22nd Annual CraftArt Festival
November 23 – 24
SATURDAY 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SUNDAY 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thousands of people look forward to this signature event and come to see the nation’s top contemporary fine craft artists, displaying and selling their creations during the two-day outdoor festival.
CraftArt 2019 Sponsors
Emerging Artist Sponsors
Kevin Beck, Kathryn Howd, Jennifer & Jeff Lovelady, Duncan McClellan, Barbara Sansone,
Robert & Alexandria Welker, WUSF
Collectors’ Circle Sponsors
Claudia Larrain & Matthew Mosk, Neverne Covington & Don Strobel
Along with support from Janssen & Igar, CPAs, Seacoast Bank, Betsy & Randy Lay, and Binger Financial Group.
In-kind Sponsors
Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay Times, Brian James Photography, Acropolis Greek Taverna, Color Concepts Printing, Jeri Gammage, Sir Speedy, Highwater Clay, and WUSF.
Located just outside the doors of the Florida CraftArt Gallery, along Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg, the CraftArt Festival 2019 is a destination for tourists and local visitors to enjoy an artful Florida weekend. More than 110 of the nation’s best contemporary fine craft artists show and sell their creations. There are artist demonstrations, a children’s activity tent, food
The two-day festival kicks off the Holiday shopping season and features handmade works in ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, paper and mixed media.
CraftArt Festival Artist’s booths by medium
CERAMICS
415 Audry Deal-McEver, Nashville, TN
407 Miguel Fonseca, Tampa, FL ✪
504 Beth Garcia, Lakeland, FL
530 Kayla Harbeitner, St. Petersburg, FL
518 Alan Johnson, St. Petersburg, FL ✪
455 William Kidd, Lakeland, FL ✪
EA3 Yeonsoo Kim, St. Petersburg, FL
524 Sarah King, Tampa, FL
440 Alyssa Ligmont, North Lauderdale, FL ✪
525 Gregg Matthews, Tallahassee, FL
EA4 Claire McCauley, St. Petersburg, FL
458 Justin McKenney, Sarasota, FL
EA5 Catherine Mills, St. Petersburg, FL
444 Jeannie Papadopoulos, Ocala, FL
EA6 Suzy Pease, Gulfport, FL
456 Calan Ree, St. Petersburg, FL ✪
404 Karin Villaroman, Port Richey, FL ✪
435 Harry Welsch, Lutz, FL ✪
414 Kelly Williamson, Fort Myers, FL
FIBER
420 Amos Amit, Los Angeles, CA
501 Billie Barthelemy, Pinewood, MN
516 Kate Beck, New Orleans, LA
505 Leeann Kroetsch, Tampa, FL ✪
401 Alice Pickett Lewis, Gulfport, FL
529 Sharon Rose, St. Petersburg, FL
450 Inna Schoeler, Orlando, FL
445 Robert Stadnycki, Harrisburg, PA
436 Don Tran, St. Louis, MO
531 Oralba Valera-Smith, Edgewater, FL
GLASS
459 Terry Andrews, Ocala, FL ✪
417 Sue Ayala, Daytona Beach, FL
405 Melanie Cech, St. Petersburg, FL
403 Sheron Davis, Decatur, GA
437 Josephina Espinosa, Port Charlotte, FL
441 Darlene Ferguson, Hernando Beach, FL
425 Julie Krueger, Safety Harbor, FL ✪
549 Ed Martin, Springfield, IL
509 Steve Palmer, Minnetonka, MN
411 Wesley Rasko, Aventura, FL
532 David Sandidge, Clermont, FL
547 Peter Schoenly, Ridge Manor, FL
451 Michael Thompson, Boones Mill, VA
JEWELRY
460 Obayana Ajanaku, Decatur, GA
429 Marc Aune, St. James City, FL
434 Linda & Carl Caristo, Asheville, NC
546 William Carlie, St. Petersburg, FL ✪
402 Lisa Davin, Delray Beach, FL
424 Dianna Dinka, Tamarac, FL
453 William Doak, North Venice, FL
519 Wendy & Joe Edwards, Foley, AL
449 Eric Folsom, Gulfport, FL ✪
528 Samantha Freeman, Ocala, FL
412 Jessica Guerrieri, Palm Harbor, FL ✪
433 Lynn Hardesty, Clearwater, FL
452 Kristin Holeman, Fort Lauderdale, FL
506 Anne Kantor, Tampa, FL ✪
520 Katherine Kaya, Sarasota, FL
438 Mary Lee, Tallahassee, FL
537 Kristie MacGregor, Montrose, CO
408 Lorrie Mason, Tampa, FL
422 Lori Kay Olling, Tampa, FL
427 Mai Orama Muniz, Lancaster, PA
523 Sharon Scalise, Largo, FL
423 Michael Stewart, St. Petersburg, FL
443 Jonathon Stopper, Sarasota, FL
542 Ted Striewski, Fort Pierce, FL
409 Kim Tatalick, St. Petersburg, FL ✪
418 Wendy Thurlow, Bradenton, FL
457 Erh Ping Tsai, Locust Valley, NY
536 Jessica Weiss, Knoxville, TN
514 Wendy Zoschke, Springfield, IL
METAL
541 John Formato, Depew, NY
538 Elizabeth Lemoine, Hernando Beach, FL
426 Randy Pardue, Hawthorne, FL
MIXED MEDIA
534 Wayne Gao & Michelle Chang, Rowland Heights, CA
406 Holly Apperson, Safety Habor, FL
535 Dale Cantrell, Danville, IN
430 Steve and Lynn Cebula, Palm Harbor, FL
EA2 Javier Dones, St. Petersburg, FL
419 Alina Eydelia, Naples, FL
503 Mel Fleck, Louisville, KY
526 Debo Groover, Tallahassee, FL
448 Ronnie Lynn Grundset, Treasure Island, FL
512 Jeanie Holland, Chattanooga, TN
544 Ruth Jellema, Rockford, MI
432 Kevin Knittel, Wesley Chapel, FL ✪
545 Melody Lane, Englewood, FL
439 Trent Manning, Winter Haven, FL
507 Anne Ross Oliva, Ormond Beach, FL ✪
454 Leslie Peebles, Gainesville, FL
421 Eric Sauvageau, Pembroke Pines, FL
540 Andrea Striewski, Hutchinson Island, FL
508 Michael Thiele, Flagstaff, AZ
533 Henry Warner, Atlanta, GA
SCULPTURE
527 Justine Ferreri, Brunswick, GA
410 Dominice Gilbert, St. Petersburg, FL ✪
510 T.R. Reed, Chattanooga, TN
WOOD
EA1 Larry & Karen Burden, Beverly Hills, FL 431 Tim Carter, Delray Beach, FL
548 Victor Edwards, Monticello, FL
416 Dwight Ferguson, Pinellas Park, FL
447 Larry Maynard, Redington Shores, FL
400 Richard McCollum, Bryn Athyn, PA
521 Lucas McGowan, Hilton Head Island, SC
522 Nick Reale, Seminole, FL ✪
446 Jim Smith, Murphy, NC
442 Leslie Young, Daytona Beach, FL
How to get involved
Your support provides a high-profile venue for artists to show and sell their work.
Volunteer
Help at CraftArt 2020
If you like working with people, love to be surrounded by beautiful artwork and enjoy the outdoors volunteer for the CraftArt Festival in November. Click below for descriptions of duties and shifts that help us create this artful event.
Support
Sponsor CraftArt 2020
Sponsorships benefit Florida CraftArt and its mission for year-round free art programming in exhibitions, education and community outreach. Ask about sponsoring an Emerging Artist.
Collect
Support Local Artists
Make an art purchase commitment in advance of the CraftArt Festival for art of your choice. Includes a VIP parking pass, drink coupons, invitation to the Artists’ Awards Dinner and more.
Emerging Artist Program
Florida CraftArt is proud to continue the tradition of an Emerging Artist Program at CraftArt Festival 2019.
The selection criteria are the emerging artist has not participated in an outdoor art festival, is at the beginning of his or her professional artist career, has not had a solo art show, and is a Florida resident (minimum six months of the year) ***Remember – not all emerging artists are under the age of 30.
Ask about sponsorship opportunities for the festival and sponsoring an Emerging Artist.
