MEDIARELEASETuesday1stNovember2016
NATIONALFOLKFESTIVALCELEBRATESPARTNERSHIPWITHLOCALCANBERRAARTISTTheNationalFolkFestivalisdelightedtoannounceapartnershipwithacclaimedlocalCanberraartistPaulSummerfieldwhohasbeenengagedtoprovidetheFestival’sartworkforthenextfouryears.BasedintheACT,PaulSummerfield’sworkisfantasticalandrichlyillustrativeandhasfeaturedinsoloandgroupshowsfromANUtoTheBelconnenArtCentre,TuggeranongArtsCentreandTheFrontGallery.Asaprolificanddynamicartist,hehashadavariedcareer-fromcreatingmuralsforLonsdaleStreetRoaster,MaxBrennerandCanberraHospital,todesigningartworkforfestivals,albumsandzines,paintingpersonalportraitsandin2015launchingaspecialcolouring-inbook‘SecretCities’.Withdegreesinbothfineartandanimation,Paul’sartpracticeisinspiredbythesurrealistworkofBrettWhitelyandRogerDeanwhoiswellknownfordesigningiconicalbumcoversofEnglishbands.Forthe2017NationalFolkFestival,PaulSummerfieldhascreatedanartworkwhichencapsulatesthespiritandethosoftheFestival.TakinginspirationfromattendingtheNationalFolkFestivalformanyyears,Paulsays“Iwantedtocapturetheenergyofthefestival,toshowitsappealtoeveryone,notjustpeoplewholikefolkmusic”.TheNationalFolkFestivalwillworkwithPaulSummerfieldoverafouryearperiodduringwhichhewilldesignuniqueartworkfortheFestival’sannualpostersandmerchandise.The2017NationalFolkFestivalisoninCanberraacrossfivejam-packeddaysontheEasterWeekend-13-17April2017.Earlybirdticketsnowavailable.Thefirstmajorartistline-upwillbeannouncedshortly.KeepupwithallthelatestFestivalnewsandannouncementsatwww.folkfestival.org.auoronourFacebookorTwitterpages.@natfolkfest#ournff#5daysinaperfectworldFormoreinformationonPaulSummerfield,goto:www.psummerfield.comAllMediaEnquiriestoNationalFolkFestivalPublicistBettinaRichtermob:0414441860e:[email protected]
