This morning started out cloudy with the threat of light rain showers for the Naples area. But by 10:30 the sun was peeking through the clouds so we decided to go into town. Naples host five different art shows starting in November with the Naples Fall Fine Art & Craft Festival, followed by the Downtown Naples New Year's Art Fair on Jan 1 & 2, the Naples National Art Festival in February, the Mercato Fine Arts Festival in early March and the Downtown Naples Festival of the Arts in late March. We happened to be here at the right time to take in the 32nd annual Naples National Art Festival. This is a juried show that draws artists from all over the country but predominantly from the East Coast. This year there were over 250 artists displaying their works in Cambier Park in the heart of Naples. There were food vendors and musical performances in the band shell and people everywhere! With the sun out it was a scene of vibrant color, flashing color from shiny sculptures, whirling glass whirl-a-gigs, paintings without number, glassworks and oh so much more.
We spent all afternoon wandering around, fascinated by the rich diversity of talent on display. We found several artists with pieces that would go in our new condo, eventually purchasing a small tile horse. We talked to several artists, got business cards and expect to pick up a couple more pieces next year when we’re down here. Eventually we decided that it was time to think about dinner so we drove over to one of our favorite restaurants, the Dock, down on the bay next to Tin City. We had soup and grouper tacos, Yummmm!! After dinner we came home and spent some more time organizing, checking our lists, identifying things we still needed to purchase (light bulbs, miscellaneous odds and ends) before calling it a night.
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