Art In The Park

I drove up to Vero Beach, Florida from Stuart yesterday afternoon to attend Art in the Park, a Fine Art and Crafts Show featuring artists from the Vero Beach Art Club. It takes place at Humiston Park on Ocean Drive two Sundays a month from November through March. This is the 44th year this group has hosted these art shows, and I must say, I was impressed with the work on display, which included oils, acrylic, watercolors, pastels, jewelry, glass works, pottery, and sculpture, as well as other crafts.

And I was also surprised by how many artists were there showing their work. The art show tents took up the entire block in front of the park, as seen in the photograph on the right. The nice thing about this semi-monthly festival is that it takes place in the main business district of Vero Beach, right along the ocean. In addition to checking out the art, you can visit the beach, browse the shops, have brunch at a local restaurant, or even have a beer on the oceanfront patio at Mulligan's Beach House, which they claim has the best view of the Atlantic in all of Vero Beach. And I have to agree with them. What better way to spend a pleasant, sunny Sunday afternoon?