Nineteenth Annual Texas Bamboo Festival September 24-25, 2011 - Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, TX Saturday 10 am - 6 pm, Sunday 10 am - 5pm - Free Admission Festival Pictures: 19th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival (September 24-25, 2011) Bamboo Plants and Crafts for Sale - Educational Talks - Learn about Growing and Working with Bamboo - Weaving and Spinning Demonstrations by the The Weavers and Spinners Society of Austin, Bamboo Bow and Arrow Making Demonstrations, Silk Art Exhibit, "Bamboo As an Element" - Workshop presented by Charissa Brock, Instructor Exhibitors: Charissa Brock, Workshop Facilitator - Presentation 10:30 am Saturday Lynn Luukinen, Texile Artist - Meet the Artist on Sunday 12:30 pm Jack Farrell, Bow and Arrow Maker - ongoing demonstration & discussion Weavers and Spinners Society of Austin - spinning demonstrations Cedar Creek Timber Bamboo Farm Performances Sponsored by Multicultural Artists Partnership Saturday 11:30am - 1 pm Vendors: Hotline Design Ink Bamboo Motif -t-shirts and tote bags Bamboo Branch - beads, jewelry, bamboo pieces for crafts, bamboo branch mini windchime kits RM-Collectibles.com - Hand-Made Bamboo Crafts from Mt. Fuji, Japan Simmons Family Farm - Bamboo Plants Bamboo Bend Nursery- Bamboo Plants www.bambootexas.com - Bamboo Plants Carmen Art Studio - Paintings, Photos & Garden art hangers Rama Tiru of Tiru Gallery Lynn Sissney, Austin Area Creative Designers Festival Schedule - 19th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival Saturday Sept 24, 2011 10 am - 19th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival Officially Begins 10 am - Silent Auction Begins Ongoing - Exhibitors and Plant Vendors (see list above) 10:30 am - Charissa Brock - Presentation on Her Work with Bamboo 11:30 -am - 1 pm - Performances Sponsored by Multicultural Artists Partnership 12 noon - 5 pm Bamboo As An Element Workshop - presented by Charissa Brock (Registration Required for Workshop - Limited to 12 People) 1 pm Bamboo Class 2:45 pm - Silent Auction Ends 3 pm Live Bamboo Auction Begins 5 pm Annual Members Meeting 6 pm - Festival ends and Resumes on Sunday Dinner - a restaurant -still to be decided... Sunday, September 25, 2011 10 am - Festival Resumes - Plant and Craft Sales, Videos on the Screen 10:00 am - Charissa Brock - Bamboo Splitting Demonstration 12 noon - 5 pm - Bamboo As An Element Workshop Presumes 12:30 pm - Lynn Luukinen - Meet the Artist 1:15 pm - Jack Farrell - Bamboo Bow Making 2 pm - Bamboo Class 5 pm - Festival Closes Charissa Brock, Special Guest Presenter: Charissa Brock has been a studio artist for the past 16 years, and has spent the last decade working closely with bamboo. She received an MFA in fiber arts from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Her work can be seen at Pucini Lubel Gallery in Seattle, Snyderman/The Works in Philadelphia, and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, in Portland, Oregon. Charissa’s work is included in the Arizona State University Museum and the Lieberman Collection. She is the coordinator for the American Bamboo Society Arts and Crafts awards, which awards artists for their innovative use of bamboo as an art material. Send inquiries here