ROYAL PALM ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL JURIED ART AND CRAFT SHOW
ATTRACTS BOTH LOCAL AND OUT OF STATE ARTISTS
Presented by the Wellington Art Society, the first annual Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Show at the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival will feature the work of local Florida artists as well as artists from as far afield as Maryland. WAS President, Adrianne Hetherington, and her Committee are extremely pleased with the quality of art that will be shown throughout the weekend of the Festival – March 20 and 21 – along Royal Palm Beach Boulevard. The artists will display their work on the banks of beautiful Lake Challenger and be competing for Best In Show, and 1st through 3rd places.
According to Hetherington, “not only do we have a wonderful line up of art, we also have a great line up of judges who will have to make the difficult decision of which talented artists will be awarded the prizes this year.” The judges all hail from Royal Palm Beach and include Harlan G. Hoffman, an instructor at the Armory Arts Center who, after earning his BA from Brooklyn College, N.Y. has enjoyed an extensive career in fine art, showing his work at several galleries in San Francisco and Los Angeles and serving on the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and the Art Institute of California. Nixie Swift has been active in art education in Palm Beach County for many years, both as an art teacher and later as head of school at Poinciana Day School. Nixie earned her Fine Arts degree from Sienna Heights University in Michigan and during her professional career has judged numerous fine art shows. Gary Webster began his career working as an artist and photo-retoucher for the National Enquirer before earning his BFA from the University of Georgia. He returned to Palm Beach County to work for American Color until his retirement. Since then, Gary has volunteered with the Palm Beach County 4-H mentoring and judging art events with youth competitors. The public is invited to view the Wellington Art Society’s Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Show during festival hours on Saturday, March 20 and Sunday March 21. All artwork will be for sale.
The Wellington Art Society is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization whose mission is to educate and encourage originality and productivity among its members and area youth through programs designed to further the advancement of cultural endeavors in the western communities. For further information: www.wellingtonartsociety.org. For further information on the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival visit www.royalpalmbeachfestival.com.