2016
Top of the
Lake
Art Fest Okeechobee, Florida
Best of Show artist Leland Williams
Photography by Sharon Cannon The tenth annual Top of the Lake Art Fest was held on Jan. 23 and 24 in downtown Okeechobee. The juried art show features fine art by local and national artists. Local artists and students also show their work in the art gallery tent. The show featured a kids art zone, sponsored in part by Children's Services Council of Okeechobee County. Street painting and sand sculpture also brought enjoyment to the art fest. The popular Taste of Okeechobee followed the art fest on Saturday. For more photos of the event and winning artists go to www.okeechobeemainstreet.org
Arts & Culture Director Bridgette Waldau and OKMS President Maureen Burroughs present the poster award ribbon to Robin Sparks. His eagle photograph (shown at top of photo) will be the image for the 2017 Top of the Lake Art Fest poster.
Student Best of Show "Tiger" by Augustine Baltazar
An Okeechobee High School student Casandra Franco won first place in the student division of steet painting.
(Above) Judges Choice artist Robin Sparks (Below) Fawn McNeil Barr paints an original in the gallery tent that she donated for a raffle, which one lucky person won at the art fest.
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Bass fish sand sculpture by artist Wade Wheeler.