General Info

The St. Augustine Art Association was founded in 1924. It is a vibrant non-profit art organization recognized as the cultural epicenter of St. Augustine’s Art Community. STAAA hosts monthly juried exhibits, solo and group exhibits, lectures, workshops for adults and programs for children, concerts, special events and more. The organization also holds a Permanent Collection of important St. Augustine Art, including pieces by the organization’s founding members known as “The Lost Colony.” For over 50 years STAAA has produced the St. Augustine Art & Craft Festival at Francis Field. Other signature events include the Plein Air Paint Out and the Tactile Show for the Blind, a partnership with the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. STAAA’s award-winning TOUCH St. Augustine Braille Trail tour and the Art y Facts of Drake’s Raid exhibit offer expanded access to St. Augustine’s history through art.The St. Augustine Art Association was founded in 1924. It is a vibrant non-profit art organization recognized as the cultural epicenter of St. Augustine’s Art Community. STAAA hosts monthly juried exhibits, solo and group exhibits, lectures, workshops for adults and programs for children, concerts, special events and more. The organization also holds a Permanent Collection of important St. Augustine Art, including pieces by the organization’s founding members known as “The Lost Colony.” For over 50 years STAAA has produced the St. Augustine Art & Craft Festival at Francis Field. Other signature events include the Plein Air Paint Out and the Tactile Show for the Blind, a partnership with the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. STAAA’s award-winning TOUCH St. Augustine Braille Trail tour and the Art y Facts of Drake’s Raid exhibit offer expanded access to St. Augustine’s history through art.