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Vita Nova’s West Palm Beach Artist
Manatees And Martinis Tracy Guiteau Selected
Scheduled For March 19 As The 37th ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival
Proceeds To Benefit Homeless Youth In Palm Beach County Commemorative Poster Artist
Vita Nova will host the Fifth Annual Manatees and Martinis on With her passion for art guiding her, this year’s ArtiGras
Saturday, March 19 at Manatee Lagoon, a Florida Power & Light Fine Arts Festival commemorative poster artist Tracy
(FPL) Eco-Discovery Center in West Palm Beach. The nonprofit’s Guiteau has forged an impressive collection of work which
main fundraising event will raise money for the homeless young includes being hand-picked by the top tennis player Naomi
adults Vita Nova serves in Palm Beach County. Osaka and iconic athlete LeBron James’ digital media
Beginning at 6 p.m., guests of Manatees and Martinis will company for an art collaboration during Coachella Valley
experience an exhilarating evening on the water featuring an array Music and Arts Festival.
of culinary delicacies, exotic beverages, live music and possible “I’m grateful and honored to be chosen as the ArtiGras
manatee sightings. They will also have the opportunity to bid on poster artist this year,” said Guiteau, who lives in West
unique auction items, party in paradise with “Jimmy Stowe & The Palm Beach and has been showing her artwork at shows
Stowaways,” and so much more. for a few years, but this will be the first time she has been
Serving over 400 youth in Palm Beach County, Vita Nova is a Chairpersons Nicole and selected as the official poster artist for an event. “This Tracy Guiteau
safe bridge to independence for former foster care, LGBTQ, and Charles Kowanetz will expand my artistic perspective with new
other homeless youth through supportive housing, education, experiences as well as to offer important
employment, and life skills training. As the voice of homeless young adults, Vita Nova aims representation that will encourage artists
to end homelessness for youth ages 18 to 25 years old in Palm Beach County. within our community to pursue their artistic
Chairpersons of the event are Nicole and Charles Kowanetz. Rand Hoch is honorary vision.”
chairman of the event. Sponsors to date include FPL, HSS Florida Hospital for Special The commemorative poster is based on her
Surgery and GEO Group. colorful acrylic painting titled Blossoming You
Tickets to Manatees and Martinis are $175 each. To learn more, become a sponsor or purchase which was born from Guiteau’s experiences
tickets, visit vitanovainc.org, or call (561) 472-0035. during the last two years.
“The idea for the poster came from
experiencing the pandemic alone,” said
Fundraising Guiteau, who has many geographical and
cultural influences in her work from her own
Haitian heritage as well as her experiences
studying art across the country and abroad.
“The journey of ‘Blossoming You’ into
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and hardship, but overcoming each struggle
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