Bay Arts Alliance proudly announces its 61st Bay Annual Competition and Exhibition opening on Friday, May 3 at the Center for the Arts in downtown Panama City. The public is invited to attend the opening reception and awards ceremony on Friday, May 3 from 5 -7 p.m. Awards will...
Hosted by the town of Seaside, Florida, the non-profit Escape to Create (E2C) has been bringing creative talent from around the globe to enjoy month-long artist residencies since 1993. For this season, their 31st, the residency featured the work of contemporary abstract artist Kenn Kotara as part of Seaside...
The Panama City Center for the Arts opens the new year with two new exhibitions beginning on Friday, January 19, 2024. The Main Gallery features Bay Reflections featuring over a dozen artists from across Bay County. Local artists Helga Letourneau and Janis Hannon join creative forces for their duo...
By Will Estell
If you’re a fan of the arts—whether visually, musically or through their power of healing, and if you live anywhere in Okaloosa, Walton or Bay Counties, then you’re likely already familiar with Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF)—the outreach and events this organization has been bringing to Northwest Florida’s Gulf...
By Anna and Nathanael Fisher
In a recent interview, we were asked if reaching our ten-year milestone felt like “We did it. Mission Accomplished!” Our response was that it feels more like “Mission ongoing, mission good start, mission we’ve so much more to do.” As we look back on the...
Ahhh…February, the month of LOVE. In 2022, Emerald Coast Theatre Company is determined to have hope and to continue providing you, our community, with excellent professional and educational theatre.
To all of our VIP Members who have consistently been there for us, renewing your membership, increasing your membership level or...
By Jamie Zimchek, Editor
A small pod of colorful ‘dolphins’ has just joined an equally vibrant bale of ‘sea turtles’ to make a splash on the streets of Panama City Beach. This parade of aquatic statues is part of SeeLife, a project designed to further beautify the streets of our...
By Jamie Zimchek
“Art is conversation,” says local artist Christon Anderson. You only need a minute with his works to see what he means. In one, a baseball player straddles the painting’s focal point, offset by a torn picture of Bert from Sesame Street, a news clipping, and a ripped...