Arts

Over 100 fine artists from the Southeast and cities across the country gathered in Destin last month to exhibit and compete for $9,000 in cash prizes at the 18th Annual Festival of the Arts juried art show held at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village. Local artist Juan Franciso Adaro, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina who now resides in Santa Rosa Beach, received the coveted "Best in Show" and $1,500 cash prize for his contemporary artwork.
 

The annual Flutterby Children’s Arts Festival is one of SoWal's funnest and most colorful festivals, and will once again be held at Rosemary Beach on Nov. 9-10, 2013. Presented by the Merchants of Rosemary Beach and the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA), the Flutterby Festival celebrates art, nature, and the migration of the Monarch Butterfly through the region.

Celebrate the 13th Annual Film Festival at WaterColor under the stars with your friends and family at the Marina Park Amphitheater for two evenings of extraordinary films on Nov. 1 and 2.

Most of the seafood we enjoy in South Walton comes from the Apalachicola Bay area - one of the world's richest marine estuaries. For true seafood lovers, there's no better place or time to celebrate delicious seafood and the rich heritage of the seafood industry than the annual Florida Seafood Festival on the banks of the Apalachicola river.

Who wants to enjoy some fabulous films under the stars? SoWal.com and WaterColor Inn and Resort are giving away five sets of four weekend passes to the 13th Annual Mountain Film Festival at WaterColor Nov 1 & 2. This is a great chance to enjoy two evenings of extraordinary films under the stars with your friends and family at the Marina Park Amphitheater!

Telluride MountainFilm on Tour has become a favorite Fall tradition for many in South Walton and not to be missed. SoWal.com is once again proud to sponsor such a fine event.

Here's your chance to win a pair of tickets to Artists for Animals at Grayt Grounds of Monet Monet in Grayton Beach, Nov. 14, 2013. The event will benefit two local charities, Alaqua Animal Refuge and Sinfonia Gulf Coast. SoWal.com is giving away two pairs of tickets to this grayt event - we'll pick two random winners on Nov. 11, 2013. 

Local artist Joan Vienot will debut an exhibit of paintings at Grayt Grounds of Monet Monet in Grayton Beach with a reception on Nov. 2 from 5-9 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and join friends and the art community for this special evening event in the gardens. Joan's art exhibit, "The Present Moment", will be on display at Grayt Grounds from Nov. 2-17. 

The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) will host the 18th Annual Festival of the Arts on Oct. 26-27, 2013. One of the Southeast's premier art festivals, the event features more than 100 juried artists competing for cash prizes. Previously held at Henderson Beach State Park in Destin, Fla., the anticipated annual event is moving a mile north to the recently enhanced Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village. 

The Seaside Institute will hold its first Plein Air Artists Colony Invitational in Seaside from Oct. 14-19, 2013. The artists invited to participate will stay in the new Seaside Academic Village cottages. A dozen artists will demonstrate open air painting as they capture scenes on canvas at locations in Seaside, Rosemary Beach, and Alys Beach.

A professional artist for more than 20 years and a glass artist for the past 13, Mary Hong is now sharing her passion for glass and unique techniques through instructional workshops. The upcoming "Glass Art Meets Canvas/Board" workshops are themed for fall and the holidays. The October classes will feature fall designs and marine life, and the November and December classes feature holiday-themed designs, including angels and Christmas trees.