Boca Raton Fine Art Show comes to Sanborn Square this weekend

Class and quality are the goals of the Boca Raton Fine Art Show at Sanborn Square this weekend.

"Our focus is quality and not quantity," said Patty Narozny, the show's organizer. "Every detail is paid attention to, so it's a classy event."

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, visitors can browse the art at 72 N. Federal Highway. Up to 160 artists will display their work at the show, and 17 professional artist awards, including Best of Show, will be handed out during a 3:30 p.m. ceremony Saturday.

"There's something for everyone," Narozny said. "We want to expose families to the art."

In its seventh year, the show features a slice some of southeast Florida's most talented artists, as well as some of the most established artists from more than 30 U.S. states, Narozny said.

About 55 percent of the artists are first-time participants of the Boca event, she said. The show will also feature work by 35 budding artists ages 9 to 19.

"We have excellent art that [patrons] are not going to see at any other South Florida show," Narozny said.

Self-taught jeweler Kristin Holeman is among this year's featured artists. Fish, birds and the sea are reoccurring themes in her wearable folk art, which tell stories about her life.

"My work is not like anyone else's," Holeman said. "It's not like traditional jewelry. They are one-of-a-kind, and they have a lot of energy."

Holeman's collectors have donated her colorful pieces to museums across the country, including The Renwick Gallery, which is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, located in Washington, D.C.

"Once they buy some of my pieces, they are customers for life," she said.

Sam and Jeannie Maddox, artists who have been collaborating for 44 years, will have a booth at the show, too. Their style is photorealism, specifically oil paintings of women in water.

"They are the kind of paintings that people come into the booth and say, 'Are these paintings or photographs,'" Sam Maddox said.

New to this year's show: Boca-based caterer Potions in Motion will be serving food. The change comes at the request of both artists and returning patrons, Narozny said.

"We need food at the show," Narozny said. "Our focus is on quality. We don't want it looking like a carnival."

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January 23, 2016