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- Chris Cumbie, Fairhope AL, 320
- Cherie Dacko, Longwood FL, 212
- Bonnie Eastwood, Hudson FL, 431
- David Figueroa, Sanford FL, 528
- Su Griggs Allen, Sarasota FL, 446
- Deane P. Kellogg, St. Augustine FL, 332
- Debra Lambert, Hawthorne FL, 211
- Jessie Lane, Alachua FL, 176
- Joanne McFarland, Gainesville FL, 132
- Jeffrey Mohr, Crawfordville FL, 411
- Phil Parker, Flagler Beach FL, 508
- Lonnie Rich, Navarre FL, 515
- James Vertrees, Clarksville TN, 206
- Darrell Adams, Gainesville FL, 137
- Becky Baldwin, DeLand FL, 450
- Jared M Baldwin, Panama City Beach FL, 440
- Jennifer Beville, Ocala FL, 219
- Joseph J Bower, Dover OH, 227
- Jack Boyle, San Antonio FL, 433
- Richard Collison, New Smyrna Beach FL, 429
- Larry East, Decatur GA, 244
- Michelle Chang & Wayne Gao, Rowland Heights CA, 265
- Steve Howell, Gainesville FL, 509
- Darryl Jackson, Gainesville FL, 422
- Ken Jensen, St. Augustine FL, 443
- Ruth Lehmann, Gainesville FL, 128
- Tim Ludwig, Deland FL, 511
- Katherine Mathisen, Ocoee FL, 256
- Holden McCurry & Ed Byers, Asheville NC, 236
- Carole W. Meier, Edgewater FL, 522
- Greg Neal, Lebanon OH, 331
- Michael Nelson, New Smyrna Beach FL 611
- Jason Parsley, Cincinnati OH, 627
- Debra & Fred Rust, Gastonia NC, 464
- Ana Varela, Micanopy FL, 314
- Geoff Walsh, Sarasota FL, 321
- Harry Welsch & Kimberly Wellman Welsch, Lutz FL, 468
- Ronda Banner & BeBe Edwards, Micanopy FL, 143
- April D Bates, St. Petersburg FL, 467
- Gretchen Brooks, Gainesville FL, 131
- Donna & David Cason, Stone Ridge NY, 512
- Caroline & Larry Clarke, Thomaston GA, 217
- Amy Davis, Gainesville FL, 127
- Malgorzata Deyrup, Gainesville FL, 135
- Suzanne Ens, Pensacola FL, 252
- Kathleen Fulmer, Clearwater FL, 232
- Christina H. Gladwin, Gainesville FL, 103
- Jamie Kirkell, Sarasota FL, 242
- Susan Marling, Acworth GA, 325
- Merrianne Nichols, Dover DE, 449
- Traci Batchelor Paden, Ooltewah TN, 238
- James & Rombye Perry, Greenville TN, 518
- Sylvester & Gail Robinson, Marietta GA, 463
- Inna Schoeler, Celebration FL, 438
- Mary Waite, Mt. Dora FL, 527
- May Yang, Newton NC, 613
- Jean Yao, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 224
- Sky Campbell & Sarah Hinds , Gainesville FL, 221
- Patricia Chavarria, Jacksonville FL, 216
- Sheron Davis, Decatur GA, 461
- Dennis DeBon, St. Petersburg FL, 442
- Lin Glore & Forrest Butcher, Satsuma FL, 618
- Larry Hamilton, Winterville GA, 507
- Mike & Mary McIntyre, Gainesville FL, 324
- Bill & Jon Slade, Jacksonville FL, 530
- Jeff Eckert, Tampa FL, 615
- Michael Everett, Palatka FL, 220
- Mel & Jan Fleck, Louisville KY, 312
- Holly Foss, Minneapolis MN, 246
- Don & Barbara Grannan, Winter Springs FL, 451
- David Hunter, Winter Park FL, 525
- Lawrence Packard, Pensacola FL, 626
- Leslie Peebles, Alachua FL, 434
- Beau Stahl, Pensacola FL, 255
- Jim Wilson, Gainesville FL, 177
- Obayana Ajanaku, Decatur GA, 240
- Rick Austin, Inverness FL, 629
- Martha Sue Banting, Micanopy FL, 134
- Deborah Barnes, Mt Dora FL, 316
- Juan Barreneche & Daniel Schemel, Dallas TX, 210
- Jim Biond, Jacksonville FL, 435
- Brian Blackmore, Gainesville FL, 130
- Douglas Brandow, Stuart FL, 229
- Monika Fairchild, Gainesville FL, 247
- Karen Israel, Gainesville FL, 104
- Gopal Kapoor, Greenville NC, 471
- Patricia Karnes, Winter Park FL, 465
- Shano Kelley, Boulder CO, 407
- Melissa Luoma, Albertville MN, 218
- Sandra Matasick, Gainesville FL, 510
- Bill McCamish, Three Oaks MI, 524
- Candy McFall, New Smyrna Beach FL, 329
- Leon & Eva Oziel, N. Miami Beach FL, 235
- Carolyn Phillips, Brazil IN, 426
- Peter Senesac, Gainesville FL, 138
- Rick Shamel, High Springs FL, 142
- Gary & Maureen Shull, Livingston TX, 517
- Ward Siegler, Genoa City WI, 452
- John & Christine Strobel, Middleton WI, 460
- Barbara Swift, Moore Haven FL, 251
- Katherine Swift, Gainesville FL, 145
- JoAnn Wedge, Seffner FL, 625
- Veronica Zakharov, Alachua FL, 178
- John Cheng, Coram NY, 514
- Athlone Clarke, Douglasville GA, 230
- Carolina Cleere, Tampa FL, 330
- Ummarid Eitharong, Orlando FL, 534
- Paul Flack, Smyrna GA, 248
- Nancy Hamlin-Vogler, St. Augustine FL, 239
- Kana Handel, Gainesville FL, 310
- Harriet Huss, Melrose FL, 136
- Morris Johnson, St. Petersburg FL, 425
- Carol Kahle, LaCrosse FL, 133
- Anna Kern, Ocala FL, 427
- Zaki Knapen, Lehigh Acres FL, 318
- M. H. Myers, Jacksonville FL, 405
- Henry Neubig, Baton Rouge LA, 441
- Christine Reichow, Estero FL, 421
- Marcus Ryan, Atlanta GA, 437
- Rufus Seder & William McCarthy, Waltham MA, 521
- Bob Senesac, Archer FL, 139
- Hua Tung, Oradell NJ, 319
- David Vigo, Pensacola FL, 234
- Verne Jidong Yan, Toronto Canada, 614
- Bryan Yung, Rockville VA, 225
- Ambroise Anderson, Jacmel Haiti, 424
- Natalia Andreeva, Tallahassee FL, 519
- Linda Apriletti, Miami Springs FL, 529
- Eleanor Blair, Gainesville FL, 327 & 328
- Peter Carolin, Gainesville FL, 504
- John Chen, Winston-Salem NC, 317
- Susan Dauphinee, Cedar Key FL, 231
- Judy Eidge, Sarasota FL, 428
- Ben W. Essenburg, Englewood FL, 432
- Susan Rollins Gehring, Dunedin FL, 223
- Cheryll Grogan, Gulfport FL, 516
- Alyne Harris, Gainesville FL, 107
- Angela L. Hoppe, Gainesville FL, 453
- Robert Johnson, Bradenton Beach FL, 523
- Sean Mulkey, Albany GA, 628
- Carol Elder Napoli, New Smyrna Bch FL, 444
- Miriam Novack, Gainesville FL, 416
- Mary & Amos Reid, Gainesville FL, 175
- Edgar A. Reims, Gorham ME, 243
- Jeff Ripple, Micanopy FL, 533
- Jorge Felix & Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Pompano Beach FL, 617
- Chas Rowe, Crystal River FL, 253
- Jacquelyn L. Schindehette, Ocala FL, 412
- Jerry Spangler, Deland FL, 408
- Julie Warmke-Robitaille, Gainesville FL, 345
- David Yuan, Virginia Beach VA, 226
- Richard Auger, Summerfield FL, 470
- Mike Bacon, Palm Beach Gardens FL, 447
- Bernard Blekfeld, Orlando FL, 531
- Lee-Margaret Borland, Jacksonville FL, 249 & 250
- Robert Clibbon, New Smyrna Beach FL, 315
- Geoff Coe, Ft. Myers FL, 610
- Laurie Coppedge, Jacksonville FL, 404
- Hugo Cruz, Gainesville FL, 228
- Dick Cunningham, Bonita Springs FL, 630
- Robert Currul, Lake Como FL, 257
- Steven Exley, Williston VT, 344
- Shelagh Forrest, Gainesville FL, 624
- John Hartung, Clearwater FL, 237
- H.J. Herrera, Alachua FL, 245
- Larry Humphrey, Brooksville FL, 423
- Brian & Michael Jasinski, Gainesville FL, 179
- Nels Johnson, Saugatuck MI, 204
- Heather Krick, Orlando FL, 456
- Catherine Laurenzi, High Springs FL, 141
- Jean Claude Louis & Ella Magal, Seattle WA, 264
- Gary & Ariana Love, Riverside CA, 208 & 209
- Paul Marcellini, Miami FL, 445
- Lauren Molina, Gainesville FL, 126
- Marius Moore, Gulfport FL, 241
- John Moran, Gainesville FL, 436
- Katherine Pierce, Alachua FL, 129
- Greg & Robin Stephens, Gainesville FL, 454
- Allan Teger, Vero Beach FL, 520
- Jack & Maureen Wicks, Gainesville FL, 144
- Michael Awalt, Mt. Plymouth FL, 205
- William Colburn, Fairhope AL, 268
- Bradley Cox, Nashville IN, 409
- Francy Flly, Riverview FL, 501 & 502
- William Graham, Hardy AR, 222
- John Wayne & Paige Jackson, Scottsdale AZ, 258 & 259
- Ancizar Marin, Pembroke Pines FL, 323
- Kotah & Suzy Moon, Evansville IN, 410
- Jeffrey Morgan, Melrose FL, 417
- A. Cesar Nogueira, Ocala FL, 469
- Peter Rujuwa, Indianapolis IN, 616
- Virginia Chen, Gainesville FL, 203
- Terry Denson, St. Petersburg FL, 439
- Kuei Dorman, Orlando FL, 233
- Lu Fuller, Maysville KY, 430
- Lori Jenkins, Melbourne FL, 466
- Elizabeth Kershaw, Seffner FL, 621 & 622
- Godwin Kou, Alpharetta GA, 322
- Witha Lacuesta, Viera FL, 313
- Bob Osborne, Amelia Island FL, 526
- Daniel Burleigh Phillips, Deland FL, 254
- Susan & David Primeau, Ocala FL, 612
- Scott Anderson, Crystal River FL, 609
- Jerry Farnsworth, Bloomington IN, 472
- Bill Flusche, Gainesville FL, 448
- Antone Forneris, Gainesville FL, 311
- Luis Gonzalez, Miami FL, 513
- Keith Kinney, Yellow Springs OH, 457 & 458
- Virginia Lippincott, Tallahassee FL, 326
- Glenn Mace, Mocksville NC, 427
- David O’Neal, Raleigh NC, 601
- David Sinquefield, Murrayville GA, 260
- John Trinckes, Ocala FL, 262
- Anton van Soestbergen, Gainesville FL, 140
Map and menu for the 2012 festival.
2012 Food Vendors:
- 1. Fresh ice cream, cookies, frozen lemonade
- 2. Fried fish and chips
- 3. Kettle corn
- 4. Pizza by the slice, snow cones, iced tea, lemonade
- 5. Caesar salad, Caesar salad with char-grilled chicken in a pita, gourmet fudge, sweets, tropical fruit drinks, Greek salad
- 6. Collard greens, corn bread
- 7. Thai chicken on a stick, tofu Pad Thai, vegetable fried rice, egg rolls
- 8. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, popcorn
- 9. Sausage on a bun, sweet corn on the cob
- 10. Pizza oven pizza
- 11. Shaved ice, cotton candy
- 12. Funnel cakes, fresh-squeezed lemonade, corn dogs, ice cream
- 13. Gator Taters, pulled pork sandwiches, loaded potatoes, boiled peanuts
- 14. Gourmet coffee
- 15. Homemade fudge
- 16. Roasted nuts, panini sandwiches
- 17. Vegan Asian foods, green smoothies, Thai iced tea
Saturday - April 14th, 2012
Center Stage
- 9:00am - Pete Enwall - Classic Country songs, stories
- 9:30am - 1st Klass Kloggers - Clogging
- 10:00am - Gainesville Youth Chorus - International Touring Children’s Choir
- 10:30am - Santa Fe Brass - Brass Band Music
- 11:15am - Emmett Carlisle - Florida Folk and Americana
- 12:00pm - Marimba Ayin - Guatemalan Marimba Band of UF
- 1:00pm - Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus - Adult Harmony Chorus
- 2:00pm - Talking Stick - Jazz, Reggae, Swing
- 3:00pm - Arnold Messer & Lonesome Highway - Bluegrass
- 4:00pm - Natalie Nicole Green & Band - Country Rock
Garden Stage
- 9:00am - Spirit Dance Folkloric Troupe - Folkloric Dances
- 9:30am - Ethnic Dance Expressions - Mid-Eastern, Flamenco and Turkish Dance
- 10:00am - Gainesville Flute Ensemble - Flute Choral Music
- 11:30am - Kanapaha - Traditional Celtic Music
- 12:00pm - Santa Fe Jazz Big Band - Big Band Jazz
- 12:30pm - Santa Fe Jazz Combo - Traditional Jazz
- 1:00pm - Santa Fe Rhythm & Blues Band - Motown Classics
- 1:30pm - Santa Fe Faculty Jazz Octet - True Jazz
- 2:00pm - Lost Safari Drummers - African, Afro Caribbean Drumming
- 3:00pm - Another Fine Mess - Country, Folk Blues
- 4:00pm - Caravan - Jazz for the Ages
- 5:30pm - Gypsy Tears - Hot Gypsy Swing
- 7:00pm - Gosia & Ali - Latin Jazz
Sunday - April 15th, 2012
Center Stage
- 12:00pm - Gainesville Community Jazz Band - Big Band Jazz
- 1:00pm - Hogan School of Irish Dance - Irish Step Dancing
- 1:30pm - Next Generation - Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary
- 2:15pm - Danscompany of Gainesville - Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop Dance
- 2:45pm - Sun Country Dance Theatre - Jazz, Ballet and Modern Dance
- 3:15pm - Gainesville Barbergators - Barbershop style singing
- 4:00pm - Gainesville Ballet Theatre - Ballet, Modern, Jazz Dance
- 4:30pm - The String Kings - Classic Rock ‘N’ Roll Music
Garden Stage
- 12:00pm - Buchholz Allegro Vocal Ensemble - Contemporary Choir
- 1:00pm - Cracker the Box - Americana with Cigar Box Guitars
- 2:00pm - Expressions Dragon Chorus - Children’s singing group
- 3:00pm - Patchwork - Folk, Bluegrass, Swing
- 4:00pm - Shade Tree - Acoustic Folk Rock
- 4:30pm - Klezmer Katz - Jewish Folk and Swing Music
Featured Festival Artist
Kana Handel
Kana Handel, this year’s SF Spring Arts poster artist, creates fanciful artwork that delights the imagination. She first learned art from her mother, an oil painter. “She encouraged me a lot, in painting and origami,” said Handel. “I always liked art and got serious about it in high school.”
Born and raised in Japan, Handel graduated from an art university there and then worked as a graphic artist. She illustrated many books and magazines, mostly on children’s issues. When Handel moved to the United States she decided to pursue fine art.
Handel said her art is influenced by anything happening around her life – like nature, politics, peace, war – because she loves stories. “I like to find feelings and emotions through what’s happening in the world. I want to make something positive out of something negative,” Handel said.
“I am inspired by peace,” she said. “Even a little peace in somebody’s mind, in everyday life – not necessarily world peace. I also see peace in nature.”
"Many Moons Over the Prairie" by Kana Handel is the 2012 SF Spring Arts Festival poster art.
2012 Artists' Awards
Best of Show
- 2-D – Ummarid Eitharong, Mixed Media, Orlando FL
- 3-D – Phil Parker, 3-D Mixed Media, Flagler Beach FL
Award of Excellence
- 2-D – Lori Jenkins, Watercolor, Melbourne FL
- 2-D – Laurie Coppedge, Painting, Jacksonville FL
- 3-D – David Figueroa, Sculpture, Sanford FL
- 3-D – Tim Ludwig, Ceramics, Deland FL
Award of Distinction
- 2-D – Carolina Cleere, Mixed Media, Tampa FL
- 2-D – Judy Eidge, Painting, Sarasota FL
- 3-D – Steve Howell, Ceramics, Gainesville FL
- 3-D – Patricia Karnes, Jewelry, Winter Park FL
Award of Merit
- 2-D – Nancy Hamlin-Vogler, Mixed Media, St. Augustine FL
- 2-D – Jeff Ripple, Painting, Micanopy FL
- 2-D – Lesley Peebles, Graphics/Computer Generated, Alachua FL
- 3-D – Deborah Barnes, Jewelry, Mount Dora FL
- 3-D – Katherine Mathisen, Ceramics, Ocoee FL
- 3-D – Su Griggs Allen, 3D Mixed Media, Sarasota FL
The Best of Show pieces for each division are the pinnacle of what the Spring Arts Fest has to offer.
Printed Program
The 2012 Spring Arts Festival program is a printed companion piece of this website containing information on sponsors, entertainment, artists and more. Download and print.
The 2012 printed Spring Arts Festival program.
