This opportunity is open to artists and artist teams with a demonstrated history of collaboration completing large-scale public art projects. Following the application deadline of November 15, 2019, the CAA will convene a panel of arts and marine environment specialists to review the applications and select proposals for completion and installation. Seven artists will be commissioned to develop design proposals and create a 3D piece of original artwork to be permanently installed in the Underwater Museum of Art for deployment Summer 2020.

CALL TO ARTISTS The CAA is calling all artists interested in submitting work for consideration in the 2019 Underwater Museum of Art deployment  scheduled for Summer 2019. Please note: interested artists must create an account at CaFE prior to beginning the application process. The submission deadline is Friday, January 31 at 11PM CST. CLICK HERE for details and to access the application.

CALL TO ARTISTS The CAA is calling all member artists interested in submitting work for consideration in the 2019 Foster Gallery Spring Rotation. The Grand Boulevard location rotation is scheduled for January 29 – April 22, 2019. The Ruskin Place Artist Colony location rotation is slated for February 5 – April 29, 2019. Artists with an interest is both locations can indicate such on the application and need only complete one. The submission deadline is Friday, January 18 at 11PM CST. CLICK HERE for details and to access the application.

Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) Member Artists are invited to present up to three pieces of your artwork, for sale or display, in the Betty & Johnny Main CAA Member Art Tent during the 31st Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival alongside over 120 juried artists. The Festival begins Saturday, May 11 at 10 AM and runs through Sunday, May 12 at 5 PM. and is being held in Grand Boulevard Town Center. If you are interested, and your work is of a caliber to show in a Fine Arts Festival, please read our requirement guidelines below carefully. There will be a CAA Member’s “Best in Show” winner who will receive a $100 award. The CAA will accept original art in any medium, including paintings, photography, glass art, wood, baskets, fiber, fabric art, metal art, and pottery. Requirement Guidelines: In order to exhibit, you must be a current CAA Member. To be an exhibiting member artist, you are required to volunteer for a minimum of 4 hours during the show. Volunteers are not guaranteed to be stationed at the Member Tent and could be assigned to help out in other capacities of ArtsQuest. No prints or Giclée prints of Paintings or Watercolors. Photography printed on Gallery Wrap Canvas is acceptable Plus printed, matted and framed photography. One of a kind original. Limit is 3 pieces per artist, with a maximum size of 30” X 40”, which includes the frame. This includes Photography. More art may be accepted if space permits. For ART in the 5 (Five) Pieces Category: acceptable if small, handmade pieces of Marble, Glass Art, Wood, Baskets, Metal Art, Fiber, Fabric Art and Pottery; these will be displayed on a table or stands. Artwork is to be delivered to the Member Tent in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin FRIDAY, May 10, between Noon and 3:00PM. All pieces to be hung MUST arrive ready for hanging with appropriate frame, hardware and wire attached. ”D” Rings preferred. Saw-teeth hooks not permitted. Do not bring ”S” hooks, no longer needed. IDENTIFICATION is required on each piece. We suggest a business card or index card be attached to the right back and front bottom right, including Name of Artist, Title, Medium, Size and Firm Price, including sales tax. Artist is responsible for reporting their sales tax (7%). NOTE: CAA is not responsible for selling items that are not clearly priced. This show is limited to “fine art” categories only. Crafts and food items will not be accepted. Artists are responsible for monitoring weather and picking up their art in case of inclement weather. All artwork must be picked up Sunday, May 12 between 5 and 6 pm. ☞ Please fill out the Member Tent Artist Application and send it to our office. Your application must be received in our office by April 12, 2019, FIRM. The first 40 applications, by the order in which they were received, will be accepted. CAA is pleased to offer our members this wonderful opportunity to display and sell their work as a membership benefit. We look forward to receiving your application!

CALL TO ARTISTS The Cultural Arts Alliance is calling all CAA member artists interested in submitting work for consideration in the 2019 Foster Gallery Fall Rotation. The Grand Boulevard location rotation is scheduled for July 16 – Sept. 30, 2019. The Ruskin Place Artist Colony location rotation is slated for July 30 – Oct. 27, 2019. Artists with an interest is both locations can indicate such on the application and need only complete one. The submission deadline is Monday, June 28 at 11PM CST.

CALL TO ARTISTS AND VENDORS The Cultural Arts Alliance is calling all artists and vendors interested in submitting for consideration in the 2019 Flutterby Arts Festival scheduled for October 19 – 20 in the beautiful Watersound Origins community. All submissions will be juried and invitations to participate will be sent out Wednesday, September 18. You will have until Friday, September 27 to accept the invitation to exhibit and pay your booth fee. Those invited artists who apply by July 4 will pay a discounted early-bird booth fee of $125. Those invited artists applying after July 4 will pay a booth fee of $150 The submission deadline is Monday, Sept. 16 at 11PM CST.

CALL TO ARTISTS The CAA is calling all artists interested in submitting work for consideration in the 32nd Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival scheduled for May 9-10, 2020 in Grand Boulevard Town Center. Artists who apply before September 16, 2019 will receive an early bird jury fee. Artists are invited to apply in the categories of Mixed Media, Ceramics, Works on Paper, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Oils & Acrylics, Photography, Digital Art, Sculpture, and Wood (including furniture). The submission deadline is Monday, March 9, 2020 at 11PM CST. Application and further details available on Zapplication.

CALL TO ARTISTS The Cultural Arts Alliance is calling all CAA member artists interested in submitting work for consideration in the 2020 Foster Gallery Spring Rotation. The rotation is scheduled for February 3 – April 26, 2020. The submission deadline is Friday, January 24 at 11PM CST.

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) is calling visual artists in any discipline to submit a maximum of two pieces to be considered for a virtual art exhibition, “From a Distance,” featuring work created by artists while “sheltering in place” because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists are asked only to submit work that has been created since stay at home orders were issued and to share works that represent their unique perspectives. Selected works will be featured in a virtual art exhibition on CAA’s website, CulturalArtsAlliance.com, beginning Friday, May 8, 2020. Cash awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Timeline Artwork accepted: April 26 – May 3 Awards chosen: May 4 – 6 Artwork exhibited online: May 8 until… Guidelines & Criteria All exhibited work must be original from the last two months. No print reproductions accepted. Each artist may submit one (1) application with a maximum of two (2) pieces of work for consideration. Artwork must be appropriate for view to the general public. Images of submitted artwork must be at least 72dpi. If a selected piece is for sale, the artist agrees to an 80% (Artist) / 20% (CAA) split. The CAA’s portion will go to the Emergency Relief Fund for Artists. CAA will process payment, and artists will be responsible for coordinating shipping or pick-up of sold work.

CALL TO ARTISTS The Cultural Arts Alliance is calling all CAA member artists interested in submitting work for consideration in the 2020 Foster Gallery Summer Rotation. The rotation is scheduled for July 9- September 27, 2020. The submission deadline is Tuesday, June 30 at 11PM CST.

Private Wheel Throwing and Hand-Building lessons are now available through the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County in our Pottery Studio at the Bayou Arts Center. Enjoy a one-on-one introduction to clay with our private lessons, perfect for the individual not ready to commit to a 6-week class or the student looking for an after school activity. Instructor Megan Patterson works with students to tailor lessons to their skill set and establish goals for continuing lessons. Private Wheel Throwing lessons, ages 12 and up Private Hand-Building lessons, ages 6 and up Lessons are $65 for a single 2-hour session All materials included. To sign up or for more information, contact Megan Patterson, megan@culturalartsalliance.com. Want to know more about our ceramics program? Check out a recent Art on Demand episode with Megan as she creates a colander.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $20,000 to the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) for the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA) created in partnership with South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA). This is one of 1,015 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category. “These awards demonstrate the resilience of the arts in America, showcasing not only the creativity of their arts projects but the organizations’ agility in the face of a national health crisis,” said Mary Anne Carter, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “We celebrate organizations like the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County for providing opportunities for learning and engagement through the arts in these times.” “The CAA is honored and fortunate to have the National Endowment for the Arts’ continued support for the Underwater Museum of Art,” said Jennifer Steele, Executive Director of the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County. “Support at the federal level affirms the importance and uniqueness of the UMA and ensures its sustainability. We thank the NEA for funding our project and for its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America.” Named in 2018 by TIME Magazine as one of 100 “World’s Greatest Places,” the UMA is presented as part of CAA’s Art In Public Spaces Program and augments SWARA’s mission of creating marine habitat and expanding fishery populations while providing enhanced creative, cultural, economic and educational opportunities for the benefit, education and enjoyment of residents, students and visitors in South Walton. With support from the Alys Foundation, Visit South Walton, Visit Florida, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, 30A Company, and the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, UMA sculptures are deployed with SWARA’s existing USACOA and FDEP permitted artificial reef projects that includes nine nearshore reefs located within one nautical mile of the shore in approximately 57 feet of water. The 2020 installation will join the seventeen sculptures previously deployed on a one-acre permit patch of seabed off Grayton Beach State Park, further expanding the nation’s first permanent underwater museum. Visit UMAFL.org for more information. Project and sculpture sponsorships are available. Please contact Jennifer Steele at jennifer@culturalartsalliance.com for sponsorship details. For more information on this National Endowment for the Arts grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.