Experience the 2024 Street Art Regatta (StAR) on April 11th: Celebrating Youth Engagement and 50 Stunning Sail Designs!

Fort Lauderdale, FL — March 20, 2024 — Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Intracoastal Waterway, the 2024 Street Art Regatta (StAR) produced by Grace Arts Center, a South Florida Non Profit Arts Advocacy Organization, promises an unprecedented celebration of athleticism of youth sailing and coastal parks. This year, StAR proudly announces its largest gathering of sailing teams to date, accompanied by a stunning array of painted sails, quadrupling the artistic fervor of previous editions.

What — Prepare for a Spectacle: The 2024 Street Art Regatta (StAR) will Showcase Record-Breaking Youth Participation and a dazzling array of painted sails, featuring 50 Designs by local and national artists.

When — April 11, 2024 5:30–7 PM — the interactive art exhibit of painted sails is for one hour between approximately 5:45–6:45 PM.

Where — NEW LOCATION! — on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale between the newly renovated Coral Ridge Yacht Club and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. Deep water access provides a much more up-close and personal viewing of the details of the painted sails from both sides of the canal. The General public can join in the free activities by entering the Hugh Taylor Birch State Park off East Sunrise Blvd. and driving around the park to the westernmost section along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Who — StAR is a collaboration of Coral Ridge Yacht Club Sailing & Watersports Foundation, Lauderdale Yacht Club Sailing Foundation, City of Fort Lauderdale, Quantum Sailing International, Grace Arts Center Inc. with the 2024 artists coordinated by Swamp Space Gallery in Miami’s Design District. Artists featured in StAR 2024 include: Lulu Sanchez, Nice and Easy, Brian Butler, Ivan Roque.

Sponsorship is provided in part by Florida Division of Arts and Culture, Broward County Cultural Division and the City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation.

Register In order to prepare for this free public event, please register to attend the Street Art Regatta using the Grace Arts website where you’ll also become part of our mailing list to enjoy other similar free art activities and events that occur year round.

At Birch State Park guests can bring blankets, chairs and picnic along the grassy area near the sea wall to enjoy the 1 hour interactive art exhibition on the water. A small fee to enter the park is required which helps to maintain the parks’ many amenities.

After the event, park guests can enjoy the restaurant in the park situated along the ocean all within a short drive.

Opportunities for groups to attend can be arranged by contacting the event coordinator by April 2nd.

Select original painted sails from prior years will be available for purchase during a gala event planned for Winter 2024 with more information available by contacting the event coordinator.

StAR is a free, family friendly event. Don't miss it!

About Grace Arts Center

Grace Arts Center's mission is to create and connect three distinct areas of general programming resulting in sustained cultural collaborations and revitalization of South Florida communities. Projects feature cultural exhibits (including visual art and film projects), theater performances and urban design engagements by leading regional Innovators to entertain, educate and extend services annually to communities with less access to the transforming impact of the arts.

The three (3) program area title projects are: A) Outsider Art Biannual Installations, COAT murals and the annual Street Art Regatta; B) annual Shakespeare's La Florida series (Shakespeare and other classical theater infused with Florida history) and Festival of Classics ('Shakespeare in the Park' inspired performances), and C) Urban Shade and Mobile Art Pavilion public art platforms featuring design exploring innovations in public space activation, resiliency and conservation.

Master Classes and teaching opportunities are planned each year by project participants.