SAVE THE DATE FOR 2024's FOLLOW YOUR ART
August 31st
August 31st
Follow Your Art
The 4th Annual Follow Your Art will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Mentone Educational Resources Foundation (MERF) House walking track.
Hours are 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Hosted by Mentone Educational Resources Foundation & Little River Arts Council The Sweetest Little Festival in Mentone! Music, Storytelling, Children's Art Projects, Face painting, Mobile Munchies Food Truck, A Little Something Extra Ice Cream Truck. Art vendors will line the winding walking trail behind the MERF House, on Highway 117, just east of Mentone. |
Twenty to 30 mostly local artists and makers will have work for sale in a variety of media: painting, ceramics, woodcarving, photography, textile arts, jewelry-making, and more. The focus at this show is community, with local artists and musicians, a return of the popular sidewalk chalk contest, art demonstrations, and more. The location at the MERF walking track, renamed the Pathway to Community, showcases the joy that making art can provide, even during unexpected challenges.
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One of the main attractions of Follow Your Art is the return of the popular Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest. The contest is open to all ages, individuals, or groups, interested in creating works of art along the track.
Awards totaling $900 for Best of Show (Art); Best of Show (Craft); & 1st & 2nd places. PLUS awards for Best Chalk Art (Adult); Best Chalk Art (Youth); and a People's Choice Award. All chalk art contestants and vendors get free ice cream coupon! Little River Arts Council will provide the chalk or participants can bring their own. Chalk artists should arrive around 7:00 AM on Saturday morning, so that their creations are completed or nearly completed when visitors start to arrive. |
PARKING: Please note that spaces around the MERF House are designated for handicapped parking only. Event parking is in the field just east of the walking track.