Mattie Kelly Art Center Galleries at Northwest Florida State College presents the Thirty-Second Annual Emerald Coast National (ECN) Juried Fine Art Exhibition! This year’s Emerald Coast National includes work by eighteen artists. Artists represented in the 2024 ECN tend to be either emerging artists or established teaching art faculty nationwide. The Emerald Coast National began regionally, and this year’s show includes several Florida artists. This year’s guest judge was Sarah Knobel, Professor of Art and Art History Department, Co-Chair of Digital Media and Film, St. Lawrence University. With 117 artists applying and over 300 artworks to choose from, the judge saw many strong pieces across a range of styles and media. Eventually, a theme came through to her that we coalesced into the exhibition MKAC Galleries is presenting. ECN has evolved into a mighty national show that fosters the development of educators and learners, and furthermore provides opportunity and support to artists both financially and scholastically, as well as through vital engagement opportunities. We hope to honor both the history and the future of arts and invite you to attend the opening event.

About the Climate Art Collection
The Climate Art Collection is an international non-profit that curates, collects and mediates climate-change related artworks on a global scale. Our goal is to make climate change and the associated effects perceptible and tangible through art.