Art

Students steal the show in these Education Theatre Programming productions with all of your favorite characters such as Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth and Belle and the Beast. Students get to act, dance and sing on a professionally designed set with lights, sound and fun costumes! The “Bigs” (Tuesday’s Class) performed...

Painting with a Twist is FUN art, not FINE art! This fall, connect with your friends in a warm, supportive and positive environment. Wine, art and fun combine, whether you’re hanging out with friends, a date or the whole family. Book Your Party! Want to host a private party in an...

In the late 90s, when I was working as a professional actor, a couple of my gigs were theater for young audiences touring productions. On one tour, I had the privilege of performing Shakespeare all over eastern Tennessee at middle schools, high schools and community colleges. My first ever...

By Zandra Wolfgram How do you frame up a festive, fall weekend on the Emerald Coast? Come take part in Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s 27th annual Festival of the Arts. With dozens of artists taking part, this year’s free event, set for Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30 at the...

In high school, my drama teacher showed me how to draw a ground plan to design a set. He taught me that every set designer starts their ground plan by drawing a centerline. This is a vertical dotted line down the center of the page, ending with the letters...

The Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a special event, “An Enchanted Evening: Celebrating a Decade of Dreams,” presented by Grand Boulevard at Sandestin Friday, Sep. 16, 5:30-9:30 p.m., an elegant evening honoring and celebrating their impact, service and dedication over the past 10...

By Anna and Nathanael Fisher In a recent interview, we were asked if reaching our ten-year milestone felt like “We did it. Mission Accomplished!” Our response was that it feels more like “Mission ongoing, mission good start, mission we’ve so much more to do.” As we look back on the...

By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic and Education Director We always have a little break in August between our children’s summer camps and our fall classes here at Emerald Coast Theatre Company. The building becomes eerily quiet and empty and I don’t like it one bit. There is just something about...

Nine new sculptures and a Super Reef Anchor Point were added recently to the nation’s first permanent Underwater Museum of Art (UMA) in the Gulf, off the coast of Grayton Beach State Park in South Walton. Named by Time Magazine as one of 100 “World’s Greatest Places,” the UMA is...

In May, J.Leon Gallery + Studio, the area’s newest fine art gallery, hosted its monthly Sip N’ Stroll event, where eight new artists debuted in the gallery’s Summer show from May 6, 2022, until Aug. 1, 2022. The gallery welcomed artists, Neda Raeisian, Susan Lucas, Bradley Copeland, Rachael Homack,...