton, IL
Ogilvie, Susan, Port Ludlow, WA
Rhoades, Dennis, Evergreen, CO
Ryan, Victoria, Eureka, CA
Saia, Teresa, Seattle, WA
Wilner, Amanda, Ann Arbor, MI

FIBER
Arlin, Murielle, Boonton, NJ
Beck, Kate, New Orleans, LA
Campbell-Clark, Judy, Santa Barbara, CA
Carter, Miriam, Dublin, NH
Christensen, Pegotty, Prescott, CA
Duncan-Williams, Prince, Henderson, NV
Giberson, Betsy, Warner, NH
Harty, Diane, Frisco, CO
Hoppe, Stephanie T, Ukiah, CA
Inlow, Yan, Alameda, CA
Lances, Ira, Staten Island, NY
Merritt, Holly, Santa Cruz, CA
Otterson, Susan, Janesville, WI
Park, Jeung-Hwa, Providence, RI
Roberts-Antieau, Chris, Ann Arbor, MI
Roche, Greg, Watsonville, CA
Signovong, Bounkhong, Secaucus, NJ
Smith, Karen, Santa Rosa, CA
Sobieniak, Carol, Boulder, CO
Spolek, Cindy, Santa Fe, NM
Tucker-Hody, Andrea, San Anselmo, CA
Unzicker, Elaine, Ojai, CA
Valentine, Louise & Provencher, Brian, Gibsons, BC
Wohl, Arlene, Larkspur, CA
Yao, Samuel, Ann Arbor, MI

FUNCTIONAL ART
Bishop, Kate, Bisbee, AZ
Edie, Jonathan, Napa, CA
Karonias, Michael George, Howell, MI
Miller, Janet, Antioch, TN
Moore, Lara, Bloomington, IN
O'Meara, Stephen V., Scottsdale, AZ
Renfort, Clark, Laytonville, CA
Reynolds, Mark, Austin, TX
Rice, Ken, Delta, BC, Canada
Richardson, Jack, Grass Valley, CA
Santamarina, Viviana, San Francisco, CA
Van Ness, Rick, Silver City, NM

GLASS
Barnett, Jerry, Albuquerque, NM
Chamberlain, Lucy, North Hollywood, CA
Evans, Robin, Loveland, CO
Feather, Sasha, Portland, OR
Furlong, Brayton, Santa Cruz, CA
Genetti, Gary, Warwick, NY
Hyde, Elaine, Los Osos, CA
Kliss, Bob, Fresno, CA
Maretska, Marie, Medford, OR
McQuaid, Tom, Paradise, CA
Patchen, David, San Francisco, CA
Rodine, Joshua, Azalea, OR
Rose, Marlene, Clearwater, FL
Rubenstein, Eric, Brooklyn, NY
Savoie, Charles, Ripon, WI
Volotzky, Alisha, Cornell, CA
Ward, Mayauel, Manhattan Beach, CA
Zweifel, Craig, Williams, OR

JEWELRY
Anderson, Britt, South Pines, NC
Anderson, Ron, Santa Barbara, CA
Bayne, Barbara, Montague, MA
Bender, Shellie, Lawrence, KS
Biagiotti, John, Ben Lomond, CA
Cianciolo, Ann Marie, Milwaukee, WI
D'Agostino, Lisa, Napa, CA
Frericks, Mary Ann, Topanga, CA
Friedman, Michele, Chicago, IL
Fusager, Falcher, Fairfield, CA
Goldsmith, Cornelia, Sausalito, CA
Hill, Sean, Los Angeles, CA
Heke, Whare, Seattle, WA
Johnston, Sharon, Dallas, TX
Kneeland, Marty, Tacoma, WA
Koch, Kim, Oshkosh, WI
Kupke-Peyla, Birgit, Salinas, CA
McCoy, Jr., Donald, Salida, CO
Mortensen, Carol, Logan, UT
Neeley, Adam, Laguna Beach, CA
Nelson, Kristin, Chicago, IL
Posillico, Isabelle, Santa Rosa, CA
Redman, Jayne, Portland, ME
Scavezze, Jerry, Salida, CO
Smith, Albion, Santa Cruz, CA
Tate, Fred, Austin, TX
Viene, Caroline, Everett, WA

  PAINTING
Beckman, Stan, Sherman Oaks, CA
Blackham, Brian, Salt Lake City, UT
Bloodworth, Doug, Lady Lake, FL
Burge, Lisa, Taos, NM
Carlson, Kay, Sausalito, CA
Chesnut, Sheryl, San Louis Obispo, CA
Culhane, Diane, Seattle, WA
Disney, Roger, Tulsa, OK
Evans, Sheila, Spokane, WA
Gardner, Stephanie, Napa, CA
Girala, Adolfo, Harrow on the Hill, U.K.
Golkar, Ali, Agoura Hills, CA
Guevara, Shea, Logan, UT
Hall, Richard, Scottsdale, AZ
Hammer, Annette, Shadow Hills, CA
Hays, Charlie, Atherton, CA
Jaye, Marne, Novato, CA
Keller, Mark, Sausalito, CA
Kilduff, John, Van Nuys, CA
Koranyi, Gabor, Huntington Beach, CA
Larson, Steven, Salt Lake City, UT
Lee, Eric, Lindenhurst, IL
Lee, Mi Young, Sioux Falls, SD
Lipinski, Kathleen, San Anselmo, CA
McGuffey, Brian, Seattle, WA
Miller, Stan, Spokane, WA
Olson, Scott, Williams Bay, WI
O'Neal, Janet, Santa Fe, NM
Perry, Christopher, Beaverton, OR
Perry, Jamie, Riverside, CA
Perry, Jodi Gay, Polvadera, NM
Poole, Colin, Santa Fe, NM
Power, AJ, Seattle, WA
Ryan, Victoria, Eureka, CA
Skinner, David, Venice, CA
Somer, Kelley, Alpine, UT
Sumner, George, San Rafael, CA
Swezy, Scott, Albuquerque, NM
Tsank, Alla, Encinitas, CA
Warinner, Katherine, San Anselmo, CA
Watson, Cady, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

PHOTOGRAPHY
Adams, Ashley, San Francisco, CA
Barbey, Thomas, Las Vegas, NV
Butler, Andrew, Santa Cruz, CA
Cieslikowski, Zeny, Corte Madera, CA
Duse, Mario, San Francisco, CA
emerson, Savannah, GA
Garvrilis, John, Aptos, CA
Heller, Audrey, San Francisco, CA
Honeysett, Chris, Pacifica, CA
Kohn, Dennis, Sausalito, CA
Kristine, Lisa, Sausalito, CA
Leonard, Steve, Sausalito, CA
Lundeen, Todd, West Bend, WI
MacKinnon, Mark, Beacon, NY
Mulligan, Patty, Orinda, CA
Olson, Darren, Minneapolis, MN
Park, Youngbok, Oakland, CA
Soderberg, E Loren, Sausalito, CA
Soloway, Eddie, Santa Fe, NM
Stephenson, Mark, Sky Valley, CA
Teger, Allan, Vero Beach, FL
Toranto, Barry, Mill Valley, CA
Vanscoy, William, Brookings, OR
Wheat, Sharon, Berkeley, CA

PRINTMAKING
Burge, Lisa, Taos, NM
Choi, Anna, Oakland, CA
Doskova, Tanya, Burnjaby, BC, Canada
Friedman, Liz Lyons, Aptos, CA
Groleau, James, Oakland, CA
Jay, Barbara Bouman, Frazier Park, CA
Katz, Ronna, Albuquerque, NM
Killion, Tom, Pt. Reyes, CA
Koranyi, Gabor, Huntington Beach, CA
Leu, Michael, Kentfield, CA
Marcus-McKenna, Barbara, Lyons, CO
McGuinness, Katharine, Denver, CO
Swezy, Scott, Albuquerque, NM
Terauds, Marina, Lapeer, MI
Warinner, Katherine, San Anselmo, CA
Wroblewski, Nick, Madison, WI

SCULPTURE
Babayan, Nobe, Tujunga, CA
Banks, Vicki, Studio City, CA
Box, Kevin, Santa Fe, NM
Bridges, Deborah, Nevada City, CA
Budish, Jim, Highland Park, IL
Cheney, Paul, Watsonville, CA
Cohen, Claudia, Sausalito, CA  (Also an OurSausalito.com Featured Artist)
Dodson Jr., Jim, Ardmore, OK
Falossi, David, Yucca Valley, CA
Fiebiger, Kimber, Minneapolis, MN
Gall, Theodore, Ojai, CA
Gard, Michael, San Francisco, CA
Gutierrez, Roberto, Glendale, AZ
Hill, James, Los Angeles, CA
Homan, Adam, Tucson, AZ
Komater, Diance, Oakland, CA
Lacasse, James, Denver, CO
Lafayette, George, Los Angeles, CA
Lockwood, Crystal, Vallejo, CA
MacDonald, Bruce, Burlington, VT
Martin, Jim, Santa Barbara, CA
Mowen, John, Nevada City, CA
Myers, Andrew, Laguna Beach, CA
Page, Carlos, Hoboken, NJ
Payne, Pat, Alameda, CA
Pierson, Malen, Lewiston, UT
Prescott, Frederick, Santa Fe, NM
Reade, Gregory, La Jolla, CA
Rizzo, Dave, Sherkston, ON, Canada
Salin, Wendy, Newbury Park, CA
Seeman, Jon, Laguna Beach, CA
Sijan, Marc, Milwaukee, WI
Sijan, Marco, Nevada City, CA
Slaughter, KH, Grass Valley, CA
Traczyk, Gary, Miami, FL
Turner, Richard, Newton, KS
Varner, Kraig, Alpine, UT
Vesper, Kerry, Tempe, AZ
Worth, Gavin, San Francisco, CA
Zachmann, Jeffrey, Fergus Falls, MN

WATERCOLOR
Brieschke, Janice, Bartlesville, OK
Brown, Cara, Fairfax, CA
Brown, Niz, Larkspur, CA
Gotlib, Helen, Ann Arbor, MI
Koenig, Judy, Simi Valley, CA
Kwamena-Poh, William, Savannah, GA
McLean-McGraw, Karen, Santa Barbara, CA
Stento, Steve, Anthem, AZ
Vanscoy, Taman, Long Beach, CA

WOODWORK
Bellock, Melody, Salt Lake City, UT
Cook, Ronald, Santa Cruz, CA
Dickinson, John, Sutherlin, OR
DiNovi, Victor, Santa Barbara, CA
Erikson, Robert, Nevada City, CA
Jones, C.G. Woody, Decatur, GA
Kermode, Jerry, Sebastopol, CA
Manikhong, Souphom, Sacramento, CA
McDougall, Jay, Fergus Falls, MN
Moldovan, John, Sonoma, CA
Moore-Gordon, Gabrielle, Sausalito, CA
Seaton, Jeffrey, Ojai, CA
Taube, Charles, Phoenix, AZ
Thiele, Michael, Flagstaff, AZ
Vesper, Kerry, Tempe, AZ
Younger, Jay, Oregon City, OR

 

 

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Comments

[Sausalito Homeee]

Editors, You are doing such an incredibly wonderful job updating the Festival events - even highlighting the winning artists from Sausalito...Thank you!:)

[Editors]

Thanks so much for your note -- we appreciate it very much! We're going back again tomorrow for the closing day, and it should be great fun.