Two art festivals will showcase their annual exhibitions in Hoover this fall, both of which have established themselves as events that create a buzz of excitement.
The Bluff Park Art Show and Moss Rock Festival are preparing to demonstrate once again how, even in the middle of college football season—and in the South—an art event can draw significant attention.
Of course, it's our innate desire to marvel at things created, and an artist’s opportunity to display his creation is paramount in his motivation to create more. Regardless of where in the world we are or what time of year it is, none of us would appeal to the authorities that the composer desists in making.
Bluff Park hosts its art show for the 62nd year running this October. The Bluff Park Art Association puts on the show each year, and it began as a way to raise money to expand the Bluff Park Elementary Library. It has since grown into a nationally recognized and acclaimed art show, drawing more than 4,000 visitors and artists from across the country.
The Bluff Park Art Show is open to the public at the park by Shades Cliff Pool. Come and go as you please throughout the day, stay as long as you like, or check out your favorite artist’s work. The show aims to ignite all senses. See hand-crafted jewelry, metal works and paintings. Bring the kids for interactive, hands-on art activities. Hear live music from Alabama musicians James Quakenbush and Alice Bargeron. Smell the food trucks lining Savoy Street and taste the goodness after the temptation has just gone too far.
A month later, Moss Rock Festival will take over the Hoover Met parking lot for a full weekend. This one-of-a-kind, outdoor fall weekend welcomes thousands of visitors annually.
This art show is in its 20th season, focusing on eco-creativity alongside its favorite signature events, like the 14th annual beer garden, a craft beer tasting event where breweries and homebrewers alike compete for that perfect ale.
Enjoyment and appreciation of nature and the great outdoors are sticking points for Moss Rock’s festival, where artists' works are particularly inspired by nature, recycling, upcycling and sustainability, or utilizing natural materials like clay, glass, and wood.
Visit the Smart Living Market and WonderKid Studios for health products and imagination-involving challenges, all while live music fills the air, and local food trucks divert attention.
If that weren't enough, the Take Root tree legacy project will be present, sharing tree-sustaining knowledge and giving away 10 native and well-established, three-foot-tall White Oak saplings. Be sure to look for QR codes on banners around the venue.
Check out both, but if it comes down to a choice, you can't make a bad one. Come and see.