Great American Art Show & Contest Returns to Downtown Lakemont

in August

The Great American Art Show & Contest will be returning to Rabun County. The event will be hosted in Lakemont, Georgia on Saturday, August 5, 2023. It is a day of fun and celebration of small-town Americana, from 10 am to 3 pm you’ll find great art on display, good times and great company.

The festival is on the lookout for new paintings of “downtown Lakemont”. This is more than an art show it is a contest as well. Throughout the day there will be cash prizes for “the best…”. At 10 am the “Best Clown Face” will be awarded $50 and at 10:30 they’ll award the “Best Juggler” $50. “Best Rap or Ditty” will be chosen to win $100 at 11 am and “Best Poem” will take home $200 at noon. “The Best Song” will win $100 at 1 pm and at 1:30 the “Best Photograph” will be given $200. The finale will be a whopping $500 prize awarded to the “Best Painting”!

You will need to arrive before your contest timeslot to register so come early and stay all day! For “Best Painting” participation or other event questions e-mail LakemontRob@gmail.com or pickup waiver at The Open Door counter.