A Tattooist with a Tony Address
The Atomic Frog makes indelible impressions on people at Destin Commons
Art
Local Artist, Jonah Allen, to have Gallery Exhibition
Local artist, Jonah Allen, 28, will celebrate a new art show at his self-named art gallery, located at 416 S Co Hwy 393 in Santa Rosa Beach, on Saturday, Nov. 27 with an art exhibition of new work titled Water and…
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's 26th Annual Festival of the Arts Has a Record-Breaking Weekend
Fine art welcomed a record-breaking 6,200 plus art lovers to the 26th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Festival of the Arts. The two-day signature art celebration held October 30 and 31 in the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in…
Deb Nissley Wields Patience and Perseverance in Her MKAF Job Role
Before Deb Nissley joined the staff of Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation more than 23 years ago, she didn’t have a background in the cultural arts. She had designs on being a landscape architect, but life had other plans for this…
Foo Foo Festival Returns November 4-15
Pensacola is fast becoming known as “the Culture Capital of the Southeast.” That’s thanks in part to hosting ambitious cultural events such as next month’s Foo Foo Fest, a 12-day extravaganza of all things arts, culture, and entertainment. Pensacola’s pristine sugar-white…
Meet Maxine Orange
With a given name like Maxine Orange, you might expect someone bold, colorful, and original. Indeed, you get that — the Southern gentility from being born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, is sweet frosting. Orange, 42, is hazel-eyed with a…
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach Welcomes New Curator
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach recently announced the appointment of John Colette as the festival’s new curator. Colette, who is also a professor of motion media design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), has participated in the festival since 2014 both…
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Announces Call for Artists
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) is accepting applications for the Adult Collaborative Art Exhibit component of the 26th annual Festival of the Arts (October 30-31, 2021) at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin, Florida. One of the…
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Names Estelle Grengs 2021 Festival of the Arts Poster Art Contest Winner
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) names artist, Estelle Grengs, the 2021 Festival of the Arts poster contest winner. Born and raised in New Hampshire, Grengs is a self-taught artist who molds a unique and whimsical folk-art style that embraces her…
The Art of Cartooning
Cartoonist Andy Marlette wields a wicked lampoon
