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SUMMARY:56th Annual Boardwalk Art Show
DESCRIPTION:SHOW HOURS:\nThurs. 10am-6pm \nFri. 10am-6pm \nSat. 10am
 -6pm \nSun.10am-5pm\n\n \nArt Show HISTORY:\nIn 1952, a group of loc
 al artists in Virginia Beach, Virginia held an \n exhibition and art
  sale to benefit a peer who had suffered a  debilitating stroke. Insp
 ired by the sales success, they formed the Virginia Beach Art Associa
 tion (VBAA). Four years later, the VBAA instituted the First Annual Bo
 ardwalk Art Show & Festival; it was one of many events initiated by th
 e Golden Jubilee Events program designed to celebrate the City of Virg
 inia Beach’s 50th anniversary.\n \n With a budget of just $10, VBA
 A staff and volunteers began the arduous task of creating the First An
 nual Boardwalk Art Show & Festival from scratch.\nAccording to VBAA’
 s Publicity Chairman Granbery Walter, this was the first outdoor show 
 of its kind in the country.\nEighty-two regional artists paid a 50-cen
 t application fee and flocked to the boardwalk in bathing suits to dis
 play their work to a few thousand visitors.\nThey tied their works to 
 the boardwalk railing with chicken wire or placed them directly on the
  ground. At the end of the day, judges announced award winners for hon
 orable mentions, most popular and 1956 Best-in-Show; award money total
 ed $25.\nThroughout this time, the Boardwalk Art Show & Festival grew 
 to be one of Virginia Beach and the Commonwealth’s most highly antic
 ipated events.\nWith more than 350,000 visitors and $2 million in art 
 sales annually, the Boardwalk Art Show & Festival is ranked in the top
  50 best fine art & design shows in the nation by Sunshine artist maga
 zine.\nIn 2008, prize money for artist awards reached over $30,000. Th
 e Virginia Beach Hotel Motel Association Best-in-Show Award of $10,000
  remains the second largest best in-show award in the nation, attracti
 ng high-caliber artists and art collectors anxious to find unique, one
 -of-kind works.\n\n\nFor more information visit https://vbnightlife.co
 m/events/56th-annual-boardwalk-art-show
DTSTART:20110619T140000Z
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CATEGORIES:"virginia beach events", "virginia beach entertainment", "v
 irginia beach art show", "boardwalk art show", "virginia beach boardwa
 lk", "contemporary art center"
LOCATION:Virginia Beach Oceanfront Boardwalk
WEBSITE:http://www.cacv.org/events/BWASvisitors.asp
URL:http://www.cacv.org/events/BWASvisitors.asp
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ORGANIZER:VBnightlife.com / VBdaylife.com
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