Artist Information

2024 Show Judge: Katherine Pill

Katherine Pill is Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. When she joined the encyclopedic museum in 2013, she was the institution’s first curator to focus on modern and contemporary art. Pill was part of the curatorial team behind the first iteration of Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration and established a series of solo exhibitions focused on artists with ties to the Tampa Bay area. Exhibition highlights include Shana Moulton: Journeys Out of the Body and Gio Swaby: Fresh Up (co-presented with the Art Institute of Chicago), both of which were the artists’ first solo museum presentations in the United States. Pill previously held the position of Assistant Curator at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, MO. She earned a BA in Art History from McGill University in Montreal and a dual MA in Art History and Arts Administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

2024 Poster Artist: Stephanee Ann

Mainsail Art Festival’s 2024 Featured Poster Artist is Stephanee Ann! With an extraordinary range of artistic versatility, inspired by her optimistic outlook on life, Stephanee’s palette spans across not only painting and drawing but the intriguing realms of furniture art and tattoo design. A testament to her distinctive style and artistic agility, Stephanee Ann’s work has graced the pages of the esteemed Southwest Florida’s Spotlight News Magazine, The Jewish Federation newspaper, and even captured the limelight on Wink News Fort Myers television. Furthermore, her captivating creations have been the centerpiece of a multitude of art festivals sprinkled throughout Florida and the Chicagoland area. Now, partnering with the innovative BNICE platform, Stephanee Ann is fearlessly charting her course into the digital art space and the exciting universe of NFTs. Armed with her traditional artistic talents, she stands ready to revolutionize this new frontier with her state-of-the-art technology. The original art can be found at the Artist’s Booth #109/110 and viewed here.

Artist Entry Fees

Artist Jury Fee $35
Exhibitor Space Fee $400

Artist applications are available online beginning October 1st each year. Applications must be submitted online to Zapp Application by midnight December 1st. Artists will be notified on ZAPP.

Awards – $60,000 in Prizes

  • Best of Mainsail Gold Award (1) $10,000

  • Mainsail Silver Award (1) $5,000

  • Mainsail Bronze Awards (2) $2,500

  • Awards of Excellence (10) $1,500

  • Awards of Distinction (15) $1,000

  • Awards of Merit (20) $500

  • Purchase Awards (10) $200 each

The 2024 Sponsors