The Space Coast Art Festival is officially announcing the Poster Contest for the 2013 Art Festival! In addition to a prize of $250, the winning design will be reproduced on a T-shirt and be used in Space Coast Art Festival advertising materials throughout the year.  Full details and the application form can be found here: 2013 Poster Application

For further inquiries regarding contest, you may call the office at 321-784-3322.

Application Dates: March 1, 2013 – May 30, 2013
Late Application Dates: May 31, 2013 – June 13, 2013

Application Fee: $40.00
Additional Late Fee: $25.00

Booth Fee $300.00

50th Annual Space Coast Art Festival 2013

We invite you to apply to a Master Fine Arts Show offering up to $50,000 in Award Money.

The 50th Space Coast Art Festival held Thanksgiving weekend, November 30 and December 1, 2013, in the beautiful oceanfront city of Cocoa Beach, Florida. 250 artists will be jury-selected to exhibit in this outdoor show, one of the top shows in the Southeast, drawing outstanding artists from throughout the nation.

The Space Coast Art Festival is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. We have been praised by participating artists for being artist friendly, for our teams of cheerful, helpful Volunteers, and our new and improved layout!

Our low fees are $40 application fee, additional $25.00 for late application, and $300 Booth Fee. You are automatically accepted into SCAF 2013 if you were a Category winner in the 2012 SCAF show. In this case Application Fee not required however you must still submit an Application and pay the Booth Fee with all the deadlines and stipulations outlined in this Application.

PAYMENT of Non-refundable Application Fee can be made online through PAYPAL at the time you fill out your application. If you prefer to pay by check, please make check payable to SCAF and mail it to: SCAF Registration, P.O. Box 320135, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931-0135. Be sure to include your JAS application identification number for proper credit.

SCAF features special rates for artists at select local hotels, an Artists’ Oasis serving breakfast both mornings, and a Patron Purchase Program to guarantee sales. Other features are a 5K Turkey Trot held Thanksgiving morning, a special Poster and Show T-shirt for each annual festival designed by a Florida artist, a judged Student Art Show for young artists from county-wide public and private schools grades 1-12, a children’s T-shirt design contest for grades 1-12, a Young-at-Art booth with hands-on activities for budding artists, performing arts throughout the day (no loud bands), and a Food Court with professional concession vendors,.

Visit Juried Art Services to apply online: http://www.juriedartservices.com/index.php?content=event_info&event_id=650

Space Coast Art Festival telephone 321-784-3322

Once again we are looking forward to all the wonderful submissions by local student artists.

2013 SCAF Student T-Shirt Design Contest Application

View the Gallery Here:
http://spacecoastartfestival.com/photo-gallery/2012-judged-art-winners

The Space Coast Art Festival juries hundreds of artists into the show each year and awards over $50,000 in prize money. Here are the monetary values of each award for 2012:

Best of Show = $3,000
1st Place (in each of the 10 categories) = $1,800
2nd Place (in each of the 10 categories) = $1,200
3rd Place (in each of the 10 categories) = $800
Best Display = $500
President’s Award = $500
Merit Awards = $500

*Up to 16 Merit Awards of $500 each to be awarded at the judges’ discretion in any or all of the categories.

Best In Show – William Kidd (#216)
Best Display – Kim Coy (#633)
President’s Award – Jeff Eckert (#63)

Category A – Oils & Acrylics
1. Madeline Kostek (#660)
2. Mike Brown (#60)
3. Paul Nikitchenko (#81)

Category B – Watercolors
1. William Kwamena-Poh (#176)
2. Lori Jenkins (#603)
3. Kuei Dorman (#112)
Merit – Witha Lacuesta (#177)
Merit – M. Kemper (#219)

Category C – Drawings, Graphics, Collages, Printmaking & Paper
1. Dave Bruner (#68)
2. Gillian Kemper (#218)
3. Joyce McAdams (#217)
Merit – William Cantwell (#95)
Merit – Jason Hunt (#72)

Category D – Clay
1. Donna Batson (#515)
2. Robert Kastrinos (#230)
3. Harry Welsch (#103)

Category E – Sculpture
1. Charles Hazelaar (#101)
2. Trent Manning (#158)
3. Leland Williams (#601)

Category F – Photography
1. Paul Stevens (#74)
2. Jessie Kunerth (#619)
3. Robert Clibbon (#170)
Merit – Andy Sokol (#505)
Merit – Allan Teger (#512)

Category G – Glass
1. Bill & Jon Slade (#92)
2. Sandy Lent (#179)
3. Harry Boux (#180)

Category H – Jewelry
1. Kristin Holeman (#181)
2. Michael Stephens (#245)
3. Jim Runkle (#172)
Merit – Rick Austin (#65)

Category I – Leather, Fiber, Wood
1. Edgardo Santoyo (#248)
2. Flora Zarate (#99)
3. Judith Wood (#61)
Merit – Magali Groves (#248)

Category J – Mixed Media
1. David Burton (#604)
2. Nicario Jimenez (#100)
3. Ummarid Eitharong (#194)
Merit – Michael Nemnich (#102)
Merit – Marlow Gates (#80)

“2012 Margaret Heins Student Art Show”

When:   Saturday November 24, 2012
Check in:   9:30 -10:30 am
Judging:  11:00 am
Where: Downtown Cocoa Beach

Registration Deadline: November 16 @ 5:00 pm

Visit our Student Art Show Registration Page for more information

Last year’s festival t-shirts are available at the Space Coast Art Festival Office for $5.00.  Please stop by to pick yours up today!