art presentations

Art Chairs

Jan Faubel, Chair

Debbie Baker, Assistant Chair

Chautauqua Art Pillar

One of the 4 Pillars of the Chautauqua is the ever-popular Art Pillar, housed downstairs in the Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood on Circle Drive. As usual, the Walton County Art League (WCAL) will be on hand to display their creations, such as paintings, drawings, decorated shells, and minis. Seated along the walls, 17 booths will represent various artisans, groups, and guilds. These folks will demonstrate their particular crafts and chat with visitors about the history and processes involved in their area of expertise. Many are excitedly planning hands-on experiences for visitors of all ages. At one end of the room, elementary-high school students will display a juried Art Deco Art Competition. And in another corner, we will honor our friend Russell “Atelier” Ferris, who passed away last summer. Russ, always a big fan of the Chautauqua Assemblies, was sure to arrive attired in his Monet outfit and ready to paint alongside the other Emerald Coast Plein Air Painters set up around the Lake Yard and throughout the Historic Downtown area. Their wet paintings, displayed on easels in front of the Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood, will be for sale inside the building. Visitors will want to look for these Plein Air artists as they enjoy the Chautauqua experience.

You can visit art presentations on the following days and times:

Friday, April 14, 8am-6pm

Saturday, April 15, 8am-5pm

Demonstrators

Jan Hannon, of the WCAL, Acrylic Miniature Painting

Chautauqua Porcelain Artists, with Dolly Beachy

Helga Letourneau, Pottery

Nancy Hayes, Pottery

Elia Saxer, Calligraphy

Linda Oblak, Counted Cross-stitch

Kat Spieker, Tatting

Kay White, Pine Needle Baskets and Sashiko (Japanese Embroidery)

Lash Buddies, the DeFuniak Springs Reed Baskets, with Karen Sheehan

Loral Culberson, Coiled Baskets, Native American Style

CBSG Spinners Guild

Strictly Weavers of the Emerald Coast

Chautauqua Quilters Guild

Ann Day, Wreaths

Charlie Day, Photography

Gina’s Pane in the Glass, Custom Designed Stained Glass