2019 Images a Festival of the Arts Award Winners

NEW SMYRNA Beach — With crowds numbering in the tens of thousands, more than 200 fine artists, 100 local student artists, seven alive entertainers and more, Images: A Festival of the Arts will flare-up with color and action this weekend.

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The 44th almanac festival draws 237 fine artists from 32 states and Canada to fix booths at the scenic Riverside Park Fri through Lord's day. It's a sight to behold, with booth after booth filled with captivating fine art while alive musicians play and the Indian River flows nearby in New Smyrna Beach's historic commune.

Hosted by the Atlantic Center For the Arts, the complimentary event brings fun for all ages, with live music, art demonstrations, a creative education tent offering hands-on art projects for children to take dwelling house, face painting, food and a spirit garden.

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It's too an opportunity for 100 immature artists to display their difficult work to a crowd, with a educatee art exhibit featuring schools and art groups local to Volusia County. Student artists range from uncomplicated to high school.

This year'southward featured artist is Dean DiMarzo, an acrylic painter based in Naples, Florida. Many of his paintings feature coastal and nautical themes — quite fitting for New Smyrna Beach.

"We liked him this year," said Nance Koch, festival coordinator. "We look for something that might look interesting on a poster."

His featured artwork, "Wooden Boats," is an acrylic on sheet painting. DiMarzo and his work tin can be establish at booth 40.

Judges Katherine Gibson and Lisa Johnson narrowed the 237 fine artists down from a pool of 600 applicants, Koch said. Information technology's a pretty significant undertaking: Gibson and Johnson sifted through each artists' submission of three images of artwork and i of a booth infinite. That adds up to ii,400 images.

That pool will be narrowed down even farther at the juried festival, with judges considering art in categories including originality, execution, presentation and overall.

Judges seek "excellence, identity of pattern, creativity and master craftsmanship," according to the ACA. Honor winners will accept "something more, that certain feature or detail that makes a piece reach out and grab you" and sets them apart.

Awards totaling $100,000 volition be given out this year, including a pinnacle prize of $6,000 for the ACA Volunteer League Best of Testify Laurels.

And artists won't be the only winners: three gift cards at $250 each volition be up for grabs for the public, with a drawing held each day.

Images: A Festival of the Arts is expected to bring a huge crowd, with 48,000 attendees anticipated over the weekend, according to the ACA.

The festival seems to also be a big hit among participating artists, with 92% ranking information technology a 10/x, co-ordinate to the ACA. Sunshine Artist Mag ranked it No. 83 in the country in 2019 for top outdoor fine art shows.

The reason for the positive ratings, according to Koch: "We're very expert to our artists."

The ACA provides a "beautiful artists' dinner" Sabbatum dark and lunch on Friday, Koch said, and "we listen to anything that they want to change" most the festival.

Surely a large perk is the financial heave provided through the ACA'southward patron programme. Patrons commit to spending a minimum of $200 on artwork and too brand a minimum donation of $200. Patrons cull an artwork to buy and identify a Patron's Choice Award on the artists' booth.

Some patrons, however, go far in a higher place their original commitment when they buy art.

Ane twelvemonth, Koch emailed all the patrons request how much they spent beyond their initial contribution.

"Within a half hour, I heard back from near half of them, and they spent over $200,000," she said. "I was shocked. I was expecting like, $80,000-$90,000."

The ACA is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary artist residency facility that organizes programs for all ages and professional levels.

WHAT: Images: A Festival of the Arts

WHEN: 1 to 5 p.thousand. Friday; 9 a.thousand. to v p.m. Saturday; 10 a.one thousand. to 4 p.g. Sunday

WHERE: Riverside Park, 299 Southward. Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach

PRICE: Complimentary and open up to the public

INFO: Visit imagesartfestival.org, phone call 386-423-4733 or email images@imagesartfestival.org

Amusement SCHEDULE

Friday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Adorn Exhibition Preview and Jewelry Invitational at Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St.

ane to 5 p.grand.: Patron'due south lounge open at Brannon Civic Middle, 105 S. Riverside Drive

1 to 5 p.m.: Spirit garden open at Riverside Park

three to 4:15 p.g.: Live music past Marc Monteson Quartet with special guests Linda Cole and Christie Beu at the master stage

4:15 p.1000.: Drawing for $250 gift carte at the chief stage; register at data booth past 4 p.one thousand.

Sat

9 a.thou. to v p.m.: Patron's lounge open at Brannon Civic Center, 105 Due south. Riverside Bulldoze

10 a.m. to xi a.one thousand.: Live music by the New Smyrna Beach High School Wind Ensemble at the master stage

10 a.thousand. to 3 p.m.: Student art exhibit, take-away fine art projects, demonstrations and confront painting in the creative education surface area

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Spirit garden open up at Riverside Park

10 a.m. to five p.m.: Beautify Exhibition Preview and Jewelry Invitational at Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St.

11 a.m.: Sketch Club leads interactive sit-in; bring a journal and pencil at the student fine art tent

11:xxx a.k. to 12:thirty p.k.: Live music by the New Smyrna Embankment Loftier Schoolhouse Jazz Band at the patron'southward lounge

Noon to 1:xv p.one thousand.: Live music by Ben Prestage — 1 Man Band at the main phase

2:15 to 4 p.grand.: Live music by Greta Pope — Motown, Pride of the Motor City Evidence at the principal phase

iii p.m.: Drawing for $250 gift card at the main stage; register at data booth by 2:25 p.m.

Sunday

10 to 11 a.chiliad.: Live music past the New Smyrna Beach High School Current of air Ensemble at the main stage

x a.m. to four p.m.: Patron's lounge open at Brannon Civic Middle, 105 Due south. Riverside Bulldoze

ten a.m. to 4 p.one thousand.: Spirit garden open at Riverside Park

10 a.m. to five p.m.: Adorn Exhibition Preview and Jewelry Invitational at Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St.

eleven a.yard. to iii p.grand.: Student art showroom, take-away art projects, demonstrations and face painting in the creative education area

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.1000.: Alive music by the New Smyrna Beach High School Jazz Band at the patron'south lounge

Apex to one p.grand.: Live music past Jimmy and Eckhard at the main stage

1 p.1000.: Drawing for $250 gift carte du jour at the main phase; annals at information booth by 12:45 p.yard.

2 to 3:30 p.m.: Live music by Renderglow at the primary stage

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