Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

This weekend – March 5th and 6th - is the 46th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa. Over the last few years it has really become one of the more prestigious festivals in the country. I was thrilled when I received their invitation to participate in this year’s show. It should be a super weekend. :)  

The hours are Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and then Sunday 10 am – 5 pm.  My booth number is #83 which seems to be pretty central – maybe slight closer to the river that runs along the park. There will be so much good art there I am sure a walk around the whole thing would be well worth it. 



Mandarin Art Festival - March 26-27

I've added the Mandarin Art Festival in Jacksonville, FL on Easter weekend, March 26 and 27. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. I've had to change some of my normal Easter traditions but I am looking forward to being out with my art and chatting with folks who will probably be in a relaxed and happy mood (as Easter tends to be).  And it's a hometown show for me which is actually very rare. So being home in the evening instead of at a hotel will be more cozy and nice. :)

Here is their website http://www.mandarinartfestival.org/ and the address of the festival is 12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL 32223.

Mount Dora (and report from New Smyrna)

This weekend will be my second annual trip to the Mount Dora Arts Festival. It's a big show and I'm pretty optimistic. It'll be sunny and cool and I'm sure the crowds will be out. I'll give you a report next week on how it went. Here's a link to their website if you are interested. http://mountdoracenterforthearts.org/arts-festival/

Last weekend New Smyrna was great. I more than doubled my sales from last year. That's always a good thing. And since it was my first show of 2016 I'm going to use that result as a good omen for the whole year. Why not right? :)

Oh and I also was lucky enough to win an award. Another good sign. The official name was an "Award of Commendation". I think it was a tie for 8th place? But out of 240 talented artists I will definitely take it. :)

Images Art Festival - New Smyrna Beach

This coming weekend I am heading back to New Smyrna Beach for the Images Art Festival. This is my second year participating in the show which has definitely added to my excitement. There are several reasons for this but primarily it's because of their art patron program. Last year there were so many patrons who came out and who were dedicated art lovers and buyers...many even came out all three days. 

Aside from the art I am looking forward to the weekend in this quaint central Florida beach town. The weather should be nice and the venue is so awesome. It's really just a super place to spend a winter weekend. 

 http://imagesartfestival.org/

2015 ends. 2016 begins.

So I went to post my 2016 winter and spring festival schedule and it made me think back on the passing year. It some ways I can't believe 2015 is ending. In other ways, it was a long year and it seems about right. :) 

Here is my 2016 schedule thus far...til summer anyway. :)

  • Images: A Festival of the Arts - January 29-31 - New Smyrna Beach, FL

  • Mount Dora Arts Festival - February 6-7 - Mount Dora, FL

  • Gasparilla Festival of the Arts - March 5-6 - Tampa, FL

  • Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival - March 18-20 - Fairhope, AL

  • Atlanta Dogwood Festival - April 8-10 - Atlanta, GA

  • Magic City Art Festival - April 22-24 - Birmingham, AL

  • Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival - May 20-22 - Raleigh, NC (tentative)

Atlanta Arts

The Atlanta Arts Festival is awesome. The people, the artists, the venue - it's all great. My favorite artist this year was Sloane Bibb. Very creative work so check out his website.

http://www.sloanebibb.com

In two weeks I'll be in Hoover, AL at the Moss Rock Festival. I've heard good things and I am looking forward to it. My last trip to Birmingham was super, so of course that makes me optimistic. :)

Here is a picture of Piedmont Park on Sunday morning at the festival. Overcast and beautiful 

Blue Ridge, Georgia :)

I'm in Blue Ridge GA this weekend. It's lovely. I am participating in their Arts in the Park Fall Festival. I have a feeling that it's going to be great.

The best thing about it is my sister lives here. :) So I get to stay with her and her husband all weekend. And their home here is a dream. Seriously. Well, this whole area is just so nice. I feel fortunate to just be here.  Here's to a good weekend! 

St Augustine - and a thank you to NC

I've added St Augustine to my festival list for the fall. It's the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving. The specific dates and times are Nov 28th 10am - 5pm and Nov 29th 10am - 4:30pm. I've never participated in this festival but my dad has. It's should be fun and it's local for me. So I'm excited and happy about it! :)  Here is a link to their website. 

http://www.staugustineartfestival.com/

Other than that I wanted to provide an update on my two recent trips to North Carolina. Both Lazy Daze and Centerfest were super awesome. I really love the area and I always do well in terms of selling my work. So it's a good fit it seems. :) Thanks to all who came out! I am sure to be back in the spring. 

 

 

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