One day workshop with artist Carla Bosch entitled “Let’s Loosen Up!” We will focus on minimizing brush strokes and allowing your own style to come alive. Carla’s workshop is in ACRYLICS so please note this when signing up. You don’t have to use acrylics during the workshop but it is suggested for the best workshop experience and learning her methods.

One day workshop in Apalachicola with Haidee-Jo Summers entitled "Capturing the Essence.” Exploring the themes of simplicity and economy - how do we say what we want to say about a subject without saying too much and losing the impact? Discussing focal points, composition, peripheral vision and suggestion. How to suggest detail with just a few brush marks.

Opening Luncheon for everyone to meet artists and share lunch together. Local artist Cheryl Ploegstra will also give her residency presentation at the luncheon. Free to attend.

Join artists Poppy Balser, Greg Barnes, Vicki Norman & Manon Sander at the riverfront in Apalachicola as they paint the boats and area along Water Street. Reception immediately following the demonstration. Free to the public.

Quickdraw 2025 will be held at Windmark Beach Community in Port St. Joe

Reception to hear Judge’s Perspective on the 2025 Quickdraw winning paintings and to meet the 2025 Florida’s Finest Ambassadors. We will also have a special presentation of awards in honor of our 20th Anniversary - more details to follow!

Enjoy gospel music and artists painting a Sunday morning church service outdoors.

Meet artists Greg Barnes, Carla Bosch, Ken DeWaard, Vicki Norman & Mark Shasha as art enthusiasts gather to view their work and converse about the art and the setting.

A roundtable discussion with the winners of the Richard M. Carrell Distinguished Artist Award celebrating 20 years of the FCenPA event. Led by FCCC board member Joe Taylor, come to enjoy a reception and discussion about their experiences in participating in this event during the last 20 years of its existence. The artists expected to participate are Lori Putnam, Mary Erickson, Dawn Whitelaw, Kathie Odom, Morgan Samuel Price and Charles Dickinson. Reception is free and open to the public at the Wet Room, Armory, 66 4th Street in Apalachicola.

Join Michelle for a Lunch and Learn demonstration entitled “Unlock the Secrets of Color Temperature.” Join us for an exclusive painting demo where Florida artist Michelle Held will help you demystify the concept of color temperature. Michelle will reveal her techniques for using the contrast of cooler and warmer paint colors to create vibrant, dynamic artworks that truly pop off the canvas. You'll explore how to manipulate color temperature to add depth, dimension, and life to your paintings.

Mexico Beach Artists Demonstrations, 2pm-5pm, 102 Canal Parkway, Mexico Beach - Mark Fehlman, Kathleen B. Hudson, Jeremy Sams & Steven S. Walker

Join Olena Babak for an oil painting demonstration “Capturing the Essence of a Sunrise.” With experience from her Plein Air adventures and studio practice, she will lead you through the nuances of color and light. Olena will share her methods for capturing the ever-changing light, illustrating how to depict its vibrant hues, the play of light and morning glow. She will demonstrate how she goes about using color and values in achieving believable effect of early morning.

Watch artists Suzie Baker, Brienne M. Brown, Manon Sander & Richie Vios paint at the Carrabelle Marine Street Pavilion.

Watch local students paint one on one with our invited artists.

Come watch artists Brienne M. Brown, Ken DeWaard, Mark Fehlman, Haidee-Jo Summers & Steven S. Walker as they capture the beauty that is St. George Island and the St. George Lighthouse.

Join Kathleen as she addresses the topic "Nocturne Painting."

The Lunch and Learn series is limited lunch seating at Fort Coombs Armory, 66 4th Street, Apalachicola, the site of our wet room this year. It will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, March 20th, $20 per person. Premium table seating with lunch is provided for those with required reservations via the website. Once the event is sold out, overflow seating is provided behind the reserved lunch seats for those just attending the presentation with no lunch provided and no preregistration required.  

Watch artists Olena Babak, Poppy Balser, Charles Dickinson, Michelle Held & Morgan Samuel Price capture the atmosphere, tradition and lifestyle of the small fishing community and the beauty of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve in Eastpoint. At the reception, the artists will present a brief discussion of their paintings. Following this, artist Michelle Held will have a brief presentation of her residency paintings completed this year at ANERR.

Come see the small paintings just hung today in the Wet Room available for purchase! Pick up one of these little jewels for your personal collection and meet the artists who painted them.

Join Mark Shasha as he presents the topic, "The Wonders of Painting the Sea." Mark will share his observations and techniques of capturing the mysterious and ever-changing properties of the ocean. He will talk about the illusions of reflection and motion and why he loves to bring water into his paintings. Mark is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists and The Guild of Boston Artists.

Maecenas Dinner is for those Collectors who purchase a package of $1000 or higher (which all dollars spent apply to the purchase of a painting 100%). Come enjoy the evening of great food and great music, talk with the artists, and choose that special masterpiece to purchase for your own collection!

The Masters Gallery is comprised of studio paintings from the returning invited artists, often in larger formats than are possible en plein air. Join artist Suzie Baker as she discusses what make the pieces presented in the Masters Gallery so valuable.

Join us on our final evening of the event for our Collector’s Gala. Visit with the artists and make your purchase of art painted during this year’s event.

Our second Sunday and final day of the 2025 event will be the last opportunity to purchase artworks that capture the essence of our beautiful community and landscape. Come celebrate the end of the week together in Port St. Joe. Free event open to the public!

Watch the artist that was awarded Artists' Choice for this year. Who is it? We will only know after the reveal on Friday evening so come to the demo to watch this artist and a demonstration of their choice!