Arts

Your artwork can be included in the next A+Art exhibit displayed at the South Walton Campus of the Northwest Florida State College. The exhibit titled “One Size Fits All” is open to all CAA members!
 

The exhibit will consist of 10x10 wood panels, all for sale at $100.  You can purchase your two panels at the CAA offices at Bayou Arts Center, Monday through Friday from 8:30-3:30 p.m.; call 850-622-5970 for more information. The panels are $5 each and there is a limit of two panels per artist. More may be offered later, but they're rationing for now.
 

Allow the artist within your child to thrive at the Bayou Arts Center! This summer, the Cultural Arts Alliance will host youth workshops in its lovely studio space at Hogtown Bayou, located at 105 Hogtown Bayou Lane in Santa Rosa Beach. Workshop activities include, but are not limited to, drawing, printmaking, painting, and creating books. Classes are designed for children of all artistic abilities with fun and creativity for everyone as our goal.

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) A+ Art Committee in partnership with Northwest Florida State College announces the summer fine art exhibit featuring the work of 2012 Best in Show A+ Art Exhibition winner, Mara Viksnins. Viksnins work will be on display through August 23 at Northwest Florida State College South Walton campus. Viksnins won Best in Show for her piece titled, "Tickling the Ivories," which earned her the solo exhibit.
 

Allow the artist within your child to thrive at the Bayou Arts Center! This summer, the Cultural Arts Alliance will host two youth workshops in its lovely studio space at Hogtown Bayou, located at 105 Hogtown Bayou Lane in Santa Rosa Beach. Workshop activities include, but are not limited to, drawing, printmaking, painting, and creating books. Classes are designed for children of all artistic abilities with fun and creativity for everyone as our goal.

Workshops will take place on June 18 - 20 and July 16 - 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m..

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach is SoWal's annual projection art festival, where artists use the latest technologies to project art onto the town’s massive white walls.This year's festival takes place on June 7 from 8:30 - 11:00 p.m. and June 8 from 8:30 - midnight.

Do you have creative kids that have a love of theater and improv? Sign them up for Seaside Repertory Theatre’s Camp Showtime. Your kids will learn the basics of storytelling, theatre, team building, improvisation and performance skills, and you can enjoy watching their self confidence and self esteem improve while they discover their own creativity.
 

Camp Showtime will offer daily sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Ages eight and older are welcome for $30 per day or $75 per week and slots are limited, so sign up soon.
 

The new summer season of the Seaside Repertory Theatre offers non-stop entertainment and family fun all summer long. The REP’s actors perform main stage productions and children’s theater on various stages in Seaside and all around SoWal, starting Memorial Day and running through August 19. Local residents and area visitors are invited to enjoy great entertainment that will spark the imagination no matter the age.
 

Main Stage Theatre Productions

Memorial Day Weekend kicks off summer and South Walton beach towns bustle with beach lovers enjoying holiday fun in the sun. Every which way you turn there are tons of fun ways to rejoice with family and friends.

From outdoor music concerts to movies under the stars, outdoor children's theater to fireworks displays, you can always find special activities unique to our beach. Here's our latest SoWal List packed with wonderful events coming up over the long weekend.
 

Thursday, May 23

Digital Graffiti is one of SoWal's most favorite events and this year’s festival promises to wow guests and invigorate their senses with new interactive exhibits, performance art, a lounge overlooking Lake Marilyn, and a world renowned DJ.

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast and the Forrest Williams Band are teaming up for a great concert on Friday, September 20 at 6 p.m. Save the date for the Backyard Boogie for the Arts featuring the Forrest Williams Band & Friends in Santa Rosa Beach. Proceeds from the event will benefit Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast’s Arts in Medicine program.