City Departments Team Up on Painted Rain Barrel Project
Georgetown’s public art scene, featuring everything from downtown sculptures to utility box art to crosswalk murals, is getting another unique creation designed to raise awareness of sustainable watering resources—painted rain barrels.
The city’s Water Conservation and Arts & Culture departments are teaming up on the Painted Rain Barrel project, in which 10 barrels will be painted and placed around town before being auctioned off during the Autumn Art Stroll and South Main Arts Festival in October.
Imagine a Day Without Water, October 20: As part of the national education campaign that highlights the importance of water in our everyday lives, the city’s Water Conservation team is partnering with local businesses to display painted rain barrels at city facilities and businesses around the Square. Barrels will be installed the week of October 10 until the Autumn Art Stroll and South Main Arts Festival, when the barrels will be available for purchase during a silent auction. Rain barrel artists will receive 40 percent of the proceeds from the auction, with the rest donated to conservation education efforts in local schools.
imagineadaywithoutwater.org
Autumn Art Stroll, 4pm to 8pm October 20: The second annual Art Stroll starts at the Shotgun House Museum at 801 West Street with an awards ceremony for the winners of the Georgetown Sculpture Tour and guided tours of the Shotgun House. The Stroll continues across the downtown where visitors can enjoy Stroll-themed cocktails and bites, live music, new art exhibits, and mix and mingle with artists. A ribbon cutting for the South Main Arts District is at 5:30pm at 817 South Main Street, followed by a Full Circle Artist Talk at 6pm at the Grace Heritage Center. arts.georgetown.org/georgetown-art-strolls
South Main Arts Festival, 10am to 6:30pm October 22: The inaugural South Main Arts Festival will celebrate the new South Main Arts District, which received a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts for future art programs and installations. Visitors can check out artist booths, kid’s art activities, a yarn bomb installation, ribbon dancers, an outdoor theatrical performance, food trucks, and live music with a performance by Sue Foley as the evening headliner at 5pm.
arts.georgetown.org/southmainartfest