Brookhaven Arts Festival Is This Weekend | What You Need To Know

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- The 14th annual Brookhaven Arts Festival (BAF) will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20-21, 2018 behind the Brookhaven MARTA station. Over 140 participating artists feature works of fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and more in a wide variety of styles and price ranges. A juried art show, the BAF attracts artists of the highest quality who travel from all over the country for the opportunity to share their creativity at this event. Art collectors and enthusiasts will also enjoy musical performances over the two days, with a classic car show on Sunday.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free and includes access to terrific local food and beverage vendors and kids’ activities, so the whole family can participate in a fun-filled fall day. The festival is located at 4047 Peachtree Road NE on Apple Valley Road behind the Brookhaven MARTA station. There is plenty of free parking in the MARTA lot, or ride MARTA right to the event. For more information, visit brookhavenartsfestival.com.

A few of the featured artists at the 2018 BAF include:

Elexa Bancroft, founder of Atlanta Music Education, uses salvaged sheet music and book pages from her classroom for her Lexicon of Love handmade cards and original art.
Visual artist Stacey Brown of SBrownART won first place at the BAF in 2017 and returns this year with his acrylic paintings on glass and watercolor on paper. Locally, Brown is known for his original murals gracing Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint in Downtown Atlanta and Buckhead’s Farm Burger.
Photographer Michael Bryant, who uses a plastic toy camera called a Holga for his black and white photos.
For every piece purchased from her jewelry booth at the BAF, Shari Magnus of LaylaBDesigns donates one piece to women’s nonprofit Dress for Success.
Lala Wellem returns for a fourth year with her eco-friendly mixed media designs created with paper, wallpaper, sheet music, maps, banana leaf, cork and non-toxic acrylic paints.

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