Flagler County Chamber highlights student artists at Creekside Festival

The 14th-annual festival was held at Princess Place Preserve Oct. 6 and 7.

By Paige Wilson
| 11:34 a.m. October 8, 2018

FPCHS teacher Angela Biggs (left) and Chamber Vice President Heather Edwards (right) stand with student photography contest winners Jonathan Salvatori, Nick Gerry, Brittany Fair and Gabrielle Jackson. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast residents Jays Hopkins and Keira Guiette. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast resident Lyrah Mitcheoo poses in a Flager County Fire Rescue engine. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast residents Yury Durovich and Dasha, Stephan and Roman Shcherbak. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast resident Mike Kenney enjoys the festival. Photo by Paige Wilson

Photo by Paige Wilson

St. Augustine resident Amelia Thomas shows off her face paint. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast residents Acio Baldwin and Torin Crist show off their face paint. Photo by Paige Wilson

Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Heather Edwards stands with FPCHS sophomore Gabrielle Jackson, who earned second place and honorable mention for her photographs. Photo by Paige Wilson

Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Heather Edwards poses with FPCHS junior Nick Gerry, who earned third place for his photograph. Photo by Paige Wilson

Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Heather Edwards poses with FPCHS senior Brittany Fair, who earned first place for her photograph. Photo by Paige Wilson

Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Heather Edwards awards FPCHS senior Jonathan Salvatori the student artist Best in Show award for his photograph. Photo by Paige Wilson

Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Heather Edwards stands with student photography winners Nick Gerry, Brittany Fair, Gabrielle Jackson and Jonathan Salvatori. Photo by Paige Wilson

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Folk artists and local businesses shared their passions and products at the Flagler Chamber of Commerce's 14th-annual Creekside Music and Arts Festival. But a new addition to this year's festivities was a Juried Art Show, where the work of Flagler County artists was on display during the two-day festival.

Chamber Vice President Heather Edwards said there were 125 vendors, plus 11 food vendors, for a large variety of family fun. About 6,500 people attended the festival, Edwards said.

Awards were presented on Sunday, Oct. 7, to the adult art winners, as well as student photography winners from Flagler Palm Coast High School.

The student winners were:

Best in Show: FPCHS senior Jonathan Salvatori

First place: FPCHS senior Brittany Fair

Second place: FPCHS sophomore Gabrielle Jackson

Third place: FPCHS junior Nick Gerry

Honorable mention: FPCHS sophomore Gabrielle Jackson

The adults winners were:

First place: Luis Enrique Gutierrez, of Knightdale, North Carolina

Second place: Josh Price, of Dunnellon

Third place: Zhiyong Ye, of Leesburg

Also new to this year's Creekside Festival was a second stage for musical entertainment that was located near the kids zone. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2depyYJ.