The 35th annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival in Grand Boulevard’s Town Center brought great artwork and talented people to the area. This year’s winners were:

Best In Show: Curtis Whitwam
2nd Place: Ricky Steele
3rd Place: Paul Shampine
Award of Excellence: Donna Guidry
Award of Excellence: John Townsend
Award of Excellence: Justin Gaffrey
Judges Choice: Cricket Flowers
Judges Choice: Loran Chavez
Judges Choice: Renee Broxson
Award of Merit: Holly Vaughn
Award of Merit: Robin Renee Hix
Award of Merit: Alan (X.L.) Lin
Best Booth: Wanda Azzario-Goldberg
CAA Members Tent Best In Show: Mindy McClendon, ‘Starting Where I Am’

Elementary School:
1st: Karsen Mills, 4th grade, Dune Lakes
2nd: Harlow Pryor, 5th Grade, Dune Lakes
3rd: Everly Glenister, 2nd grade, Dune Lakes
Middle School:
1st: Will Ludwig, 7th grade, Freeport Middle School
2nd: Tommy Ruble-Fields, 8th grade, ECMS
3rd: Christina Summers, 7th grade, Freeport Middle School
High School:
1st: Avery Villa, 11th grade, South Walton High School
2nd: Arya Desai, 10th grade, South Walton High School
3rd: Emma Minton, South Walton High School
Emerging:
1st: Keely Sims, Junior, Northwest Florida College