GGAF News

 

GGAF Poster Contest Open »

Here’s a chance to become a part of Pensacola’s art history! The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is accepting submissions to its 2021 poster design competition through August 6. The winning artist receives a $1,000 cash award. The winning design will be featured on posters, T-shirts and other GGAF promotional items for the festival. Posters have become a regional collector’s item.

2021 Invited International Artist: Lara Sophie Benjamin »

The Festival selected Lara Sophie Benjamin, a painter from Nicosia, Cyprus, as this 2021 Invited International Artist.

2021 GGAF Posters Available Online »

Get your 2020 GGAF Poster. Festival Committee invited local artist Kreg Yingst to create a poster for 2020 in his original woodcut print design. His work captures some of the feelings of 2020 and is a positive memento for the past year. This limited-edition of 250 posters are each signed and numbered by the artist. Order yours online.

2020 Children's Poster Contest »

The winners of the 2020 GGAF Children's Poster Contest have been announced. The contest was open to Escambia and Santa Rosa county children ages 4 – 11. This year's theme is “Home Sweet Home.”

COVID-19 Forces Cancellation of 2020 Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival »

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival. The decision to cancel the Festival is a tough one, but with COVID-19 cases on the rise, the health and safety of arts patrons, volunteers, artists, sponsors, vendors, and festival participants must be our top priority.

2019 Artist Awards »

Best of Show goes to Don McWhorter, Ceramics. Find his booth at Picasso 29. See the complete list of award winners…

GGAF International Artist Esmeraldo Abalde on WUWF »

Sandra Averhart talks to the 2019 Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival Invited International Artist Esmeraldo Abalde from the Philippines.

2019 Poster Design Selected »

The 2019 Festival poster is based on a painting by Emily Woodson, an illustrator, graphic designer, and painter living in Pace, Florida. She has a BFA in Illustration Kansas City Art Institute. Emily is part of the marketing team at Levin Rinke Realty.