Artists' Grant Retreat at Seaside

It is a beautiful day! The weather has finally turned warmer here! I love it!

We had a great time at an artists' retreat at Seaside several weeks ago. It was stimulating and it was amazing to see the variety of talent - conceptual artists, actors, playwrights, film directors, dancers, singers, painters and sculptors, computer art phenoms and a toy designer.

There were 48 artists from Florida who received a grant for these workshops. 24 of us went to Seaside. We arrived on Friday afternoon and continued non-stop until Sunday. The Creative Capital Group a non-profit arts organization from NYC led the workshops. The NEA and our own FL Dept of State Division of Cultural Affairs were the sponsors. The weather down at the beach was freezing but we stayed warm even as we went from the Lyceum to the board room to the cottages for our break-out sessions. I met and made a lot of new friends. It was fun - we worked hard but enjoyed ourselves. My friend Jaye and I finally made it to the beach which was right across the street the last hour of the last day! She made the photograph on the beach that I have posted on the site!

Til Later,

Terrie