Art Festival

Highgate Park : More local news and local events from in and around the Highgate Park Davenport areas as Downtown Winter Park will be packed with sculptures, paintings and an estimated 300,000 people this weekend as the city hosts its biggest event of the year: the Sidewalk Art Festival. About 225 artists will set up displays in tented galleries in Central Park, and tonight Peter White and other jazz artists will perform before a crowd sipping wine and munching on cheese.

"It's just a very festive weekend," says Carole Moreland, an event organizer. "It's free. It's very family-oriented."

More than 1,000 artists applied to participate, but only a fourth of those were accepted. Festival-goers can expect to see everything from peaceful landscapes to bold glass jewelry.

Artists start displaying their work at 9 a.m. today, but for many, the event starts with the jazz concerts. People are allowed to bring alcohol into the park Friday night, but this year the festival is also offering a beer and wine tent for all three days.

The event poster, which many Winter Park residents collect from year to year, was designed digitally for the first time this year. Artist Ken Bowser, who teaches at Full Sail University, created a bright and playful scene of a sidewalk café in the city.

While many of the artists at the festival are experienced and well-known, festival judges also select a handful of "emerging artists" to participate each year. These artists have never displayed their work at an outdoor show and are considered at the beginning of their careers.

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