Artists Invited to Compete at Ybor Arts in the Park

From the City of Tampa:

The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department invites artists to participate in the Second Annual Ybor Arts in the Park event on Dec. 10 in Centennial Park, located at 1800 E. 8th Avenue.

This will be a daylong event giving artists the opportunity to showcase and sell their artwork in a festival atmosphere in Ybor City, Tampa’s National Historic Landmark District. The event will include live music, a fresh market and other holiday events planned for the weekend.

Pre-selected artwork will be formally judged during the event in the morning and winners will be announced for First, Second, Third and Best of Show categories. Cash prizes will be awarded for all four categories. The categories are two dimensional and three dimensional art in any media. The focus is on quality craftsmanship and bringing fine artists together to promote Ybor City as a fine arts destination.

Artists should submit a resume, with phone number, and up to five pieces artwork in a digital to yborartstudio@tampagov.net. Please include the title of the piece, the media that was used, and dimensions of the piece. If the work is three dimensional, please submit multiple views. There will be a $25.00 booth fee for those selected for the show, booth sites will be selected by a random lottery.

The deadline for submission is Nov. 10.

For more information, contact Brent Thorlton, Ybor Art Studio, at yborartstudio@tampagov.net or 813-242-5370.