The “Birds in Nature” Art Show
Annual competition for the Joe Cella Memorial Award
in conjunction with the Annual Garden Walk

Friday, Feb. 24, 2004

Francis Tracy Garden Center, MM94, Bayside

The award winners are selected by the popular vote of the people attending the Garden Walk.

The winner of the Joe Cella Memorial Award and the four runner up pieces of art will be honored by being displayed in the foyer of the Key Largo First State Bank at MM 98.

If this is a problem and you can not leave yours there for an extended period of time please let us know in advance.

Entry fee is $5.00 and is limited to one piece per member.

All work  must be original and created solely by the member and has never been shown before in an AGPI Show.

Set up Feb. 23, 2012 Thursday from 11 am to 2 pm

Pick up Feb. 24, 2012 Friday from to 3:30 pm to 4 pm.

Deadline to apply: Thursday, February 16, Midnight

Background

Joe Cella was a well known and well liked artist who specialized in wood carvings of birds in nature. He was born in Long Island, New York in a home that his grandfather built.  He became an apprentice for a furniture maker when he was a teenager. After college he taught shop and wood working to high school students.  He retired to the Florida Keys continuing his love of art with full time carving of birds found in our natural  surroundings.  He was nationally known for his art, especially for staining each piece so carefully that the natural wood grain could show through. His fame grew not only because of his beautiful wood carvings, but also due to the wonderful gentleman he was.