Art

Join Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Thurs., Nov. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. for the 9th Annual Wine Walkabout at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Destin. Enjoy tasting stations, visit with vintners from Tournesol, Thompson31-Fifty, Revana, Polaris, plus additional vintners. Enjoy live music, wall of wine pull, silent auction, hors...

By Ron Sandstead Each Christmas season, the City of Destin decorates the medians on Main Street. The Destin Banner Art Project decided to help decorate by creating holiday themed banners last year. It was a last-minute idea and we put it together in only a month. I asked some of...

Saturday, October 30th | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Sunday, October 31st | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. By Lori Smith Mattie May Kelly (1912-1992), a member of one of Destin’s pioneer families, wanted to leave a legacy. So, a handful of visionaries established a new non-profit in 1995 in...

Known as one of Northwest Florida’s premier fine arts shows, the MKAF Destin Festival of the Arts is one of the most anticipated cultural events of the year. The 26th annual event is set for October 30th-31st, 2021 at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin and is...

2021-2022 at studio6twenty5 Fall Registration: 2-8 years Tuesdays •10:45-11:15am: Pre Primary A (2-3 years)*NEW •11:30-12:00pm: Pre Primary B (3-4 years)*NEW Saturdays 9:30-10:00am: Pre Primary A (2-3 years) 10:10-10:40am: Pre Primary B (3-4 years) 10:50-11:40am: Pre Primary C (4-5 years) *CLASS FULL* 11:50-12:30pm: Primary Ballet (5-8 years) Pre-Primary Ballet and Primary Ballet creative dance classes are part of...

Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) announces talented artist, Estelle Grengs, this year’s Festival of the Arts poster contest winner. Born and raised in New Hampshire, Estelle is a self-taught artist that molds a unique and whimsical folk-art style that embraces her experiences growing up in New England as well...

2021-2022 at studio6twenty5 Fall Registration: 2-8 years New classes just added: Tuesdays •10:45-11:15am: Pre Primary A (2-3 years)*NEW •11:30-12:00pm: Pre Primary B (3-4 years)*NEW Saturdays 9:30-10:00am: Pre Primary A (2-3 years) 10:10-10:40am: Pre Primary B (3-4 years) 10:50-11:40am: Pre Primary C (4-5 years) *CLASS FULL* 11:50-12:30pm: Primary Ballet (5-8 years) Pre-Primary Ballet and Primary Ballet creative dance classes are part...

With its ninth annual season Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) presents 14 (and counting) reasons to escape to the theater to have a laugh and be entertained. “Season nine marks a new era of growth for Emerald Coast Theatre Company,” says ECTC co-founder and producing artistic director Nathanael Fisher....

By Ron Sandstead Creating art seems to satisfy an artist’s inner need. The feeling comes whether an artist is a hobbyist or a professional. As an observer of art and artists, I have always wondered about this inner need. It seems to compel them to create. Artists often can’t explain...

By Ron Sandstead Most people enjoy seeing art in their everyday lives — whether it is a painted mural on an elementary school, a carved tree on the Harbor, a mosaic on the wall of a bank, or even a colorful print on the back of a T-shirt. There are...