He\u2019ll join a large collection of notable local artists and musicians who\u2019ve volunteered their time and talents in support of Creative Clay\u2019s 30th anniversary.<\/p>\n
\u201cArmani,\u201d says the organization\u2019s CEO Kim Dohrman, \u201cdoes a lot of lectures. His message, when he does these talks and visits, is all about encouraging people with disabilities to have their dreams \u2013 and not give up on their dreams.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a living example of that. He has always dreamed, since he was little, about racing cars. And he did all the things he needed to do to have that dream come true. And that\u2019s really similar to the artists at Creative Clay, who\u2019ve always used art as a tool to create, and express, and be a part of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams will be accompanied by an official NASCAR truck \u201cwrapped in Creative Clay art,\u201d according to Dohrman. \u201cIt is so cool! It is just cool. Never in a million years would I have thought the word NASCAR would come out of my mouth in any way, shape or form. But when I saw this truck, I was blown away.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Christie Lenee.<\/p>\n
Guitarist and singer Christie Lenee will perform, along with Ella Jet, Rebecca Pulley, the Burke Brothers (from the band Have Gun, Will Travel) and others. The Good Folk Band, which includes three members of the Creative Clay staff on instruments, backing three member artist\/singers, will also take to the Coliseum stage.<\/p>\n
Creative Clay\u2019s first such festival, an open-air block party on Central Avenue, took place in 2007. The venue changed over the years, but the celebratory spirit never did. In 2019, in partnership with the Hideaway Caf\u00e9, Good Folk was held beneath the I-275 underpass.<\/p>\n
Then came Covid, and there hasn\u2019t been a festival since.<\/p>\n
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Celebrated folk artist Missionary Mary Proctor will be in attendance.<\/p>\n
For the 30th anniversary, Dohrman explains, \u201cWe said, \u201clet\u2019s do something to honor that festival feel, and that love and inclusive feeling we got with having folk artists like Missionary Mary Proctor exhibit right next to our own folk artists.\u2019 All the member artists just loved it. It created a special vibe that we weren\u2019t really getting when we did the traditional party, gala thing for our fundraiser.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Proctor, the renowned Florida-based folk artist, will be in attendance this time around, too.)<\/p>\n
Musician Stuart Hyatt, who in 2005 used art from Creative Clay artists in the unique canvas packaging for his acclaimed orchestral pop album Shrimp Attack, is another guest.<\/p>\n
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Musician Stuart Hyatt will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his \u201cShrimp Attack\u201d album.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe decided he wanted to come to the festival, help us celebrate our 30 years,\u201d Dohrman says. \u201cHe decided he wanted to do a re-release of Shrimp Attack, on vinyl. The first one was on CD.\u201d<\/p>\n