Pensacola is a growing town with growing aspirations. The city’s vast artistic community continues to grow, and it can be found at every turn. From the historic Seville Square to the bustling downtown area, Pensacola offers an eclectic mix of art for locals and tourists alike. Public murals welcome you from all sides as you walk down Palafox Street while paintings hang on walls in local restaurants. There is always something new to see around the corner! Here are some of the many ways to make the most out of Pensacola’s remarkable collection of arts.
First City Art Center (FCAC) is a non-profit art center in Pensacola, FL engaging the community through a broad range of workshops, classes, studio spaces, gallery exhibits, fundraising events, summer camp, youth art program, outreach programs, and field trips. FCAC provides a variety of opportunities for people to interact with art. They offer classes and workshops in glass blowing, glass bead making, stained glass, sculpture, pottery on the wheel, hand-built pottery, drawing, painting, and various other mediums. They are the only public glassblowing facility in Northwest FL.
The Pensacola Museum of Art presents engaging cross-disciplinary exhibitions, educational programming, and holds a growing collection of modern and contemporary art of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. The museum aims to promote the understanding and appreciation of art and ideas to audiences in the Northwest Florida region and beyond. They aim to create dialogue between university and community audiences to cultivate experiences of joy, discovery, and creativity through diverse perspectives.
Foo Foo Fest is a 12-day celebration each fall with culturally creative happenings, events, and moments under one banner that attract visitors to beautiful Pensacola, Florida. Foo Foo Fest has events of high artistic and cultural caliber, delivered with a hefty dose of Southern sophistication. This year’s festival takes place Nov. 4 ‑ Nov. 15, 2021. The health and safety of the Pensacola Foo Foo Fest’s attendees, staff, vendors, and participants are of the utmost importance to the Foo Foo Fest team. ***This year’s events will be held with COVID-safe procedures in mind. As concerns around the Delta variant grow nationally, Foo Foo Fest organizers are taking all precautions possible to ensure that the health of its organizers and attendees will be kept top of mind, including the institution of COVID-safe protocols and enhancement of outdoor spaces to allow for social distancing. The Foo Foo Fest team will continue to monitor developments surrounding COVID-19 and the Delta variant leading up to November’s events and will fully cooperate with any instructions heeded for Escambia County by local and state officials and the CDC.
Pensacola’s vast art culture is one of the many things that makes it so unique. Grab brunch and spend the day exploring downtown with your family to visit art galleries. The Pensacola arts scene is vibrant and alive. If you’re looking for a new experience, visit one of the many art galleries around town or take in an exhibit at the Art Museum of West Florida on Palafox Street. And don’t forget to stop by Seville Square! Whether you want something traditional or modern, there’s always a form of artistic expression waiting for you.