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Sandestin is site of ArtsQuest Festival
The 17th ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival, a juried show, featuring over 100 regional and national artists on Mother’s Day weekend, May 7 - 8.
One of the largest art shows in NW Florida, the Fine Arts Festival will once again be held along the shores of the Choctawhatchee Bay at the picturesque pedestrian Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The architecturally unique Village is an exciting waterfront hub boasting an events plaza and pedestrian friendly streets. The Village is also home to a collection of specialty merchants with quaint boutiques and charming eateries.
Ranked as one of the top 200 fine art shows in the country, as well as named the Gulf Coast’s best art show by Birmingham Magazine, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival offers a memorable experience for all.
The Village of Baytowne Wharf and the green lawns of the Grand Sandestin will be dotted with white tents of over 100 juried artists from all over the country. They are on hand to meet and greet the public and display their art in all mediums from oil, to acrylic, fiber, jewelry, pastel, mixed media, photography, digital art, metal, sculpture, pottery, glass and wood. Continuous live entertainment, a CAA member art exhibit, and children’s art activities are also offered at the Festival.
Festival attendees will be shuttled to The Village in air-conditioned buses that depart from Silver Sands Factory Stores on Highway 98, and a central Sandestin location on the north side of Highway 98, just east of Sandestin’s main entrance and Applebee’s Restaurant.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8. Admission is $3 for adults – Children Under 12 Free.
Details: (850) 231-0885.
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