A variety of talent will be showcased at the spring ARTS Festival in Downtown Burbank this weekend. The main section of the festival will stretch along San Fernando Boulevard between Angeleno Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard. Art lovers will see the works of painters– canvas and street, sculptors, photographers and there’s more.
For the first time, festival organizers will present an “… entire block devoted to animation and visual EFX artists from feature films, video games and television series, along with associated schools and studios,” according to the Downtown Burbank website. As part of this special presentation, reportedly “more than 40 exhibiting artists whose contributions can be seen in some of the highest grossing films in the history of animation.”
Also, the popular chalk artists, creating right on the street, will be there along with artists who make jewelry, ceramics, and woodwork. The festival runs today through tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s free and open to the public.