Isle
of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival Fine Arts & Crafts Show
Fernandina Beach, FL
ON BEAUTIFUL
AMELIA ISLAND
Presented annually
the first weekend in May
The
first Shrimp Festival was held in 1963 to celebrate the traditional
blessing of the shrimp fleet...once a major industry on beautiful,
historic Amelia Island. Approximately 150,000 people
attend during the weekend event to enjoy fine food, fine art and special
activities. The Island Art Association sponsors the arts and crafts
portion of the festival in conjunction with the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp
Festival Committee.
 Annually about 325 artists and
craftsmen are juried by IAA into the show and compete for $9,850 in prize money.
By participation in our Patron Purchase Program. local patrons of the arts
pledge to purchase approximately $30,000 - $50,000 from participating Shrimp Festival
artists in addition to purchases by the multitudes of attendees who visit
the island during the festival. The arts and crafts exhibit has been
consistently recognized as one of the
best art events in North America by Sunshine Artist Magazine and has been
ranked in the Top 200 many times in recent years.
Shown
here are food booths on the waterfront. Panoramic Photo by William
R. Raser.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW 2009 SHRIMP FESTIVAL ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITORSAND JUDGES
CLICK
HERE TO VIEW 2009 ARTS & CRAFTS AWARD WINNERS
The
following pages contain Shrimp Festival rules, procedures, and the 2009 application
FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Click on page to view and/or download. Application
for 2010 show will be posted in late September and applications will be
received through early January 2010..
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1 - Festival Rules/Information
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2 - Categories & Awards
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3 - Application Procedures Pg
4 - Application Form/Release Agreement
You
may request an application be mailed to you. You should enclose
a self addressed and stamped envelope (SASE) in your request to Island Art Association,
Inc., P. O. Box 1251, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035
For
information, maps on other venues/activities visit www.shrimpfestival.com
IAA members jury
Shrimp Fest applications in February.
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