Art Exhibits, Events, and Classes

Exhibits
May 5 to May 30- Roland Hockett Exhibit at the Bay County Library, 898 West 11th St, Panama City. Opening Reception/Meet the Artist on May 11th, 6pm. M/T/W 9 to 8, Th/F/Sat 9 to 5, Sun 1 to 5

May 11 to June 11- Panama City Artists Art Exhibit at the Marina Civic Center, 8 Harrison Avenue, Downtown Panama City, (850) 763-4696. Mon-Fri 9 to 5, Sat 10 to 2

Ongoing- Art in Public Places: Art exhibits at 133 and 135 Harrison, in the Sherman Arcade on Harrison, and in the Bay County Government Center on 11th Street, Panama City. Art in Businesses- Art exhibit at the Lynn Haven Taco Bell on Hwy 77, Lynn Haven.

Through May 23- Panama City Artists 9th Annual Show and Sale at the Visual Arts Center, 19 East 4th Street. Free and open to the public. T/Th 10 to 8, W/F/S 10 to 5, Sun 1 to 5. All visitors encouraged to vote for their favorite piece in the show- voting closes Sat, May 22 at 5pm. Winner announced Sunday, May 23, 2;30pm.

Events
Tuesday, May 18, 6:30pm- Exhibit Tour at the Visual Arts Center. Meet the Artists and tour the 9th Annual Show and Sale on exhibit at the Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida. Free and Open to the Public. Visual Arts Center- 19 East 4th Street, Downtown Panama City. Panama City Artists: 850-769-0608, info@panamacityartists.net

Sunday, May 23rd, 2 to 4pm- Afternoon with the Artists at the Visual Arts Center. Public is invited to attend the Closing Reception of the 9th Annual Show and Sale. People's Choice Winner anounced at 2:30pm, free admission.


Classes

PCA Workshops- 2nd Saturday of each month, 9am to 12noon. Subject/Instructor varies. $30 non-members. 850-769-0608, info@panamacityartists.net

Oil Painting Classes- Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 9:00, at CityArts Cooperative (318 Luverne Ave., Downtown Panama City) Instructed by PCA member, Caleb McKnight. $35 a month. smalltimek@yahoo.com, 850-769-0608

Book Arts Classes- Wednesday afternoons at the Unreal Artists Gallery- theunrealartistsgallery@yahoo.com

Acrylic Painting Workshops- 2nd Saturday and 3rd Sunday of each month, 2:30 to 5:30, 16 x 20 canvas and all supplies provided. Instructed by Heather Parker, 850-249-9295, heather@painterparker.com, www.painterparker.com