IMAGES: Take Part in a Celebration of Art in New Smyrna Beach
"IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts" Features Shopping, Music and More.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Each January, over 238 artists from around the country and Canada travel to New Smyrna Beach to showcase and sell their one-of-a-kind masterpieces at IMAGES: A Festival of The Arts. Presented by the Atlantic Center for the Arts, a nonprofit interdisciplinary artists' community and arts education facility, the three-day event features a wide variety of work: jewelry, garden art, sculptures, photography, and more.
Live musical performances also take place all weekend long in picturesque Riverside Park, where visitors can hear everything from jazz bands to woodwind quintets. Hungry patrons can get their fill at food trucks, with a wide selection of choices, like seafood, barbecue and more.
For the little Monets in the making, there are hands-on art projects, face painting, and crafts at the Creative Education Tent. The Student Art Exhibit features creative works from emerging artists in local schools. The event is free and open to the public.
The 44th Annual IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts will be held January 24, 25, and 26, 2020, in historic downtown New Smyrna Beach. Named one of the "100 Best Small Art Towns in America," the city is home to various artist workshops, studios, and local galleries.
About the New Smyrna Beach Area
The New Smyrna Beach area includes the communities of New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, Oak Hill, Osteen and Port Orange in east Central Florida. New Smyrna Beach is an eclectic mix of old and new; of subtle sophistication and bohemian soul that is as "real" as Florida gets. It occupies a notable place in history as the second oldest city in Florida, site of the largest single attempt at British colonization in the new world. The city's barrier island is recognized worldwide for its incredible surf with Surfer magazine recently touting it one of the "Best Surf Towns in America" and National Geographic magazine including it in its "World's Top 20 Surf Towns". Accommodations range from charming bed and breakfast inns to family-size condominium units and oceanfront hotels. Natural attractions include 17 miles of sandy beaches from Ponce de Leon Inlet to Canaveral National Seashore and North America's most diverse estuary – the Indian River Lagoon. Two distinct downtowns along Flagler Avenue and Canal Street and connected via the Waterfront Loop welcome visitors with independent restaurants, unique shops, artisanal coffee shops and art galleries.
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SOURCE New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau
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