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LOCAL ARTS COLLABORATION BRINGS SAN ANTONIO ARTIST MARGARET CRAIG BACK TO SALINA FOR FEBRUARY RESIDENCY

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2/6/2025 4:35:00 PM

The Creature from the Bleached Lagoon roamed the Smoky Hill River Festival grounds in 2023 & 2024. On the inside of the costume, San Antonio artist, Margaret Craig, engaged festivalgoers by consuming recyclable materials being fed into the gapping jaws of the creature. The same recyclable materials she uses for her unique creations. 

 

Margaret employs unique surface design elements with sculptural and printmaking techniques, creating varied textures and patterns in her complex creations. Margaret was celebrated as the  San Antonio Art League & Museum's 2024 Artist of the Year, and we are excited to welcome her back to Salina for an Artist in Residence through a collaboration between the Salina Art Center and the Smoky Hill River Festival. 

 

Margaret, currently in residence at the Salina Art Center Warehouse, is creating her new Twisted Twister costume that will debut at this year's Festival, June 12-15, 2025. In addition to the Twisted Twister debut, Margaret will be the Festival’s featured Sunday Scavenger Hunt Artist. You can catch a sneak peek of her intricate objects which will disperse throughout Oakdale Park on Sunday, June 15th, from her Setting Seed installation that will be on view throughout the festival weekend or stop by the Salina Art Center now to see a variation of this installation throughout the month of February. 

 

 

 

 

 

The public is encouraged to engage with Margaret and her work throughout the month. Opportunities include: 

 

  • Setting Seed installation on display at the Salina Art Center
  • Twisted Twister, under construction at the Art Center Warehouse
  • Artist Talk with Margaret: Friday, February 21, 12:00 -1:00 pm, at the Warehouse on 149 S. 4th Street. FREE and open to the public. 

 

For more information about Margaret Craig's work in Salina, contact Crystal Hammerschmidt, Art Services Coordinator at Salina Arts & Humanities, Crystal.hammerschmidt@salina.org, 785-309-5770. Interested community members are also encouraged to contact the Salina Art Center to inquire about her current work on display and residency, at 785-827-1431, info@salinaartcenter.org.

 

Please visit the Smoky Hill River Festival website for more information about the event at riverfestival.com, or reach Festival staff at sah@salina.org, 785-309-5770. The Smoky Hill River Festival, June 12-15, 2025, is a project of Salina Arts & Humanities. 

 

For needed accommodations, please call Amanda Morris at Salina Arts & Humanities at 785-309-5770 between 8:00 am and noon and 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Every effort will be made to accommodate known disabilities. For material or speech access, please call at least five working days before the event.

 

Salina Arts & Humanities, a department of the City of Salina, has served a unique role as an arts advocate and resource partner since 1966. The Smoky Hill River Festival, Horizons Grants Program, Smoky Hill Museum, Arts Infusion Program in schools, Community Art & Design, and Creative Connections are among the programs of Salina Arts & Humanities, located at 211 W. Iron Avenue in Salina.

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