Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 20, 2017

Contact: Laura English Public Relations Fairhope Arts & Crafts Committee (251) 391-2470 fairhopeartsandcraftsfestival@gmail.com

The Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival Concludes the 65th Festival

FAIRHOPE, Ala. – The 65th Annual Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival was held on March 17, 18 & 19. The festival hosted thousands of patrons that visited the booths of the artists as well as the shops and businesses in downtown Fairhope.

The 2017 Best of Show went to: Stella Coupe. This was Stella’s first time to participate at the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival.

Other award winners were: 

• Festival Foundation/Chamber Award: Karen Libecap 
• Chairman’s Award: $750 
• Sculpture Category Award: Lester Jones 
• Pottery Category Award: Shadow May 
• Painting & Watercolor Category Award: Jim Wilshire 
• Photography Category Award: Cara Fuller 
• Mixed Media Category Award: Teresa Merriman 
• Jewelry Category Award: Jon Lee 
• Graphics & Drawing Category Award: Bobby Goldsmith 
• Functional Category Award: Maryann Jefferson 
• State’s Choice: Regan Baker 
• Fran Faust Slade Merit Award: John Deveer 
• Barbara Hayes Merit Award: Richard Britnell 
• Merit Award: Ralph Thomas 
• Merit Award: Clay Bush 
• Merit Award: Tim Peters 
• Reciprocal Award from Eastern Shore Art Center: Joseph & Bridget Farmer

The 65th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival Foundation and Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the 2017 festival sponsors who make this event possible: Wind Creek, Pepsi, Coastal Alabama Community College, Thomas Hospital-Infirmary Health, Riviera Utilities, Merchants and Marine Bank, Coldwell Banker Reehl Properties, Carell Corporation, Trustmark Bank, Bay Mortgage, Grand Hotel, Chick-Fil-A, Regions Bank, Alabama Public Radio, Gulf Coast News, Alabama Media Group, WKRG, WPMI/UTV44, WABD. 

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