The ARTS ACTION TEAM

Having Art and Cultural opportunities in the Annandale Area was identified in the original Community Visioning Session. A group of interested Annandale area residents formed a committee and has worked on multiple projects over the past 10 years. The first identified project was to purchase an outdoor portable performance stage. Fundraising commenced and ACT Arts successfully raised over $50,000 to purchase a stage which was then gifted to the city of Annandale. This stage is now known as The Rudolph Performance Stage in honor of Ken Rudolph and Jim Rudolph. The Arts Action Team utilizes the stage each summer for a Summer Concert Series held in the Annandale Municipal Park. These concerts are held every 2nd and 4th Friday at 7:00 p.m. June-August, overlooking beautiful Pleasant Lake. Concerts provided are of a good variety and quality. These concerts are free to the public, just bring your lawn chair.

The Arts Action Team also sponsors and organizes the Downtown Annandale Art Crawl held the first Thursday of each October. This popular events showcases, area artists and musicians and is hosted by Downtown Business'. This event is free to the public.

A current project for the Arts Action Team has been planning for outdoor public art. In the summer of 2011 the first public art sculpture was commissioned and placed in the Annandale Municipal Park. The Breeze Gate signifies the important relationship Annandale area residents have with the lakes and nature. Located around the Gate are 7 Boulders that represent the major lakes surrounding the community of Annandale. The Team looks forward to providing more public art in our community.To fund the events, the Arts Action Team has hosted two important fundraisers. The Petals and Palate Garden Tour is held each July and the Holiday Home Tour is held in November.

The Arts Action Team meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 at the Snooty Fox Gallery located at 20 East Cedar Street.