The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) invites all Okaloosa County school students from K-12th grade to enter the 14th annual poster contest. The deadline to enter the poster contest is this Friday, April 21st by 3 pm. Posters will be on display at Enlightened Studios from April 22- May 6th. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for elementary school students (K-4th), middle school students (5th-8th), and high school students (9th-12th) in Okaloosa County. Poster winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and announced during the intermission of Okaloosa’s Got Talent. There will also be a viewer’s choice winner. Prizes are sponsored by Eglin Federal Credit Union. All details can be found online at Error! Filename not specified. https://www.okaloosaarts.org/2023-school-poster-contest.html or email Amy at amybaty1@gmail.com.
All Okaloosa County residents are invited to participate in Okaloosa County’s Got Talent (OGT), which will be Sat, May 6, from 6-9 p.m., hosted by Enlightened Studios. All performing artists are invited to participate including dancers, musicians, and theatre groups/individuals. The performance space is not large, so we recommend either solo acts or small ensemble acts. Local artists from K-12th grade will be in one division and all 18+ artists will be in the second division. Enlightened Studios is located at 142 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548.
The K-12th grade performances will be from 6-7:30 p.m. There will be 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners. The 18+ performers will be from 8-9 p.m. The winner will receive $100, and the runner up will receive $50. Prizes are sponsored by Eglin Federal Credit Union. The student winners will be announced at 7:45 p.m., following the announcement of the poster contest winners. The winners from the 18+ group will be announced at 9 pm. OGT winners will be voted on by the audience. Reserving your time to perform is strongly recommended. You can find more information and reserve your performance time online at https://www.okaloosaarts.org/okaloosa-s-got-talent-2023.html or email Amy at amybaty1@gmail.com for more information about the contest.