The Arts in Nature Festival presented by the Nature Consortium took advantage of the very warm day on Saturday to present numerous art installations, musical performances and opportunities to enjoy the setting at Camp Long.
Interaction ranges from using duct tape-wrapped chopsticks to hammer out a jam on Benson Smith’s “Junk Chime” to physically entering Installation Artist Markel Uriu’s “Bowers” to climbing aboard the converted RV that is YAMS, the Yesler Arts Mobile Studio providing hands-on art and craft making for all.

A perfect example of the “arts in nature” concept encouraging artists and audience members to engage in active participation is the piece Inner Galactic. Created by Maya Soto (choreographer) + Nico Tower (composer/multidisciplinary artist). The “Innernauts” explore the poetry of geology and the magic of time and sediment. They transform a cabin into a fantastical moon-like cave of crystals, craters, stalagmites, shadows and light representing deep matters of the heart using light + shadow boxes, visual design/art installation and original sound composition to create a new interactive sound environment. Visitors contribute through writing and sound-making.

Sunday Schedule:

Seattle SaxWorks 11:00am – 12:00pm Nancy Stage
Duo Finelli 11:00am – 12:30pm Entrance
Kari Ann Hailey 11:30am – 12:15pm Pond
Tee Hee Hee 11:45am – 12:45pm By the Beer Garden
The Abaraka Trio 12:00pm – 1:00pm Nancy Stage
Eric Apoe 12:30pm – 1:30pm Glacier
Timothy Bertsch 12:30pm – 1:30pm Pond
Ky Burt 1:00pm – 2:00pm Meadow Amphitheater
Suzanne Simmons 1:00pm – 2:00pm Nancy Stage
The Steering Committee 2:00pm – 3:00pm Pond
Brendan Regan 2:15pm – 3:15pm Nancy Stage
Hoopsmiles 3:00pm – 3:45pm Meadow
Animals of Grace 3:00pm – 4:00pm Glacier
Ian McFeron 3:00pm – 4:00pm Pond
B Sharp Studio 3:10pm – 4:00pm Nancy Stage
Strong Sun Moon 4:00pm – 5:00pm Nancy Stage
Michael Trew 4:00pm-5:00pm Glacier
Argan Band 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pond
Animals of Grace 5:15pm-6:00pm Nancy Stage