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Patrons visit different artists in Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival in Cedar Key, Florida on Saturday, March 28. Over the course of the weekend, between 19,000 and 20,000 people attended the festival. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Children enjoy the playground at Cedar Key City Park in Cedar Key, Florida, with friends and family. The children took advantage of the sun while many of their parents observed them. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Debra Mixon Holliday works on a new print, but she’s unsure when it will be finished because sometimes she “can’t get the color right.”
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Rob Bishoff and Kerry Gordon perform for festivalgoers at Cedar Key City Park in Cedar Key, Florida. Bishoff and Gordon were the last scheduled performance on Saturday at the Festival but drew a large crowd. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Nicola Barsaleau describes her creative process to a patron at the Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival in Cedar Key, Florida—something Barsaleau says she’s still perfecting for over 20 years. Barsaleau said that she does her work in stages and it can take months for her to finish a print but she enjoys it because she creates an original piece for her clients. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Debra Mixon Holliday demonstrates her printmaking process at the Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival in Cedar Key, Florida. This is Holliday’s second time participating in the Festival because it allows her to demonstrate her art; the first time she showcased her art Holliday won the award for ‘Best 2D,’ which “made her weekend.” (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Festivalgoers enjoy the festivities of the Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival at the Cedar Key City Park in Cedar Key, Florida. Some patrons relished the shade as they sat under a tent in the park eating and talking. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Robert Yard performs a song for a toddler using a Lakota love flute at the Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival in Cedar Key, Florida. Yard held impromptu music lessons throughout the day for patrons that were curious about playing an instrument. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
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Festival patron orders a clam dinner from Farm-raised Clams, an organization supported in Cedar Key Aquaculture Association.
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Sisters play the panpipes in Robert Yard’s mixed media tent. The girls took Yard up on his offer to try the instruments in his tent. (Photo by Sydnei Cartwright)
Cedar Key held its 51st annual Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival this past Saturday and Sunday.
The festival showcased a number of different arts including jewelry, photography, wood making and mixed media. The festival allowed participating artists to demonstrate their work and interact with their patrons.
Beverly Ringenberg, event coordinator with Old Florida Celebration of the Arts, said between 19,000 to 20,000 people attended the Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival over the course of the weekend. Visitors included people from supporting counties and out-of-state visitors
Festival patrons relished the sunny weather by relaxing in Cedar Key Park, listening to bands play their music or boating—all the while sampling food from the many booths present. Children also enjoyed the playground and the henna face-painting booth.
The next Cedar Key Fine Arts Festival is scheduled for April 9 and 10, 2016.
