Downtown Disney®
celebrates the 31st Annual Festival of the
Masters. Enjoy a brush with greatness as you
meet award-winning national and local
artists and artisans while admiring their
diverse creations. This festival for all
ages includes a Children's Activity Center
where kids can create their own
masterpieces, pin trading, live
entertainment and amazing Chalk Art
displays. Discover the artist within you as
you enjoy all the Festival of the Masters
has to offer.
2005
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:
-
House of Blues Folk Art
Festival – Over 40 folk
artists, great music and captivating
children's activities.
-
Central Florida Chalk
Artists Association – 6,000
square feet of sidewalk turned into
a giant canvas.
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Children's Activities
– Children taught how to draw some
of their favorite Disney Characters
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Additional Live
Entertainment – Live music
and live Entertainment as face
painting and balloons
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Performance Artists
– Creating a Disney masterpiece to
music and transforming a blank
canvas into art!
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Pin Trading
– Guests come from around the world,
bringing their favorite pins to view
and trade.
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Shopping –
Jump-start holiday gift shopping at
the various unique shops located
throughout Downtown Disney®.
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Event Merchandise Booths
– Purchase favorite special event
merchandise: posters, shirts, pins
and much more
FESTIVAL
HISTORY:
Learn some fascinating facts and timely
tidbits about this world-renown festival
that attracts prominent artists and artisans
as well as art aficionados, collectors and
art lovers.
- The Festival is celebrating 31 years
at Downtown Disney® in
2006.
- In 1979 Walt Disney World®
Resort introduced the "Masters" concept
to the fifth year of an increasingly
popular event then known as the "Art
Festival in the Village."
- The Fine Art was moved from
Downtown Disney®
Marketplace to Downtown
Disney® West Side
in 2002.
- To qualify for Festival of the
Masters, artists must have earned a
primary award in a juried art festival
within the last three years. Prospective
exhibitors submit award verification and
slides of their works to a jury of art
experts, who then have the formidable
task of reviewing the slides and
selecting the participants. This process
ensures that Guests to the Festival will
be treated to one of the finest displays
of art in the nation. Hence, Festival of
the Masters has become one of the most
sought-after shows among artists.
- Festival of the Masters is a
nationally-recognized art show which
continues to be ranked among the
country's finest outdoor art festivals
each year.
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