Tag: art
Publisher’s Note: Florida Arts Funding
This year, $32 million was cut from Florida’s state cultural arts budget. The impact was immediately felt statewide by 600 organizations as well as...
Membership Keeps Arts FUN-ded
Will YOU Join Us?
By Zandra Wolfgram
Looking for fun? You have arrived. As a member of Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), you are already aboard...
Kelly Pierre’s Nature-inspired Artwork is ‘Transcendent’
Santa Rosa Beach Artist Named 2024 Festival of the Arts Poster Contest Winner
By Zandra Wolfgram
Artist Kelly Pierre hails from South Louisiana’s vibrant culture, where...
The Northwest Florida Ballet Announces Season 55
A celebration of 55 years of performing arts excellence on the Emerald Coast
The Northwest Florida Ballet (NFB) announces Season 55, a celebration of five...
Destin Library’s Mermaids and More!
By Tamara L. Young, PhD, Public Information Director, World’s Luckiest Fishing Village
Wearing a green dress with thousands of tiny white flowers, carrying hundreds of...
MKAF’s Warrior Arts Brings Hope and Resilience to Veterans Throughout Northwest...
By Will Estell
If you live among the coastal communities of Northwest Florida, you have likely become aware of the Destin-based Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation...
Artful Adventures at Fudpucker’s
Have you ever wondered what a VW bus looks like when it’s half-stuck in a building? Or how a T-shirt could become so famous...
Nine New Sculpture Designs Selected for Underwater Museum of Art
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) are proud to reveal the nine new sculpture designs, chosen by jury for...
MKAF Awards $12,100 in Festival of the Arts
The 28th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Festival of the Arts held October 28-29 in Destin, Florida, featured exhibits of more than 100 artists from...
Underwater Museum of Art Receives Prestigious Award
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) in partnership with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) announced that the Underwater Museum of...