The Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency, in partnership with Artel Gallery and Lamar Advertising, is proud to invite the community to the 2nd Annual Celebrating Brownsville Festival featuring the “For the Love of Brownsville” juried art exhibition.
The Celebrating Brownsville community festival will be held at 3300 Mobile Highway in Pensacola from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. In the event of rain, the event will be held at the Brownsville Community Center located at 3100 West Desoto Street. The festival will feature an afternoon of local art, including over 30 art, craft and informational booths and a full lineup of live entertainment. Admission is free, and a selection of food and drink will be provided on first-come, first-served basis at no cost. Desserts will be available from local vendors for a fee.
This year’s festival will bring an eclectic mix of music – from blues and Motown to electro-world/hip-hop to a youth band. Festivalgoers will hear performances by four-piece blues band Cat Rhodes and The Truth, Brownsville duo Rivka and Mike Ill of the band Madd Happy, the Belmont Youth Band and many, many more.
In addition to a selection of free children’s activities, this year’s lineup will also feature a pottery wheel workshop hosted by the First City Art Center and the Escambia County Fire Department fire trucks.
The unveiling of the winning artwork from the “For the Love of Brownsville” Juried Art Exhibition will take place at approximately 2 p.m. Select artwork will become part of the ongoing Celebrating Brownsville Urban Art Mural Project and reproduced and installed on the streets of Brownsville.
The Community Redevelopment Agency is proud to bring urban art to the Brownsville area. To date, a total of 12 murals have been placed around the Brownsville area, celebrating the business and residents of the Brownsville community.
For details on the event or to find out how to participate in this project, call (850) 595-3217 or email [email protected]. Contest information can be found on the Artel Gallery webpage. Media requests can be directed to Clara Long at (850) 595-3596 or [email protected].
