Shillingburg Wins Festival Poster Contest for Seventh Consecutive Year

     Destin, FL, June 18 - “This year’s poster displays a beautiful geographical view of Destin’s amazing coastline and intercoastal waterways. A compass rose is also proudly displayed within the poster, with a heart in the middle. This symbolizes no matter where you are, home is always at the center of the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Beaches’ and within the Destin Harbor,” explained Judy Shillingburg, watercolor artist and owner of Special Touch Gallery. “This year’s poster also features award-winning sport fish, shrimp boats, and seasonal anglers, which have become synonymous with our reputation as ‘the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village.’”

     The theme of the contest for the official poster of the 32nd Annual Destin Seafood Festival was ‘Heart of the Harbor,’ in a nod to the festival’s new location right on Destin’s docks at the Destin Fishing Fleet Marina, City of Destin Royal Melvin Heritage Park, and Fisherman’s Wharf. Shillingburg’s entry was chosen from three entries in a vote by the Destin Area Chamber membership at the June 11 Business to Business Breakfast. This is her seventh consecutive win, eighth overall.

     The 32nd Annual Destin Seafood Festival will take place Sept. 17-19. It will feature live entertainment, including nationally known headliners Starship Starring Mickey Thomas and Loverboy; some of the area’s favorite seafood restaurants, arts & crafts, a kids’ play area, and more. For more information, please visit www.DestinSeafoodFestival.org or call the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce at (850) 837-6241.

     For information about Shillingburg or her work, please visit www.DestinArt.com; call (850) 424-3212; or visit the Special Touch Gallery in HarborWalk Village.