Fact Sheet

Media Contact:  Linda Kinsey, 727-893-7039 or 893-7465

33rd Annual Mainsail Arts Festival
April 19 & 20, 2008
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Vinoy Park

More than 250 of the nation's top visual arts, top name entertainment, Young at Art
Student Show & Awards, Kids Create children's tent, and culinary arts food court
converge on waterfront Vinoy Park, Bayshore Drive & 7th Ave. NE.

Named by Sunshine Artist magazine among the
"100 Best" fine arts events in the United States.
Artists exhibiting are competing for $50,000 in prize money,
including $10,000 to the Best of Show.

Admission is free.  This two-day event combines visual and performing arts
along with opportunities for children to actively engage in art activities.
There will be an assortment of culinary arts as well as Mainsail souvenirs.
Over 200 exhibiting artists from all over the United States present their art
for sale or available for commission in the following categories:
Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media,
Oil/Acrylic, Photography, Sculpture, Watercolor and Wood.

After September 2007, application forms for the 2008 show
 will be available online:  www.mainsailartsfestival.org
Artists' Contact: Mainsail office, 727-892-5885 (leave a message).