10TH ANNUAL TEXAS ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL ARRIVES IN DOWNTOWN BRENHAM
The Texas Arts and Music Festival in downtown Brenham kicks off its 10th anniversary celebration this weekend.
(wearing hat) assists local students as they create a
painting of downtown Brenham during the Texas
Arts and Music Festival's Student Enrichment Day on
Thursday.
This (Thursday) morning, the festival welcomed local and area students for the yearly Student Enrichment Day, an opportunity to meet with art professionals and gain a deeper understanding of the arts.
The festival officially opens tomorrow (Friday) and continues through Sunday, featuring live painting exhibitions, live entertainment, a juried art show, and an art village with various vendors.
Two new murals will be painted along the south wall of the Commerce Street parking lot and on the side of the Co-op on Commerce building. Additionally, art installations will be going in by Mescalito, The Laundry Event Hall and HSF Biergarten.
The mural artists this year are Candy Kuo of Austin and Stephen Henry of Brenham, with the installations by Jeremy Novy, based in San Francisco.
downtown Brenham, leads a pottery demonstration
with local students at Green Grain Event Center
during the Texas Arts and Music Festival's Student
Enrichment Day.
Tomorrow’s schedule of events includes the opening of a juried art show at The Laundry Event Hall from 6 to 8 p.m., with many pieces of local artwork on display. Admission is free to the show, and music will be provided by Neil Amelang. There will also be an art auction from 6 to 10 p.m. at Haak Winery.
Saturday will get underway in the Commerce Street parking lot at 10 a.m. with the opening of the art village and food vendors, who will be open until 8 p.m. A children’s business fair will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The day’s musical entertainment will begin with the Brenham Children’s Chorus at 2 p.m. Willow Creek Junction returns with a mix of classic country, rock and Texas roots from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Next will be the high-energy Latin music of Shekere from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Rounding out the evening will be Shinyribs from 8 to 9:30 p.m., playing a blend of Texas soul and swamp-funk.
Sunday will continue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the art village, food vendors and juried art show at The Laundry, while the art auction at Haak Winery runs from 2 to 8 p.m.
The Texas Arts and Music Festival is a nonprofit organization that donates proceeds from its events toward local school art and music programs.
To learn more, go online to www.texasartsandmusicfestival.com.
KTEX-106’s David will be broadcasting live from the festival Saturday afternoon in the KTEX Country Cruiser.