March 15-17
Winter Park, Florida
Friday, 9 AM-6 PM, Saturday, 9 AM-6 PM, Sunday, 9 AM-5 PM
225 Artists
225 Artists
The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation's oldest, largest and most prestigious juried outdoor art festivals, consistently rated among the top shows by Sunshine Artist and American Style magazines. Each year more than 350,000 visitors enjoy the show.
This year about 1,100 artists from around the world appliedfor entry and an independent panel of judges selected 225 national and international artists to attend the show. The
National Endowment for the Arts, The White House, Congress and many others have lauded the Festival for promoting art and art education in Central Florida.
Visitors will not only have the opportunity to view and purchase the work of some of the nation's most talented artists, the event is held in the charming downtown of Winter Park, with its cafes and shops, a perfect place to spend a winter day in Florida.
The all volunteer board works year round to insure a successful event that this year includes over $100,000 in patron purchase awards and award money.
New this year:
New this year:
- a $5000 "Art of Philanthropy" Purchase Award from the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
- last year's "emerging artist", Iris Ledesma, has been selected as a juried artist for this year's festival
- a complimentary bike valet service that is being offered for the first time. This service should provide some parking relief. It is on Morse Boulevard immediately west of the Train Station
Learn more: http://www.wpsaf.org/CMS/
Comments
Excitement builds as the artists start setting up at Winter Park this weekend. The local press is rolling out the PR also. Here's a good story from the Winter Park Forum: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/winter-park/os-wpk...