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Rick Worth, mural artist during ART! Key West!

 

Art! Key West! celebrates cultures over Thanksgiving weekend

 

SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE

The third annual ART! Key West! will escort visitors and locals alike through a whimsical tour around the artists’ paradise known as Key West over Thanksgiving weekend. Friday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Nov. 30, with more than 50 events.

While the event is free and open to the public, there will also be VIP tickets for special events.

Returning this year is “Giants in the City,” inflatable art sculptures that will “pop up” throughout Key West.

New this year is the 2014 International Sand Art Competition by Sand-Isle at Casa Marina, a Waldorf Astoria resort. Six internationally renowned sand sculptors will compete with viewers voting for their favorite sculpture for the “People’s Choice” award.

The Black Friday Fine Art Fair at the Westin pier will be on Friday, Nov. 28 with a VIP private brunch overlooking the Fair site, and an hour’s access for early shopping before the Fair opens to the public at 11 a.m. More than 15 galleries and artists will participate. The day on the Pier continues with a Canine Couture fashion show by Florida Keys SPCA featuring their adoptable dogs.

On Saturday, Nov. 29, multiple gallery openings and VIP events take center stage. Rick Worth and artists from The Studios of Key West will be on hand to help kids (and their parents) create street murals at Ocean Key Resort Harbor Walk, with panels being displayed as they are completed to make one giant mural. The afternoon and evening will include a culinary demonstration by Chef Beaumount at the Casa Marina as well as performances from the Fringe Theater & Waterfront Playhouse.

The Festival concludes on Sunday with the Key West Outdoor Artisan Market located at the Restaurant Store. Local art, crafts, and specialty products will be on display. In addition, tours of artists’ studios will take festival-goers into the world of local artists in an once-in-a-lifetime experience.

VIP Tickets, allowing admission for multiple festival events, will be available for purchase after Oct. 10. A full calendar of events, as well as additional information on VIP tickets, is available at www.artskeywest.com.

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