2008 Event Overview: September 19-21

As a Community Volunteer effort, our SPARK Components are determined by those people in the public who have the energy, vision and heart to make it happen. As a result, each SPARKcon’s lineup is dependent on what Organizers take it upon themselves to do. Our job at SPARKcon is to help give Organizers the tools they need to make it happen. Here’s a running list of what Organizers want to do for 2008:

groundSPARK / VAE Raleigh Street Painting Festival

An entire block shut down to see the best chalk art we can create. See the work of more than 300 artists.
organized by Sarah Powers and the Visual Art Exchange

musicSPARK

Highlight clubs doing their thing with local music.
organized by Chico Scott and Greg Ettenson who are seeking others to each take a single venue

fashionSPARK

Local designers on the runway
organized by Allison Beale

graffitiSPARK

12 canvasses for our local grafitti artists to show off their skills -live!
organized by Victor Knight, Bart Cusick and Gab Smith

yogaSPARK

An entire day of yoga teaching and learning
organized by Lea Peace

bugSPARK

Annual Bugfest celebration to entice the public with the joys of creepy-crawlies.
organized by the Museum of Natural Sciences

bazaarSPARK

Local craftspeople, brands, a sampling form the Moore Square Farmer’s market, and even transportation by Raleigh Rickshaw!
organized by Ty Beddingfield

storySPARK

Local authors read their stuff!
organized by Billy Warden, Greg Behr, and the Raleigh Quarterly

filmSPARK

Local films and animated shorts from NCSU’s college of Design.
organized by Greg Ettenson

artSPARK

Local visual artists will project their works on the Big Screen for the ImageSlam, plus an open gallery showcasing local artists and their process
organized by Ben Aubin and Lauren Turner

healthSPARK

An exhibition of various healing methods to empower your body.
organized by Nina Be, Maurice Werness, and Ben Townsend

bodySPARK

Sharing the runway will be several body artists exhibiting the latest in tattoo and piercing.
organizers

ideaSPARK

Unconference–style 1 hour workshops at the Urban Design Center on various SPARK topics
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youthSPARK

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