The Islands Fest Committee is inviting Tampa Bay area artists to exhibit at the Annual Islands Fest event at the Sea Plane Basin Park on Davis Islands. This outdoor event attracted over 5,000 in 2009.
This one day family oriented event will feature a British Classic Car Show, Live Music, Kids Events, Pram Races, business exhibits and more. Sponsors include the St. Petersburg Times, the South Tampa Community News, Tampa General Hospital, Sweet Bay Supermarkets, Peter O. Knight Airport, Studio Cabello
The event will take place on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm, at the waterfront Sea Plane Basin Park and the Peter O. Knight Airport.
This will be the third year for an art show component to the Islands Fest. The show will provide a mix of Bay area artists, first-time exhibitors to older favorites. The range of mediums presented will include everything from watercolors, acrylic and oil painting to jewelry, sculpture, photography, printmaking, mixed media, metal, wood, ceramics and more.
This will be a judged show with awards for various categories.
To be eligible to enter, the artist should submit photos/slides of 3 of their works with a description of their medium and subject matter. Upon acceptance, a fee of $40 will be due to the Islands Fest Committee.
All requests to enter must be received by Feb. 15, 2010. Notification of acceptance will be made by March 1, 2010. Fees must be received prior to March 20, 2010 in order to participate.
Set up will be allowed from 8 AM, breakdown at 5 PM. Awards will be presented at 4 PM.
For more information and to exhibit at Islands Fest:
Entries can be emailed to bill@southtampatoday.com or by mail to:
Bill Sharpe, 1906 N. Armenia Ave. #306, Tampa, FL 33607. 813-283-0760
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