FESTIVALS

Artist List subject to change. Map will be available closer to festival weekend. 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 AWARD SPONSORS

Each year the Eastern Shore Art Center awards $10,000 in prizes to artists made possible by the generosity of our sponsors.

Isabel Jackson Best of Show Award $2500
In memory of former ESAC Board President & Outdoor Art Show Chair, Isabel Jackson

Bob Mullican Award First Place Award $1500
Sponsored by Hargrove Foundation
In memory of long time Co-Chair of the Outdoor Art Show and arts supporter, Bob Mullican

Painting – First Place $500
Sponsored by Prestwood Law Firm

Photography – First Place $500
Sponsored in honor of Mary Van Antwerp by Torrey Van Antwerp Dekeyser, Mary Alden Van Antwerp and Nancy Van Antwerp Shaneyfelt

Drawing & Graphics – First Place $500
Sponsored by Long’s A/C & Refrigeration

Sculpture – First Place $500
Sponsored by Barbara Casey in honor of Fran Faust Slade

Edith Harwell Ceramics – First Place $500
Sponsored by Gaye Lindsey

Mixed Media – First Place $500
Sponsored in memory of Frederick Alan Marchman by Elizabeth Edgar, Robert Marchman and Louise Meredith

Fine Craft & Fine Jewelry – First Place $500
Sponsored by Renee & Mike Wilber in honor of Tut Riddick

Merit Awards – $300 each in all categories
Made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts

AMY ECHOLS is the Executive Director of Kentuck Art Center and Festival in Historic Downtown Northport, Alabama. The award-winning festival and art center, featured in Smithsonian Magazine and Southern Living, engages thousands of children and adults in art and cultural activities. Kentuck brings an annual $5 million economic impact to the community as visitors from across the nation come to soak in the Kentuck experience.

Amy earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in art history from Auburn University. She worked with The Warner Art Collection of Gulf States Paper, and served as Jon Warner’s private art collection manager and curator before joining Kentuck. She actively seeks ways to engage community with the arts in support of artists. Amy is a member of the boards of both the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission and the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce. Her service on the City of Tuscaloosa’s Public Arts committee and Elevate Parks and Recreation subcommittee allows her to contribute to positive cultural change within the community.

Public relations/marketing professional and painter BECKY BOOKER traces her first appreciation of art to a childhood fascination with her grandmother’s crewel embroidery and with an aunt’s collections from abroad. Becky’s love of travel has connected her firsthand with art experiences that have shaped her perspective and appreciation of arts and culture. She studied oil painting with Judy Buckley and has workshopped with the Cumberland Society of Painters, Robert Johnson, and O’Conner Art Studio. In 2019, she shared her talents as one of four artists to create the Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Quilt under the direction of internationally known quilter Yvonne Wells

Becky has served as an officer and board member of the Kentuck Art Center over the past decade and is an enthusiastic art supporter and collector. She is honored to serve as a judge for the 49th Annual Outdoor Art Show in 2021.

If you are traveling along Interstate 10, take Exit 35 and head south on US Highway 98. Continue following US Highway 98 for approximately 10 miles. Upon entering Fairhope on US Highway 98, also known as Greeno Road, you may turn right onto Fairhope Avenue and head west into Downtown Fairhope. The festival is located on the streets of Downtown Fairhope.

Please do not block parking lots & driveways of the area businesses. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

UPDATE: For the 2021 festivals, there will be shuttles provided on SATURDAY and SUNDAY ONLY by Hot Wheels Skate Center. Pickup located at the Fairhope Recreation Center/Volanta Park, 803 N Greeno Rd. $5 per person to ride. 9:30a.m. until 5:30p.m.

PARKING will be available on a first come, first serve basis in the public parking garage off of North Church Street and on the street. Please pay attention to no parking signs during the Festival and do not block driveways.

HANDICAP PARKING will be located in downtown Fairhope on Bancroft behind the Fairhope Museum of History, behind the Fairhope Public Library and in the Civic Center across the street from the Art Center. It will be available on a first come, first serve basis. There is also limited on-street handicap parking and in the parking deck on North Church Street.

In the event your car is towed during the Festival, please call Tony’s Towing Service at 251-928-7334. The City and Festival Committees make every effort not to tow vehicles but it may be necessary if a driveway or residence is blocked or if your vehicle interferes with the Festival activities.

Information can be picked up at the Eastern Shore Art Center at 401 Oak Street. The Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival Information booth will be at Fairhope and Section.

RESTROOMS
Port-o-Lets are located throughout the downtown area. Indoor public restrooms are located within the Civic Center and the Welcome Center. The Eastern Shore Art Center will NOT have public restrooms.

Not permitted inside the festival: 
Bikes, segways, skateboards, scooters, pets and golf carts.