Page 4 - Palm City Spotlight - March '22

Page 4, Palm City Spotlight

MartinArts Celebrates 35th Year from page 1 the anticipated return of the Stuart Chopped Annual complimentary guitar lessons and getting up-close-and-
Competition with back-to-back heats for the win. The top personal with wildlife and nature.
music from classical and chef taking home this year’s First Place honor was local chef About MartinArts
jazz, to the Broadway and third time Stuart Chopped winner Jose Peralta. Look for MartinArts Foundation is a nonprofit organization that
Arts, included gorgeous news about Jose’s new restaurant, set to open soon. develops activities and programs that foster and support the
performances by a Creating an added community buzz, were a host of arts and cultural community. MartinArts Foundation works
classical guitar quartet, local agencies and nonprofit organizations, which provided in partnership with the MartinArts Council to support the
the Indian River Pops ArtsFest patrons a wonderful arena of information and programs and services of the council and the arts sector in
Orchestra, jazz pianist family-fun activities. Interactive booths informed attendees our region. The foundation’s leadership launched Women
Bashaum Stewart, and about a broad variety of supportive and enriching community Supporting the Arts – a woman’s giving circle – and is
jazz vocalist Yvette programs and services. Activities found visitors enjoying spearheading the community vision to build an arts center
Norwood-Tiger, who at the historic Stuart High School. Signature annual events
headlined at Main include the MartinArts Awards and ArtsFest.
Stage on Saturday. Photos by Liz McKinley
“A rts F est is Community organizations offered
MartinArts’ biggest event interactive family fun, like
of the year, planned with complimentary guitar lessons.
the intention to delight
our guests and inspire passion for the arts,” said Nancy Turrell,
chief executive officer of the MartinArts Foundation. “We are
so grateful to our committee, sponsors, vendors, volunteers and
guests who, because of their support and patronage, helped to
ensure another wonderful success.”
To rally the celebration, crowd-stopping entertainment
sprinkled the festival grounds throughout Downtown Stuart’s
charming Gazebo Park, and up and down Ocean Boulevard over Murray Middle School students open ArtsFest with
the two-day arts and cultural extravaganza. Dazzling visitors showstopping vocal numbers of legendary favorites. The Bad Apples Brass Band and amazing circus arts
who gathered to peruse and shop artisan vendor booths, was performers from Florida Aerial Dance and Circus Arts
a brass band street parade and amazing circus arts performers dazzled visitors to ArtsFest.
who juggled, danced, and rocked hoops, high-atop stilts. With its
vibrant, annual celebration of ArtsFest, MartinArts once again,
positioned artists at the center of building audiences for the arts,
and impacting the customer base for local businesses.
“Events taking place in our vibrant downtown corridors, such
as ArtsFest, are valued as crucial engines that drive the area’s
economic and cultural vitality,” said George M. Stokus, assistant
county administrator, Martin County.
Serving as event chair of ArtsFest 2022, was Neil Capozzi,
owner of Stuart Art Supply, also an event sponsor. Working
to ensure the event’s success were ArtsFest 2022 committee
members: Jane Baldridge, Liz Bonan, Jeff Bowers, Kim Capen,
Paul Hamaty, Sheryl Levine, Mary Ann Loomis, Paul Nunley, A wide variety of works on display at ArtsFest, provided
Anna Valencia Tillery, Jackie Vitale, and Sunny Walker. visitors an up-close-and-personal look at artistry. Art enthusiasts took home coveted works for sale during the
Artists earned distinguished awards in nine categories. two-day, annual festival.
Taking home top honor with Best of Show was Paul Shampine,
of Newtown, Conn., for his collection of mixed media works.
Awarded First Place were: John Cheer – ceramics; Jean Yao
– fiber; Andrew Libecki – glass; Valerie Lamott – jewelry;
Dan Bi – mixed media; Chris Kling – painting; Lazaro Ruda
– photography; Josh Price – sculpture; Magali Cereghino-
Groves – wood. Awarded Honorable Mentions, were Luis
Gutierrez – ceramics; Busarin Kittichareonsup – jewelry;
Barbara Umbel – jewelry; Candice Rodriguez-Adams - mixed
media; and Scott Klimek – painting.
More event highlights taking place at ArtsFest, included

Visitors to ArtsFest peruse and shop artisan vendor tents Thousands of people flocked to Ocean Boulevard in
during its 35th annual celebration! Downtown Stuart for ArtsFest 2022.

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