For more than 45 years, the Festival of Art has been our island's first rite of spring. It is a celebration of visual, performing, musical and culinary arts.  With more than 100 artists working in a dazzling variety of media, festival-goers always have plenty to see, hear, touch, taste and experience.

The Festival of Art returns March 14-15, 2020.  SAT 10-5, SUN 10-4

Fine Artist applications accepted August 1 - October 31, 2019 through Zapplication.org.  ALL OTHER VENDORS are by invitation only.

This fine arts festival is completely FREE with music and entertainment featured on two stages.  

PARKING: The Wharf west lot, and OB City Hall area, with $5 shuttle service provided. Parking for guests approaching from east Orange Beach (Bear Point, Caswell, etc.) is at the Orange Beach Presbyterian Church.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2019 SHOW WINNERS!

• Best of Show:  Christina Smith/Mixed Media
• Judges Awards:  Craig McMillen/Clay, Sam Collins/Illustration, Teresa Merriman/Mixed Media
• 2-Dimensional Art:  1st place, Wayne Gao/Mixed Media; 2nd Place, George Jones/Oil; 3rd PlaceMichael Fagan/Acrylic
• 3-Dimensional Art:  1st place, Paula Marksbury/Glass; 2nd Place, Michael Young/Wood; 3rd Place, Don McCoy/Jewelry
• Exhibitor's Choice Award:  Tara Gifford/Jewelry
• Mayor's Choice Award:  Chris Hartsfield/Acrylic
• *NEW* Kids Choice:  Mitch Landry/Metal

• The Friends of the Arts, Inc.
• Flora-Bama
• Frank Brown Int'l. Songwriters Foundation
• Centennial Bank
• The Orange Beach Store

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CULINARY VENDORS 2019:  

• Bleus Burgers
• Coastal Alabama Catering (Cosmo's, Cobalts restaurants)
• Fin & Fork Restaurant
• Wolf Bay Lodge restaurant

Vendors are by invitation only.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 PATRONS OF THE ARTS! ~

​GOLD
David Green  Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism Jeanne & Vince Duffy			Pam McDonald & Jayne McCaskey Jane and Jan Vest
SILVER
Dee & Steve Burrow   LInda Wood	Pam & Bill Jeffries Rhonda & Joe Barber Judy & Steve Sholtis Meredith Lonowski	Kim Clark Elizabeth Woodham J. Kris Jones	Gwen & Fred Lowe Jan Zerngast	Rebecca & Patrick Murphy,  John William Davis Helen & Phil Carlock
BRONZE
Mike & Sue LaPorte	Christine Gorell Dianne & Allen McElroy	Barbara Hough	Tommie Werneth	Mark & Sue Laporte
Bill Bollinger Susan & Billy Coyne	Lynn & Chuck Norwood Susie & Greg Leatherbury	Joan & Mike Gasaway	Sandy Schuchardt	Sharon & Al Vreeland

 

Buying your art through this program provides support to both the fine artists and the performing artists, and brings you recognition in our community.

For complete details and to access the purchase form, click HERE.