By Autem Bush
Celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year, The Pyramid Players recently brought Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Jr. to the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium that included an art show featuring the works of Pyramid Artists statewide.
Willy Wonka, Jr. was The Players’ 16th annual community-inclusive production, who study their...
This year, $32 million was cut from Florida’s state cultural arts budget. The impact was immediately felt statewide by 600 organizations as well as additional businesses. Some art organizations had to shut their doors. This unprecedented slash of funds means supporting the arts at the local level is more...
By Nathanael Fisher, ECTC Producing Artistic Director/CoFounder
Last year, Season 11 ended with a beautiful and magical show – Mary Poppins. Hillary Marshall Anthony and Vincent Pelligrino, along with 20 other cast members and a spectacular creative team co-created a wealth of magical, heartwarming and inspirational moments on our stage...
Will YOU Join Us?
By Zandra Wolfgram
Looking for fun? You have arrived. As a member of Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), you are already aboard the “bus to fun town.”
Take it from the MKAF’s CEO of Fun, Demetrius Fuller.
“We really want to up our fun factor in all we do— including raising...
Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 Music Education programs. As the only program affiliated with a professional orchestra in the Emerald Coast region, the Sinfonia Youth Orchestra (SYO) offers student musicians unparalleled opportunities to enhance their musical talents and perform in a variety of ensembles throughout the school...
Santa Rosa Beach Artist Named 2024 Festival of the Arts Poster Contest Winner
By Zandra Wolfgram
Artist Kelly Pierre hails from South Louisiana’s vibrant culture, where his Cajun French-speaking family owned shrimp boats. Summers spent learning the shrimping business along the Gulf Coast deeply connected him to the seafood industry.
“I got...
Register now to participate in the 2024 Art Show at the Northwest Florida Fair!
The Arts & Design Society (ADSO) is excited to announce the upcoming Student Art Show, open to high school, middle school and elementary school students from Northwest Florida— a fantastic opportunity for young artists to showcase...
A celebration of 55 years of performing arts excellence on the Emerald Coast
The Northwest Florida Ballet (NFB) announces Season 55, a celebration of five and a half decades of excellence in performing arts, which includes Lightwire Theater’s Dino Light at Grand Boulevard and The Nutcracker and Cinderella at the...
It was a full house at an Okaloosa County School Board meeting in June as Tax Collector Ben Anderson and Sheriff Eric Aden presented certificates to the Award of Distinction winners of the Kids Tag Art Program. Along with Superintendent Marcus Chambers, Anderson and Aden recognized two winners from...
Have you been looking for a local chorus to sing with where fun is the priority and music selections are varied and interesting?
The Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus kicks off of its 50th year on August 20. The chorus is a mixed voice adult chorus that presents two programs...
