Druid Metropolis Arts Pageant brings music, pictures and crafts to Tuscaloosa this weekend

Artists from throughout the Southeast will share their work in Tuscaloosa this weekend.

The 14th Annual Druid Metropolis Arts Pageant will happen Friday, March 31 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to five p.m. It will likely be held at Authorities Plaza in downtown Tuscaloosa. The pageant will function greater than 70 artists, arts, crafts, pictures and dwell music performances.

Nicole Moreno-Lacalle is the particular occasion supervisor for the Metropolis of Tuscaloosa. She stated the Druid Metropolis Arts Pageant strives to teach surrounding communities on the various kinds of artwork.

“We usher in artists from all around the southeast. We simply attempt to teach the group concerning the totally different types of artwork. We additionally deliver music as one other kind to teach interact and encourage the group concerning the arts,” she defined.

Moreno-Lacalle stated every class of artwork may have a number of artists entered and presenting.

“We may have numerous types of artwork together with 2-dimensional, clay, fiber, jewellery, glass, blended media, pictures, and wooden. We’ve a number of artists in every class so there might be loads of selection. We’ve some new artists this 12 months in addition to artists who’ve been attending for a few years,” she stated.

The pageant is free to attend. It’s going to function seven music performances and a child’s zone. Moreno-Lacalle stated audiences will hear many various genres of music performed all through the occasion.

“We even have a child’s zone that can have some hands-on actions. We’ve a free youngsters tie-dye shirt. Friday night time we have now two music artists, after which Saturday we have now 5 totally different artists enjoying genres starting from nation and blue grass to rock n’ roll, funk and various pop.”

Apart from artwork, organizers stated there may also be distributors serving a wide range of meals together with Mexican fashion delicacies, burgers, ice-cream and juice.