ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival May 7-8

ArtsQuest, the 34th annual fine arts festival produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA), is pleased to announce the 2022 Festival’s Featured Artist, Orestes Barrios Marañón

Barrios Marañón was the 2021 ArtsQuest ‘Best in Show’ winner. His featured piece, “Fable In Eden”, is a parody of fables and everyday life, creating stories with each of the characters that live in it. Color is an important and leading element in his art. His wide range of work will be on display at ArtsQuest.

ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival
May 7-8, 2022
Grand Boulevard
Miramar Beach Florida

A Mother’s Day weekend tradition, ArtsQuest is a juried show scheduled to take place May 7 & 8, in the Town Center of Grand Boulevard at Sandestin.

Presented by Grand Boulevard Town Center, with additional support from Visit South Walton, the Florida Department of State, Division of Arts & Culture, and Emerald Coast Magazine, ArtsQuest will feature over 100 other artists in various mediums including, but not limited to, ceramics, glass, oil and acrylics, photography, sculpture, metal and wood. These exhibiting artists from around the United States will compete for awards and cash prizes totaling $10,000.

The Festival will offer heritage art demonstrations, a CAA member artist exhibit, a Walton County student exhibit, continuous live music and entertainment, and “ImagiNation: where kids rule.” A full cash bar will be available throughout the weekend in Grand Park.

ArtsQuest is part of Art Month Walton County, a collaboration of visual, performing and literary arts events presented in diverse formats and venues throughout Walton County in May. Art Month Walton also includes “Under the Sea” - a fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art, Digital Graffiti Festival at Alys Beach, the Longleaf Writers Conference, Music on Main in DeFuniak Springs, Sinfonia Goes Pop, Xanadu - a production from Emerald Coast Theatre Company, Gallery events and more.

Volunteers are needed throughout ArtsQuest weekend to work on all aspects of the festival. Those willing to help can sign up at CulturalArtsAlliance.com/volunteer. Sponsorships are still available, and interested businesses can contact Gabby@culturalartsalliance.com for more information.

ArtsQuest is a rain or shine event. The festival is open to the public, and a $5 admission donation is requested. Visit CulturalArtsAlliance.com for more information about ArtsQuest as well as other Art Month events, which are supported in part by Visit South Walton.

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2022 ArtsQuest Member Tent Application​

Members of the Cultural Arts Alliance are invited to present up to three pieces of your artwork, for sale or display, in the Betty & Johnny Main CAA Member Art Tent during the 34th Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival alongside over 120 juried artists.

The Festival begins Saturday, May 7 at 10:00am and runs through Sunday, May 8 at 5:00pm and is being held in Grand Boulevard.

If you are interested, and your work is of a caliber to show in a Fine Arts Festival, please read our requirement guidelines below carefully. There will be a CAA Members "Best in Show” winner who will receive a $100 award.

The CAA will accept original art in any medium, including paintings, photography, glass art, wood, baskets, fiber, fabric art, metal art, and pottery.

Application and requirement guidelines:

Join us in celebrating 34 years of ArtsQuest!
VOLUNTEERS are needed May 7th - 8th!
Sign up to volunteer for ArtsQuest today!
tinyurl.com/ArtsQuest2022-Volunteer

In its 34th year, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is planned for May 7-8, 2022! Produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and presented by Grand Boulevard Town Center, ArtsQuest provides an opportunity to view and purchase original art from over 100 artists from around the country.

ArtsQuest is a juried show that includes artists in the categories of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Oils & Acrylics, Original Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, Wood and Works on Paper (Watercolor, Printmaking, Pastels, Pencils, Ink). ArtsQuest awards $10,000 in cash prizes.

New this year at ArtsQuest, the CAA is excited to bring its popular virtual Art on Demand series to the event. Art on Demand LIVE interactive 60-90 minute workshops, presented by The Alys Foundation, are scheduled throughout the festival weekend and include some of our most watched and best-loved episodes. Participants can take a painting session with award-winning local artists Allison Wickey and Justin Gaffrey, create crush-worthy cocktails with Christine Tarpey of Better Together Beverage, enjoy a guided tour of French wines with spirits expert Mike Jones or discover a new favorite wine while sampling several under the radar selections with Sommelier Casey Dunn. Workshops are ticketed separately and registration is available at CulturalArtsAlliance.com/upcoming-events.

The rain or shine event also features live performances, artist demonstrations, ImagiNation: where kids rule, food, beverages and more! Join us in the Town Center of Grand Boulevard, from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 7th and again on Sunday, May 8th, 10am - 5pm. A $5 donation will be accepted at the entrance gate.

In May 1989, a group of artists and volunteers led by Susan Foster, Jan Clarke & Jeff Ellis organized the first Grayton Beach Fine Arts Festival (now ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival). Two years later, Foster and Hilda McDonald coordinated a children's art festival, eventually called the Flutterby Festival.

Both events were designed to showcase local artists and raise money for after-school children’s art classes. Because of the success of these events, it became necessary to form an organization through which grants and scholarships could be awarded, and the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) was founded in 1993 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

In over two decades, the CAA has grown exponentially, fine-tuning these traditions while adding programs, events and services and growing into a leader in the community with a mission to support the arts through leadership, advocacy, funding, programs and education. In 2008, the CAA received designation by the County and State as the official

Local Arts Agency (LAA) of Walton County and was designated as the administrator of all revenues from the sale of the Florida Arts license plates in Walton County. The CAA headquarters is the Bayou Arts Center where over 200 art classes are offered every year to adults and children.

The CAA produces the 30A Songwriters Festival, Valentine Tour of Homes, ArtsQuest, Under the Sea fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art, and the Flutterby Festival. Tens of thousands of dollars are awarded annually to teachers, students, artists and arts organizations through the CAA’s Art For All Program, which is funded through grants and net proceeds from these events. In 2016, the Foster Gallery, the CAA’s artist collective named for foundation Susan Foster, opened and in 2018, the CAA and South Walton Artificial Reef Association partnered to launch the nation’s first Underwater Museum of Art with the goal of deploying curated sculptures as artificial reefs.

THIS WEEKEND May 7th and 8th in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin ✨ The 34th Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival features over 100 artists!
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ArtsQuest is a juried show that includes artists in the categories of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Oils & Acrylics, Original Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, Wood and Works on Paper (Watercolor, Printmaking, Pastels, Pencils, Ink).
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Join us for “Something To Wine About” at ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival. This Art on Demand LIVE session features wine and spirits expert Mike Jones as tasting guide. Participants will enjoy a tasty tour of French wines.

Saturday, May 7th from 4 - 5 p.m. | Grand Boulevard at Sandestin

Purchase tickets ️ culturalartsalliance.com/event-details/something-to-wine-about-with-mike-jones

Art on Demand LIVE presented by Alys Beach

✨ Art on Demand will be LIVE at ArtsQuest next weekend! ✨

Get your tickets for Justin Gaffrey's art demo: The Art of Seascapes on Saturday, May 7 during ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival in Grand Blvd Town Center.

Participants will receive the Gaffrey Art Material Seascape Paint Kit and learn how to sculpt heavy texture paint with a palette knife.

Tickets available at culturalartsalliance.com/event-details/the-art-of-seascapes-with-justin-gaffrey

✨ Art on Demand LIVE at ArtsQuest! ✨

️ Purchase tickets for Landscapes with Allison Wickey on Saturday, May 7 during ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival in Grand Blvd Town Center at 2pm.

Participants will learn how to paint an Allison Wickey landscape using Venetian plaster and acrylic paint.

Reserve your tickets:
culturalartsalliance.com/event-details/landscapes-with-allison-wickey

A.Wickey Studio-Gallery | Alys Beach

Bidding is now open!

The ART & MORE AUCTION features lots of great items including gift cards, paintings by local artists, snorkel trips, festival tickets, fitness classes and even an Underwater Museum of Art sculpture sponsorship!

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The auction will close on Sunday, May 8 at 3 PM CST.