{"id":21168,"date":"2026-04-20T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21168"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:41:05","slug":"the-chain-of-parks-art-festival-enjoys-a-huge-turnout-and-great-weather","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/the-chain-of-parks-art-festival-enjoys-a-huge-turnout-and-great-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chain of Parks Art Festival enjoys a huge turnout and great weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21168-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/04\/chainofparksfest0420full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/04\/chainofparksfest0420full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/04\/chainofparksfest0420full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Some of the best weather in the event&#8217;s 26-year history filled Tallahassee&#8217;s Chain of Parks Art Festival with weekend visitors. More than 150 participating artists were showing and selling their work.<\/p>\n<p>There was music, food and drink, a super-sized puppet parade and a children&#8217;s village. And the amazing artists included Monticello&#8217;s Alice Cappa. She&#8217;s mastered the ancient process of spinning, weaving and dyeing the raw material for her fiber art.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I use all natural fibers and they&#8217;re comfortable, they&#8217;re wearable, they last. And I have a couple of pieces here that are over 40 years old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Georgiades creates intricate welded steel sculptures in his small Havana, Florida workshop. Taking part in the festival meant thousands of people were seeing his creations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means everything to me! This is really the only show I do and I prepare for it most of the year. I don&#8217;t have a lot of pieces, a lot of inventory because this is a hobby. But I get to see all my friends, get to meet new people and get to meet some of the other artists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Tallahassee painter Anne Hempel, the event was as much a social as an artistic occasion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean I paint what&#8217;s in my heart and what I see outside that inspires me. 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