"Exhibiting at The Melbourne Art Festival is about as close to winning the lottery as many artists and craftspeople will get. With $112,000 in patron purchase awards and another $25,050 in prizes walking around, there's lots of cash out there and most folks get a piece. The committee manages competently, but with always a sense of fun in everything they do. You don't need to choose between good treatment and good sales. Here you get both."............Sunshine Artist Magazine

"What a fantastic show! We here at the gallery applaud your artist selections - the art was GREAT!
Keep up the fantastic job you always do!" - local gallery owner

Participating Artists for 2011

MELBOURNE ART FESTIVAL CONGRATULATES ITS 2011 AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS

Best in Show
William Kidd, Miramar, FL

Painting  (Oils, Acrylic, Painting, Mixed Media)
1st Place:  Carol Napoli, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2nd Place:  Patarick Pierson, Palm Springs, FL
3rd Place:  Marvin Murphy, Weston, FL

Painting  (Watercolor)
1st Place:  Jennifer Ardolino, Crystal River, FL
2nd Place: Russell Yerke, Tarboro, NC
3rd Place: Kuei Dorman, Orlando, FL

Graphics, Drawing, Pastels
1st Place:  Michel Delgado, Key West, FL
2nd Place:  John Ha, Brooklyn, NY
3rd Place:  Jason Hunt, Orlando, FL

Sculpture
1st Place:  David Figueroa, Sanford, FL
2nd Place: Nancy Cervenka, Gulfport, FL
3rd Place:  Ancizar Marin, Pembroke Pines, FL

Ditital Media
1st Place:  Laurie Coppedge, Jacksonville, FL
2nd Place:  Dick Cunningham, Frostproof, FL
3rd Place:  Kirk Dodd, Merritt Island, FL

Jewelry
1st Place:  Pam Fox, Sarasota, FL
2nd Place:  Mark Van de Bogart, Bronson, FL
3rd Place:  Patricia Karnes, Winter Park, FL

Clay
1st Place:  Glenn Woods, Palm Harbor, FL
2nd Place: Vicki Tindall, Orlando, FL
3rd Place:  Bill Colby, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Glass, Wood
1st Place: Sandy Lent, Lake Mary, FL
2nd Place: Scott Gamble, Cumming, FL
3rd Place:  Gordon Ekback, Boone, NC

Other Media
1st Place:  Nicario Jimenez, Naples, FL
2nd Place:  Garry Seidel, Davie, FL
3rd Place:  Brad Kelly, Winter, GA

The Festival is presented by Melbourne Art Festival, Inc., a non-profit Florida corporation whose mission is to organize and present an annual art festival and to further promote and encourage artistic endeavors, education and appreciation in Brevard County.

Judges Panel for 2011

Beachside           Mainland