Vero's New Art Festival Honors The Art Community

Saturday In The Park with Authors & Artists is a new event for Vero Beach Main Street and the Treasure Coast Writers Guild. On the first Saturday of every month authors and artists will set up on the Heritage Center lawn in Downtown Vero Beach from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Some exhibiting artists joining this premier show include Highwaymen Al Black and Jimmy Stovall, painters Vickie Marsango, Sue Johnson, Sally Browning Pearson, Ned Noland, Lynn Barletta, Dennis Boyles, Jordan & Betty Hall, Jensen Beach Art Association President Ron Perkins and the artists from the Artist Guild Gallery; Mixed Media & Sculptors, Sara Jo Karns, Joseph & Debbie Perdue, Eileen Farrell as well as photographer Alison Cunningham, and the Southeast Gallery of Photographic Art.

Master Chinese Brush artist, Ed DeDecker will exhibit 24 pieces. Chinese Brush Painting started around 4000 B.C. and has developed continuously over a period of more than six thousand years. Its growth has inevitably reflected the changes of time and social conditions. The Chinese brush, though similar to the brush used for watercolor painting in the West, has a finer tip suitable for dealing with a wide range of subjects and for producing the variations in line required by different styles.

The "Mad Potter's" tent will feature handmade ceramic artwork; Red's Workshop will feature stained glass and hand painted terra cotta pots.

First grade teacher Karen Whelan and her students will showcase and sell greeting card packets, created by this class as a fundraiser for their annual trip to Green Meadows Farm in February. The trip to learn about farm animals and life cycles is costly, but valuable for these Title I school children. All sales of greeting card packets decorated by the children will help offset the cost of their trip.

A very exciting feature of the November 7 th Show is the Treasure Coast's premier Second Generation Highwaymen Show & Sale. Second generation Highwaymen Artists will be joined by first generation artists showcasing their exceptional artwork. Second generation artists include A.J. Brown, Kelvin Hair; Roy McLendon, Jr.; Ray McClendon; Richard Edwards, and Johnny Stovall. First generation artists will include Roy McLendon, Sr; Jimmy Stovall; Mary Ann Carroll and Al Black.

Several of the twenty-five plus exhibiting artists will hold live demonstrations of their unique painting techniques, and Main Street Vero Beach will provide early morning visitors free coffee with the purchase of two donuts.

For more information, interviews or photo opportunities, contact Show Manager Leona DeRosa Bodie at leona@leonabodie.com or 772 380 4984. To apply for vendor space, download the application on the Main Street Vero Beach website www.mainstreetverobeach.org.

Main Street Vero Beach is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Treasure Coast Writers Guild is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization

Submitted by Janie Hoover 772 473 3410 or janietv@yahoo.com