Date: Saturday, April 21, 10 AM to 4 PM
Location: Hillside Church at 545 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose, CA
The Commissioned Arts Festival is a free multicultural family event to celebrate people’s creative artistic skills and to provide an event to allow artists to share their creations.
We will have a variety of arts and crafts for sale, including items from Ethiopia.
There will be a Creativity Station for children and families to create art, listen to stories and learn to write poetry.
In addition, we will be offering a Creative Performing Art Space for artists to share dance and musical creations.
We will have some food, including Turkish food, macarons, and several food trucks (Mister Softee and Tchuvis).
There will also be a silent auction with a wide variety of items.
Commissioned is a fundraiser for the Horn of Africa (USA) – hornofafrica.org – which works in some of the most difficult places in the Horn of Africa and beyond and works with indigenous leaders to alleviate extreme poverty through health care, construction projects and women’s empowerment initiatives.
You can get free tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commissioned-art-festival-tickets-42512612368
Click on word Blog at the top to see the list of participants and the schedule.
Theme Verse: Exodus 31: 3- 6
3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. 4 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. 5 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!
6 “And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:
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