A Celebration of Art & History: The Ximenez-Fatio Nights of Lights Exhibition
November 17, 2023 - January 5, 2024
A Celebration of Art & History:
The Ximenez-Fatio Nights of Lights Exhibition
November 17 – January 5 (at the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum)
This year, celebrate art and history through a festive holiday display on the fireplace mantels of Ximenez-Fatio House!
The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is one of the best-preserved and most authentic Second Spanish Period residential buildings in St. Augustine, Florida. As a Historic House Museum, it’s period-appropriate collections and programs are presented within a building that is historically significant; exploring how the specific location and people were affected by larger historical events.
The St. Augustine Art Association emerged in local history in 1924 by a group of artists, writers, and photographers who saw the need for promotion of the arts in St. Augustine. The meeting that marked the founding of the Association was held at the Ximenez-Fatio House on January 18, 1924, and the House would serve not only as a meeting place, but also as artist studios for a number of years.
Call for Art
Festive Holiday Mantel Display
Artists may design and submit one (1) festive mantel display that can be used universally across the other mantel spaces. Artists should use their own artwork, add festive elements, and come up with their own themes (if they desire a theme). ALL submissions will be juried and only 14 artists will be selected to install their designs.
Once the 14 artists are notified of their selection, they will be assigned a mantel to decorate. Each design is allowed to be tailored to their specific mantel. Designs can be as creative as the artists wish, but must follow the guidelines listed in their prospectus.
Final submissions will be due on Friday, September 22, 2023.
Programs & Exhibits of the St. Augustine Art Association are funded in part by grants from the the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the St. Johns County Cultural Council, the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
