Artopia 2026: A Celebration of Art and Community

Verse of the Day:

Psalm 103:13

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

To commemorate my return to the art world after being absent for three years, I decided to donate to and attend this years Artopia event, hosted and sponsored by Big Bend, here in Tallahassee. Donations for Artopia go towards the client services department at Big Bend: organizations that assist with emergency housing, transportation assistance, medical/dental services and general wellness for clients. It is always an honor to spend the evening with other artists and be apart of something working towards the betterment of our community.

This Years Artopia Cover and live auction piece, "The First Day of Summer" was created by Debo Groover :) I've included a link to her website here!

I had the most amazing time! I reunited with a few fellow art friends and made new ones :) (I'll be in contact!) The art contributions this year were beautiful and the evening was filled with the sound of live music, socializing and LOTS food/drink hoarding :D.

If you've never attended an Artopia, I highly encourage it, it is, THE event of the Summer and is a great opportunity to shake hands with local artists and art enthusiasts alike!

"For the love of life and the pursuit of the arts, stay prayerful and write on!"

My donations :) (someone bought both of them!)