Vendors will also be set up in Mission Plaza where artists will be at work on the ground. Posters from this year's festival, as well as previous years, will be sold, along with T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats. A silent auction for framed posters will also be held, she said. Live entertainment ranging from dancers, singers and musicians to jugglers and storytellers will also perform in Mission Plaza, according to the press release. In the lawn area adjacent to the art center, sculptures are set up for children to paint, Friend said.
Families can come and enjoy themselves.
Friend said she is also encouraging college students to sign up to be artists in future festivals. This year's featured artist is Richard McConaghay, a participant in the festival for over five years, according to the press release. They are more spontaneous and a little more abstract. Carey Galliani, a freshman at San Luis Obispo High School, has been participating in I Madonnari for four or five years, she said. When she was 8 or 9 years old, her art teacher asked her to participate after watching her in class.