MATTIE KELLY ARTS FOUNDATION’S 22nd ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
OCT. 28-29, 2017 IN DESTIN, FLORIDA
DESTIN, FLORIDA – (May 16, 2017) Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation announces the 22nd Annual Festival of the Arts on Oct. 28-29, 2017 at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin, Florida, located in scenic Northwest Florida on the Gulf coast.
One of the Southeast’s premier festivals, the event showcases the original artwork of more than 100 artists from across the U.S. who will compete for $10,000 in cash award prizes.
The Festival is a celebration of art, music, food and family fun. Special features include a live music lineup, art activities for kids, souvenir posters and t-shirts, art raffle and more. Local restaurants and food trucks will serve a diverse menu of sumptuous cuisine, including a wine & beer garden. Convenient parking and free shuttle service are also available.
Admission is $5 for adults; MKAF members and children (12 and under) are free. Proceeds benefit MKAF’s community outreach programs.
For more information, visit www.mattiekellyartsfoundation.org/pr/newsreleases-foa.htm or call (850) 650-2226.
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Event Name: Festival of the Arts
Description:
Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Foundation presents the 22nd Annual Festival of the Arts Oct. 28-29, 2017. A celebration of art, music, food and family fun, the Festival will showcase the original artwork of more than 100 artists and features a live music lineup, a food bistro, wine & beer garden, art activities for kids, souvenir posters and t-shirts, art raffle drawing and more. Convenient parking and motor coach shuttle are available.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 and Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017
Time: Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin, Florida on the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast
Cost: $5/adult; children (12 and under) are free
Website: MattieKellyArtsFoundation.org
Phone: (850) 650-2226
For representative high res Festival images, click here.
ABOUT MATTIE KELLY ARTS FOUNDATION
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), a 501-c-3 not-for-profit charitable arts organization, founded on the cultural, educational and spiritual beliefs of the late Destin matriarch, Mattie Kelly. MKAF’s mission is Northwest Florida’s champion of cultural arts and arts education for all. Since it formed in 1995, its art programs have reached and inspired more than 300,000 children in over 61 schools, and United Way agencies, children and adults with special needs, and wounded warriors.
