ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival Feb 14-16
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Jupiter, FL – Florida’s premiere fine arts festival, ArtiGras, produced by the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, will be returning to Abacoa in Jupiter during Presidents’ Day Weekend — February 14, 15, and 16, 2009.
Celebrating its 24th year, ArtiGras is an outdoor arts event showcasing a juried exhibition of outstanding fine art and crafts, and featuring activities which include live entertainment, artist demonstrations, children’s interactive art activities, celebrity art auction and a youth art competition. Listed as one of the top 50 festivals in the country, ArtiGras 2009 expects more than 150,000 guests over the three-day holiday weekend.
Highlights of the festival include the Fine Arts Area, which features gallery quality work from more than 300 artists exhibiting a variety of styles in a multitude of different mediums including glass, photography, jewelry, painting, sculpture, wood, fiber, mixed media, ceramic and drawing. Winners of the juried exhibition will receive over $22,000 in prize money. The festival’s popular Garden Art Area will be returning featuring fine craft items for the home, garden and children. Also making a return engagement to ArtiGras will be the Artist Demonstration Stage where patrons watch and learn from artists demonstrating their outstanding skills.
Last year, ArtiGras added a Homegrown Artist area and this year they are adding a Cultural Corner where emerging artists with a Hispanic background will be able to show off their art and learn how to present themselves at an arts festival.
ArtiGras 2009 will be located in Abacoa on Central Boulevard in Jupiter, Fla. Festival hours are 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, February 14; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 15; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2009.
For additional information, visit www.artigras.org or contact the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce at (561) 748-3945.
Originally Published on February 8th, 2009
