With more than 20,000 students enrolled at Pierce College, we must be swimming with talent of different kinds. It would be great if Pierce could find a way to highlight that talent.
How about a Student Art Fair on the Mall for one or two days out of the semester?
Students, faculty and staff could come together and participate in whatever way they see fit.
College of the Desert in Palm Springs is celebrating its 40th year of hosting something similar. It’s called “The Street Fair.”
According to their website, they offer “merchandise and services for all ages and any budget, the Street Fair offers over a thousand items for sale from artisans, home goods, fashion, furniture, vintage cars, a farmer’s market, live entertainment, gourmet food and much more.”
Sales from this long-standing event not only support local artists, but it’s also linked to helping raise money for the college as well.
“All funds raised from merchant space rentals provide annual funding and support for students attending the College of the Desert. By supporting The Street Fair merchants, you are also supporting students!”
Members of the Pierce community would be welcome to participate and sell their artistic pieces or just set up a booth to highlight their works.
There could be food trucks present, as well as some form of artistic entertainment to entice people, including musicians, jugglers and comedians.
This is an event that could be hosted by the Associated Student Organization (ASO), and it could be open to the public to attract people to the campus.
Pierce has a sprawling campus. We should use the space we have to have fun and build our community.
