The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is a juried art show. Each year, we receive more than 600 applications for the festival. Each applicant is required to submit three images of their work and one image of their display area along with their application. Qualified jurors are shown each artist's images simultaneously and anonymously, and collectively choose more than 200 artists who will be invited to exhibit their work. Best of Show, Awards of Distinction, Awards of Excellence, Awards of Honor, and Awards of Merit winners from the previous year’s festival are exempt from the jurying process.
The artists compete for a total of $25,000 in prize money in categories including ceramics, drawing, fiber/leather, glass, jewelry, mixed media, oil/acrylic, photography, printmaking/graphics, sculpture, watercolor and wood.
This family oriented festival is ranked in the top 50 Fine Art Shows in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine.
Ceramics |
Booth Location |
| Adams, Douglas | Picasso 25 |
| Allen, Larry | Warhol 27 |
| Barnes, Michael | Lewis 10 |
| Beville, Jennifer | Rockwell 10 |
| Clement, Kris & Al | Degas 5 |
| Colombarini, Louis & Christine | Turner 19 |
| Courtney, Lou | Warhol 25 |
| Grow, Tom & Frances | Lewis 6 |
| Hedgeman, Tonya | Dali 8 |
| Hemming, Rod | Rockwell 9 |
| May, Shadow | Warhol 1 |
| McWhorter, Don | Picasso 39 |
| Meyer, Mike | Epstein 2 |
| Peters, Tim | Warhol 22 |
| Rankin, Ralph | Turner 6 |
| Schartz, Tony & Gretchen | Miro 8 |
| Shields, Ken | Miro 1 |
| Solberg, Chuck | Degas 13 |
| Taylor, Mike | Picasso 20 |
| Wender, Andrew | Degas 11 |
| Wiesener, Fred | Darby 12 |
Drawing |
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| Flack, Paul | Degas 2 |
| Loudermilk, Lisa | Warhol 8 |
| O'Neal, Erik | Turner 5 |
| Reed, Aaron | Degas 15 |
| Reynolds, Pat | Warhol 21 |
| Smith, Christina | Rodin 5 |
| Word, A.B. | Warhol 6 |
Fiber/Leather |
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| Amit, Amos | Warhol 13 |
| Beck, Kate | Rodin 8 |
| Bower, Marvin | Picasso 8 |
| Edgar, Steve | Picasso 18 |
| Flemming, John | Dali 1 |
| Hays, Teresa | Darby 3 |
| Langhoff, Lynn | Renoir 7 |
| Metzger, Hetty & Norman | Degas 4 |
| Paden, Traci | Degas 10 |
| Roberts, Maureen | Dali 5 |
| Rudoy, Shekina | Picasso 16 |
| Sly & Wyatt, Mary & Dan | Rodin 6 |
| Thomas, Horace | Rodin 16 |
| Vipperman, Vickie | Degas 7 |
| Watrous, Lee | Lewis 8 |
| Zhang, Xiao Xia | Epstein 7 |
Glass |
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| Barrett, Sharron | Renoir 4 |
| Fizer, Richard | Dali 10 |
| Gandelman, Roger | Degas 3 |
| Hamilton, Larry | Rockwell 12 |
| Hatala, Bea | Picasso 30 |
| Heddan, Lance/Chustz, Suzanne | Rodin 14 |
| Palmer, Steve | Picasso 40 |
| Rosenbaum, Mark | Picasso 1 |
| Shea, Andrew | Renoir 1 |
| Spake, Thomas | Renoir 9 |
| Thomas, Herb | Rockwell 11 |
| Wickey, Faith | Darby 13 |
| Young & Blanchard, Chuck & Deana | Dali 6 |
Jewelry |
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| Aune, Marc & Sara | Darby 1 |
| Blandford, Bonnie | Picasso 21 |
| Brennan, Kathleen | Dali 7 |
| Connor, TK | Darby 5 |
| Cyberski, Joe | Dali 3 |
| DeMarcay, Jayne | Warhol 30 |
| Fawkes, Dolores | Turner 14 |
| Forney, Jack & Marian | Miro 11 |
| Goral, Helmut | Darby 7 |
| Goskey, Judy | Turner 12 |
| Greenwood, Marilyn | Picasso 32 |
| Hurst, Leigh Ann | Miro 4 |
| Johnston, Sharon | Darby 2 |
| Laffal, Barbara | Degas 12 |
| Linton, Ronald | Miro 16 |
| McCoy, Don | Lewis 7 |
| Mroczek, John | Warhol 7 |
| Nowicki, Tom & Cathryn | Darby 9 |
| Rivero, Oscar | Turner 7 |
| Ruff, John | Epstein 6 |
| Shull, Gary & Maureen | Rodin 4 |
| Smarsh, Peter | Rockwell 5 |
| Stopper, Gerald | Degas 1 |
| Strader, Molly | Dali 11 |
| Trisko & Lieberman, Bob & Ian | Turner 16 |
| Umbel, Barbara | Degas 9 |
| Vagner, Michael | Epstein 8 |
| Wade, Sally | Miro 6 |
| Wolf, Katrin | Rodin 13 |
| Zoschke, Marc | Warhol 18 |
Mixed Media |
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| Arkus, Lisa | Renoir 8 |
| Baker, Marian | Picasso 26 |
| Baldauf, Stephen & Anita | Picasso 4 |
| Bonner, Mark | Warhol 28 |
| Buckner, Suzan & Chuck | Dali 12 |
| Causey, Teri | Picasso 6 |
| Cumbie, Chris | Lewis 2 |
| Curles, David | Rodin 12 |
| Eubank, Kim | Epstein 3 |
| Fisher, Fred | Renoir 6 |
| Garcia, Julio | Miro 18 |
| Hequembourg, Aaron | Renoir 2 |
| Hise, Lyn Novak | Warhol 2 |
| Hix, Robin Renee | Rodin 2 |
| Kennedy, Jeffrey | Turner 17 |
| Krysinsky, Tony | Renoir 5 |
| Lanoue, Guiteau | Warhol 4 |
| Lansburg, Amy | Warhol 26 |
| Leedy, Jeff | Warhol 16 |
| Martin, Ed | Lewis 5 |
| Merriman, Teresa | Epstein 4 |
| Mojjis, John | Turner 8 |
| O'Rourke, Janet | Miro 13 |
| Porter, H. C. | Miro 10 |
| Radtke, Steven | Turner 13 |
| Rhoads, Mindy | Miro 5 |
| Stern, Bob & Patti | Warhol 10 |
| Williams, Liz | Rockwell 3 |
Oil/Acrylic |
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| Apriletti, Linda | Turner 4 |
| Aune, Cindy | Darby 8 |
| Butler, David | Picasso 7 |
| Cobb, Eric | Miro 3 |
| Commerford, PJ & RJ | Dali 9 |
| Crisswell, Troy | Rockwell 6 |
| Gatewood, Charles | Picasso 37 |
| Holwerda, Bruce | Degas 8 |
| Katz, Ronna | Picasso 17 |
| Kern, Anna | Epstein 5 |
| Lanoue, Elaine | Warhol 3 |
| Maddox, Jeannie | Rockwell 4 |
| Martin, Dawn Kinney | Picasso 33 |
| Martinique-Whittaker, Lin | Turner 9 |
| McCallum, Mimi | Darby 10 |
| McLean, Fran | Turner 18 |
| Nikitchenko, Paul | Lewis 3 |
| O'Driscoll, Danny | Darby 4 |
| Peeso, Bruce | Picasso 13 |
| Pokorny, Jude | Picasso 14 |
| Smidt, Carol | Picasso 2 |
| Smith, Jon | Dali 2 |
| Turner, Bill | Picasso 22 |
| Williams, Domi | Rockwell 2 |
Photography |
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| Blades, Nancy | Warhol 14 |
| Blekfeld, Bernard | Turner 3 |
| Brady, John | Warhol 15 |
| Brown, Niel | Epstein 9 |
| Cole, Micheal | Degas 14 |
| Copeland, Jim | Degas 6 |
| Copeland, Robert | Miro 2 |
| Duse, Luciano | Picasso 12 |
| Fulwiler, RC | Picasso 23 |
| Grace, Russell | Turner 15 |
| Gruber, Marie | Picasso 28 |
| Humphrey, Larry | Picasso 19 |
| Jasinski, Michael & Brian | Dali 13 |
| Johnson, Nels | Picasso 3 |
| Jones, Robert | Miro 7 |
| Metz, Lawrence | Miro 14 |
| Teger, Allan | Renoir 3 |
| Wans, Gayle & Glen | Lewis 1 |
Printmaking/Graphics |
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| Bond, Michael | Warhol 24 |
| Linn, Katherine | Rockwell 8 |
| Paulsen, Larry & Sherry | Picasso 36 |
| Yingst, Kreg | Picasso 11 |
Sculpture |
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| Campbell, David | Miro 15 |
| Causey, Scott | Rodin 10 |
| Colburn, William | Lewis 4 |
| Elder, Ted | Warhol 23 |
| Grant, Will | Picasso 5 |
| Hill, Graham | Warhol 20 |
| Hornbaker, Scott | Warhol 12 |
| Juneau, Pat | Rodin 3 |
| Kamerman, Sid | Darby 6 |
| Kolb, Richard | Picasso 9 |
| Manning, Trent | Miro 9 |
| Matyszczyk, Cliff | Rodin 1 |
| Miller, Darren | Warhol 5 |
| Miree, Royal | Rodin 9 |
| Okonkwo, Nnamdi | Rodin 7 |
| Otfinoski, Peter | Picasso 35 |
| Possobon Pozzobonelli, Mauro | Warhol 17 |
| Schmidt, Ron | Rodin 15 |
| Siwicki, Laurel | Picasso 31 |
| Tranum, Patrick | Picasso 34 |
Watercolor |
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| Andry, Keith | Turner 11 |
| Bailey, Bill | Warhol 11 |
| Curtis, Gary | Warhol 19 |
| Hartsfield, Chris | Picasso 10 |
| Kemper, M. | Darby 11 |
| Loudermilk, Rick | Warhol 9 |
| Lung, Johnny | Picasso 27 |
| Sharley, Dan | Picasso 24 |
| Strachov, Greg | Epstein 1 |
Wood |
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| Bachman, Rick | Miro 17 |
| Beams, Charles | Rockwell 7 |
| Hadden, David | Miro 12 |
| Hatala, Matthew | Picasso 29 |
| Hecker, Patricia & Jon | Turner 2 |
| Lippincott, Virginia | Picasso 15 |
| Little, Gregory | Dali 4 |
| Martinez, Peg | Lewis 9 |
| Munn, Lance | Rodin 11 |
| Paullus, Dennis | Turner 10 |
| Reynolds, Mark & Carol | Picasso 38 |
| Russell, John | Warhol 29 |
| Thomas, Ralph | Turner 1 |
| Young, Michael | Rockwell 1 |