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Art Car Events 2003

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Last updated 18 November 2003

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January 2003

February 2003

Feb 8	Sat	Petersen Automotive Museum exhibit opens Los Angeles, California, USA	Exhibit runs through May 26.
Feb 14	Fri	St. Jack's Day Houston, Texas, USA	.

March 2003

April 2003

Apr 3	Thu	Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler Carlisle, Massachusetts, USA	Jan Burandt's slide show of 3-D stereoscopic photographs of art cars at the Houston Art Car Parade, set to toe-tapping Zydeco & Texan tunes. 3-D glasses provided.
Apr 4	Fri	Deep Ellum Arts Festival Dallas, Texas, USA	.
Apr 5	Sat	Deep Ellum Arts Festival Dallas, Texas, USA	.
Apr 6	Sun	Deep Ellum Arts Festival Dallas, Texas, USA	.
Apr 12	Sat	Austin's First Annual Art Car Parade Austin, Texas, USA	.
Apr 12	Sat	Port Moody Festival of the Arts Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada Michelle Barkay, mermaid@gypsymermaid.com	From Michelle: "The festival is a week long, but they [will] have a special ARTCAR day on Sat 12th April from 10 am - 3pm (arriving early to set up) [with] vending & display privileges for the artcar artists (of our own art bits, of course)."
Apr 25	Fri	New York International Automobile Show New York City, New York, USA	Nine art cars displayed outside all day. Auto show tickets not required. Invitational.

May 2003

May 3	Sat	Art Tougeau Lawrence, Kansas, USA Charles Jones, cjones@sunflower.com	From Charles: "ART TOUGEAU - a wheeled art extravaganza -- will be held at noon on Saturday, May 3rd, 2003 in Lawrence, Kansas. This is the eighth year for the annual mobile-art parade, and continues the tradition of being larger and weirder than the year before."
May 3	Sat	SNAFU Parade & Short North Gallery Hop Columbus, Ohio, USA Ramona Moon, (614)885-7830	From newsletter: "Art cars set up around 4pm at Arts Impact Middle School, 400 W.4th Ave. Parade starts at 5pm."
May 8	Thu	Art Car Weekend Houston, Texas, USA	See also: www.randyvision.com/artistsartcarball and www.houstonartcarklub.com.
May 9	Fri	Art Car Weekend Houston, Texas, USA	See also: www.randyvision.com/artistsartcarball and www.houstonartcarklub.com.
May 10	Sat	Art Car Weekend Houston, Texas, USA	See also: www.randyvision.com/artistsartcarball and www.houstonartcarklub.com.
		Greensboro Founders Day Greensboro, Maryland, USA Barbara Mutolo, gtco@goeaston.net, (420)482-2200	From Barbara: "There will be a parade, free chicken dinners for those who enter with their art cars, I think that they are giving out prizes for best this and best that too."
		UFO Fest Parade McMinnville, Oregon, USA Kathy@downtownmcminnville.com, (503)472-3605	Registration deadline: May 5. From Li'l Weeny Kween: "Alan and I will be hosting a camping potluck for car artists on Saturday evening. Contact albob@rocketvan.com or call 503-332-3357."
May 11	Sun	Art Car Weekend Houston, Texas, USA	See also: www.randyvision.com/artistsartcarball and www.houstonartcarklub.com.
May 16	Fri	Art on Wheels exhibit begins Buffalo-Niagara area, New York, USA	Runs through October. See also November 3.
May 23	Fri	Playa del Fuego (Spring) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
May 24	Sat	Cathedral Village Arts Festival Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Gerri Ann Siwek, funomena@sk.sympatico.ca	From Gerri Ann: No art car parade this year, but "the Festival will display art cars at the Saturday Street Fair. Interested artists should use the 'Contact Us' form on the festival web site. Unfortunately, this is a 'come with your art car' one day event with no artist fees or travel funding."
		Playa del Fuego (Spring) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
		500 Festival Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Eight art cars created by Herron School of Art on display and in parade (broadcast live on ESPN). Newspaper article.
May 25	Sun	SoWeBo Arts Fest Baltimore, Maryland, USA Richard Tryzno Ellsberry, ArtCars@MarylandArts.net, (410)377-4972	From Richard: "Budget: Zilch. Not just the Art Cars, nobody gets paid on this one. Expected crowd is approx 1000. Contact us in advance and we'll try to provide a room or other compensation, like lunch or beer the day of, possibly press or photos."
May 25	Sun	Playa del Fuego (Spring) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
May 26	Mon	Petersen Automotive Museum exhibit closes Los Angeles, California, USA	Exhibit starts February 8.
		Cruisin' to Colby Everett, Washington, USA	.
		Playa del Fuego (Spring) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
May 31	Sat	Sacramento ArtCar Bizarre Sacramento, California, USA	.
May 31	Sat	Charles Village Parade Baltimore, Maryland, USA Applications: Steven Rivelis 2819 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD 21218-4312 (410) 243-7979 x11 Info & lodging assistance: Conrad Bladey, cbladey@bcpl.net	From Conrad: "Very well attended, at the end of the parade cars can park in the community festival. Prizes awarded. There is an artcar category. Voted Baltimore's best parade. A great time. We have had visiting cars from Houston and Delaware. Artcars have been in the parade for about 6 years now. You can sell stuff at the festival."

June 2003

Jun 7	Sat	Extremoganza Art Car Exhibition Santa Ana, California, USA	.
Jun 14	Sat	Gumboro Community Festival Gumboro, Delaware, USA Bill Stevenson, topcatwhimsy@yahoo.com, 302-238-7809	.
Jun 20	Fri	Strawberry Days Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA Linda Drake, ldrake7345@aol.com	Art car exhibit in conjunction with art gallery exhibit titled "Wheels". Festival parade on June 21.
Jun 20	Fri	Gray Celebration Days Gray, Maine, USA CANCELLED	CANCELLED. The festival will still be held, but the art cars portion has been cancelled.
Jun 21	Sat	Seattle Art Car Blowout Seattle, Washington, USA	.
		Strawberry Days Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA Linda Drake, ldrake7345@aol.com	Art car exhibit in conjunction with art gallery exhibit titled "Wheels". Festival parade on June 21.
		Gray Celebration Days Gray, Maine, USA CANCELLED	CANCELLED. The festival will still be held, but the art cars portion has been cancelled.
		Mermaid Parade Coney Island (Brooklyn), New York, USA	Aquatic-themed art cars and other vehicles often participate. Examples
Jun 22	Sun	Seattle Art Car Blowout Seattle, Washington, USA	.
Jun 22	Sun	Strawberry Days Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA Linda Drake, ldrake7345@aol.com	Art car exhibit in conjunction with art gallery exhibit titled "Wheels". Festival parade on June 21.
Jun 27	Fri	ComFest Columbus, Ohio, USA Scott Williams, scott_williams@ameritech.net, (614)262-4207	From newsletter: "Art cars now have our own site in center of Goodale Park... Leave your art car for the weekend; or bring supplies & create an art car."
Jun 28	Sat	"Drive She Said" Art Carz Ball & Parade Montclair, New Jersey, USA Jan Loe, rainbowhead@comcast.net, (973)744-1940 Tim McNally, Timcnally@mindspring.com	RESCHEDULED. Was originally June 21. Art cars, gallery space for car artists' other art, live music, group art car and mural, etc.
Jun 28	Sat	ComFest Columbus, Ohio, USA Scott Williams, scott_williams@ameritech.net, (614)262-4207	From newsletter: "Art cars now have our own site in center of Goodale Park... Leave your art car for the weekend; or bring supplies & create an art car."
Jun 29	Sun	ComFest Columbus, Ohio, USA Scott Williams, scott_williams@ameritech.net, (614)262-4207	From newsletter: "Art cars now have our own site in center of Goodale Park... Leave your art car for the weekend; or bring supplies & create an art car."

July 2003

Jul 2	Wed	Harrod Blank film preview Buffalo, New York, USA	Harrod Blank premieres a rough cut of his next art car documentary film. 7pm, Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre on Main St. in Theatre District. Patrick Keyes, 716-912-2108.
Jul 3	Thu	The Art Car Parade Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Jan Elftmann, elfdrum@visi.com	Symposium on Thursday. Parade on Friday.
		Art Car Summit Parade Breckenridge, Colorado, USA	Part of Breckenridge Independence Day parade. Event also includes gallery exhibit of car artists' other artwork.
		Friendship Festival Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada Buffalo, New York, USA	Art cars on display on Fort Erie side of festival, July 3-6, and in parade on Buffalo side, July 4. Tracy LeBlanc, tracy@friendshipfestival.com
Jul 4	Fri	The Art Car Parade Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Jan Elftmann, elfdrum@visi.com	Symposium on Thursday. Parade on Friday.
		Art Car Summit Parade Breckenridge, Colorado, USA	Part of Breckenridge Independence Day parade. Event also includes gallery exhibit of car artists' other artwork.
		Doo Dah Parade Columbus, Ohio, USA Ramona Moon, (614)885-7830	From newsletter: "Art cars gather around noon at Goodale Park and start their parading about 1pm."
		Burnin'Bush Art Car Parade Gerlach, Nevada, USA	.
		Friendship Festival Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada Buffalo, New York, USA	Art cars on display on Fort Erie side of festival, July 3-6, and in parade on Buffalo side, July 4. Tracy LeBlanc, tracy@friendshipfestival.com
Jul 5	Sat	Friendship Festival Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada Buffalo, New York, USA	Art cars on display on Fort Erie side of festival, July 3-6, and in parade on Buffalo side, July 4. Tracy LeBlanc, tracy@friendshipfestival.com
Jul 6	Sun	Friendship Festival Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada Buffalo, New York, USA	Art cars on display on Fort Erie side of festival, July 3-6, and in parade on Buffalo side, July 4. Tracy LeBlanc, tracy@friendshipfestival.com
Jul 10	Thu	Just For Laughs Festival starts Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Twelve art cars on display, with creators available for questions, 6-11pm weeknights and 2-11pm weekends. Ends July 20. Invitational.
Jul 18	Fri	AltWheels Transportation Festival Brookline, Massachusetts, USA	Art cars portion produced by the Society of Artcars in New England.
Jul 19	Sat	AltWheels Transportation Festival Brookline, Massachusetts, USA	Art cars portion produced by the Society of Artcars in New England.
Jul 20	Sun	Art on the Avenue Tacoma, Washington, USA	.
Jul 20	Sun	Just For Laughs Festival ends Montreal, Quebec, Canada	See July 10.
Jul 23	Wed	Greenwood Seafair Parade Seattle, Washington, USA	.
Jul 25	Fri	Art CARavan Weekend (Artscape) Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Part of the Artscape festival.
Jul 26	Sat	Art CARavan Weekend (Artscape) Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Part of the Artscape festival.
Jul 26	Sat	Maud Lewis Folk Festival Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada	.
Jul 27	Sun	Art CARavan Weekend (Artscape) Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Part of the Artscape festival.

August 2003

Aug 1	Fri	Central Art Car Exhibit & Celebration Omaha, Nebraska, USA Peter A. Lochren, pal_2000@hotmail.com, (402)344-8061	From Peter: "Seeking travelling art cars! Gas allowances and lodging available! Expect a great fun filled weekend!"
Aug 2	Sat	Central Art Car Exhibit & Celebration Omaha, Nebraska, USA Peter A. Lochren, pal_2000@hotmail.com, (402)344-8061	From Peter: "Seeking travelling art cars! Gas allowances and lodging available! Expect a great fun filled weekend!"
Aug 8	Fri	Kentucky Art Car Weekend Louisville, Kentucky, USA	.
Aug 9	Sat	Kentucky Art Car Weekend Louisville, Kentucky, USA	.
Aug 15	Fri	Art Car Stampede Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA	Part of the Beaux Arts Festival.
		Caroline Summerfest Denton, Maryland, USA	.
		CelebrateErie Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Art cars contact: Mary Headley, mwhtex@aol.com, (936)894-3364
		Gobsmacked! Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Invitational?
Aug 16	Sat	Art Car Stampede Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA	Part of the Beaux Arts Festival.
		Caroline Summerfest Denton, Maryland, USA	.
		CelebrateErie Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Art cars contact: Mary Headley, mwhtex@aol.com, (936)894-3364
		Gobsmacked! Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Invitational?
Aug 17	Sun	CelebrateErie Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Art cars contact: Mary Headley, mwhtex@aol.com, (936)894-3364
Aug 17	Sun	Gobsmacked! Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Invitational?
Aug 25	Mon	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 26	Tue	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 27	Wed	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 28	Thu	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 29	Fri	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 29	Fri	Americana Art Car Show Nacogdoches, Texas, USA Melissa Sanford, melissa@visitnacogdoches.org, (888)OLDEST-TOWN	Part of the Red River Radio Americana Festival.
Aug 30	Sat	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 30	Sat	Americana Art Car Show Nacogdoches, Texas, USA Melissa Sanford, melissa@visitnacogdoches.org, (888)OLDEST-TOWN	Part of the Red River Radio Americana Festival.
Aug 31	Sun	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Aug 31	Sun	Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival Asheville, North Carolina, USA	.

September 2003

Sep 1	Mon	Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, USA	.
Sep 5	Fri	Hot Times Festival Columbus, Ohio, USA Scott Williams, scott_williams@ameritech.net, (614)262-4207	From newsletter: "This is our main Columbus Art Car Group show of the season... A fine collection of out-of-state art cars is expected."
Sep 6	Sat	Hot Times Festival Columbus, Ohio, USA Scott Williams, scott_williams@ameritech.net, (614)262-4207	From newsletter: "This is our main Columbus Art Car Group show of the season... A fine collection of out-of-state art cars is expected."
Sep 7	Sun	Hot Times Festival Columbus, Ohio, USA Scott Williams, scott_williams@ameritech.net, (614)262-4207	From newsletter: "This is our main Columbus Art Car Group show of the season... A fine collection of out-of-state art cars is expected."
Sep 14	Sun	Downtown With the Arts Newark, Delaware, USA Dragonfly Leathrum, dragonflyl@hotmail.com, (302)266-0664	From Dragonfly: "Since this is also Community Day there should be a lot [of] people, but we won't parade because of street closures. ... Kinda first come first serve on travel stipends." Arrive Main St. 9am, stay until 5pm. Rain date: Sept 21.
Sep 14	Sun	Solano Avenue Stroll Berkeley, California, USA	Art cars contact: Philo Northrup, philo@artcarfest.com
Sep 19	Fri	Funky ARTCAR Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	.
Sep 20	Sat	Funky ARTCAR Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	.
Sep 20	Sat	Art in the City Newark, Ohio, USA Ramona Moon, (614)885-7830	Art cars participate in "Art on Second" section. From newsletter: "Set up in front of The Works ... just off courthouse square on South 2nd."
Sep 21	Sun	Funky ARTCAR Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	.
Sep 25	Thu	ArtCar Fest San Jose and Berkeley, California, USA	.
Sep 26	Fri	ArtCar Fest San Jose and Berkeley, California, USA	.
Sep 26	Fri	Route 66 Mother Road Festival Springfield, Illinois, USA	For art car registration form: 1-866-783-6645. "Only 10 art cars will be accepted."
Sep 27	Sat	ArtCar Fest San Jose and Berkeley, California, USA	.
Sep 27	Sat	Route 66 Mother Road Festival Springfield, Illinois, USA	For art car registration form: 1-866-783-6645. "Only 10 art cars will be accepted."
Sep 28	Sun	ArtCar Fest San Jose and Berkeley, California, USA	.
Sep 28	Sun	Route 66 Mother Road Festival Springfield, Illinois, USA	For art car registration form: 1-866-783-6645. "Only 10 art cars will be accepted."

October 2003

Oct 4	Sat	Inglewood Celebrates the Arts Market Street Festival Inglewood, California, USA	Art cars contact: Philo Northrup, philo@artcarfest.com
Oct 5	Sun	Roslindale Day Parade Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA	Art cars contact: Karl Haakonsen, cityhawk@pobox.com, (617)469-2692
Oct 10	Fri	Autumnfest Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA Gary Coover, gcoover@swbell.net	.
		Playa del Fuego (Autumn) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
		Wheel-O-Rama begins Buffalo, New York, USA	Ends October 19. Invitational. Part of Art on Wheels.
Oct 11	Sat	Autumnfest Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA Gary Coover, gcoover@swbell.net	.
Oct 11	Sat	Playa del Fuego (Autumn) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
Oct 12	Sun	Autumnfest Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA Gary Coover, gcoover@swbell.net	.
		Village Art Car Show Houston, Texas, USA	Produced by Houston Art Car Klub
		Playa del Fuego (Autumn) Townsend, Delaware, USA	Art cars are welcome but must stay parked: Policy
Oct 19	Sun	Art on Wheels exhibit ends Buffalo-Niagara area, New York, USA DATE UNCERTAIN	Started May 16. See also October 10 and October 21.
Oct 19	Sun	Wheel-O-Rama ends Buffalo, New York, USA	Started October 10.
Oct 21	Tue	Art on Wheels auction Buffalo, New York, USA	RESCHEDULED. Was November 3. Live auction of art cars. There may also be "early bird online opportunities" in October. See May 16.
Oct 24	Fri	Fort Worth Fall Music Festival & Art Fair Fort Worth, Texas, USA CANCELLED	CANCELLED
Oct 25	Sat	Fort Worth Fall Music Festival & Art Fair Fort Worth, Texas, USA CANCELLED	CANCELLED
Oct 25	Sat	Bernalillo Arts Trail Parade Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA	Julianna Kirwin: julianna@swcp.com, (505)771-0590
Oct 26	Sun	Fort Worth Fall Music Festival & Art Fair Fort Worth, Texas, USA CANCELLED	CANCELLED

November 2003

Nov 1	Sat	World Art Car Day celebration Houston, Texas, USA	RESCHEDULED. Was November 8.
Nov 2	Sun	World Art Car Day celebration Houston, Texas, USA	RESCHEDULED. Was November 8.
Nov 8	Sat	World Art Car Day celebration Linthicum, Maryland, USA	Conrad Bladey: cbladey@bcpl.net
Nov 21	Fri	Alpine's Gallery Night Alpine, Texas, USA	Keri Artzt: kiowa@overland.net, (432)837-3067
Nov 22	Sat	Alpine's Gallery Night Alpine, Texas, USA	Keri Artzt: kiowa@overland.net, (432)837-3067

December 2003

Dec 6	Sat	Petal and Lucedale Christmas Parades Petal and Lucedale, Mississippi, USA	Petal 10am, Lucedale 4pm. Barbara Mauldin: docbarbara@yahoo.com
Dec 31	Wed	First Night Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California, USA	VIVA! (Visually Interesting Vehicles Alliance) art car exhibit. Marilyn Dreampeace: dreampeace@aol.com

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