Magic City Art Mart at BPL, Imagination Festival Happening in April

Two recipients of the 2024 City of Birmingham Community Arts Grant will host programs this month, according to a press release from Create Birmingham.

Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library in partnership with artist Zena Barker has launched Magic City Art Mart, a dedicated space within the Birmingham Public Library’s Central Library that collects and distributes free art supplies to community members. You can receive free art supplies on Tuesdays and Saturdays (including today, Tuesday, April 9, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. in Create205 Lab on 2nd Floor of the Central Library as part of Magic City Art Mart. 

Magic City Art Mart strives to create a supportive and inclusive artistic community, through organizing workshops and events, skill development, and the sharing of diverse perspectives. Magic City Art Mart is located at Create205 Lab and is open Tuesday 5:00–7:00 p.m. and Saturday 12:00–3:00 p.m. You can also follow them on Instagram @magiccityartmart.

Foundations for Arts and Cultural Connections, Inc. will hold its Imagination Festival, April 26–28 at Sloss Furnaces. Imagination Festival is part of Magic City Art Connection and is an arts-centered community event that leverages the power of the arts to provide an opportunity for creative expression, exposure, engagement, education, and empowerment. This program is a collaboration between the Foundation for Arts and Cultural Connections, Inc. and Birmingham Corps.

By Heather McWilliams|Librarian, Central  Library Youth Department Head