Art in the Yard Goes Big

By Abby Baker

Gulfport’s first Art in the Yard featured more than 80 artists displaying their work in a yard sale-style event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 27.

By noon, Margo Dalgetty, the artist who originally pushed for the event, hadn’t even had a chance to grab a cup of coffee – the yard shoppers just kept coming.

“We had double the amount of participating artists,” Dalgetty said. “It really scratched an itch with people here in Gulfport.”

The entirety of the artistic hamlet was filled with creators selling everything from dog-tooth necklaces to painted bicycles.

“The biggest problem is that it’s only happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,” Wendy Rosen, who is on Art in the Yard’s marketing team, told the Gabber on Saturday. “Everyone is having a great time – I just want to see it happen for longer.”

According to Dalgetty, a team of art advocates will discuss the possibility of making the event a series, but the details are still up in the air.

See more photos with this article at thegabber.com.

"I'm not your typical Gulfport artist," Cindy Heidel said at her set-up outside The Boulevard Shoppe. "I don't do sunsets and seagulls."

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Art in the Yard "Instigator" Margo Daigetty opened her home and studio space for the event. The studio's front lawn, at 3113 57th St S, was decorated with artist tents.

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"This is my first art event ever, " Vaiana Cane said. "I think this entire event is a wonderful opportunity for people to get their art out there and not have to go through a gallery."

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"I came to Gulfport in 1991 when I was broke and waitressing," artist Joanna Phell said. "I started as a potter making signs, and it just took off."

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