25TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS PRESENTED BY MATTIE KELLY ARTS FOUNDATION

Photography by Kay Phelan

The 25th Annual MKAF Festival of the Arts took place October 24–25, 2020, at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin. During the festival, artists from across the United States offer up their original artwork in the form of paintings, photography, sculpture, pottery, wood, paper, fiber, mosaics, mixed media, jewelry, and more in order to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes in twenty-nine award categories. The festival also features a collaborative Art Exhibit, which showcases select artwork of more than sixty community adult and student artists.

Marcia Hull, Melanie Moore, and Deb Nissley

Best in Show winner Kelly Rysavy

Maxine Orange, Shantelle Dedicke, and Marcia Hull

Award of Excellence winner Juli Juneau

People’s Choice winner Jeff Waldorff

Award of Excellence winner Dorothy Starbuck