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Art news, events and information for Freeport and Niceville, Florida, including the Hammock Bay and Bluewater Bay areas surrounding the Choctawhatchee Bay.

By Lori Leath Smith “We are thrilled when we have clients come in and tell us how inspired they are when browsing the gallery. That’s a large part of what we want to give back to the community.” ~ Share Norville, Artful Things Niceville Artful Things Niceville is as warm and inviting...
As part of its Professional Theatre Mainstage series, ECTC presents Charles Dickens’ beloved classic tale, A Christmas Carol beginning Fri., Dec. 4 – Sun., Dec. 20. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees Dec. 6, 13 and 20. In this thrilling adaptation by...
Save the date for Shelter House’s 5th Annual Palate & Palette Dinner to be held February 6, 2021! This year, the event will feature five local unique artists and be hosted as five different intimate dinners across Okaloosa and Walton Counties. In South Walton 30A, The Events will be...

Upcoming Art Classes

Artful Things Niceville: Upcoming workshops at the gallery: April 15, 10 a.m. Encaustic Wax Cards - Cornia Zalace April 17, 10 a.m. Intro to Calligraphy - Elia Saxer April 23, 6 p.m. Date Nite Acrylic Pour- Debi Profeta April 24, 10 a.m. Swipe and String Pull Acrylic- Debi Profeta April 24, 1:30 p.m. Book Release...
Art Watercolor Class
Artful Things Niceville: Rosalyn O’Grady – Oil or Acrylics Tuesday mornings 10 a.m. – Noon, or Tuesday afternoons 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. $20 per session plus supplies - Bring a photo to paint from or paint from a still life set-up. Masks required. Email Roslyn to reserve your space or for...
The 25th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Festival of the Arts saw more than 2,000 art lovers in October and featured 65 premier artists from throughout the U.S. Winning Best in Show was artist Kelly Rysavy from Tallahassee with her Renaissance-inspired art pieces; she won $1600. Rysavy, a first-time...
Artful Things Niceville: Rosalyn O’Grady – Oil or Acrylics Tuesday mornings 10 a.m. – Noon, or Tuesday afternoons 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. $20 per session plus supplies - Bring a photo to paint from or paint from a still life set-up. Masks required. Email Roslyn to reserve your space or for more...
The winners of the 35th Annual James and Christian LaRoche Memorial Poetry Contest and the Blackwater Review art and literature journal have been announced for 2021. Fiona Morris of Santa Rosa Beach, won first place and a cash prize of $100 for her poem Summers in the Screen Room. Madison Gray...

Art Classes Offered

Upcoming Classes at Artful Things Niceville These classes continue weekly and students are worked with on an individual basis. Beginners welcome! Ongoing classes: Oil or Acrylics - Artist, Rosalyn O’Grady, www.rosalynogrady.com. Call 850-865-5343 to reserve a seat. Tuesdays 10 a.m., 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. $20 per session...
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), a not-for-profit charitable arts organization founded in 1995 to be Northwest Florida’s champion of cultural arts and arts education for all, announced that Demetrius Fuller has been named as Chief Executive Officer. Fuller will replace Marcia Hull, who has served as MKAF CEO...
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